Norway: fires are banned in many hiking areas in summer
Do
- Check the local fire ban before you set out
Don’t
- Lighting a campfire where fires are banned
Police enforce the ban.
Verified Oct 19, 2026Source: GOV.UK: Norway travel advice
Etiquette & taboos
Etiquette & taboos
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Norway
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Site-specific notes 6
Taken from the "don'ts" on each site page here. Open a site for its full etiquette and background.
Geirangerfjord
- Don't leave hiking trails (cliffs are dangerous)
- don't litter or disturb wildlife in nature reserves
- don't take selfies in dangerous areas of viewpoints.
Oslo Opera House and Vigeland Sculpture Park
- Taking photos or videos inside the auditorium
- climbing or touching the park sculptures
- entering closed areas of the roof
Preikestolen
- Stepping to the platform edge or beyond warning markers for a photo
- playing or pushing at the cliff edge
- leaving the main trail and trampling fragile vegetation
- leaving litter along the way
Lofoten Islands
- Entering private yards or working quays at will
- touching the cod drying racks
- disturbing birds at seabird breeding grounds
- leaving litter in the hills or by the sea
Tromsø and the Arctic Cathedral
- Don't park in the road or on bends to watch the aurora
- don't ignore avalanche and icy-road warnings
- drones must be registered first
Longyearbyen
- Never leave town alone — polar bears are a real risk
- don't feed or approach polar bears
- visit the cemetery quietly.