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Drone rules: Norway
Last checked: October 1, 2026
Required for all drones except toys and camera-less models under 250 g; your German operator ID is valid, and the fee on flydrone.no only applies to operators registered in Norway.
From 250 g, liability insurance with at least 750,000 special drawing rights is mandatory; toys and drones under 250 g in the open category are exempt.
Depending on drone weight
- From 250 g· Insurance: RequiredFrom 250 g, liability insurance with at least 750,000 special drawing rights is mandatory.
For tourists
With your German operator ID and EU competency certificate you may fly in Norway, but from 250 g you need liability insurance that is valid in Norway and meets the minimum cover. A special permit is required for restricted area R102 in central Oslo.
Further rules
- In Norway, you register as a drone operator via flydrone.no with the aviation authority Luftfartstilsynet – mandatory from 250 grams take-off weight or for any drone with a camera, regardless of weight. Registration costs 230 Norwegian kroner per year for private individuals and 1,500 for organisations.
- You only register once, in the EASA state where you live – the EASA area comprises the EU countries plus Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland. Your operator ID is then valid throughout the EASA area: if you are already registered in another EASA country, you don't need a second registration in Norway. Only if you live outside the EASA area do you register in the EASA state where you first fly.
- In Norway, liability insurance with minimum cover of 750,000 special drawing rights is required for almost every drone operation – much stricter than the basic EU rule, which only requires insurance from 20 kilograms. Only drones labelled as toys and drones under 250 grams in the open category are exempt.
- Although Norway is not an EU member, it applies the EASA rules directly through the EEA Agreement: in the open category, the maximum flight height is 120 metres, measured from the closest point of the ground or water surface.
Sources
This overview is not legal advice and not an official statement — laws change, and we cannot guarantee that every entry is fully up to date. Before your flight, please also check the official source or the local civil aviation authority.