🇳🇴 Norway

What your government recommends

Be ready for 1 week^[1][2]

“Norwegian authorities recommend that as many people as possible are prepared to manage on their own for one week. This is because municipalities and emergency services must prioritise those who cannot manage without help in a crisis. (Translated from Norwegian Bokmål: "Norske myndigheter anbefaler at flest mulig er forberedt på å klare seg selv i én uke. Det er fordi kommuner og nødetater må prioritere dem som ikke klarer seg uten hjelp i en krise.")”

Water: About 20 litres per person (for 1 week)^[1][3]

Food: Have enough food for one week for everyone at home. Keep a little extra of what you normally eat and buy before you run out. Store long-life food that keeps at room temperature, e.g. crispbread, oats, tinned lentils and beans, tinned sandwich spreads, energy bars, dried fruit, chocolate, honey, biscuits and nuts. Long-life food that needs heating: pasta, rice, packet soup, flour, tinned meals and freeze-dried food. Plan how to cook if power or water is gone, eat chilled and frozen food first, and plan for special diets.^[1]

Recommended items

• ✓Clean drinking water stored in cans or bottles (about 20 litres per person for a week)^[1][2][3]
• ✓Food that keeps at room temperature^[1][2]
• ✓Grill, cooker or camping stove, plus an extra gas canister or fuel^[1][2]
• ✓Warm clothes, throws, duvets and sleeping bags^[1][2]
• ✓Matches and candles^[1][2]
• ✓Firewood if you have a wood stove or fireplace; or a gas or paraffin heater made for indoor use^[1][2]
• ✓An agreement to stay with someone if you have no alternative heating^[1][2]
• ✓Torches or head torches powered by batteries, crank or solar cells^[1][2]
• ✓DAB radio powered by batteries, crank or solar cells^[1][2]
• ✓Medicines and first aid kit; at least seven days' extra supply of medicines and medical equipment you use regularly^[1][2]
• ✓Hygiene items: wet wipes, hand sanitiser, disposable gloves, nappies, toilet paper, rubbish bags, period products^[1][2]
• ✓Batteries and a charged power bank^[1][2]
• ✓Some cash and several payment cards^[1][2]
• ✓Food and water for pets^[1][2]
• ✓Paper list of important phone numbers (emergency numbers, out-of-hours doctor, vet, family, friends, neighbours)^[1][2]
• ✓If you must leave at short notice: warm clothes/blankets, mobile phone, bank cards and cash, some food and drink, ID, medicines and aids (glasses, lenses, walker, hearing equipment)^[1]

Special items

• Iodine tablets — Keep them at home for children and adults under 40, pregnant and breastfeeding women. They can protect against radioactive iodine in nuclear accidents and must only be taken when the authorities tell you to ("skal bare tas etter beskjed fra myndighetene").^[1][2]

Good to know

• • The 20 litres per person covers the minimum need for one week, for drinking, cooking and hygiene.
• • Keep at least seven days' extra supply of medicines you use regularly, and refill at the latest a week before you run out.
• • DSB encourages everyone to find a 'preparedness buddy' (beredskapsvenn) – family, friends or neighbours to help each other in a crisis.
• • Deaf, hard-of-hearing or speech-impaired people can contact emergency numbers by SMS after registering at nodsms.no.