The Norway country code is +47 — reaching all 5.5 million Norwegians + ~5.8 million mobile subscriptions across Telenor Norway, Telia Norway + Ice. Norway uses a unique 8-digit closed numbering plan — no area codes, the same number works from Oslo to Tromsø.
Norway was assigned +47 by the ITU in 1976 — placing it in zone 4 with central + northern Europe. Norway is one of very few countries with a true closed numbering plan: no area codes, no trunk prefixes, just 8 digits.
Norway has used the +47 country code since 1976, in zone 4 alongside Germany +49, Sweden +46, Denmark +45, Switzerland +41 + Austria +43. The 4X bloc covers central + northern Europe.
Norway's telecom regulator is Nkom (Nasjonal kommunikasjonsmyndighet — formerly Post- og teletilsynet). Three major mobile carriers operate: Telenor Norway (the former state monopoly + still the largest, ~3M subs), Telia Norway (~1.8M) + Ice (~700K, the challenger network).
Norway uses a closed numbering plan: every Norwegian number is exactly 8 digits, with no area code structure. The first digit tells you the type: <b>2-3</b> landline (eastern/central), <b>4</b> mobile (Ice + some MVNOs), <b>5</b> landline (western), <b>7</b> landline (northern), <b>8</b> services + premium, <b>9</b> mobile (Telenor + Telia). Same number works from Oslo to Tromsø.
Norway invented mobile telephony. Norway's NMT (Nordic Mobile Telephone) network launched in 1981 — the world's first fully automated cellular network, jointly developed with Sweden, Denmark + Finland. It was the foundation that became GSM in 1991 + every standard since. Telenor was a founding member of the GSM Association. Today Norway has 5G coverage above the Arctic Circle (Tromsø + Hammerfest) and one of the highest per-capita mobile penetration rates on Earth (~105% — many Norwegians carry two numbers).
A Norwegian phone number in international format is written as +47 [8-digit number]. No area code, no leading 0. Example: +47 22 12 34 56 for an Oslo landline, +47 91 23 45 67 for a Telenor mobile, +47 41 23 45 67 for an Ice mobile.
The first digit of every Norwegian number is a type indicator. 2-3 are landlines in eastern Norway (Oslo, Bergen suburbs). 5 is landline in western Norway (Stavanger, Bergen). 7 is landline in northern Norway (Trondheim, Tromsø). 4 + 9 are mobile. 8 covers toll-free + premium-rate services.
From Oslo Opera House to the Northern Lights in Tromsø, every Norwegian number lives behind a +47. With no area codes, a single +47 8-digit number works everywhere.
Every country uses a different exit code before +47 Norway. From any mobile, + replaces the exit code — so +47 22 12 34 56 works worldwide. No leading 0 to drop, no area code to handle — Norway has the simplest dialing format in Europe.
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+47 reaches the world's wealthiest country per capita + Europe's oil + gas + sovereign-wealth-fund hub. BankID + every Norwegian bank verify with +47 mobile.
Norwegian banks (DNB, Nordea, SpareBank 1, Handelsbanken, Sbanken) + the BankID Norway national e-ID (used by 4.5M+ Norwegians) + the Altinn government portal all SMS OTPs to +47 mobiles. BankID is required for taxes, banking, healthcare + property transactions — without a real Norwegian line, you can't verify.
Norway hosts Equinor (formerly Statoil), the world's largest offshore oil + gas producer, + the Norwegian Government Pension Fund Global ($1.6 trillion — the world's largest sovereign wealth fund). A +47 line is the natural caller-ID for energy + finance business.
A +47 2X prefix says "Oslo — Storting parliament, Royal Palace, Equinor + Statkraft HQ, Aker Brygge, Oslo Opera House, Vigeland Sculpture Park". Western Norway 5X says "Bergen + Stavanger oil capital". Northern 7X says "Trondheim + Tromsø Arctic operations".
Norway is in the European Economic Area + Schengen but NOT the EU. It participates in EU GDPR + the EU single market — but keeps its own NOK currency (no Eurozone) + agriculture + fisheries policies. A +47 line bridges Norway uniquely + isn't treated as "EU domestic" by Norwegian businesses.
Norway runs on CET (UTC+1) winter, CEST (UTC+2) summer — same clock as Sweden, Denmark, Germany, France. Cross-Nordic + EU business hours align cleanly.
CallMama routes +47 through Nkom-licensed Norwegian carriers under EEA GDPR + Norwegian telecom law (Ekomloven). Voice + SMS stays in EU/EEA.
Pick your Norwegian prefix — 2X Oslo, 5X Bergen + Stavanger, 7X Trondheim + Tromsø, 9X mobile — and start calling, texting + receiving BankID + DNB + Nordea OTPs from real Norwegian customers.
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Name, country code, ISO 3166 alpha-2 & alpha-3, exit code, and ITU zone. Filter by continent or search by name or code.
| Country | Code | ISO-2 | ISO-3 | Exit | Zone |
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| Afghanistan | +93 | AF | AFG | 00 | 9 |
| Albania | +355 | AL | ALB | 00 | 3 |
| Algeria | +213 | DZ | DZA | 00 | 2 |
| American Samoa | +1 | AS | ASM | 011 | 1 |
| Andorra | +376 | AD | AND | 00 | 3 |
| Angola | +244 | AO | AGO | 00 | 2 |
| Anguilla | +1 | AI | AIA | 011 | 1 |
| Antarctica | +672 | AQ | ATA | 00 | 6 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | +1 | AG | ATG | 011 | 1 |
| Argentina | +54 | AR | ARG | 00 | 5 |
| Armenia | +374 | AM | ARM | 00 | 3 |
| Aruba | +297 | AW | ABW | 00 | 2 |
| Australia | +61 | AU | AUS | 0011 | 6 |
| Austria | +43 | AT | AUT | 00 | 4 |
| Azerbaijan | +994 | AZ | AZE | 00 | 9 |
| Bahamas | +1 | BS | BHS | 011 | 1 |
| Bahrain | +973 | BH | BHR | 00 | 9 |
| Bangladesh | +880 | BD | BGD | 00 | 8 |
| Barbados | +1 | BB | BRB | 011 | 1 |
| Belarus | +375 | BY | BLR | 810 | 3 |
011 47 22 12 34 56 for an Oslo landline, or 011 47 91 23 45 67 for a Telenor mobile. No leading 0, no area code to handle.00 47 22 12 34 56. UK-Norway is a busy route (North Sea oil + gas business + ~25K Norwegian-British residents).+47 NN NN NN NN (or sometimes +47 NNN NN NNN for mobiles) — always exactly 8 digits after +47. Example: +47 22 12 34 56 for an Oslo landline, +47 91 23 45 67 for a mobile.One tap to install. One more to call. It really is that simple.