Norway’s Country Codes
- Telephone: +47
- 2 Letter: NO
- 3 Letter: NOR
- ISO 3116-1 Numeric: 578
- ISO 3116-2: NO
- Internet TLD: .no
- ICAO Airport Code: EN
- Maritime Identification Digits: 257, 258, 259
- Emoji Flag: U+1F1F3 U+1F1F4
- Official Name: The Kingdom of Norway
How to call Norway
- A leading '+' in the phone number means 'dial your country's exit code'.
- Calling from a mobile phone: dial from on the country where you're currently located.
- Calling from a VoIP or satellite phone: dial from on the country where the phone is registered.
Norway’s country code may be mislabeled:
- Country code 0047 (exit code of ’00’ used in many European, Asian, and African nations followed by Norway’s country code of ’47’).
- Country code 01147 (exit code of ‘011’ used in the United States and Canada followed by Norway’s country code of ’47’).
When calling to a mislabeled country code, remove the exit code from the call sequence and replace it with the exit code of the country where the call is dialed.
… to a mobile (cellular) phone
Use the same call sequence.
Norwegian mobile phone numbers begin with ‘9’, ‘4’, ’58’, and ’59’.
When calling a mobile phone user, dial to the country where the mobile phone is registered, regardless of where the person is roaming.
… to a VoIP phone
Dial VoIP phone numbers based in Norway with the same call sequence as a regular landline phone.
There are no designated VoIP exchanges in Norway.
When calling a VoIP phone user, dial to the country where the VoIP phone is registered, regardless of where the person is roaming.
… to a satellite phone
Norway does not have a country-specific satellite phone system.
Most satellite phones operate on their country code – calls to these satellite phones follow their call sequence.
… sending a fax
Use the same call sequence.
How to call within Norway (domestic dialing)
There is no trunk number used when calling within Norway. Dial all digits as listed.
| eight-digit number |
| local phone number |
Norwegian phone numbers explained
Number details
Norwegian numbers are eight digits.
There are some machine to machine numbers that are 12 digits.
Some numbers are five digits, these are reserved for “hotline” type numbers and are billed at the land-line rate. These numbers are used by commercial organizations with the intention of being easy to remember (for example taxi companies).
The first 1 to 2 digits designate whether the phone number is a mobile or landline, and also acts as a regional code.
Mobile numbers start with 9 (older), 4 (newer), 58, and 59.
An example of a Norwegian phone number
The Fram Museum lists its phone number in Oslo as 23 28 89 50.
Number explanation
| 47 | 2 | 3 28 89 50 |
| Norwegian country code | geographic code for Oslo | remainder of local phone number within Oslo |
Local example – calling from another location in Oslo
Dial all eight digits of the phone number when calling domestically.
| 23 28 89 50 |
| local phone number within Oslo |
Long distance example – calling from Trondheim, Norway (on the other side of the country)
Dial all eight digits of the phone number when calling domestically.
| 23 28 89 50 |
| local phone number within Norway |
Unincorporated area examples – calling from Svalbard or Jan Mayan
Dial all eight digits of the phone number are dialed are dialed when calling domestically.
| 23 28 89 50 |
| local phone number within Norway |
International example – calling from outside of Norway (except for Svalbard and Jan Mayan)
When calling from outside Norway, dial the exit code of the country the call is dialed from, followed by Norway’s country code of ’47’, followed by the local phone number.
| exit code | 47 | 23 28 89 50 |
| exit code of the country the call is dialed from | country code for Norway | local phone number within Norway |
Special numbers
TOLL-FREE (FREEPHONE) and Premium Rate:
Toll-free numbers and premium rate numbers are eight digits beginning with ‘8’.
When dialed from within Norway, toll-free phone numbers do not incur service charges when called.
Premium rate numbers incur a higher rate than standard charges.
Toll-free and premium rate numbers may not be available from outside of the country.
How to call from Norway
… to all regions except Svalbard and Jan Mayen
’00’ is used as an exit code when dialing an international phone call from Norway.
… to Svalbard and Jan Mayen
Svalbard and Jan Mayen are part of the Norwegian domestic phone network – their number ranges start with ’79’ of the Norwegian eight-digit number.
Dial all numbers directed here from Norway the same way a domestic Norwegian phone number.
Sources and more resources
- Norwegian Communications Authority – Ministry responsible for telecommunications in Norway.
- BEREC (Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications) – European agency responsible for regulation and co-ordination of European telecommunication markets.
- The European Conference for Postal and Telecommunications Administrations – A conference for cooperation of European telecommunications and postal services.
- ITU (International Telecommunications Union) – United Nations specialized agency for information and communications technologies.
- International Telecommunications Union – DIALLING PROCEDURES (INTERNATIONAL PREFIX, NATIONAL (TRUNK) PREFIX AND NATIONAL (SIGNIFICANT) NUMBER) (IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITU-T RECOMMENDATION E.164 (11/2010)) – A collection of dialing procedures for all countries and regions of the world. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- International Telecommunications Union – Norway (country code +47) national numbering plan on file with ITU – Details of the Norway’s telephone numbering plan as submitted to the ITU. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
- Norwegian Communications Authority – Norway (country code +46) National Numbering Plan – The official telephone numbering plan for Norway.
- Wikipedia – Telephone numbers in Norway – Wikipedia entry for telephone number data for Norway. Includes specific number ranges for each city as well as detail on calling procedures.
- BT – the Phonebook – Norway International Codes – Summary of phone codes for Norway from the BT phone book.