Norway Solo Female Travel Safety Tips and Advice

On this page you will find first-hand, unbiased, and real safety tips, advice and reviews from women traveling solo, submitted directly from their personal experiences in the country.

Their opinions are unfiltered and submitted independently as part of the Solo Female Travel Safety Index, a ranking of 210 countries and regions based on how safe they are for women traveling solo.

The safety scores range from 1 to 4 with 1 being the safest and 4 being the most dangerous for solo female travelers.

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Norway Country data

We have compiled a few data points below that can help you better understand Norway and have more context when thinking about travel safety.

Official country name: Kingdom of Norway.

Etymology: The name Norway derives from the Old Norse words "nordr" and "vegr" meaning "northern way" and refers to the long coastline of western Norway.

Capital: Oslo.

Independence / foundation: In 1814, Norwegians resisted the cession of their country to Sweden and adopted a new constitution. Sweden then invaded Norway but agreed to let Norway keep its constitution in return for accepting the union under a Swedish king. Rising nationalism throughout the 19th century led to a 1905 referendum granting Norway independence.

Population: 6 million.

Currency: Norwegian Krone (NOK)
1 USD = 10.40 - 10.97 NOK
1 EUR = 11.40 - 11.77 NOK

Time zone: UTC+1

Languages spoken: Bokmal Norwegian (official), Nynorsk Norwegian (official), small Sami- and Finnish-speaking minorities. Note - Sami has three dialects: Lule, North Sami, and South Sami; Sami is an official language in nine municipalities in Norway's three northernmost counties: Finnmark, Nordland, and Troms.

Religions: Church of Norway (Evangelical Lutheran - official) 67%, Muslim 3%, Roman Catholic 3%, other Christian 4%, other 3%, unspecified 20%.

Climate: Temperate along the coast, modified by the North Atlantic Current. Colder interior with increased precipitation and colder summers. Rainy year-round on west coast. Arctic in the north, with long and very cold winters.

Real GDP (ppp – purchasing power parity): $368 billion.

Real GDP per capita (ppp): $67,500.

Main airports: Oslo Gardermoen Airport, Stavanger Airport Sola, Bergen Airport Flesland.

World heritage sites in Norway

There are over 1,100 world heritage sites spread across more than 165 countries. New ones are added every year, and some may be removed from the list for various reasons.

Number of UNESCO listed sites: 8.

Top world heritage sites:

- Bryggen.
- Urnes Stave Church.
- West Norwegian Fjords – Geirangerfjord and Nærøyfjord.
- Røros Mining Town and the Circumference.
- Rock Art of Alta.
- Vegaøyan – The Vega Archipelago.
- Struve Geodetic Arc.
- Rjukan-Notodden Industrial Heritage Site.

Interesting facts about Norway

- The paper clip is a Norwegian invention.

- Norway has the highest concentration of fjords in the world. From the Oslo fjord in the southeast, all the way up to East Finnmark near the north-eastern Russian boarder.

- The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded in Norway by a Norwegian committee.

- The Lærdal Tunnel is the world’s longest road tunnel at 24.5 km.

- The famous upscale water brand Voss is a Norwegian-based bottled water from the village of Vatnestrøm in Iveland municipality.

Further reading: N/A.

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About the Solo Female Travel Safety Index

Safety matters to solo female travelers, you told us so in our annual Solo Female Travel Survey, where year after year, women prove that this is their most important concern when traveling solo.

We wanted to do something about it, so we built these country-specific pages where you can find reviews and scores for 7 key variables affecting the safety of women traveling solo.

How to use the Safety Index

On this page, you will find the country score and the personal opinions on safety of other women traveling solo.

You can sort the comments by:

• The level of experience traveling solo of the reviewer (beginner = <5 trips solo, Intermediate = 5 to 10 trips solo, Experienced = >10 trips solo).
• The age of the traveler.
• Whether they are a visitor or local.
• The date they were posted.

The safety scores range from 1 to 4 with 1 being the safest and 4 being the most dangerous for solo female travelers. 

Thus, the lower the score, the safer the country.

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