Open around the clock, all year
Joker Osebro at Storgata 161 in Porsgrunn is open 24 hours a day, every day of the year, Sundays, public holidays, Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve included. Outside staffed hours you let yourself in with your bank card and pay at the self-service checkout.
When the store opened in spring 2026 it was the first in Porsgrunn to be both open 24 hours and open on Sundays, according to Telemarksavisa.
A normal week
| Day | The store | Beer sales |
|---|---|---|
| Monday to Friday | Open 24 hours | 08:00 to 20:00 |
| Saturday | Open 24 hours | 08:00 to 18:00 |
| Sunday | Open 24 hours | No beer sales |
Beer sales follow Norway's Alcohol Act and Porsgrunn municipality's sale hours: none on Sundays, public holidays, 1 May and 17 May; until 18:00 on Saturdays and weekdays before a public holiday; until 16:00 on Christmas Eve, New Year's Eve, Holy Saturday and Whitsun Eve. The day before 1 May, 17 May and Ascension Day is an ordinary weekday. Outside those hours the beer fridges are locked while the rest of the store stays open as usual.
Public holidays
The store is open as usual, around the clock, on every day below. What changes is beer sales.
2026
| Date | Day | Beer sales |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday | New Year's Day | No beer sales |
| Wednesday | Wednesday before Maundy Thursday | 08:00 to 18:00 |
| Thursday | Maundy Thursday | No beer sales |
| Friday | Good Friday | No beer sales |
| Saturday | Holy Saturday | 08:00 to 16:00 |
| Sunday | Easter Sunday | No beer sales |
| Monday | Easter Monday | No beer sales |
| Friday | 1 May (Labour Day) | No beer sales |
| Thursday | Ascension Day | No beer sales |
| Sunday | 17 May (Constitution Day) | No beer sales |
| Saturday | Whitsun Eve | 08:00 to 16:00 |
| Sunday | Whit Sunday | No beer sales |
| Monday | Whit Monday | No beer sales |
| Thursday | Christmas Eve | 08:00 to 16:00 |
| Friday | Christmas Day | No beer sales |
| Saturday | Boxing Day | No beer sales |
| Thursday | New Year's Eve | 08:00 to 16:00 |
2027
| Date | Day | Beer sales |
|---|---|---|
| Friday | New Year's Day | No beer sales |
| Wednesday | Wednesday before Maundy Thursday | 08:00 to 18:00 |
| Thursday | Maundy Thursday | No beer sales |
| Friday | Good Friday | No beer sales |
| Saturday | Holy Saturday | 08:00 to 16:00 |
| Sunday | Easter Sunday | No beer sales |
| Monday | Easter Monday | No beer sales |
| Saturday | 1 May (Labour Day) | No beer sales |
| Thursday | Ascension Day | No beer sales |
| Saturday | Whitsun Eve | 08:00 to 16:00 |
| Sunday | Whit Sunday | No beer sales |
| Monday | 17 May (Constitution Day) and Whit Monday | No beer sales |
| Friday | Christmas Eve | 08:00 to 16:00 |
| Saturday | Christmas Day | No beer sales |
| Sunday | Boxing Day | No beer sales |
| Friday | New Year's Eve | 08:00 to 16:00 |
When are staff in?
In the morning and during the day. The rest of the time the store is self-service: you let yourself in with your bank card, scan your groceries and pay by card or phone, and press the support call button by the checkouts if you need help. Cash cannot be used.
How to shop hereOpen when, exactly?
Is Joker Osebro open on Sundays?
Yes. Joker Osebro at Storgata 161 in Porsgrunn is open 24 hours a day, every day, Sundays included. The only thing closed on Sundays is the beer fridges, since Norway's Alcohol Act does not allow beer sales on Sundays and public holidays.
Is the store open on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and New Year's Eve?
Yes, around the clock on all three days, like the rest of the year. Outside staffed hours you let yourself in with your bank card. Beer is sold until 16:00 on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve, which is Porsgrunn municipality's sale hour for those days, and not at all on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day.
Is the store open on 1 May and 17 May?
Yes, around the clock. Beer sales are not allowed on 1 May and 17 May, so the beer fridges are locked those two days while the rest of the store is open as usual.
What are the opening hours at Easter?
The store is open around the clock all through Easter, from the Wednesday before Maundy Thursday to Easter Monday inclusive. Beer is sold until 18:00 on the Wednesday before Maundy Thursday and until 16:00 on Holy Saturday, and not on Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter Sunday or Easter Monday.
When are staff in the store?
In the morning and during the day. The rest of the time the store is self-service: you let yourself in with your bank card on the reader by the door, pay at the self-service checkout and scan the exit slip to get out. If you need help, press the support call button by the checkouts.
When can I buy beer?
Weekdays from 08:00 to 20:00, Saturdays and weekdays before a public holiday from 08:00 to 18:00, and Christmas Eve, New Year's Eve, Holy Saturday and Whitsun Eve from 08:00 to 16:00. Not on Sundays, public holidays, 1 May or 17 May. The day before 1 May, 17 May and Ascension Day is an ordinary weekday. Outside those hours the beer fridges are locked while the rest of the store stays open 24 hours.
