Is blasphemy illegal in Norway?
No blasphemy law
Norway removed its blasphemy law from the penal code in 2015.
Norway is one of 10 countries classified “No blasphemy law” for blasphemy — 18% of the 57 with data.
Source
- Taken from
- Wikipedia: Blasphemy law
- Last checked
- 7 July 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 explicit blasphemy law, though agitation against groups can be prosecuted.
- Finland
- Criminal offense Finland prohibits blasphemy with fines or up to six months imprisonment, targeting public disrespect toward religion.
- Denmark
- No blasphemy law Denmark repealed its blasphemy law in 2017, though it was reinstated in 2023.
- Iceland
- No blasphemy law Iceland repealed its blasphemy law in 2015.
- Poland
- Criminal offense Poland criminalizes insulting religious feelings with fines or imprisonment up to 2 years.
- Netherlands
- No blasphemy law Netherlands abolished its blasphemy law in the 1960s.
Other laws in Norway
- Holocaust Denial
- No specific law
- Flag Desecration
- Only foreign flags protected
- Conversion Therapy
- Banned
A visual reference compiled from Wikipedia’s law-by-country articles, not legal advice. Laws change and summaries simplify — check a primary source before relying on anything here.