Norway travel essentials

Passports and Visas

UK nationals don't require a visa, only a valid passport.

Useful Numbers

Telephone codes: International code 47. There are no city codes, all numbers are eight digits.

Police: 112

Medical Emergency: 113

British Embassy ( Oslo): Thomas Heftyesgate 8, 0244 Te: 23 13 27 00

Norwegian Embassy (in the UK): 25 Belgrave Square, London SW1X 8QD Tel: 020 7591 5500

Website: www.norway.org.uk

Tourist Information Norwegian Tourist Board UK, Charles House, 5 Lower Regent Street, London SW1Y 4LR Tel: 020 7839 6255

Norway 's Official Tourist website: www.tourist.no

Travel Advice: Official governmental guidelines from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office can be found at: www.fco.gov.uk

Language

Norway has two languages, and endless regional dialects. Most speak Bokmål, though a small percentage still speak the older Nynorsk(paradoxically referred to as 'new Norwegian') English is mandatory in schools, so being understood generally isn't a problem.