Both my DNB and Nordea cards, as well as my personal and corporate Norwegian AMEX cards all have magnetic strip, and they’ve all been issued somewhat recently.

Yeah, but have they ever been used? Will they ever?

Not in Norway. But they very well might be abroad.

I’ve never received a debit or credit card in Norway without a magstrip. One of the points of having one is to use it in places abroad where chip or contactless isn’t implemented. It’s become thinner but the stipe is still there.

If you work near high field magnets, mag strips don’t last long. Chips are fine though so that’s another bonus.