What should you know about healthcare and emergencies in Trysil?
Police
112
Ambulance: 113.
Updated July 2026 · Sources cited: dmp.no, bestheartsurgery.com
Trysil itself has no full hospital with an emergency department or a trauma-level designation — only a 24/7 out-of-hours emergency medical clinic (legevakt). The nearest actual hospital with an ER is in Elverum, well outside the town center.
Good to know
Good to Know
- The three core numbers to remember for Trysil, as anywhere in Norway, are 110 (fire), 112 (police), and 113 (ambulance/medical) — no area code needed.
- For non-life-threatening medical issues after your GP's office is closed, call 116 117 rather than 113; Trysil's legevakt runs this service 24/7 out of Trysil legesenter on Lundevegen 3.
- If you're calling on a foreign phone number and 116 117 doesn't connect properly, Trysil kommune's own guidance is to dial +47 62 44 87 30 and give the postal code 2420.
- Trysil is a mountain/forest destination popular with skiers and hikers — downloading the Hjelp 113 app before you arrive is genuinely useful here, since it can display and read out your GPS coordinates to a dispatcher if you don't know your exact location on a trail or slope.
- Some travelers report that dialing 911 from a mobile in Norway gets redirected to 112, but this isn't guaranteed — always use 110/112/113 directly rather than relying on it.
- Trysil is a ski resort town without its own hospital — for anything beyond what the local legevakt can handle, expect an ambulance transfer or air ambulance to Elverum or a larger hospital further away, which matters for anyone doing high-risk activities like skiing or mountain biking.
- For life-threatening emergencies always call 113 (ambulance). For urgent but non-life-threatening care, call 116 117 first rather than walking in — the Trysil legevakt asks that you call ahead and use the dedicated ambulance/emergency entrance at the back of the building.
- From a foreign phone, you may need to dial +47 62 44 87 30 and give the postal code 2420 to reach the local emergency medical service.
- You'll be charged a standard Norwegian public co-payment (egenandel) for a legevakt visit, plus consumables like crutches or a cast, generally paid on the spot via card or Vipps.
Official Safety Apps
Hjelp 113
- Cost
- Free, iOS and Android
- Publisher
- Stiftelsen Norsk Luftambulanse (Norwegian Air Ambulance Foundation)
- Notes
- Particularly recommended for hikers and skiers heading into Trysil's forests and mountains, since it can read out coordinates to a dispatcher if your exact address is unknown and normal location transmission (AML) fails.
- Description
- The Hjelp 113 app centralizes all emergency numbers in Norway, including 110 for fire, 112 for police, and 113 for medical emergencies, along with other important contact numbers. It also displays your GPS coordinates and the location of the nearest defibrillator, which is especially useful in a rural/mountain area like Trysil where precise location description matters.
UT.no
- Cost
- Free (some features may require subscription)
- Publisher
- Den Norske Turistforening (DNT, Norwegian Trekking Association)
- Notes
- Not an emergency-dispatch app itself, but commonly recommended alongside Hjelp 113 for outdoor safety in Norway.
- Description
- Official Norwegian outdoors app used for trip planning and offline maps; recommended as a backup for hikers/skiers around Trysil in case of no signal, so you can still describe your location to emergency services from a downloaded map.
Local Trysil Specific
Legevakt From Foreign Phone
- Number
- +47 62 44 87 30
- Notes
- Trysil kommune's official page states that visitors calling from a foreign phone number should dial +47 62 44 87 30 and give the postal code 2420 (Trysil) to reach the local out-of-hours medical service, since 116 117 does not always route correctly from foreign SIMs.
Trysil Legesenter Daytime GP
- Number
- 62 45 78 50
- Notes
- Daytime general practice / reception line at Trysil legesenter, open roughly 08:00–11:00 and 12:00–15:00 on weekdays; not for emergencies.
Legevakt Out Of Hours Medical
- Number
- 116 117
- Notes
- Trysil kommune confirms Trysil has round-the-clock legevakt (urgent care) access via 116 117 for injuries or other acute-but-non-life-threatening medical situations, located at Trysil legesenter, Lundevegen 3.
Other National Helplines
Non-emergency Police Reporting/contact
- Number
- 02800
Mental Health Crisis Helpline
- Number
- 116 123
Domestic Violence / Sexual Assault Helpline (VO-linjen)
- Number
- 116 006
Requires pre-registering your mobile number before travel.
- Number
- 1412
- Service
- Text-based emergency service for deaf / hard of hearing / speech-impaired (Nød-SMS)
Coastal/maritime Emergency Radio Service (Kystradio)
- Number
- 120
- Notes
- Not relevant to Trysil itself since it is inland, included for completeness on Norway-wide numbers.
Universal And Core Numbers
Police
- Number
- 112
- Notes
- Norway-wide police emergency number, applies in Trysil as everywhere else in the country.
Fire
- Number
- 110
- Notes
- Norway-wide fire and rescue emergency number.
Ambulance / Medical Emergency
- Number
- 113
- Notes
- Norway-wide life-threatening medical emergency number.
112 As Universal Fallback
- Number
- 112
- Notes
- 112 is the pan-European emergency number and works from any phone in Norway; if unsure which service you need, calling 112 will get you routed correctly.
Hospitals
24 hours a day, every day of the year
- Name
- Trysil Legesenter (Legevakt Trysil) — out-of-hours emergency medical centre, NOT a hospital
- Address
- Lundevegen 3, 2420 Trysil, Norway
- Trauma Level Designation
- None — this is a municipal legevakt (GP-staffed emergency clinic), not a hospital with a formal trauma designation. It stabilizes injuries and urgent illness and arranges ambulance/air transfer to a hospital for anything serious.
- Notes
- This is the actual point of first contact for medical emergencies in Trysil. It has its own ambulance entrance on the back side of the building.
Emergency department (akuttmottak) operates 24/7
- Name
- Elverum Hospital (Sykehuset Innlandet Elverum) — nearest hospital with an emergency department
- Address
- Kirkevegen 31, 2414 Elverum, Norway
- Trauma Level Designation
- General hospital (lokalsykehus) within the Innlandet Hospital Trust; no US-style Level I/II/III trauma designation. It has an on-site helipad located about 200 metres from the emergency department for medevac transfers.
- Notes
- Located roughly 90 km / about 1.5 hours' drive from Trysil town centre — well beyond a short local trip, but this is genuinely the nearest hospital-level ER. Major trauma cases are typically stabilized here (or in the field) and then flown or driven onward to a larger regional trauma centre such as Oslo University Hospital.
Dialing Notes
Dialing Notes
- The three-digit numbers 110, 112, and 113 work on all mobile networks in Norway without an area code, including with a foreign SIM on roaming.
- If calling a non-emergency number with a foreign SIM card, you may need to add Norway's country code +47.
- Emergency operators in Norway generally speak English in addition to Norwegian.
Healthcare
- Overview
- Norway's healthcare system is founded on the principles of universal access and free choice of provider. All residents are covered by the National Insurance Scheme (Folketrygden).
- Specialist Care
- The central Government has overall managerial and financial responsibility for the hospital sector. Nearest larger facilities are in the regional health trust system.
- Local Facilities
- Trysil municipality has municipal-level primary health care coordination. Local authorities at municipal level organise and finance primary health care services according to local demand.
- Access For Nomads
- Healthcare is universally available in Norway; all citizens pay user fees, and after reaching a certain out-of-pocket amount receive an exemption card for the remainder of the calendar year. Language barriers are nearly non-existent in healthcare, with all medical professionals speaking excellent English.
Costs Structure
- Annual Out Of Pocket Cap
- NOK 2,460
Primary Care
- GP Visit
- NOK 300
- Note
- Approximate co-pay range for GP visits in Norway
Pharmacies
- Availability
- In Norway, community and hospital pharmacies are allowed to dispense medicines, and medicines are also dispensed by small outlets belonging to the pharmacies.
- OTC Availability
- Grocery stores and gas stations are allowed to distribute a restricted list of OTC medicines
- Prescription Requirements
- Only community and hospital pharmacies are allowed to dispense medicines. Norwegian doctors issue prescriptions electronically via the national system.
Local Pharmacy
- Phone
- +47 62 44 84 30
- Name
- Apotek 1 Trysil
- Type
- Provides guidance on health choices and better quality of life, with expertise in skincare, asthma and diabetes
- Address
- Storvegen 2, 2420 Trysil, Norway
- Note
- As Trysil is defined as a tourist commune, the pharmacy is open on most public holidays
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