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The original area of peatland in Norway was estimated at 30,000 km². Approximately 20,300 km² of peatland is still relatively undisturbed. There is no complete survey on peatland as yet for the country, but sloping and flat poor to rich fens, raised bogs, mixed mires and blanket bogs have been identified. The first peatland reserve was established in 1976 and at present 1,000 km², of peatland occurs in protected areas.

	Flat fen with large open water pools at Tufsingdetaet. Copyright Peter Foss 1999.
	Patterned fen with strings and flarks at Tufsingdetaet. Copyright Peter Foss 1999.
	Collapsed palsa mire with pool occupying central position at Dovre. Copyright Peter Foss 1999.
	Edge of collapsing palsa mire at Dovre. Copyright Peter Foss 1999.
	Blanket mire landscape with pools at Smøla. Copyright Peter Foss 1999.
	Sloped blanket mire on summit of ridge in the Forra Nature Reserve. Copyright Peter Foss 1999.
	Blanket bog vegetation on the island of Skuloy on the western seaboard of Norway. Copyright Peter Foss 1999.
	Sloping fen complex with pools at Forra. Copyright Peter Foss 1999.
	Raised bog with surrounding rich fen vegetation at Kallvassmyra. Copyright Peter Foss 1999.
	Sloping fen meadows at Solendet Nature Reserve. These fens have a rich variety of orchid species. Copyright Peter Foss 1999.