The 1886 land register for the whole country can be downloaded as Excel-files. The files are "zipped" (packed), i.e. the files must be unzipped before they can be used. Each file contains the land register for all the municipalities in a province, except for the towns and the Finnmark province.
| Province | 1838 | 1886 |
| 01 Østfold | Matr01-1838.zip | maf01.zip |
| 02 Akershus | Matr02-1838.zip | maf02.zip |
| 04 Hedmark | Matr04-1838.zip | maf04.zip |
| 05 Oppland | Matr05-1838.zip | maf05.zip |
| 06 Buskerud | Matr06-1838.zip | maf06.zip |
| 07 Vestfold | Matr07-1838.zip | maf07.zip |
| 08 Telemark | Matr08-1838.zip | maf08.zip |
| 09 Aust-Agder | Matr09-1838.zip | maf09.zip |
| 10 Vest-Agder | Matr10-1838.zip | maf10.zip |
| 11 Rogaland | Matr11-1838.zip | maf11.zip |
| 12 Hordaland | Matr12-1838.zip | maf12.zip |
| 14 Sogn og Fjordane | Matr14-1838.zip | maf14.zip |
| 15 Møre og Romsdal | Matr15-1838.zip | maf15.zip |
| 16 Sør-Trøndelag | Matr16-1838.zip | maf16.zip |
| 17 Nord trøndelag | Matr17-1838.zip | ma17.zip |
| 18 Nordland | Matr18-1838.zip | maf18.zip |
| 19 Troms | Matr19-1838.zip | maf19.zip |
| 20 Finnmark | Does not exist! | |
The overview below refers to the columns in the Excel-files.
| Column | Explaination |
|---|---|
| Knr | Municipality number |
| Etternavn_eier | The surname of the land owner or user |
| Fornavn_eier | The first name of the land owner or user |
| Gnr | Land number of farm |
| Bnr | Title number of sub-farm |
| Mnr | Previous land number |
| Lnr | Previous title number |
| Gnavn | Farm name |
| Bnavn | Holding name |