Hello r/Norway. So everyone is aware, tomorrow, Wednesday 11 June, 2025, the country will be testing the emergency alert system at 12:00.

At that time, the air raid sirens will sound and everyone whose cell phone is on and connected to the 4 or 5G network (including tourists) will receive a message on their phones. These messages will be in both Norwegian and English. The phone will make noise regardless of whether it is on do not disturb, silent, vibrate, etc…

This is only a test.

If you happen to know people who are

  1. new in Norway,
  2. tourists who will be in Norway, or
  3. others who might not be aware that this happens every year, twice a year,

Do them a favour and let them know!

For more information, you can read this website

Note that if you would like to avoid these alerts, you can set your phone to airplane mode or turn it off completely and the alerts should be silenced. Just keep your phone off between 11:50 (ish) to 12:20 (ish).

Other tips from last June's test:

  • if you connect your hearing aid to your phone, you may want to be prepared as the alerts can be very loud
  • if you are hiding a second phone for personal reasons (ie: abuse, violence) make sure you turn the phone off/set it on airplane mode.

by starkicker18

8 comments

  1. Setting an alarm at 11:59 lol

    Thanks for the heads up!

  3. Said it before – but anyone wants to attack Norway – do it on a wednesday at noon – its literally been like this as long as I can remember – in the 90s it was a lot more often, but still wednesdays at noon. So even as kids we were like “who cares” if it was a wednesday at noon-ish.

  4. I have never heard an air raid siren in my entire life living here

  5. Again? I’ll never manage to remember this. It is *just* far enough apart for that I forget.

    Anyways, pre-alarm set to 1145, thanks! 👍

  6. As an aside: If they start blaring at any other time, pay heed. Here in the Grenland area the sirens is supposed to go off if shit hits the fan at Herøya.

  8. Oh for fucks sake. Im gonna be hung over… again. Every year this happens…

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