About NMC
A competition built by volunteers, for the whole of the total defence concept.
Total defence in practice
The total defence concept is "the sum of the country's civilian and military resources, which work together to prevent and manage crises, armed conflicts and war" (Norwegian Directorate for Civil Protection).
In plain terms: when the worst happens, Norway meets it with everything society has - military and civilian, professional and volunteer. But the people who would stand side by side in a real crisis rarely get to train together.
NMC exists to be that arena. Medics from military units, police, ambulance services, fire and rescue, volunteer organizations and private actors test themselves in the same scenarios, on the same scale, and learn from each other across every line that usually separates them.
The story so far
- May 2025First Norwegian Medic Challenge at Trandum: 16 teams from four nations, eight stations.
- May 2026NMC26 at RS Noatun, Horten: 17 teams from five nations, nine scenarios, digital consensus scoring, open to the public.
- May 2027NMC27 at RS Sjøredningsskolen, Horten - applications open September 2026.
NMC in the media
What has been written about the competition, by newsrooms, by the federation behind it and by the people who came. Newest first.
Proffsigt lagarbete gav pallplats i nordisk sjukvardstavling
The Swedish team that took silver at NMC26, writing up their own weekend.Swedish
17 lag testet ferdighetene i Norwegian Medic Challenge
The Armed Forces' own account of NMC26, from the medical service that had teams in it. By Hakon Haugen / Forsvarets sanitet.Norwegian
Euroheater participates in the Norwegian Medic Challenge 2026
One of the exhibitors, on what they brought to Horten.
Klar for ny runde - Norwegian Medic Challenge flyttes til Horten i Totalforsvarsaret
The trade press ahead of NMC26, with the organizers on what changed from year one. By Jorn Finsrud.Norwegian
NROF Norwegian Medic Challenge - Totalforsvar i praksis
The federation's own report from the first year: 16 teams, four nations, eight stations.Norwegian
Norwegian Medic Challenge: - Kaldt og vatt, men full innsats!
Local press at Trandum the day after the first competition. By Rune Kristian Ellingsen.Subscribers onlyNorwegian
Stor beredskapsovelse pa Trandum skal samle hundrevis: - Dette er totalforsvar i praksis
The first time a newsroom outside the defence sector picked NMC up. By Rune Kristian Ellingsen.Subscribers onlyNorwegian
NROF Medic Challenge 2025
Page 38 of the federation's magazine, where the whole thing was first put in print.Norwegian
Writing about NMC27 and need something? Photographs with cleared usage rights, the fact sheet and the logo pack all exist - write to the committee and say what you are making.
Who is behind it
A non-profit volunteer committee within the Norwegian Reservist Federation (NROF) plans and organizes the event.
The committee includes representatives from volunteer defence organizations, active-duty military personnel, reservists and healthcare professionals. Around the committee stands the real engine of the event: the volunteers - judges, role players, casualty make-up, logistics, liaisons and the command post.
We do not list them by name. Everyone here does this alongside a job, and several of them for organizations that would rather their people were not searchable next to an event. Write to the committee and the right person answers.
Contact
Everything reaches the committee at post@medicchallenge.no. One address, read by the people organizing the event.
Competing
Eligibility, selection and the application form. Tell us the team name, the organization and the country you are applying from. See apply with your team.
Exhibiting
Stands, equipment partnerships and packages. Tell us what your organization does and what you are looking for. See partners and exhibitors.
Helping out
Judges, role players, casualty make-up, logistics, liaison and the command post. Tell us your background and what you would like to do. Most roles need no medical training.
Covering the event
Accreditation, interviews and photo requests. The event is open to the public and most scenarios can be observed.
Post: NROF, Postboks 1550 Sentrum, 0015 Oslo, Norway.