What is .no?
A little context on Norway: the capital is Oslo, languages include Norwegian Nynorsk, Norwegian Bokmål and Sami, the currency is the Norwegian krone (NOK) and the international dialing code is +47.
Norway shares land borders with 3 countries, so the ccTLDs next door are .fi (Finland), .se (Sweden) and .ru (Russia).
IANA lists Norid A/S as the manager of .no, with an address in Norway. The registry's website is http://www.norid.no. ccTLD managers set their own policies — who can register, which second-level names exist, pricing to registrars — so those rules differ from country to country.
On the technical side, .no is served by 6 authoritative name servers, 5 of them reachable over IPv6. It is also DNSSEC-signed: the root zone carries a DS record for .no, which lets validating resolvers check its answers cryptographically. Registration data is published over RDAP and WHOIS (the WHOIS server is whois.norid.no).
Same registry, other endings
2 other TLDs share this operator.
.no FAQ
What country is .no?
.no is the country-code top-level domain for Norway, in Northern Europe.
What is Norway's domain extension?
Norway's website extension is .no, its country-code top-level domain. "NO" is its ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code.
Who owns the .no domain?
IANA lists Norid A/S as the manager of .no: it runs the registry and sets the rules for Norway's ccTLD. Individual .no names belong to whoever registers them.
Can I register a .no domain from the US?
It depends on Norid A/S's policy. Some ccTLDs are open to anyone in the world, while others require a local address, company or trademark. Check the registry (http://www.norid.no) or an accredited registrar before you buy.
Is .no DNSSEC-signed?
Yes. The root zone has a DS record for .no, so DNSSEC validation works all the way down from the root.
How do I look up who owns a .no domain?
Query the registry's registration data service: the WHOIS server is whois.norid.no, and RDAP lookups go to https://rdap.norid.no/. Many registrants use privacy services, so personal details may be hidden.
Sources
Data from IANA root zone version 2026102000. Last changed January 14, 2022. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
