Bringing in alcohol to Norway by air

Hi all,

We are coming to Tromso for a week this winter and with most of us being British, our main concern is obviously how much alcohol we can bring into the country.

I see it's 1 litre of spririts + 2 bottles of wine/liquor or 3 litres of wine/liquor that is allowed.

One question: Are they strict on this, in that I mean do they check many peoples bags for alcohol limits, is it common for people to bring in a little more than this?

Another question: Also about food in supermarkets, is this really expensive compared with the rest of Europe, and can you get pretty much any sorts of foods in these supermarkets or is it very limited? We are planning on cooking most of our meals for a largish group so are thinking about what foods are good/cheap to buy there, and what we can bring in ourselves. Any help with suggestions for this would greatly be appreciated.

One question: Are they strict on this If you look up the prices (tax) in Norway on alcohol, you can guess the answer: YES

food in supermarkets, is this really expensive do not know how many % = "really" - it is NOT twice as costly - but clearly costlier. And you can guess that fresh fruit and soem vegetabvles cost "a bit" more far north.

can you get pretty much any sorts of foods in these supermarkets supermarkets come in many sizes - in the bigger one yes -but do not expect a 100% copy of a British supermarket (less "snacks, chips, candy...." especially in low quality/price end and less finished frozen low quality convenience meals" or the other hane do not expect the selection and quality of a French supermaket.

Do you really find it responsible to use an airplane to bring food around the world to save a bit?

Thanks Bjoern,

Well I was going to bring some spices etc, rather than buying new packets of spice just for this trip..so yes, I would say that is more responsible...I wasn't planning on bringing a sack of rice or a half a cow, no.

In Tromsø you can buy almost anything, foodwise, a bit costly, yes, but not everything is expensive. Fresh fish is good value for your money, in Tromsø try the fish shop near the main square. Prawns, when in season, freshly cooked, is a treat! A good place to shop for food is Eurospar, it's along busroute 42, get off at 'Kræmer' (bus stop). What you should bring from home is all the 'extras', like spices, oil, soy sauce and such things.
I you want to travel a bit by bus and ferry, consider getting 'Tromskortet', a prepaid card that will give discount on buses and ferrys. Buy it at 'Trafikktrinagelen' in Tromsø.

Enjoy Tromsø, it's a lovely city!

Bringing in alcohol to Norway by air

I love the title of this query...before I opened it up to read I had visions of a kind of Marshall Plan for Alcohol with supplies of this precious and vital cargo being airlifted amid great danger into the besieged and thirsty city of Oslo...

Ah well...

Fresh fish is good value for your money, in Tromsø try the fish shop near the main square.

Dragøy. EXCELLENT shop.

If you're staying in the center of Tromsø there are lots of grocery stores you can go to. The "best" one is Spar near Nerstranda. You also have the options of Coop Marked, Rema 1000 and ICA. But it depends on what you're looking for. Don't bother with the bus to Kræmer if you can get what you need closer to where you're staying.