Is blasphemy illegal in Norway?
No blasphemy law
Norway's blasphemy law was removed from the penal code effective October 2015.
Norway is one of 12 countries classified “No blasphemy law” for blasphemy — 22% of the 54 with data.
Source
- Taken from
- Wikipedia: Blasphemy law
- Last checked
- 17 September 2026
- How it was classified
- Classified by a language model from the source text, then checked against hand-verified reference countries.
Nearby countries
- Sweden
- No blasphemy law Sweden has no specific blasphemy law, though agitation against religious groups is criminalized.
- Finland
- Criminal offense Blasphemy is prohibited and punishable by fine or imprisonment.
- Denmark
- Criminal offense Blasphemy laws were reinstated in 2023 banning improper treatment of religious writings.
- Iceland
- No blasphemy law Iceland repealed its blasphemy law in 2015, making blasphemy no longer a criminal offense.
- Poland
- Criminal offense Poland criminalizes insulting religious feelings with fines or imprisonment up to two years.
- Netherlands
- No blasphemy law The Dutch blasphemy law was formally abolished on 1 February 2014.
Other laws in Norway
- Holocaust Denial
- No specific law
- Flag Desecration
- Legal / protected speech
- Conversion Therapy
- Banned
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