Many questions on kunnskapsprøven come down to one number: a percentage, an age, a time of day or a number of penalty points. Here they all are, translated from our Norwegian huskeliste. The numbers apply to both the sales licence test (salgsbevilling) and the serving licence test (skjenkebevilling).
The test is in Norwegian only. You may bring a dictionary, but not an interpreter. If you have reading difficulties, the kommune can let someone read the test aloud to you (Helsedirektoratet). That is why the third column gives the Norwegian words: learn to recognise them, and the numbers follow.
Alcohol groups
Percent alcohol by volume, alkoholloven § 1-3
| Number | What it means | On the test · where |
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| under 0.7 % | Alcohol-free drink | alkoholfri drikk§ 1-3 |
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| 0.7–2.5 % | Low-alcohol drink (from and including 0.7 up to and including 2.5) | alkoholsvak drikk§ 1-3 |
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| over 2.5–4.7 % | Group 1, for example ordinary beer and cider | gruppe 1§ 1-3 |
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| 4.7–22 % | Group 2 (over 4.7 and under 22), for example wine and strong beer | gruppe 2§ 1-3 |
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| 22–60 % | Group 3, spirits (from and including 22 up to and including 60) | gruppe 3, brennevin§ 1-3 |
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Age limits
Age, alkoholloven §§ 1-5 and 1-7c
| Number | What it means | On the test · where |
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| 18 | Buy low-alcohol drink and groups 1 and 2 | kjøpe§ 1-5, para. 2 |
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| 20 | Buy group 3 | kjøpe§ 1-5, para. 1 |
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| 18 | Sell, hand over or serve low-alcohol drink and groups 1 and 2 | selge, utlevere eller skjenke§ 1-5, para. 3 |
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| 20 | Sell, hand over or serve group 3 | selge, utlevere eller skjenke§ 1-5, para. 3 |
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| over 20 | Manager and deputy | styrer og stedfortreder§ 1-7c, para. 3 |
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Sales hours in shops (group 1)
Times of day, alkoholloven § 3-7
| Number | What it means | On the test · where |
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| 08.00–18.00 | Normal sales hours | salgstid§ 3-7, para. 1 |
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| 15.00 | Sales stop on the day before Sundays and public holidays (not the day before Ascension Day) | dagen før søn- og helligdager§ 3-7, para. 1 |
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| 20.00 | The latest the kommune can allow sales on weekdays | kommunen kan utvide§ 3-7, para. 2 |
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| 18.00 | The latest the kommune can allow sales on the day before Sundays and public holidays | kommunen kan utvide§ 3-7, para. 2 |
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| closed | No sales on Sundays and public holidays, 1 May and 17 May | søn- og helligdager§ 3-7, para. 3 |
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Vinmonopolet
Times of day, alkoholloven § 3-4
| Number | What it means | On the test · where |
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| 08.30–18.00 | Normal opening hours | salgstid§ 3-4, para. 1 |
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| 10.00–16.00 | The day before Sundays and public holidays (not the day before Ascension Day) | dagen før søn- og helligdager§ 3-4, para. 1 |
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| closed | Sundays and public holidays, 1 May, 17 May and Christmas Eve | julaften§ 3-4, para. 3 |
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Serving hours
Times of day, alkoholloven § 4-4
| Number | What it means | On the test · where |
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| 08.00–01.00 | Serving groups 1 and 2 | skjenketid§ 4-4, para. 1 |
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| 13.00–24.00 | Serving group 3 | skjenketid§ 4-4, para. 1 |
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| 03.00–06.00 | Always forbidden to serve groups 1 and 2, even if the kommune extends the hours | alltid forbudt§ 4-4, para. 4 |
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| 03.00–13.00 | Always forbidden to serve group 3 | alltid forbudt§ 4-4, para. 4 |
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| 30 min | Guests must stop drinking no later than 30 minutes after serving time ends | konsum må opphøre§ 4-4, para. 6 |
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| 2 and 4 cl | Spirits are only served in these measures (not for cocktails) | skjenkemengderegulations § 4-5 |
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The licence and the manager
Alkoholloven §§ 1-6 and 1-7c
| Number | What it means | On the test · where |
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| 4 years | Longest licence period | bevillingsperiode§ 1-6 |
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| 30 September | The licence ends no later than this date in the year after a new municipal council takes office | kommunestyre§ 1-6 |
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| 10 years | Older matters do not count when the kommune assesses the conduct of the manager and deputy | vandel§ 1-7c, para. 5 |
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Penalty points
Alkoholforskriften §§ 10-2 and 10-3
| Number | What it means | On the test · where |
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| 12 points | Within two years: the licence is withdrawn for one week. More points mean a longer withdrawal | prikker, inndragning§ 10-2 |
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| 8 points | Selling or serving to someone under 18, breaking the duty to assist inspectors, breaking the duty of responsible operation, obstructing inspection | under 18 år, bistandsplikt, forsvarlig drift§ 10-3 |
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| 4 points | Selling or serving to someone obviously intoxicated, breaking sales or serving hours, group 3 to someone aged 18 or 19, a seller or bartender who is too young | åpenbart påvirket§ 10-3 |
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| 2 points | Letting in, or not getting out, an obviously intoxicated person, faults in the internal control, late sales report or fee, breaking the manager and deputy rule, repeated drug dealing or discrimination | internkontroll, omsetningsoppgave§ 10-3 |
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| 1 point | No alcohol-free options, wrong serving measure, guests' own alcohol, guests taking alcohol out, drinking in the shop, wrong placement in the shop, breaking licence conditions, breaking the advertising ban | medbrakt alkohol, reklameforbudet§ 10-3 |
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Inspection
Alkoholforskriften chapter 9
| Number | What it means | On the test · where |
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| once | Every sales and serving outlet must be inspected at least once a year | kontroll§ 9-7 |
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| 3 times | Each year the kommune must carry out at least three times as many inspections as it has outlets | kontroll§ 9-7 |
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| 1 week | The written report must be sent to the outlet as soon as possible, and within one week | rapport§ 9-6 |
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The test itself
Alkoholforskriften chapter 5 and the kommuner
| Number | What it means | On the test · where |
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| 30 | Questions on the test (Oslo, Bergen and Bærum) | spørsmålkommunen |
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| 60 min | Time to answer | 60 minutterregulations § 5-4 |
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| 24 | Correct answers to pass, so only 6 wrong (Oslo, Bergen and Bærum) | beståttkommunen |
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| 400 kr | Fee per attempt, paid in advance | forskuddsgebyrregulations § 5-6 |
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| 2 months | The kommune must hold the test within this time after you sign up | innen 2 månederregulations § 5-3 |
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More on each breach on the Norwegian page about the prikksystemet.
The numbers alone will not get you through
Many questions describe a situation and ask what you should do, in the words of the law: åpenbart påvirket, utlevering, for hvis regning. Look them up in the glossary (plain Norwegian with one line in English), then practise:
Sources: alkoholloven §§ 1-3, 1-5, 1-6, 1-7c, 3-4, 3-7 and 4-4, alkoholforskriften §§ 4-5, 5-3 to 5-6, 9-6, 9-7, 10-2 and 10-3 (Lovdata, retrieved 7 October 2026); Helsedirektoratet's commentary to alkoholforskriften § 5-4; Oslo, Bergen and Bærum kommune on the test. The translation is ours, not an official one. The kommune can set shorter sales and serving hours than the law, so check the rules where you work.