Norway will be testing the emergency alert system tomorrow at noon

Hello r/Norway.

So everyone is aware, tomorrow, Wednesday 14 January 2026, 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.