A Norwegian man got a rude surprise when the portable toilet he was using was scooped into the air by a forklift.

The Sunday Times reported Svein Elde visited the portable loo after a meeting and was carried off by a forklift driver hired to clear away the lavatories in Kabelvag, Norway.

"I could feel we were in motion, both the toilet and myself," Elde said.

"All I could think about was what would happen if the toilet tipped over me, together with all its contents, after a long weekend," he said.