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Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country comprising the western and northernmost parts of the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe, the remote Arctic island Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard. Bouvet Island, located in the Subantarctic, is a dependency, and not a part of the Kingdom; Norway also claims the Antarctic territories of Peter I Island and Queen Maud Land. Norway has a population of approximately 5.6 million, and a total area of 385,207 square kilometres (148,729 sq mi). Its capital and largest city is Oslo. The country shares a long eastern border with Sweden, and is bordered by Finland and Russia to the northeast. Norway has an extensive coastline facing the Skagerrak strait, the North Sea, the Norwegian Sea, and the Barents Sea. The unified kingdom of Norway was established in 872 as a merger of petty kingdoms and has existed continuously for over a…

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Norway

FCDO travel advice for Norway. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.

Official source: UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Events

Norway

Første nyttårsdagNew Year's Day2026-01-01

SkjærtorsdagMaundy Thursday2026-04-02

LangfredagGood Friday2026-04-03

Første påskedagEaster Sunday2026-04-05

Andre påskedagEaster Monday2026-04-06

Første maiLabour Day2026-05-01

Kristi himmelfartsdagAscension Day2026-05-14

Syttende maiConstitution Day2026-05-17

Første pinsedagPentecost2026-05-24

Andre pinsedagWhit Monday2026-05-25

Source: Nager.Date.

CapitalOslo

Population5,314,336

CurrencyNOK

Languagesno,nb,nn,se,fi

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Cities

◎Oslo1,082,575 residents ◎Bergen294,029 residents ◎Trondheim216,518 residents ◎Stavanger151,669 residents ◎Kristiansand117,237 residents ◎Drammen106,013 residents ◎Lillestrøm89,684 residents ◎Sandnes85,386 residents ◎Fredrikstad83,761 residents ◎Sandefjord64,345 residents ◎Asker61,906 residents ◎Sarpsborg59,038 residents ◎Tønsberg55,387 residents ◎Ålesund52,626 residents ◎Skien50,595 residents ◎Moss49,668 residents ◎Tromsø41,915 residents ◎Haugesund40,321 residents ◎Åsane40,146 residents ◎Nesttun35,638 residents ◎Porsgrunn34,377 residents ◎Bodø34,073 residents ◎Arendal30,916 residents ◎Sola29,541 residents ◎Hamar29,479 residents ◎Lillehammer29,011 residents ◎Horten27,178 residents ◎Ytrebygda24,044 residents ◎Grimstad24,017 residents ◎Kristiansund24,013 residents ◎Larvik23,113 residents ◎Molde22,410 residents ◎Halden21,970 residents ◎Harstad20,953 residents ◎Levanger20,171 residents ◎Time19,781 residents ◎Mo i Rana18,866 residents ◎Tromsdalen18,291 residents ◎Kongsberg17,667 residents ◎Gjøvik17,596 residents ◎Stjørdalshalsen15,693 residents ◎Alta15,094 residents ◎Narvik14,141 residents ◎Leirvik14,126 residents ◎Hønefoss13,678 residents ◎Strand13,474 residents ◎Steinkjer13,060 residents ◎Stjørdal13,032 residents ◎Vennesla12,816 residents ◎Ski12,513 residents ◎Elverum12,490 residents ◎Askim12,482 residents ◎Bryne12,465 residents ◎Jessheim12,365 residents ◎Notodden12,359 residents ◎Kongsvinger12,338 residents ◎Lenvik11,679 residents ◎Stokke11,657 residents ◎Kopervik11,561 residents ◎Hammerfest11,448 residents ◎Egersund11,433 residents ◎Strømmen11,410 residents ◎Drøbak11,363 residents ◎Mandal11,053 residents ◎Brumunddal11,019 residents ◎Nesoddtangen10,911 residents ◎Volda10,809 residents ◎Sortland10,468 residents ◎Førde10,339 residents ◎Kleppe10,092 residents ◎Ensjø10,000 residents ◎Mosjøen9,636 residents ◎Haram9,357 residents ◎Flekkefjord9,048 residents ◎Florø9,024 residents ◎Søgne9,000 residents ◎Råholt8,593 residents ◎Namsos8,413 residents ◎Verdal8,308 residents ◎Orkanger8,204 residents ◎Lillesand7,966 residents ◎Ås7,961 residents ◎Sæveland7,873 residents ◎Raufoss7,839 residents ◎Orstad7,358 residents ◎Nærbø7,269 residents ◎Jørpeland7,230 residents ◎Stryn7,207 residents ◎Ask6,890 residents ◎Indre Arna6,536 residents ◎Fetsund6,441 residents ◎Malvik6,419 residents ◎Melhus6,393 residents ◎Tananger6,377 residents ◎Ørsta6,337 residents ◎Holmestrand6,135 residents ◎Tvedestrand6,115 residents ◎Kvinesdal6,024 residents ◎Fauske5,953 residents ◎Kløfta5,942 residents

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Airports

Bergen Airport, FleslandBergenBGO Bodø AirportBodøBOOHarstad/Narvik AirportEvenesEVE Kristiansand AirportKristiansand(Kjevik)KRSOslo-Gardermoen International AirportOslo (Gardermoen)OSLSandefjord Airport, TorpSandefjord(Torp)TRFStavanger Airport, SolaStavangerSVG Tromsø AirportTromsøTOSTrondheim Airport, VærnesTrondheimTRD Ålesund AirportÅlesundAES Alta AirportAltaALF Andøya Airport, AndenesAndenesANX