Kunnskapsforlaget was a Norwegian publishing company based in Oslo. They published printed books, lexicons, dictionaries and academic prose, and digital dictionaries that are available through the online service Ordnett (launched in 2004).[1]
Kunnskapsforlaget was established in 1975, as a partnership between H. Aschehoug & Co. (W. Nygaard) and Gyldendal Norsk Forlag. The purpose was to co-operate on publishing encyclopaedias and dictionaries. The first volume of Store norske leksikon (SNL) was published in 1978. A total of four editions was published (the last one in 2004), before the online version was transferred to Institusjonen Fritt Ord og Sparebankstiftelsen DnB in 2011.[2]
In September 2018, Gyldendal Norsk Forlag became the single owner of the company.[3]
As of 2018, the publisher had eight full-time employees. The CEO was Thomas Nygaard.[4]