Europe
Healthcare and travel insurance in Norway
$8,296health spend per person
Healthcare in Norway
Excellent care, but costly for non-EEA visitors; EHIC accepted. Call 116117 for the out-of-hours clinic (legevakt) and 113 for emergencies.
Key facts
- Travel insurance: Only for Schengen visa applicants: at least €30,000 medical cover.
- Pharmacies: Apotek chains (Apotek 1, Vitusapotek, Boots); supermarkets and petrol stations sell small packs of painkillers.
- Doctors: 5.0 per 1,000 people (2023, World Bank).
- Emergency: Police 112 · Ambulance 113 · Fire 110.
Healthcare & insurance by place
Sources
- CDC Travelers' Health
- US State Department travel advisory
- Norwegian Directorate of Immigration (UDI)
- Governor of Svalbard: visas and immigration
- EU Entry/Exit System (EES)
- Speedtest Global Index, Aug 2026
- Entur
- Bolt in Oslo
- World Bank open data
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