Localized version for English
Norway is religiously mixed and largely secular as a country. The dominant religious context is: Highly secular — Lutheran Church of Norway mostly cultural; growing "no religion"; small Pentecostal, Jehovah’s Witness, and Brethren minorities; immigrant Muslim minority.
Norway is largely secular as a national culture, and the deconstructions happening here are concentrated in specific sub-communities rather than the country as a whole. Pick the pillar page that fits the specific tradition you grew up in — Catholic, evangelical, Pentecostal, JW, Orthodox Jewish, or Muslim — the broader country context is comparatively forgiving.
Leaving organized religion in Norway is, for most people, a private and largely social affair. The wider culture is secular enough that being non-religious is unremarkable, and the cost is mostly inside the immediate family rather than across the community.
City coverage in Norway
Oslo
580K
Bergen
214K
Trondheim
147K
Stavanger
122K
Drammen
91K
Fredrikstad
73K
Kristiansand
64K
Sandnes
63K
Asker
61K
Tromsø
52K
Sarpsborg
52K
Skien
51K
Ålesund
44K
Sandefjord
43K
Haugesund
40K
Tønsberg
39K
Moss
34K
Porsgrunn
34K
Bodø
34K
Arendal
31K
Hamar
29K
Ytrebygda
24K
Larvik
23K
Halden
22K
Steinkjer
20K
Harstad
19K
Lillehammer
19K
Molde
19K
Mo i Rana
18K
Kongsberg
18K
Horten
18K
Gjøvik
18K
Askøy
17K
Kristiansund
17K
Narvik
14K
Lillestrøm
14K
Hønefoss
14K
Ski
13K
Elverum
12K
Askim
12K
Jessheim
12K
Alta
12K
Stjørdalshalsen
11K
Drøbak
11K
Kongsvinger
11K
Leirvik
11K
Vennesla
11K
Nesoddtangen
11K
Mandal
10K
Mosjøen
10K
Grimstad
10K
Egersund
10K
Namsos
9K
Søgne
9K
Råholt
9K
Førde
9K
Brumunddal
8K
Levanger
8K
Notodden
8K
Florø
8K