City essentials: toilets, water, luggage and opening hours
The small things that make a city day easier: toilets, drinking water, luggage storage, plugs, Sunday opening hours and where to buy what you forgot.
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Where can I find Asian and Indian grocery stores in Oslo?
Oslo's Asian and Indian grocery shops are easiest to find in Grønland, east of Oslo Central Station, where the city says import food shops are concentrated.
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Where can you go to church in English or other languages in Oslo?
St Edmund's Anglican Church in Møllergata holds an English service every Sunday at 11:00, and St Olav's Catholic Cathedral has Sunday Mass in English and Polish.
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Where can I wash my clothes in Norway?
You can wash clothes at self-service laundromats in cities, such as Snarvask in Oslo and Clean Kokos in Tromsø, and in the laundry rooms at some campsites and holiday cabins.
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Are there 24-hour shops or kiosks in Norway?
Norway has some round-the-clock shops, mainly unmanned grocery shops that you unlock with a mobile app, because there is no law limiting weekday opening hours.
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Are public toilets free in Norway?
Not all public toilets in Norway are free: most toilets on Bergen's official toilet map cost nothing, but the staffed toilets at Oslo Central Station cost NOK 20.
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Can you drink tap water in Norway?
Tap water is safe to drink across Norway, including in Oslo and Tromsø, unless the local municipality has issued a boil-water notice.
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What plug type does Norway use, and do I need an adapter?
Norway uses type F sockets with two round pins, the continental European standard, so you need a plug adapter only if your plug has a different shape.
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Where can I find a public toilet in Trondheim?
Trondheim kommune marks all its public toilets in parks, green areas and public spaces on an online toilet map, which also shows fees and accessibility.
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Where can I return a whole bag of bottles at once in Norway?
You can empty a whole bag at once into multi-feed reverse vending machines such as the TOMRA R1, which some larger supermarkets have, among them Obs Lillestrøm.
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Where can I buy distilled water in Norway?
In Norway you can buy demineralised water, which has its salts and minerals removed, at Biltema, which sells it in 5-litre cans with its battery accessories.
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How much is the deposit on bottles and cans in Norway?
The deposit in Norway is NOK 2 on small bottles and cans and NOK 3 on large bottles.
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When do shops close on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve in Norway?
On Christmas Eve, Norwegian shops must close by 16:00 at the latest, while New Year's Eve has no special closing rule, so each shop sets its own hours.
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Which grocery stores are open on Sundays in Oslo?
On Sundays in Oslo you can buy groceries in small shops of up to 100 m² and at petrol stations of up to 150 m², while supermarkets stay closed.
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Where are the public toilets in Bergen city centre?
In central Bergen there are public toilets at Skur 8 on Bryggen, at Strandkaiterminalen and at Gartnerboligen in Nygårdsparken, and most toilets on the city's overview are free.
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Where can I store luggage in Flåm?
In Flåm you can leave bags in self-service lockers next to the railway station building and the visitor centre, and they are open around the clock.
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Where can I store luggage in Tromsø?
In Tromsø you can store luggage in lockers at Prostneset Port Terminal, at Jekta shopping centre and at Tromsø Luggage Storage, a 24/7 self-service room at Strandskillet 3.