The amount of land scorched by the fires is roughly 15 times the annual average of the past decade.
Officials are monitoring the impact on travel and air quality.Norwegian officials say smoke from Canadian wildfires that has enveloped parts of the United States and Canada in a thick haze is expected to pour into Norway.
"However, we do not believe that the number of particles in the air here in Norway will be large enough to be harmful to our health."Kjetil Torseth, research director with NILU, said with "the increasing temperatures due to climate change, forest fires are likely to be more common and of a larger magnitude".
About 4.3 million hectares have already burned, roughly 15 times the annual average of the past decade.
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