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Countries · Northern Europe (Nordics), with Svalbard under a separate conservation regime · EASA rules

Norway

An EU or EEA citizen flies in Norway on their home operator registration; everyone else registers at flydrone.no via ID-porten, insures above 250 g, registers camera use with NSM, stays under 120 m and outside the 5 km airport zones, and cannot fly in Svalbard's protected areas at all.

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29 rules · 48 sources, 32 of them official · 12 fields unconfirmed · Luftfartstilsynet (Civil Aviation Authority Norway) · flydrone.no (login via ID-porten)

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Your answer

Every engine field and the workflow rest on official pages.

What decides it

  • Registration costs 230 NOK per year for a private person and 1,500 NOK per year for an organisation; the course and exam are free.confirmed on the cited page
  • There is no distinction between recreational and commercial use for registration or insurance.confirmed on the cited page
  • Radio equipment placed on the Norwegian market must be CE marked and carry a manufacturer's declaration of conformity with European rules.partly confirmed
  • Before flying with a camera or other sensors anywhere in Norway, register the use of photos, video and other sensors with the Norwegian National Security Authority (NSM).confirmed on the cited page

Permits tied to a place or a time

These do not change the country's colour; they decide whether a particular flight is legal where and when you want it.

  • A five-kilometre prohibition zone for drones applies in a straight line around every Norwegian airport; flying inside it needs permission from the local tower.
  • A flight plan wholly or partly inside the five-kilometre zone is assessed manually by air traffic services, and permission will generally be granted as long as the flight plan is aviation-safety compliant.
  • Apply for a permit to fly inside the prohibition zone through the NinoxDrone2 app, everywhere, not only at selected locations.
  • Permission is required to fly over protected areas; the aviation permission layer does not cover them.
  • Apply for permission to fly a drone in, among other places, no-fly zones around airports, sensor restriction areas, restricted areas, over protected areas, prisons, and military areas.

Before you fly, in order

  1. A citizen of an EU or EEA state registered in their home country does not register again in Norway.
  2. Exempt from registration only if the drone is under 250 g and has no camera, or is marked as a toy.
  3. Registration costs 230 NOK per year for a private person and 1,500 NOK per year for an organisation; the course and exam are free.
  4. Apply for a permit to fly inside the prohibition zone through the NinoxDrone2 app, everywhere, not only at selected locations.
  5. Apply for permission to fly a drone in, among other places, no-fly zones around airports, sensor restriction areas, restricted areas, over protected areas, prisons, and military areas.
  6. Before flying with a camera or other sensors anywhere in Norway, register the use of photos, video and other sensors with the Norwegian National Security Authority (NSM).
  7. Fly no higher than 120 m above the nearest point of the ground or the water.
  8. Keep the subcategory distances: no overflight of people with a C1 drone or any drone over 250 g (A1); 30 m horizontal plus the 1:1 height rule with a C2 drone (A2); at least 150 m from residential, commercial, industrial or recreational areas (A3).
  9. Visual line of sight applies; the attested mainland formulation is the FPV observer rule (R15).
  10. A five-kilometre prohibition zone for drones applies in a straight line around every Norwegian airport; flying inside it needs permission from the local tower.
  11. A flight plan wholly or partly inside the five-kilometre zone is assessed manually by air traffic services, and permission will generally be granted as long as the flight plan is aviation-safety compliant.
  12. A flight plan in a control zone but outside the five-kilometre zone can be approved automatically; control-zone conditions still apply.
  13. Permission is required to fly over protected areas; the aviation permission layer does not cover them.
  14. The permission list covers named zone types, not urban areas as such; no cited official page states an urban rule beyond the A1, A2 and A3 distances and the zone list.
  15. FPV requires an observer beside the pilot who can see the drone at all times and can tell the pilot to land.
  16. Radio equipment placed on the Norwegian market must be CE marked and carry a manufacturer's declaration of conformity with European rules.
  17. There is no distinction between recreational and commercial use for registration or insurance.
  18. Spare lithium batteries in cabin baggage only: up to 100 Wh without approval, 100 to 160 Wh with airline approval and two spares, over 160 Wh not allowed (IATA passenger guidance; airlines may be stricter).

Spare lithium batteries in cabin baggage only: up to 100 Wh without approval, 100 to 160 Wh with airline approval and two spares, over 160 Wh not allowed (IATA passenger guidance; airlines may be stricter).

How a visitor gets legal

Each step as the authority describes it, with who may apply, what it costs and how long it takes.

  1. Step 1

    Establish citizenship, not just where the drone is registered

    An EU or EEA citizen uses the home-country operator registration. The test on the official visitor page is citizenship, not the issuing country of the registration.

    Visitors eligible · none

    Open the official page

  2. Step 2

    Register as an operator if you are not an EU or EEA citizen

    A citizen of a non-EU country (UK, US, others) registers in an EU country or Norway, normally the first country of operation. Norwegian registration is at flydrone.no via ID-porten, and whether a non-resident can complete it is the top open question.

    Visitors eligible · 230 NOK per year for a private person; 1,500 NOK per year for an organisation

    Open the official page

  3. Step 3

    Take the online course and exam for the intended subcategory

    After a passed exam you receive a certificate from Luftfartstilsynet as proof that you are allowed to fly a drone. The A1/A3 label used in earlier research was not reproduced on any fetched page.

    Visitors eligible · free

    Open the official page

  4. Step 4

    Mark the aircraft with the operator number

    Mark the drone with the operator number, omitting the secret final digits. The number looks like NOR87astrdge12k-xyz and the last digits are secret and must not be included in the marking.

    Visitors eligible · included · immediate after issue

    Open the official page

  5. Step 5

    Register camera and sensor use with NSM

    Before flying with a camera, register the use of photos, video and other sensors with the Norwegian National Security Authority.

    Visitors eligible

    Open the official page

  6. Step 6

    Check Avinor's drone map before each flight

    The drone map shows where you are allowed to fly a drone, including the five-kilometre prohibition zone around each airport.

    Visitors eligible · free · immediate

    Open the official page

  7. Step 7

    Inside five kilometres of an airport, apply through NinoxDrone2

    Apply for the permit in the NinoxDrone2 app; Avidrone is paused. Inside the zone the plan is reviewed manually, and permission is generally granted if the plan is aviation-safety compliant.

    Visitors eligible · manual review, duration unknown

  8. Step 8

    In a control zone outside the five-kilometre zone, file a flight plan

    A flight plan may be approved automatically there; control-zone conditions still apply, and the control zone is often a larger shape than the five-kilometre circle.

    Visitors eligible · potentially automatic

    Open the official page

  9. Step 9

    For protected areas, check the specific regulation

    Aviation and airport permissions do not cover protected areas; the permission comes from the authority for that area.

    Eligibility not stated

    Open the official page

  10. Step 10

    On Svalbard, do not apply and do not fly in protected areas

    For Svalbard protected areas there is no tourist route: drones are prohibited, and the Governor may permit them only for purposes other than recreation and hobby. Outside protected areas, the Longyearbyen and Ny-Ålesund five-kilometre airport zones and the Ny-Ålesund 20 km radio-silence zone apply.

    Visitors not eligible · no route for leisure flying

    Open the official page

  11. Step 11

    Carry the paperwork

    Carry the registration number, the competence certificate, the aircraft details, proof of liability insurance (mandatory above 250 g) and any permissions.

    Visitors eligible

The numbers

The engine's inputs, each with the verdict our verification pass gave it and the sources it rests on.

FieldWhat the pages sayVerdictSources
May a visiting pilot fly at allYes, after a registration or a notification.Yes, in the open category, if registered as an operator and all operating and geographic restrictions are met.confirmed on the cited pageS1
EU or EEA registration recognisedYesThe page's test is citizenship of an EU country, including Iceland, Liechtenstein and Switzerland: be registered as a drone operator in your home country.confirmed on the cited pageS1
UK registration recognisedNoNot recognised as a substitute. A non-EU citizen must be registered as a drone operator in an EU country or Norway; the UK is not in the page's EU/EEA list and the page never names the UK CAA.partly confirmedS1
US registration recognisedNoSame branch as the UK: a US citizen must register in an EU country or Norway. The page never names the FAA.partly confirmedS1
Local registrationRequired from 250 g. Cost: 230 NOK per year for a private person; 1,500 NOK per year for an organisation; course and exam free. Non-residents: Login is via ID-porten; no document list and no non-resident alternative is published..Everyone who flies a drone in Norway must be registered with Luftfartstilsynet. The threshold is not weight alone: the exemption applies only to a drone under 250 g that has no camera, or that is marked as a toy, so a sub-250 g camera drone still registers. Processing time is not stated on any cited official page.confirmed on the cited pageS4S5S3
Remote IDRequired for every drone flown in the specific category; C1, C2 and C3 drones carry it from the manufacturer. In the open category it is not required for home-built drones, C0 and C4 drones, or legacy drones without a C mark.confirmed on the cited pageS2
InsuranceMandatory, at least 750,000 SDR for aircraft under 500 kg · All drones and model aircraft except toys. Not required for a drone under 250 g including payload that is used in the open category.confirmed on the cited pageS2S1
Altitude ceiling120 mMeasured from the nearest point on the ground or the water.confirmed on the cited pageS2S11S12S14
Distance from peopleA1: with C1 drones and drones over 250 g, do not fly over other people. A2: with C2 drones keep 30 m horizontal separation from other people, and at least as much horizontal distance as the drone's vertical height above the ground. A3: keep at least 150 m from residential, commercial, industrial or recreational areas.confirmed on the cited pageS2
Line of sightSupported indirectly: the FPV rule requires an observer who can see the drone at all times, and the Svalbard guidance states that you must always be able to see your drone. No standalone mainland VLOS sentence was reproduced.partly confirmedS2S22
NightMainland: not stated on any cited official page. Svalbard: flying a drone in the dark is forbidden.S2 is the mainland rule page and is silent on night flying.partly confirmedS2S22
Class marksC0 to C4 class marks mapped to the open-category subcategories A1, A2 and A3, with legacy aircraft that carry no C mark treated separately.confirmed on the cited pageS2
FPVPermitted with an observer beside the pilot who can see the drone at all times and can tell the pilot to land.confirmed on the cited pageS2
Commercial useThere is no distinction between flying for recreational or commercial use; this applies to both registration and insurance.confirmed on the cited pageS1

Every rule we could confirm

Grouped by what they govern. A general rule decides the country's colour for a profile; a situational one applies in a place, a zone or a season.

Registration

Remote ID

Insurance

Permits

Airspace zones

Parks and protected areas

Towns and cities

Altitude

Distance from people

Line of sight

Night

FPV

Commercial use

Radio conformity

Parks and protected areas

Who decides, what they decided, and whether there is a way in.

Where the no-fly zones are published

The authority's own map is the one that counts on the day; an app is a convenience, not a source.

Five kilometres in a straight line around every Norwegian airport. Inside the circle the flight plan is assessed manually; outside the circle but inside a control zone it may be approved automatically, and the control zone is a separate, often larger shape, so being outside the circle does not mean no approval is needed.

Official map
www.avinor.no
Apps named
NinoxDrone2 (Avinor's recommended permission app; restriction areas other than the five-kilometre zone are not shown in it, so it is not a complete airspace picture)

Customs and the border

Declaration
Not established
Import authorisation
Not established
Radio conformity
Radio equipment must be CE marked and accompanied by documentation in which the manufacturer declares conformity with European rules, and whoever produces, imports or sells it is responsible for that. These pages govern placing equipment on the market, not a traveller carrying a drone. The only officially stated radio constraint that binds a visiting pilot is the Ny-Ålesund 20 km radio-silence zone.

On the ground

What pilots, police and the press report actually happening. This is evidence about behaviour, not law: it never changes the status above, and it is dated and linked so you can judge it yourself.

Patchy enforcement10 confirmed cases, 1 we could not open · 2023-05-17 to 2026-10-06 · practice pass 7 October 2026

Ten confirmed dated reports between May 2023 and October 2026 all come from an airport zone, central Oslo, a naval base or Svalbard; none describes a flight being stopped elsewhere, and none involves customs checking a drone at the border.

How people fly
The places visitors are told to avoid are documented in detail: Avinor's own notice lists the whole of Tromsøya including the city centre, Telegrafbukta, Tromsdalen with Fjellheisen and the Arctic Cathedral, Tomasjord and parts of Kvaløya, and a Lofoten photo operator says the towns of Svolvær and Leknes and the ground at Skreda are off limits. Where people do fly without being stopped rests on that guidance, not on reports: no dated first-hand account of an uneventful flight at a named mainland viewpoint was found.
Police and rangers
Police respond to a detected flight rather than patrol for one, and they take the drone with them. At Kristiansand Kjevik the pilot was reported and the drone seized; at Sandefjord both pilots were fined and a drone confiscated; in Oslo's Slottsparken the pilot was located within minutes, questioned and released without his drone. On Svalbard the Governor's field inspectors identified a flight from footage shared on social media, so detection does not need an officer at the launch site.
At the border
No usable report.
Fines actually reported
Two amounts recur. 12,000 NOK for a flight inside an airport prohibition zone or a Svalbard protected area: Sandefjord in October 2025, for each of two pilots; Longyearbyen in February 2024, June 2025 and on 24 May 2026; Nordvest-Spitsbergen National Park in June 2026. 8,000 NOK twice: the central-Oslo fortress flight of September 2025 and a 232 m climb over central Longyearbyen on 17 May 2026. The drone was confiscated in most cases, one fine was refused and the case was expected to go to court, and a deportation case was opened against the Oslo pilot.

The law's own penalty schedule is separate: Acted on sometimes, 4 published fine ranges below.

Where reports cluster

  • Central Oslo: Akershus Fortress, Slottsparken and the opera house

    Two confirmed cases. A Singaporean visitor was fined 8,000 NOK with the drone confiscated and a deportation case opened in September 2025, and an American tourist had his drone seized in Slottsparken in May 2023.

  • Sandefjord Airport Torp

    October 2025: two foreign pilots, a Pole of about 20 and a Bulgarian over 40, were each fined 12,000 NOK with a drone confiscated.

  • Kristiansand Airport Kjevik

    6 October 2026: a pilot was reported to police and the drone seized after a flight in the airport's approach zone. The report does not say whether the pilot was a visitor.

  • Tromsø and Tromsøya

    An official warning rather than a dated report: Avinor says the five-kilometre zone covers the whole island including the city centre and Telegrafbukta, Tromsdalen with Fjellheisen and the Arctic Cathedral, Tomasjord and parts of Kvaløya, and that a tourist risks confiscation, a fine and expulsion. No dated incident here was located. Two forum threads are said to describe confiscated drones displayed at the airport and a drone taken after a flight near it; both are [unverified], since reddit.com cannot be opened from here by any client.

  • Ramsund naval station, Tjeldsund

    21 March 2026: six foreign nationals flew several drones in the restricted airspace over the naval station; all six were fined and two drones seized, with three still under investigation.

  • Lofoten: Svolvær, Leknes, Skreda and Lofotodden National Park

    The Svolvær and Leknes airport circles cover both towns and much of the photogenic ground, and a Lofoten photo operator says enforcement is regular, with drones confiscated on the spot and fines up to 12,000 NOK. One reported Svolvær tourist case is [unverified]: the only page covering it serves a loading placeholder and the matching Norwegian headline returns 404.

  • Svalbard: Longyearbyen

    Three confirmed fines in the town centre between February 2024 and May 2026, from 8,000 to 12,000 NOK with drones confiscated. The whole town sits inside the airport's five-kilometre zone.

  • Svalbard: the protected areas

    June 2026: a flight in Nordvest-Spitsbergen National Park was found after the footage was shared on social media; 12,000 NOK accepted and the drone confiscated.

Dated reports

  • 2023-05-17 · Slottsparken, central Oslo · press

    An American tourist in his twenties flew a drone over the Palace Park.

    Police located him within minutes, he landed it, the drone was seized and he was questioned and released. report

  • 2024-02-14 · Centre of Longyearbyen, Svalbard · official

    A tourist flew a drone in the centre of town, inside the airport's prohibited zone.

    A 12,000 NOK fine, accepted, and the drone was confiscated. report

  • 2025-06 · Centre of Longyearbyen, Svalbard · official

    A visitor flew a drone closer than 5 km to the runway at Svalbard Airport.

    A 12,000 NOK fine, accepted, and the drone was confiscated. report

  • 2025-09-22 · Akershus Fortress and the opera house, central Oslo · press

    A Singaporean couple in their fifties and sixties flew a drone over the banned city centre; the husband admitted operating it.

    A deportation case was opened against him and the case against his wife was dropped; two further accounts report an 8,000 NOK fine and the drone confiscated. report

  • 2025-10 · Near Sandefjord Airport Torp · press

    Two foreign men, a Pole of about 20 and a Bulgarian over 40, flew drones inside the prohibited airport zone.

    Each was fined 12,000 NOK with the drone confiscated; the Pole refused and his case was expected to go to court, while the Bulgarian had not decided. report

  • 2026-03-21 · Ramsund naval station, Tjeldsund · press

    Six foreign nationals flew several drones in the restricted airspace over the naval station.

    All six were fined, two drones were seized and three were still under investigation. report

  • 2026-05-17 · Centre of Longyearbyen, Svalbard · official

    A visitor flew a drone 232 m above the ground in the centre of town.

    An 8,000 NOK fine, accepted. report

  • 2026-05-24 · Centre of Longyearbyen, Svalbard · official

    A visitor flew a drone inside the prohibited zone in the centre of town.

    A 12,000 NOK fine, accepted, and the drone was confiscated. report

  • 2026-06 · Trinityhamna, Magdalenefjorden, Nordvest-Spitsbergen National Park, Svalbard · official

    A visitor flew a drone in the national park; the Governor's field inspectors found the footage after it was shared on social media.

    A 12,000 NOK fine, accepted on 2026-08-27, and the drone was confiscated. report

  • 2026-10-06 · Approach zone of Kristiansand Airport Kjevik · press

    A person flew a drone in the airport's approach zone.

    The person was reported to police and the police seized the drone. The report does not say whether the pilot was a visitor. report

  • 2025-12-31 · Central Oslo and Tromsø, per the thread · community

    [unverified] A forum thread in which visiting pilots discuss the risk of flying near military and restricted sites in Norway and cite enforcement against tourists.

    [unverified] Anecdotal accounts of confiscation and expulsion. The thread could not be opened: reddit.com refuses every client on this machine, so neither the accounts nor the date of any event in it is established. The date given is the date the thread itself carries. report

What the law says it costs

Published penalty ranges. What has actually been charged, where anyone reported it, is in the section above.

OffenceRangeSources
Unauthorised flight inside the five-kilometre airport prohibition zone (Tromsø notice)No amount stated: you risk having your drone seized by police, being fined, and potentially being expelled from Norway if you are a tourist.S15
Drone flight in a Svalbard national park (Trinityhamna, Magdalenefjorden, Nordvest-Spitsbergen National Park, June 2026)12,000 NOK plus confiscation of the drone; the fine was accepted on 2026-08-27.S17S16S25
Wilful or negligent contravention of the Svalbard protected-area regulations (statutory range)Fines or imprisonment not exceeding one year; imprisonment not exceeding three years where a risk of substantial environmental damage has occurred or been caused.S19
Contravention of the other Svalbard park and reserve regulations (penalty basis)Punishable pursuant to Section 99 of the Svalbard Environmental Protection Act.S18

Confiscation: Both official records of enforcement involve the drone being taken: the Tromsø notice warns that police may seize the drone, and the Svalbard decision confiscated it alongside the fine.

Criminal liability: On Svalbard, wilful or negligent contravention of the protected-area regulations carries fines or imprisonment not exceeding one year, and not exceeding three years where a risk of substantial environmental damage arises; the other park and reserve regulations are punishable under Section 99 of the Svalbard Environmental Protection Act.

Places pilots fly in Norway

Each spot carries the rule that applies on that ground, which can be stricter than the country's.

What we could not confirm

Printed rather than hidden. A brief that answers everything has usually guessed somewhere, and a gap here is a real gap in the official pages or a page we could not reach.

7 cited pages refused our checks and are marked unreachable in the source list.

Sources that disagree

  1. Whether a non-resident can register at all. ID-porten normally requires a Norwegian national identity number or D-number and an approved Norwegian electronic ID, and no cited page states an alternative. This gates the entire non-EU visitor path and is the single highest-value question.
  2. Registration processing time, and whether forms and identity checks are available in English.
  3. Mainland protected areas: Jotunheimen, Hardangervidda, Rondane, nature reserves, bird sanctuaries, and the permit path, fee and processing time for any of them.
  4. Customs: declaration, import authorisation, confiscation risk. Tolletaten is still absent.
  5. Lithium-battery carriage specific to Norway.
  6. Mainland night-flight conditions and the mainland VLOS text as a standalone rule.
  7. A national fine schedule, and any mainland confiscation or criminal-liability provision.
  8. The NSM sensor-registration process: form, cost, processing time, and whether tourists are eligible.
  9. Datatilsynet's drone and privacy guidance.
  10. The Avinor geozone dataset's format, licence and update cadence.
  11. Svalbard permit fee and processing time for the non-hobby route.
  12. Whether a second Svalbard drone enforcement case exists (the 'two visitors' line from pass 2).

What changed, and when

Dated changes to the rules, newest first.

  1. 27 August 2026

    The Governor of Svalbard's enforcement decision was accepted: 12,000 NOK and confiscation of the drone for a June 2026 flight in Nordvest-Spitsbergen National Park.

    S16S17S25

  2. 12 June 2026

    The former Ninox Drone app went out of use; Avinor recommends NinoxDrone2 for permit applications while Avidrone is paused.

    S9

  3. 1 January 2025

    The regulation on Svalbard's national parks and nature reserves was amended and a prohibition on the use of drones in the protected areas took effect.

    S17S18S19S20

Checked 7 October 2026. Newer than that? Look here:

Rules move between our checks. The official pages publish the change; the community pages are where someone notices it first.

Official pages

Where pilots report

Sources

Every page this brief rests on, with the date we opened it and, where the page carries one, the date printed on the document itself.

  1. S1official

    Flying in Norway

    Luftfartstilsynet · opened 2026-10-07

    Be registered as a drone operator in an EU country or Norway. You should register in the first country where you plan to operate.

    rule page; no date printed on the page

  2. S2official

    Droneregler

    Luftfartstilsynet · opened 2026-10-07

    Alle droner og modellfly, unntatt leketøy, skal være ansvarsforsikret.

    rule page; no date printed on the page

  3. S3official

    Registration

    Luftfartstilsynet · opened 2026-10-07

    As a private person you pay an annual fee of 230 NOK for registration as a drone operator.

    rule page; no date printed

  4. S4official

    Registrering

    Luftfartstilsynet · opened 2026-10-07

    Innlogging skjer via ID-porten på flydrone.no.

    rule page; no date printed

  5. S5official

    Dronelappen

    Luftfartstilsynet · opened 2026-10-07

    Alle som flyr drone i Norge, må være registrert hos Luftfartstilsynet.

    portal; no date printed

  6. S6official

    Drone: frequently asked questions

    Avinor · opened 2026-10-07

    Avidrone, which was scheduled to replace Ninox Drone from December 8, is now paused due to technical issues. NinoxDrone2 is used in the meantime.

    rule page (operator FAQ); no date printed

  7. S6aofficialcould not be opened

    Drones: frequently asked questions (retired URL)

    Avinor · opened 2026-10-07

    HTTP 404 on 2026-10-07. It backed R13, R14, R17, workflow step 8 and three park rows in the earlier research; the identical sentence is live on S6, so those claims survive and only the source does not.

  8. S7official

    Ofte stilte spørsmål om drone

    Avinor · opened 2026-10-07

    Det vil generelt bli gitt tillatelse så lenge flygeplanen din er flysikkerhetsmessig forsvarlig.

    rule page; no date printed

  9. S8official

    Ofte stilte spørsmål om drone (nynorsk)

    Avinor · opened 2026-10-07

    Ein flygeplan i kontrollsona, men utanfor fem kilometerssona kan bli automatisk godkjend.

    rule page; no date printed

  10. S9official

    Drone

    Avinor · opened 2026-10-07

    Den tidligere appen Ninox Drone vil ikke være i bruk fra 12. juni 2026.

    rule page; no date printed

  11. S10official

    Drone (nynorsk)

    Avinor · opened 2026-10-07

    du treng løyve frå lokalt tårn til å fly innanfor fem kilometer frå ein lufthamn

    rule page; no date printed

  12. S11official

    Droneregler

    Avinor · opened 2026-10-07

    Du har ikke lov til å fly dronen lenger enn 120 meter unna nærmeste punkt på bakken.

    rule page; no date printed. Also carries the stale instruction to use the retired Ninox Drone app (see conflicts).

  13. S12official

    Dronereglar (nynorsk)

    Avinor · opened 2026-10-07

    Det er ei forbodssone for dronar på fem kilometer i luftlinje rundt alle norske flyplassar.

    rule page; no date printed. Also carries the stale Ninox Drone instruction (see conflicts).

  14. S13official

    Dronekart

    Avinor · opened 2026-10-07

    Du benytte deg av droneappen NinoxDrone2 for å søke om tillatelse til å fly drone innenfor forbudssonen.

    rule page plus the official drone map; no date printed

  15. S14official

    Droneregler

    Avinor · document dated 2026-08-04 · opened 2026-10-07

    Rundt alle norske lufthavner er det en forbudssone for droner på fem kilometer i luftlinje.

    explainer article; the page prints 'Publisert: 4. august 2026 kl. 15:15'

  16. S15official

    Droneforbud Tromsø

    Avinor · opened 2026-10-07

    risikerer du å få dronen din beslaglagt av politiet, bli bøtelagt og potensielt utvist fra Norge om du er turist.

    local notice; no date printed

  17. S16official

    Fined for flying a drone in a national park in Svalbard

    Sysselmesteren (Governor of Svalbard) · document dated 2026-08-27 · opened 2026-10-07

    For purposes other than hobbies and leisure, the Governor may grant permission for the use of, among other things, drones.

    individual enforcement decision reported as news, not a rule page; the rule itself lives in S18, S19 and S20

  18. S17official

    Bot for bruk av drone i nasjonalpark på Svalbard

    Sysselmesteren · document dated 2026-08-27 · opened 2026-10-07

    Fra 1. 1. 2025 ble forskriften om nasjonalparkene og naturreservatene på Svalbard endret, og det ble innført forbud mot bruk av bl.a. droner i verneområdene på Svalbard.

    individual enforcement decision reported as news

  19. S18official

    Regulations relating to Van Mijenfjorden National Park in Svalbard

    Ministry of Climate and Environment, via Lovdata, hosted by Sysselmesteren · document dated 2024-06-25 · opened 2026-10-07

    The use of unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) and other remote-controlled or autonomous unmanned devices in the air, on the ground, on and beneath the surface of the water is prohibited.

    rule text; FOR-2021-06-18-1980, in force 18 June 2021, last amended 9 February 2024 No. 230 (in force 1 January 2025); the Lovdata print-out is dated 25 June 2024. Quote is Section 6.

  20. S19official

    Regulations relating to the protection of Nordre Isfjorden National Park in Svalbard

    Ministry of Climate and Environment, via Lovdata · document dated 2024-06-25 · opened 2026-10-07

    Any person who wilfully or negligently contravenes provisions laid down in or under these Regulations is liable to fines or to a term of imprisonment not exceeding one year.

    rule text; FOR-2003-09-26-1187, in force 26 September 2003, last amended 9 February 2024 No. 230 (in force 1 January 2025); print-out dated 25 June 2024. Quote is Section 9.

  21. S20official

    Regulations relating to the Sør-Spitsbergen, Forlandet and Nordvest-Spitsbergen national parks and the Nordaust- and Søraust-Svalbard nature reserves

    Ministry of Climate and Environment, via Lovdata · document dated 2024-06-25 · opened 2026-10-07

    the use of unmanned vehicles (drones) and devices as mentioned in Section 6a for purposes other than recreational and hobby activities.

    rule text; Royal Decree 4 April 2014, amended 2019, 2021 and 9 February 2024 No. 231 (in force 1 January 2025); print-out dated 25 June 2024. Quote is Section 11(f).

  22. S21official

    Forskningsveileder

    Sysselmesteren · opened 2026-10-07

    I perioden 1. april til 31. august er det ikke lov til å fly droner nærmere enn 500 meter fra fuglefjell, og i verneområdene er det et generelt forbud mot bruk av droner.

    guidance for researchers; no date printed in the document, the filename says 2025

  23. S22official

    Beach clean-up guide Svalbard (English)

    Miljødirektoratet (hosted on sysselmesteren.no) · opened 2026-10-07

    flying a drone closer than 500 meters to bird cliffs is not permitted between April 1 and August 31, pursuant to Section 30 of the Svalbard Environmental Protection Act.

    guidance; revision 20.5.25 per the filename, no date printed on the cover. Published by Miljødirektoratet, not by Sysselmesteren, despite the hosting domain.

  24. S22aofficialcould not be opened

    Beach clean-up guide Svalbard (retired URL)

    Miljødirektoratet · opened 2026-10-07

    HTTP 404 on 2026-10-07. The same document is live at S22 and S26, so the night-flight claim survives with a corrected URL.

  25. S23official

    Import av utstyr

    Nkom · opened 2026-10-07

    Utstyret skal CE merkes og det skal følge med dokumentasjon der produsent erklærer samsvar med europeisk regelverk.

    guidance on placing equipment on the market; never mentions drones, travellers or personal-use carriage. No date printed.

  26. S24official

    Produksjon, import og salg av utstyr

    Nkom · document dated 2020-02-18 · opened 2026-10-07

    Dersom du skal produsere, importere eller selge radioutstyr eller annet utstyr til elektronisk kommunikasjon, er du ansvarlig for at utstyret oppfyller krav...

    guidance on placing equipment on the market; the page prints 18.02.2020

  27. S25official

    News

    Sysselmesteren · opened 2026-10-07

    A visitor has been fined NOK 12,000 for flying a drone in a national park in Svalbard.

    news index. Only this one drone headline appears on the live index; an earlier 'two visitors have been fined' line could not be reproduced and is not published.

  28. S26official

    Beach clean-up guide Svalbard (live mirror)

    Miljødirektoratet · opened 2026-10-07

    guidance; live mirror of S22, the identical 32-page document, revision 20.5.25 per the filename

  29. S27press

    В Норвегии наказали иностранцев, запускавших дроны в запрещенных местах

    Eurointegration · document dated 2025-10-14 · opened 2026-10-07

    Полиция Норвегии решила оштрафовать двух мужчин, которые запускали беспилотники в запрещенной зоне вблизи аэропорта Саннефьорд на юге страны.

    Norwegian police decided to fine two men who flew drones in the prohibited zone near Sandefjord airport. The page gives both of them the same 12,000 NOK fine with confiscation, correcting the research report, which had a penalty only proposed for the second man. It states no date for the flight itself.

  30. S28press

    Norway threatens to deport tourist couple who flew drone over Oslo

    The Local Norway · document dated 2025-09-24 · opened 2026-10-07

    Since the two detained individuals are foreign nationals, it will be relevant to initiate a case for deportation or expulsion

    Dates the flight to the Monday evening before publication, 22 September 2025, and names the couple as Singaporeans in their fifties and sixties. It does not state the fine.

  31. S29press

    A drone in Norway was launched by a Singaporean tourist couple, the husband will pay a fine

    Liga.net, citing Aftenposten · document dated 2025-09-24 · opened 2026-10-07

    a fine of 8,000 krones (about UAH 33,400)

    Gives the incident date as 22 September 2025, the 8,000 NOK fine, the confiscation and the deportation case, citing Aftenposten.

  32. S30press

    Tourist caught violating strict laws arrested and charged in city center

    The Cool Down, citing VårtOslo and Reddit · document dated 2026-02-25 · opened 2026-10-07

    the man was fined 8,000 Norwegian kroner ($835)

    A late secondary retelling: its 2026-02-25 date is the publication date, not the incident date. The research report read that date as the incident's; S28 and S29 put the flight on 2025-09-22.

  33. S31press

    Foreign tourists fined, two drones seized after unauthorized flights over Norway's main northern naval base

    Euromaidan Press, citing NRK · document dated 2026-03-23 · opened 2026-10-07

    A group of six foreign nationals posing as tourists flew multiple drones inside the restricted airspace above Ramsund naval station.

    Dates the flights to 21 March 2026 and states that police fined all six, confiscated two drones and continued to investigate three. Secondary coverage of NRK.

  34. S32press

    Norway Detains 'Tourists' Who Launched Drones Near One of Its Main Fleet Bases

    Militarnyi, citing NRK · opened 2026-10-07

    All individuals involved were fined, and two drones were confiscated.

    No usable document date: the page printed our own fetch date, so S31 carries the dating for this incident. Secondary coverage of NRK, and it gives no date for the flights.

  35. S33press

    Anmeldt for droneflyging

    NRK Sørlandet · document dated 2026-10-06 · opened 2026-10-07

    En person blir anmeldt etter å ha flydd drone i innflygningssonen til Kristiansand lufthavn Kjevik.

    A person is reported for flying a drone in the approach zone of Kristiansand airport Kjevik. The item adds 'Politiet har tatt beslag i dronen' (the police have seized the drone) and prints '6. oktober 2026 kl. 18:50'. It does not say whether the pilot was a visitor.

  36. S34press

    Politiet stanset dronepilot i Slottsparken

    Teknisk Ukeblad · document dated 2023-05-17 · opened 2026-10-07

    Deretter gikk det kort tid før vi fikk kontroll på føreren av dronen. Han fikk landet den raskt og kontrollert uten at noen kom til skade.

    It was then a short time before we had control of the drone's operator; he landed it quickly and in a controlled way without anyone being hurt. The pilot is identified as an American tourist in his twenties, the drone was seized, and he was questioned and released. Not in the research report's source list.

  37. S35official

    Two fined for illegal drone flight

    Sysselmesteren (Governor of Svalbard) · document dated 2026-05-27 · opened 2026-10-07

    Two visitors have been fined for illegal drone flight.

    Two separate enforcement decisions reported as news: 8,000 NOK for flying 232 m above the ground in the centre of Longyearbyen on 17 May 2026, and 12,000 NOK plus confiscation for flying inside the prohibited zone there on 24 May 2026. Both fines accepted. Not in the research report's source list.

  38. S36official

    Fined for drone flight

    Sysselmesteren · document dated 2025-06-19 · opened 2026-10-07

    A visitor has been fined NOK 12,000 for illegal drone flight in Longyearbyen.

    Enforcement decision reported as news: the flight was in the centre of Longyearbyen, closer than 5 km to the runway at Svalbard Airport; the fine was accepted and the drone confiscated. The page states no date for the flight itself. Not in the research report's source list.

  39. S37official

    Illegal drone flight resulted in a fine of NOK 12,000

    Sysselmesteren · document dated 2024-02-15 · opened 2026-10-07

    Enforcement decision reported as news: a tourist flew a drone in the centre of Longyearbyen on Wednesday 14 February 2024, the 12,000 NOK fine was accepted and the drone was confiscated. No single sentence carried all of that, so no quote is recorded. Not in the research report's source list.

  40. S38official

    Fly a drone in Tromsø?

    Avinor · opened 2026-10-07

    You risk having your drone confiscated by the police, being fined, and potentially being expelled from Norway if you are a tourist.

    local notice, the English twin of S15; no date printed. The research report cited this page at /en/practical-info/Drones/Drone-ban-advice/, which returns 404. It lists what the zone covers: the whole of Tromsøya including the city centre and Telegrafbukta, Tromsdalen including Fjellheisen and the Arctic Cathedral, Tomasjord, and Kvaløya including Kvaløysletta.

  41. S39secondary

    Drone photography on Lofoten

    68 North · opened 2026-10-07

    Enforcement of illegal flying occurs on a regular basis on Lofoten: drones are confiscated on the spot, fines of up to 12,000 NOK are issued

    guidance page of a Lofoten photo-tour operator; no date printed. It also says both Svolvær and Leknes are off limits, names Skreda west of Leknes, and says flying has been prohibited on most of the northern side of Moskenesøy since Lofotodden National Park was created in 2018. Not in the research report's source list.

  42. S40secondary

    Flying a Drone in Tromso Can Get You Deported

    Guide to Lofoten · opened 2026-10-07

    The police arrived within 5 minutes of us packing the drone away.

    travel guide relaying a forum account, so the quote is community-sourced at one remove; the page says 'Updated March 2024' and prints no other date. It also reports Avinor drone incidents rising from 14 in 2020 to 1,300 by November 2023, and a two-year expulsion period for non-EEA citizens. Not in the research report's source list.

  43. S41secondary

    Drones in Norway: Rules & No-Fly Zones 2026

    Loudavým krokem · document dated 2026-08-19 · opened 2026-10-07

    two small airports blanket half of the beloved Lofoten Islands with their invisible protection zones

    Czech travel blog; the page prints published 19.8.2026, updated 20.8.2026. Its claim that drones are banned throughout Lofotodden National Park with fines up to 12,000 NOK has no official page behind it in this source set.

  44. S42presscould not be opened

    Droneflyvning Svolvær: Turist fikk bøter (unreachable)

    World Today Journal · opened 2026-10-07

    The page serves only 'Please wait while we process your request. We are optimizing your request for the best experience.' and no article. It was the research report's sole source for the Svolvær incident, which is therefore kept as [unverified] in the Lofoten hotspot and not as an incident.

  45. S43presscould not be opened

    Kinesisk statsborger får saftig bot og utvises etter droneflyging i Svolvær (unreachable)

    Teknisk Ukeblad · opened 2026-10-07

    HTTP 404 to our fetcher on 2026-10-07, as did the numeric form /nyhetsstudio/90537. Search engines index this headline, so the item may render in a browser; it would be the Norwegian primary for the Svolvær case if it can be opened.

  46. S44communitycould not be opened

    Question about Norway (unreachable)

    Reddit, r/dji · document dated 2025-12-31 · opened 2026-10-07

    Blocked, see the comment above. Its indexed snippet has a visitor reading the 120 m limit and visual-line-of-sight rule and being told to be careful around Tromsø airport. The research report's Section F dated this thread 2026-07-02, which is in fact the date of S46; the date here is the one the thread itself carries.

  47. S45communitycould not be opened

    Drone usage regulations in Norway (under 250 gms) (unreachable)

    Reddit, r/Norway · document dated 2026-02-20 · opened 2026-10-07

    Blocked, see the comment above. Its indexed snippet carries the claim that Tromsø airport keeps a 'drone graveyard' because the island is largely a no-fly zone. Unverified, and no official page in the set mentions a display of confiscated drones.

  48. S46communitycould not be opened

    Looking for advice on bringing drone with while traveling to Norway (unreachable)

    Reddit, r/Norway · document dated 2026-07-02 · opened 2026-10-07

    Blocked, see the comment above. In the raw citation list only, never in the research report's own source table. Its indexed snippet claims NSM requires a pilot to register and log each individual flight rather than register once; unverified, and it does not touch the law block.