Telia Norway SIM card: the Telia Kontant prepaid, and the BankID catch

Is a Telia Norway SIM card a good choice for a visitor?

It is the one Norwegian operator where we could read a prepaid product page that fits a visitor, so on information alone it comes first. A Telia Norway SIM card (Telia Kontant) suits a stay of a couple of weeks or more, because you pay in advance, there is no credit check and the physical SIM comes in a starter pack. The catch is registration, which is built around Norwegian BankID. A visitor without one has to go to a Telia shop.

What does Telia Kontant cost and include?

From Telia's kontantkort page, read 8 October 2026:

Starter pack

99 NOK, with free calls and messages, and 250 MB of data for 14 days

Packs

choose 3, 7, 12, 20 or 50 GB, each valid 31 days, with calls, SMS and MMS included

Balance top-up

50 to 500 NOK. On kroner balance alone, data costs 10 NOK per MB, capped at 10 NOK a day for up to 100 MB

Extra data

• 1
• 5 or 10 GB

Roaming

Roam Like Home use in the EU, EEA, UK and Switzerland, and access to Telia's 5G network

Prices change, so read the page before you buy.

How do you register a Telia SIM without BankID?

Telia says the SIM must be registered to the person who will use it, that registration needs BankID, and that if you have no BankID or Norwegian personal number you should buy the starter pack in a Telia shop and register there. The starter pack is also sold at Power and Elkjøp, and a cheaper 29 NOK pack (with 30 NOK balance) at Narvesen, 7-Eleven and some Coop and Norgesgruppen stores. We do not know, from this page, whether a passport alone is accepted in a shop. Take it and ask.

An eSIM on a prepaid card is possible but needs a registered owner, and BankID verification is tied to eSIM activation, so a visitor should expect to talk to customer service. The SIM must also be topped up by at least 50 NOK each year to stay active.

What does Telia say about its network?

Its kontantkort page mentions access to Telia's 5G network and Roam Like Home, but the pages we read give no coverage percentage. We are not repeating any.

Telia Norway SIM card or a travel eSIM?

A travel eSIM is bought before you fly and needs no shop or BankID. If you will rely on data for weeks in the fjords or the Arctic, a local SIM is worth comparing, using our Norway SIM comparison. Other operators: Telenor Norway and Ice.

Related: the Norway hub, where to buy a SIM in Norway and our cheapest eSIM page.

Desk research from public pages, not a hands-on test.