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Northern Europe · Country dossier
Norway
Kingdom of Norway
CapitalOslo
CurrencyNorwegian krone (NOK)
PowerType C / F · 230 V
LanguagesNorwegian Nynorsk, Norwegian Bokmål, Sami
Norway, with its capital in Oslo, is in Northern Europe and home to about 5.6M people. Norwegian Nynorsk and Norwegian Bokmål are spoken, and the currency is the Norwegian krone (NOK). Most international arrivals come through Oslo-Gardermoen International Airport (OSL).
- Region
- Europe · Northern Europe
- Population
- 5.6M (5,606,944)
- Area
- 323,802 km²
Right now in Oslo
Local time in Oslo — Europe/Oslo
Norway spans 2 time zones.
Weather in Oslo
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Pre-booked, fixed-price transfer from OSL to your stay.
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Upcoming public holidays
National holidays in Norway over the next 12 months. See the full calendar.
Practical facts
- Languages
- Norwegian Nynorsk, Norwegian Bokmål, Sami
- Calling code
- +47
- Internet domain
- .no
- Currency
- Norwegian krone (NOK)
- Time zones
- Europe/Oslo, Arctic/Longyearbyen
Power
Plug types: Type C, Type F
Voltage 230 V · Frequency 50 Hz
Check your charger’s label — most phone and laptop chargers accept 100–240 V and only need a plug adapter. Adapter guide.
Airports in Norway
- OSLOslo (Gardermoen)Oslo-Gardermoen International Airport
- BGOBergenBergen Airport, Flesland
- SVGStavangerStavanger Airport, Sola
- TRDTrondheimTrondheim Airport, Værnes
- TRFSandefjord(Torp)Sandefjord Airport, Torp
- TOSTromsøTromsø Airport
- BOOBodøBodø Airport
- AESÅlesundÅlesund Airport
- HAUKarmøyHaugesund Airport, Karmøy
- KRSKristiansand(Kjevik)Kristiansand Airport
- ALFAltaAlta Airport
- EVEEvenesHarstad/Narvik Airport
+ 29 more airports — use search to find them.
Bordering countries
Know before you go
Source: Wikipedia — Norway, text under CC BY-SA 4.0.