I just returned from a couple of weeks in Norway (I'm US-based), and I thought I'd provide my impressions on my experiences while navigating the drone rules. I'm hoping that someone who lives there will chime in an let me know how many rules, if any, I broke. 
I *think* I did everything by the book, but I'm not 100% on that.
Before I departed, I researched as much as I could on this forum as well as various Norwegian sites. In brief, I learned that I had to take an online course and exam, which I did. I think this may have been the easiest part of the process!
Once I got there (Bergen), I began to use an app called, NINOX Drone. It looked similar to 'Aloft', and at first it seemed that this would be the only app I needed to consult prior to conducting a flight. However, I quickly saw that just about all areas that I wanted to fly in outside of Bergen, were marked in red and labeled as "High Risk." Hmmm. I then consulted a site called www.safetofly.no. This seemed to have more info on various other hazards including NOTAMs, so using these 2 sites/apps together, I felt increasingly comfortable flying in the "red zones."
The NINOX app had a function called "Drone Plan," which seemed similar to a LAANC authorization. However, after opening about half dozen of these drone plans, the response I got was always something to the effect of, "We can't authorize this flight. Follow all the rules. Good luck, we're all counting on you." It seemed ominous, but I flew anyway, since it basically seemed that the crux of the message was, "We can't authorize the flight, but we're not prohibiting it, either."
I could go on, but my overall impression is that flying a drone in Norway was a tad more complex and somewhat less assured than here in the US. Again, I'm hoping that some of the Norwegian pilots on here will comment on how I might have done better.
I *think* I did everything by the book, but I'm not 100% on that.Before I departed, I researched as much as I could on this forum as well as various Norwegian sites. In brief, I learned that I had to take an online course and exam, which I did. I think this may have been the easiest part of the process!
Once I got there (Bergen), I began to use an app called, NINOX Drone. It looked similar to 'Aloft', and at first it seemed that this would be the only app I needed to consult prior to conducting a flight. However, I quickly saw that just about all areas that I wanted to fly in outside of Bergen, were marked in red and labeled as "High Risk." Hmmm. I then consulted a site called www.safetofly.no. This seemed to have more info on various other hazards including NOTAMs, so using these 2 sites/apps together, I felt increasingly comfortable flying in the "red zones."
The NINOX app had a function called "Drone Plan," which seemed similar to a LAANC authorization. However, after opening about half dozen of these drone plans, the response I got was always something to the effect of, "We can't authorize this flight. Follow all the rules. Good luck, we're all counting on you." It seemed ominous, but I flew anyway, since it basically seemed that the crux of the message was, "We can't authorize the flight, but we're not prohibiting it, either."
I could go on, but my overall impression is that flying a drone in Norway was a tad more complex and somewhat less assured than here in the US. Again, I'm hoping that some of the Norwegian pilots on here will comment on how I might have done better.
