Clubs and associations

We encourage all small and large initiatives. Establish a team or association and become our corporate customer.

How to form a club or association

An association or club is founded by creating an agreement between the members.
This normally happens by the members calling a founding meeting, where the members formally decide to found the association or club.

The founding document normally includes who attended the founding meeting, the date and location, the decision to formally found an association with a specific purpose that the members wish to work for and the choice of a board.
The articles of association of the association must be approved at the founding meeting. The founding document must be signed.

To register a club or association, you must send the Samordnet registermelding (coordinated register notification) to Altinn
Before you begin, you should ensure you have:
- personal ID numbers of everyone that you’ll register with a role, for example a contact person or chairperson of the board;
- all necessary documents electronically available, for example, the articles of association, founding document or book of minutes from the annual meeting.
Tip! Give selected roles on the board the right of signature to act on behalf of the club or association (e.g. chairperson of the board and one board member).
When it’s been sent in, the registration notification must be signed by everyone involved. Signing can be done electronically via Altinn.
If the association has an accountant or auditor, they must also sign the form electronically.
The Brønnøysund Register Centre will now register you so you get an organisation number. This normally takes between a few days and a couple of weeks.
The Brønnøysund Register Centre will contact you if there is anything missing.
You can check the status in your Altinn inbox.

Congratulations on your new association/club!
You can now apply to become a corporate customer in DNB. Remember to have a copy of your articles of association ready.
Selected roles on the board that have the right of signature and are an authorised user must have an active BankID in order sign bank documents.
Choose which bank products suit your requirements. If you need any help with this, feel free to contact us by phone or chat.

Do you want to set up a club or association?

It’s important to have a secure framework around the finances of an association. Our digital solutions make it easy to focus on member activities and spend less time on administration and finances.

If you do not have BankID or are having log-in problems, get in touch with our business centre on +47 915 04800.

NB! You must have your articles of association and information about the board members ready before you start your application. All teams and associations that want to become customers must have an organisation number.

Frequently asked questions about clubs and associations

Changes to the composition of the board, the signatories and the address must be made in the Brønnøysund Register Centre.
This also applies if you’re going to step down from your role.
You’ll find instructions at the Brønnøysund Register Centre

If the association already uses the online bank and has an account in DNB, you can find out how to change online bank access with us.

Find out how to change accesses

The articles of association for a club or association can be referred to as the laws and regulations that the members have agreed to follow.

The articles of association should include:

the association’s name;
municipality;
purpose;
rules for the association’s board and annual meeting;
rules for the members’ relationship to the association;
rules for articles of association changes information that the association is non-stock (that no one can dispose of the association’s assets, claim a distribution of profits or be encumbered by debt).

How can I receive payments?

There are many ways to receive payment. For clubs and associations, Vipps has become the most popular payment option.

Find out more about Vipps for businesses