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Which apps should I download before travelling to Norway?

Transport, weather, safety and travel apps worth installing at home.

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Short answer

Useful apps for a trip to Norway include Entur for public transport, Yr for weather forecasts, Varsom for avalanche and flood warnings and Hjelp 113 for emergencies. Visit Norway's own app lists places to stay, restaurants and activities. Install the apps at home over Wi-Fi, and download maps for offline use if you plan to hike.

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Why

  1. Visit Norway describes Entur as an app that offers travel suggestions based on the entire Norwegian public transport network.
  2. Varsom is run by the Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate (NVE) together with MET and the Norwegian Public Roads Administration, and it covers avalanche, flood and landslide warnings.
  3. Hjelp 113 is a free app from Stiftelsen Norsk Luftambulanse that shows your coordinates and the nearest defibrillator, and it also supports foreign phone numbers.

Details

Yr gives local weather forecasts, and Visit Norway points travellers to it for checking the weather. For the northern lights, Visit Norway lists the NorwayLights app, which gives an overview of the main northern lights destinations. Hjelp 113 needs mobile coverage to make a call, so take a screenshot of your coordinates if you lose the signal.

Tip

Before a hike, download offline maps, for example in UT, the trip planner from the Norwegian Trekking Association (DNT), which lets you save maps for areas without coverage.

What may differ

Vipps, the Norwegian payment app, requires a Norwegian phone number, according to the City of Oslo's guide for newcomers.

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Sources

Information checked on 15 October 2026.

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