General information -NORWAY
AREA 323,802 km²
POPULATION 4,691,849
CAPITAL CITY Oslo
CURRENCY Norwegian kroner (NOK)
LANGUAGES Norwegian (Bokmal and Nynorsk, official), Sami- and Finnish-speaking minorities
TIME ZONES + 01:00 (GMT/UTC)
COUNTRY PHONE CODE +47
ELECTRICITY 230 V (EU)
TIPPING Appreciated by service staff, should be in 6-10% of total bill, commonly by rounding up the total amount of the bill. In taxis, the tip might be higher.
BANKS OPENING HOURS HEALTH No vaccinations are required for entry into Norway
NATIONAL PUBLIC HOLIDAYS New Year's Day: 01.01.2012, Palm Sunday: 01.04.2012, Maundy Thursday: 05.04.2012, Good Friday: 06.04.2012, Easter Monday: 09.04.2012, Labour Day: 01.05.2012, Constitution Day: 17.05.2012, Ascension Day: 17.05.2012, Whit Monday: 28.05.2012, Christmas Day: 25.12.2012, Boxing Day: 26.12.2012
CONTACT Kuoni Scandinavia AB, Destination Management, Ynglingagatan 2 (3rd floor), Box 45439, 10431 Stockholm, Sweden