Olafiaklinikken in Oslo is the gold standard, but Norway is a large country and not everyone lives in Oslo. Here's what's available in the major regional cities, and how to navigate sexual health outside the capital.

Bergen

Bergen is Norway's second largest city with a functioning sexual health infrastructure.

Haukeland Universitetssjukehus — Infeksjonsmedisinsk poliklinikk Jonas Lies vei 65, Bergen Bergen's main hospital has an infectious disease outpatient clinic that can handle PrEP and PEP referrals. Contact via your fastlege or directly.

For PEP: Legevakten Bergen Solheimsgaten 9, Bergen (open 24h) Phone: 116 117 (national Legevakt line) Go to Bergen Legevakt for PEP outside regular clinic hours. Call 116 117 first to confirm availability.

Testing: Bergen's fastleger are your primary testing route. Ask explicitly for throat and rectal swabs ("penselprøve fra hals og endetarm"). Some private clinics in Bergen also offer STI panels.

Community: FRI Bergen (fri.no) and the Bergen gay community have their own networks — check fri.no for local chapter contacts.

Trondheim

St. Olavs Hospital — Infeksjonsmedisin Prinsesse Kristinas gate 3, Trondheim Trondheim's main university hospital handles infectious disease care including PrEP consultation and PEP emergencies.

For PEP: Trondheim Legevakt Mauritz Hansens gate 4, Trondheim Phone: 116 117 Call ahead and go to Legevakt for PEP. Trondheim is a university city with a younger, progressive population — attitudes are generally good.

Stavanger

Stavanger Universitetssjukehus (SUS) — Infeksjonsmedisin Gerd Ragna Bloch Thranes gate 8, Stavanger

For PEP: Stavanger Legevakt Armauer Hansens vei 30, Stavanger Phone: 116 117

Stavanger is an oil industry city — more conservative culturally than Oslo or Bergen, but medical services are competent.

Rural and Smaller Towns

Norway has good Legevakt coverage across the country. For PEP in a rural area:

  1. Call 116 117 immediately
  2. They will assess urgency and direct you to the nearest facility with PEP medication available
  3. If you're very remote, they can coordinate emergency transport

SjekkDeg.no (home HIV testing) is useful for rural residents for whom travelling to the nearest clinic for routine testing is difficult — order a home test kit online.

PrEP Outside Oslo

Your fastlege anywhere in Norway can prescribe PrEP on blåresept §4. This is the route for people outside Oslo who can't access Olafiaklinikken. Some cities (Bergen, Trondheim) also have infectious disease outpatient clinics that can manage PrEP.

Smittevern.no or the Folkehelseinstituttet (FHI) website may have updated regional resources.

Emergency Contacts by Region

City Legevakt Hospital
Oslo 116 117 / Storgata 40 Oslo UH / Olafia
Bergen 116 117 / Solheimsgaten 9 Haukeland UH
Trondheim 116 117 / Mauritz Hansens gate 4 St. Olavs Hospital
Stavanger 116 117 / Armauer Hansens vei 30 Stavanger UH
General 113 (ambulance) —

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