{"id":38383,"date":"2026-05-13T10:18:05","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T08:18:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/endereco.de\/?p=38383"},"modified":"2026-06-10T13:44:56","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T11:44:56","slug":"shipping-to-norway-how-to-address-your-shipments-correctly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.endereco.de\/en\/allgemeine_news\/versand-nach-norwegen-so-adressierst-du-deine-sendungen-richtig\/","title":{"rendered":"Shipping to Norway: how to address your shipments correctly"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fjords that reach deep inland. Colorful wooden houses by the water. And in winter, the Northern Lights light up the sky.<\/p>\n

Around 5.5 million people live here, spread over an area the size of Germany. Norway is a rewarding market for you as an online retailer. Around 99 percent of the population is online, and around 87 percent regularly shop online<\/a>. And: Almost 85 percent of Norwegian customers also order from foreign stores.<\/p>\n

But if you want to ship to Norway, you need more than just an address and a parcel label. Norway is not an EU country. And the address system has its own rules.<\/p>\n

This is how Norwegian addresses are structured<\/h2>\n

The basic structure is clear. No nested additions, no complicated rules.<\/p>\n

Line 1: Recipient name<\/h3>\n

The first line contains the full name of the recipient.<\/p>\n

For business addresses, the company name comes at the top. The contact person follows below, introduced by \u201eAttn:\u201c or \u201ev\/\u201c.<\/p>\n

Line 2: Street name and house number<\/h3>\n

The second line contains the street name, followed by the house number.<\/p>\n

Typical street names<\/strong> in Norway:<\/p>\n

-gata \/ -gate = street, typical for urban areas (e.g. Storgata)
-veien \/ -vegen = road, both through roads and residential roads (e.g. Slemdalsveien)<\/p>\n

House numbers can have a letter suffix, e.g. \u201e15 A\u201c or \u201e25 B\u201c.
The letter is placed directly after the house number, separated by a space.<\/p>\n


Address suffixes in Norwegian addresses<\/strong><\/p>\n

In apartment buildings, an apartment number is added to the house number.
Different variants appear in orders:<\/p>\n

\u201eleil.\u201c<\/strong><\/p>\n

The abbreviation of \u201eleilighet\u201c (Norwegian for apartment).
It stands directly in the street row, behind the house number: Storgata 15, leil. 503<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bolt number<\/strong><\/p>\n

The official apartment labeling according to Bring\/Posten Norge<\/a>.
It consists of a letter and four digits. The letter stands for the type of projectile:
H = main floor, U = basement, K = cellar, L = top floor<\/span><\/p>\n

The first two digits indicate the floor, the last two the position of the unit on this floor.<\/span><\/p>\n

H0201<\/strong> for example means: main floor, 2nd floor, 1st unit from the left.
<\/span><\/p>\n

The Bolignumber appears on a separate line above the street address, preceded by the word \u201eBolignumber\u201c or the abbreviation \u201eBnr\u201c:<\/span><\/p>\n

Bolt number H0302
Storgata 15
0161 Oslo<\/p>\n

If several buildings are located at the same street address, the building is also indicated.<\/p>\n

\u201eBygg\u201c<\/strong><\/p>\n

Norwegian for building. It is used where there are several buildings under the same street address. According to Bring, \u201eBygg\u201c also belongs on a separate line above the street address:<\/p>\n

Bygg 17
Storgata 15
0161 Oslo<\/p>\n

In the case of an address with building and bolt number, both details are on a separate line:<\/p>\n

Bygg 17
Bolt number H0201
Storgata 15
0161 Oslo<\/p>\n

Line 3: Postal code and city<\/h3>\n

Norwegian zip codes consist of four digits. This is followed by the place name.<\/p>\n

Examples:<\/p>\n

0161 Oslo
5003 Bergen
7010 Trondheim<\/p>\n

Line 4: Country (for international shipments)<\/h3>\n

Recommended spellings:<\/p>\n

NORWAY (German)
NORWAY (English)
NORV\u00c8GE (French)<\/p>\n

The most common is the English name \u201eNORWAY\u201c.<\/p>\n

Address examples at a glance<\/h3>\n

Private address (with street address)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

Name<\/td>Per Hansen<\/td><\/tr>
Street & house number<\/td>Storgata 15 A<\/td><\/tr>
Zip code + city<\/td>0161 OSLO<\/td><\/tr>
Country<\/td>NORWAY<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n


Private address (rural area, without street name)<\/strong><\/p>\n

In rural areas, there are often no official street names. Instead, a local place name takes the place of the street name.<\/p>\n\n\n

Name<\/td>Per Hansen<\/td><\/tr>
Place name<\/td>Vikane<\/td><\/tr>
Zip code + city<\/td>5637 \u00d8LVE<\/td><\/tr>
Country<\/td>NORWAY<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n


Private address (zip code and town only)<\/strong><\/p>\n

In particularly remote regions, the recipient's name and the zip code with town are sufficient.<\/p>\n\n\n

Name<\/td>Per Hansen<\/td><\/tr>
Zip code + city<\/td>9672 ING\u00d8Y<\/td><\/tr>
Country<\/td>NORWAY<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n


Business address<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

Company name<\/td>Company AS<\/td><\/tr>
Street & house number<\/td>Storgata 15<\/td><\/tr>
Zip code + city<\/td>0161 OSLO<\/td><\/tr>
Country<\/td>NORWAY<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n


P.O. Box address<\/strong><\/p>\n

For cities with several PO boxes, the corresponding name must appear after the PO box number. If there is only one location, the P.O. Box number is sufficient.<\/p>\n\n\n

Company name<\/td>Company AS<\/td><\/tr>
P.O. Box + job<\/td>Postboks 55 Falkum<\/td><\/tr>
Zip code + city<\/td>3705 SKIING<\/td><\/tr>
Country<\/td>NORWAY<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n

(\u201eFalkum\u201c here refers to the post office box in Skien).<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Norwegian postal codes: Four digits with a system<\/h2>\n

From Oslo to B\u00e5tsfjord, from the south coast to the Arctic. Every corner of Norway can be found with just four digits. There are currently around 4,800 active zip codes. Norge post<\/a> manages them.<\/p>\n

The system is structured geographically: The further north, the higher the number. Oslo has the lowest zip code at 0001, while the highest at 9991 belongs to B\u00e5tsfjord in Finnmark, near the Russian border.<\/p>\n

The first two digits indicate the region:<\/p>\n

00 - 12 = Oslo
13 - 39 = Southeast
40 - 56 = Southwest (incl. mountains)
60 - 79 = center (incl. Trondheim)
80 - 99 = North (Nordland, Troms, Finnmark)<\/p>\n

The last two digits indicate the location or delivery area.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Are you shipping to Norway and having problems with international addresses?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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When street names are missing: Addresses in the country<\/h2>\n

In rural areas of Norway, there are often no official street names. Instead, a local place name takes the place of the street. Sometimes only the recipient's name and the zip code with the town are sufficient. This is commonplace in Norway. Posten Norge also delivers without a street name.<\/p>\n

Many properties still have traditional farm names (\u201eg\u00e5rdsnavn\u201c). Some Norwegians include this name in the order, even if it is not necessary for postal purposes.<\/p>\n\n\n

Name<\/td>Finn Farmer<\/td><\/tr>
Farm name<\/td>Rustad g\u00e5rd<\/td><\/tr>
Street and house number<\/td>Hadelandsveien 1977<\/td><\/tr>
Zip code & City<\/td>1488 HAKADAL<\/td><\/tr>
Country<\/td>NORWAY<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n

The farm name is irrelevant for delivery. It is not an official part of the postal address.<\/p>\n

How your parcel gets to Norway<\/h2>\n

Pick-up stations<\/a> are the most widely used delivery method in Norway. Home delivery also remains popular.<\/p>\n

Anyone shipping from Germany to Norway uses their usual shipping service provider. Local delivery is then handled by a local partner:<\/p>\n