Bomb-pulse dated mini moss-monoliths were used to determine modern pollen accumulation rates on mire surfaces at six locations in northern and central Norway. Coupled with vegetation data these were used to assess the modern pollen–vegetation relationships for Pinus, Betula and Poaceae. Preliminary absolute pollen productivity (APP) estimates are for Pinus sylvestris 11,300 ± 2300 (SE) grains/cm² per yr, Betula pubescens 2200 ± 300 and Poaceae 1800 ± 200. The study suggests that pollen accumulation rates and absolute pollen productivity estimates can be derived from mire surface peat. This would ease the establishment of APP estimates for more taxa and regions than available today.