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Norway’s safety score rose to 89 today, and all major government advisories remain at the lowest level of 1. Watch for the global measles health notice while you travel.
Governments, one trip
What they're telling their own citizens about Norway
The real score
The breakdown
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The general Sketch Score, unweighted for any specific traveler.
Don't do this
Laws that jail tourists
Public weapon possession
It is illegal to carry knives and firearms in public places such as on the street.
Bribery of officials
Police and other authorities cannot be bribed, and travelers are strongly advised against attempting any form of bribery.
Staying healthy
What to watch out for, health-wise
Active notices
- • Global Measles
Vaccines
Recommended:
From people who've been there
Local know-how
Staying safe
- •Norway has a very low rate of violent crime.
- •Solo female travellers should have no problems, although ordinary street sense is advised after dark. During summer there is full daylight until late evening, even in South Norway.
- •Norway is one of the countries in the world with the lowest levels of corruption.
- •Norway has a unified police force ("politi").
- •Norway has a lot of electric vehicles, particularly in cities, as of 2022 the majority of new cars were hybrid or fully electric and in total every fifth were fully electric.
- •Outdoor safety: The most unusual dangers to visitors are found in nature.
Staying healthy
- •The water quality in Norway is adequate and mostly good or very good.
- •Animals and insects In southern Norway, there are ticks (flått) in summer.
Adapted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA — edited by travelers, not us.
Pack this, know this
The little things that trip people up
Plug & voltage
C / F · 230V
Driving side
right
Emergency
police: 112 / ambulance: 113 / fire: 110
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5 Norway cities on SKETCH.WORLD
Real, resident-submitted Numbeo crime data at the city level — the same national picture above, with crime swapped for what people who actually live there report.
Show the receipts (11 sources)
- us-state — observed 2026-07-12
- uk-fcdo — observed 2026-07-12
- ca-gac — observed 2026-07-12
- worldbank-political — observed 2026-07-12
- worldbank-policeTrust — observed 2026-07-12
- cdc-health — observed 2026-07-12
- wikivoyage — observed 2026-07-12
- reddit — observed 2026-07-12
- unodc — observed 2026-07-12
- acled-hdx — observed 2026-07-12
- lgbtq-legal-wikipedia — observed 2026-07-12