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Norway's Week, Explained in 5 Minutes

Every week we gather Norway's most important stories across politics, the economy, energy, the High North, culture and travel, and put them in context. There is no race for breaking news here. You get a clear timeline, the background you need and facts cross-checked across several outlets.

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Norway GuideEssential facts, not news

Country basics

Capital
Oslo
Population
About 5.6 million
Area
About 385,000 km² (incl. Svalbard and Jan Mayen)
Language · Script
Norwegian (Bokmål · Nynorsk), Sámi · Latin alphabet
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Currency
Norwegian krone (NOK, kr)
Time zone
UTC+1 (CET) · UTC+2 in summer (CEST)

Emergency & help lines

Police
112
Fire
110
Ambulance
113
Out-of-hours doctor (legevakt)
116 117
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Police non-emergency
02800

Traveler essentials

Country code
+47
Voltage · Plug
230V 50Hz · Type C/F
Driving side
Right-hand traffic
Major cities
Oslo · Bergen · Trondheim · Stavanger · Drammen · Fredrikstad · Kristiansand · Tromsø

Public holidays

Jan 1
New Year's Day
Thursday before Easter
Maundy Thursday
Friday before Easter
Good Friday
Easter Sunday · Monday
Easter (2 days)
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May 1
Labour Day
May 17
Constitution Day
39 days after Easter
Ascension Day
7 weeks after Easter (Sun · Mon)
Whitsun (2 days)
Dec 25
Christmas Day
Dec 26
Second Day of Christmas

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