Blood Donation After a Tattoo

How long after a tattoo can I donate blood in Norway?

Source: Blodbanken i Oslo (Oslo University Hospital)Read November 5, 2026Independent information site: not a blood service and not the source of the rules it quotes.

Blodbanken i Oslo gives 6 months of quarantine from blood donation after a new tattoo or permanent make-up. Its own page decides.

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Blood service
Blodbanken i Oslo (Oslo University Hospital)
Waiting period after a tattoo
6 months after a new tattoo or permanent make-up
Condition stated
This is the rule of the Oslo blood bank; Norway has hospital blood banks rather than one national service.
Date shown on the page
Version dated 11 January 2023
Source
Blodbanken i Oslo, quarantine rules: tattoo, read November 5, 2026.

What this page does not cover

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