Norges Bank to stop exchanging expired banknotes in Stavanger from May 2026
Norges Bank will stop exchanging expired Norwegian banknotes at its Stavanger office from May 29 2026.
Source: Norges Bank · August 6, 2026 at 3:02 PM · AI-assisted report
KUALA LUMPUR, 6 AUGUST 2026 —
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Norges Bank will stop exchanging expired Norwegian banknotes at its Stavanger office from May 29 2026.
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The central bank said expired notes and coins can still be exchanged in Oslo, Trondheim, Bergen or Tromsø, up to a face-value limit of 7,000 Norwegian kroner at branches. Larger sums or coin exchanges must be sent to its Oslo headquarters for processing.
Mail-in exchanges to Oslo carry standard processing times of under three weeks for amounts up to 7,000 kroner, eight to ten weeks for larger sums, and ten to sixteen weeks for amounts above 40,000 kroner. Customers receive email confirmations when their post is opened and again when funds are credited to their account.
The bank warned that postal delivery adds two to three weeks to the timeline. It advised customers to use secure post services and to contact Posten Norge for guidance on packaging and tracking. Branches in Oslo, Trondheim, Bergen and Tromsø remain open Monday to Friday 09:00–15:00, closed on Christmas Eve, New Year’s Eve and the Wednesday before Maundy Thursday.