Practicalities

Banking
Most banks are open from 9:00 AM to approximately 3:30 PM on weekdays, and closed on Saturdays and Sundays.

Credit cards
Credit cards such as Visa, Eurocard, MasterCard, Diners Club and American Express are accepted in many places. Note that grocery stores and gas stations usually do not accept credit cards.

ATMs
You can find ATMs everywhere, often outside banks or in busy places such as train stations and shopping malls.

Electricity in Norway is 220 volts AC, 50 Hertz. Electronic devices use plugs with two round contact pins.

Wednesday January 1st:  New Year`s Day

Sunday April 13th: Palm Sunday

Thursday April 17th: Maundy Thursday

Friday April 18th: Good Friday

Sunday April 20th: Easter Sunday

Monday April 21st: Easter Monday

Thursday May 1st: Public Holiday

Saturday May 17th: Constitutional Day

Thursday May 29th: Ascension Day

Sunday June 8th:  Pentecost

Monday June 9th:  Pentecost

Thursday December 25th:  Christmas Day

Friday December 26th: Boxing Day

The local newspapers in the Inner Østfold region are Indre 24, Smaalenenes avis, Rakkestad Avis, Halden arbeiderblad. These cover all or parts of our five municipalities: Inner Østfold municipality, Rakkestad municipality, Aremark municipality, Skiptvet municipality and Marker municipality.

Emergency numbers
Fire, accidents and acute pollution: Tel. 110, 
Police: Tel. 112
Ambulance and Medical care: Tel. 113

NB: Emergency Numbers are only for acute situations. 
For non-acute situations you can contact the Police, tel 02800
 

For drivers
Road Report Service, Norwegian Public Roads Administration 24-hour service for road and traffic reports in Norway: Tel. 175
Bilberging Martiniussen Bilservice, Opening hours: 08.00 - 16.00

Car Rescue

Main Number:   Tel:  48 00 11 00

Indre Østfold/Follo: (24-hour Duty) Tel: 91 65 09 55

Fredrikstad/Sarpsborg/Moss: (24-hour Duty) Tel: 48 01 87 71

E-mail: kontakt@mabil.no

Norges Automobilforbund (NAF), tel. 69 31 19 11

Viking Redningstjeneste, tel. 480 18 771

Wildlife collison

Call the police on tel. 02 800, you can also call the guard in the respective municipalities
Indre Østfold municipality tel. 414 45 933
Aremark municipality, Marker municipality tel. 47 78 08 44
Skiptvet municipality tel. 952 71 611

If you find dead or injured animals, you can contact the emergency telephone number in each unit directly. For other inquiries, contact the guard, the wilderness advisor or the police.

The official language of Norway is Norwegian. The vast majority of Norwegians speak and understand English, and will also understand Swedish and Danish. Some Norwegians also have basic knowledge of French, German or Spanish, or other foreign languages..

The international country code for Norway is 47. To call a Norwegian phone number from abroad, dial the country code (+47 or 0047) before the eight-digit phone number.

The monetary unit in Norway is the Norwegian krone (NOK). 1 krone is equal to 100 øre. Norwegian coins come in the following denominations: 50 øre, 1 krone, 5 kroner, 10 kroner and 20 kroner.

Norwegian banknotes come in the following denominations: 50 kroner, 100 kroner, 200 kroner, 500 kroner and 1000 kroner

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Tap water in Norway is of excellent quality. You can drink tap water everywhere as long as you are not informed otherwise.

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