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Norway (NO)

Norway is a constitutional monarchy and parliamentary democracy in Northern Europe — one of the three Scandinavian nations, occupying the western and northern portions of the Scandinavian Peninsula.

Capital: Oslo
Region: Europe
Language: Norwegian Bokmål
Currency: NOK (kr)
Cost of living: Very expensive (index 88)
Emergency: 112
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Emergency Numbers

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General Emergency
112
Police
02800 (non-emergency) / 112 (emergency)
Fire Brigade
110
Ambulance
113
Poison Control
22 59 13 00 (Giftinformasjonen — Poison Information Centre, 24/7)
Mental Health
Mental Helse hjelpetelefon: 116 123 (24/7, free). Kirkens SOS: 22 40 00 40 (24/7 crisis line). Røde Kors chattelefon for ungdom: 800 33 321.
Domestic Violence
Dinutvei.no national help line: 08006
Child Protection
Barnevernvakten (child protection emergency): varies by municipality. National helpline for children: 116 111 (Alarmtelefonen).
Road Assistance
NAF (Norges Automobil-Forbund — Norwegian Automobile Association): 08505. Falck: 02222.

Legevakt (Out-of-Hours GP Emergency Service)

116 117 (national out-of-hours GP line)

The legevakt is the Norwegian out-of-hours urgent medical service for non-emergency cases. Call 116 117 before going in person — a nurse or doctor triages by phone. In Oslo, the main legevakt is at Storgata 40. All major cities have dedicated legevakt centres.

Evenings, weekends, and public holidays — when regular fastleger (GPs) are closed.

How to call emergency services in Norway

112 (police/emergency), 110 (fire), 113 (ambulance) work from any phone without SIM or credit. Operators speak Norwegian and English. State your location (address and municipality), nature of emergency, and number of people involved. In remote areas, provide GPS coordinates. The emergency number system in Norway uses three different numbers — note: 112 is the general European emergency number, but 110 and 113 also exist for fire and ambulance specifically.