Nynorsk (pronounced [ˈnyːnɔʂk]), Neo Norwegian or New Norwegian is one of two official written standards for the Norwegian language, the other being Bokmål. The standard language was created by Ivar Aasen during the mid-19th century, to provide a Norwegian alternative to the Danish language which was commonly written in Norway at the time.

27% of the Norwegian municipalities have declared Nynorsk as their official language form, and these comprise about 12% of the Norwegian population. Nynorsk is the majority form of the four counties Rogaland, Hordaland, Sogn og Fjordane and Møre og Romsdal, which together comprise the region of Western Norway.

The Norwegian Language Council recommends the name Norwegian Nynorsk when referring to this language in English.

Spoken Norwegian, Swedish and Danish form a continuum of mutually intelligible dialects and sociolects. Nynorsk is the smallest of the four major standard languages within this broad speech community alongside Norwegian Bokmål, Swedish and Danish. Nynorsk standard language is nevertheless used in broadcasting, on stage, and by a few individuals. Bokmål has a much larger basis in the middle-class urban speech, especially that found in the eastern part of Southern Norway. However, most Norwegians do not speak this so-called Standard Østnorsk, but Norwegian dialects. The western and other traditional Norwegian dialects are the spoken basis for Nynorsk, and many Nynorsk supporters regard them as the standard way to speak Nynorsk, even if the majority of dialect speakers use Bokmål in writing. As such, Nynorsk is not a minority language^{[citation needed]}, though it shares many of the problems that minority languages face.

Are Kalvø (born 31 December 1969) is a Norwegian writer and satirist.

He was born in Stranda. His debut work as writer was Absolutt Oslo, released in 1994. Later satirical books were Kunsten å vere neger (1996), Men fjernkontrollen min får du aldri (1997), Harry (1999), Bibelen 2 (2002, with Steffen Kverneland), Syden (2002) and Våre venner kinesarane (2007). His first work as a fiction writer was Nød, released in 2004. He writes in nynorsk.

He wrote the revues 1000 år og like blid (1998, with Ragnar Hovland), and Det folk vil ha (2005). Both premiered at Det Norske Teatret. He was also one of the main participants in the satiric radio program Hallo i uken in NRK P2 until the summer of 2009, together with Espen Beranek Holm and Else Michelet.

Harald Heide-Steen Jr. (18 August 1939 – 3 July 2008) was a Norwegian actor, comedian and singer. He was the son of Harald Heide Steen. During the 1960s, Harald Heide-Steen. Jr made the radio programs Hørerøret, Sugerøret and Pusterøretat at NRK with Gunnar Haugan and Rolv Wesenlund.

Harald Heide-Steen Jr. is perhaps best known for his role as Dynamite-Harry in the Norwegian Olsen Gang-movies. He is also known as an improv-comic, often collaborating with Rolv Wesenlund in the late 1960s.

Harald Heide Steen (11 January 1911 – 3 January 1980) was a Norwegian film actor. He appeared in 32 films between 1933 and 1977. He was the father of actor Harald Heide-Steen Jr.