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What's banned in Norway?

Out of 44 things One Map has mapped, here is where Norway stands.

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Banned in Norway

• Energy Drinks for KidsBanned

  Since January 2026, nobody under 16 can buy one.

• Pit BullsBanned

  Keeping, breeding or importing one is banned, even mixes.

• SurrogacyBanned

  Banned, and its bioethics council wants to punish going abroad too.

• Potassium BromateBanned

  Follows the EU additive list, which has no potassium bromate.

• SpankingBanned

  Hitting your own kid is against the law here, since 1987.

• PufferfishBanned

  Not in the EU, but the EU pufferfish rule applies through the EEA.

• Foie GrasBanned

  Animals must not be force-fed, by law since 2010.

• LandminesBanned

  Joined the 1997 Mine Ban Treaty in 1998.

• Titanium Dioxide (E171)Banned

  Not in the EU, but the EU ban applies through the EEA.

• Plastic GlitterBanned

  Joined the EU rule in March 2025: loose plastic glitter banned.

• Pepper SprayBanned

  Pepper and tear gas sprays are illegal for private people.

• Declawing CatsBanned

  Pet treaty in force since 1992: no declawing without medical need.

• Nicotine PouchesBanned

  Tobacco snus is legal there, but tobacco-free pouches are banned.

• Animal Testing for MakeupBanned

  Not in the EU, but follows its ban on animal-tested makeup.

• Military ServiceMen + Women

  Men and women since 2015. 1 in 3 conscripts are women.

• VapingBanned

  The only Western European country that bans selling them.

Restricted in Norway

• Wild Circus AnimalsRestricted

  Circuses need a permit; normally only tame species are approved.

Allowed in Norway

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