Police urge parents to collect teens after violent brawls on Norway’s Constitution Day

Norwegian police have intervened in multiple violent brawls involving intoxicated teenagers across the country during 17 May celebrations, urging parents to retrieve their children, Dagbladet reports.

In Tromsø, between 20 and 30 youths—most believed to be minors—were involved in a mass fight, leaving one person with head injuries after being struck with a knuckle duster. Police filed charges against eight individuals aged 15 to 18 for public order offences, assault, and obstructing police work.

In Bergen, around 20 teenagers clashed near a Burger King, while two security guards were attacked at Bergenhus Fortress, with one requiring ambulance treatment. A suspect was arrested. Police reported widespread incidents of drunk and aggressive youths across the city, including two intoxicated girls—one unconscious—found near the waterfront at Bontelabo. Reinforcements were called to Torgallmenningen as crowds grew unruly.

Other incidents included a group of roughly 50 teens using a bus shelter in Gjøvik as a party venue, a taxi vandalised in Alta, and a brawl involving “dozens” of youths at a private gathering in Lørenskog, near Oslo. In Drammen, fights broke out at Bragernes Square and inside a kiosk, leading to an arrest.

Police in multiple districts, including Vest and Innlandet, issued appeals to parents to monitor or collect their children, noting limited resources to transport intoxicated minors. “The risk increases when large groups of drunk youths gather,” one operations leader stated.

No serious injuries have been reported, though several individuals were taken to hospitals or medical centres for treatment.