Cash legally required to be accepted since October 2024 (businesses risk fines from May 2025 for refusal), but Norway remains virtually cashless economy in practice. Lowest cash usage in Europe - only 6% of value, 11% of point-of-sale transactions. Everything payable by methods other than cash in Bergen. Shops, restaurants, even farmers selling produce prefer non-cash methods. Recent travelers used other methods everywhere, even for small purchases like gelato at Fish Market. While legally required, cash never needed or appreciated in practice.