Arne Hjeltnes (born August 9, 1963) is a Norwegian writer, television personality, marketer and politician.

[3] He made his literary debut in 1993 with the poetry collection Den sumaren eg fylte diesel (lit. transl.

The books Arne Hjeltnes ser på 549 TV-heltar and Når skaldyret vaknar followed in 1994 and 1995.

In 1996 came Den vanvittige korte veien til rikdom og suksess (lit. transl.

[4] In 1996 he made his breakthrough on television as the host of the TV 2 travel show Gutta på tur, together with chef Arne Brimi and skiers Vegard Ulvang and Bjørn Dæhlie.

"Without food and drink: The official cookbook for the national cross-country team") in 1995, and a new Gutta på tur book followed in 1999.

Hjeltnes also wrote documentary books such as Thor Heyerdahl og papirbåten som forandret verden (lit. transl.

From 2003 to 2005 he worked with promoting Norwegian salmon to the Hong Kong market, and then in New York City for Innovation Norway.