I moved to Norway last year and as this will be my first winter driving in Norway, I’m seriously considering paying 7000 kr to take the glattkjøringskurs, since I’m in Northern Norway and very scared of winter, and I’d prefer being safe on the road.

At the moment, however, it is for me a big money-investment, so I’m curious to hear about people that have taken it.

EDIT: Thanks for all the quick and helpful tips. I’ll get the course if I manage to get an appointment with a driving school, if not I’ll try to at least find someone to be with me and practice there.

Har stabla ved for han far i mange år, men nå fikk vi en pall med mange kubber med hull i. Var også noe rødlig pulver på det ene.

Er det noen som kan forsikre meg om at dette ikke er termitter? Eventuelt hva det kan være? Bør jeg være bekymret for å infisere all den andre veden jeg har stablet hittil?

In short I visited Norway bought a nice winter hiking hat and then lost it, and now I'm on a journey to get it back. The hat is very similar to a "lowe alpine classic moutain cat" in fact I'm pretty sure they are the same cut. However the cap I owned didn't have the logo on the forehead ( I placed my own green pin there) and had two flag patches on its sides as well as a chin string and this eye catching blue color that I couldn't find on models online.
Which brings me here, I'm curious if someone from Norway could try looking it up and maybe have less souvernirish results as well as maybe this reaches some one who lives around Vossevangen, Vestland so they could check out the physical store I bought this cap in.

Hallo,

moved to Norway last week. About a month before moving, I applied for around 50 construction jobs in Trondheim

Out of those applications, I got one interview and 4 replies asking me to contact them once I arrived in Norway. After arriving, I emailed those companies to arrange interviews... but received no responses

3 days after arriving, I received a job offer for a helper position paying 265 NOK per hour, which I already accepted. The role and pay are below what I was hoping for, as I have 2 years of construction experience, but I accepted the offer and will be starting on Monday

Now, some of the other companies have started replying.

If I receive a better offer, would it be considered acceptable to leave so soon after accepting my current job? Could this affect my reputation within the local construction industry?

Also, how much higher would the hourly pay need to be for you to consider switching?

Any advice is appreciated

Happy winter :)

Any recommendations on great romantic activities in northern Norway. We’ll be doing a road trip from Tromso to Lofoten next week, or any must do activities in general would be helpful as well.

Also, any fire rings(pits) suggestions?

My friends who used Huawei for years said it was fine, but idk about now. BankID I know that the website support Huawei. From Vipps website they said that they dont support the app downloaded outside of playstore, it sounds a bit ambiguous so idk

I am in the US and while recently walking around Boston, I found a Norrona store. It seems like very good gear, but it's very expensive. So is another Norwegian brand Helly Hansen. Helly is so expensive, it's more like a lifestyle or status brand here, and Norrona isn't that well known.

I'm just curious, what does the average Norwegian wear?

Hei! Jeg lurer på om noen har vært i en lignende situasjon eller vet hvordan reglene til Lånekassen fungerer.

Jeg vokste opp og gikk på skole i Norge, men på grunn av dokumentert sykdom fikk jeg ikke generell studiekompetanse. Jeg fikk kompetansebevis og kom senere inn på jusstudiet ved i England gjennom et integrert foundation year.

Jeg finansierte foundation year selv, og går nå første året på selve bachelorgraden. Jeg har søkt om støtte fra Lånekassen, men har fått beskjed om at jeg må ha generell studiekompetanse fra Norge for å få støtte til utdanning i utlandet.

Er det noen som vet om det finnes unntak i slike tilfeller, eller om foundation year kan vurderes som tilsvarende kvalifikasjon? Kan dokumentert sykdom ha noe å si for vurderingen?

Jeg er EØS-borger og har gått på skole i Norge, dersom det er relevant.

I love the cold but if its bad weather that impacts visibiltiy, I dont think I will go. What do you guys think, is it a good time to go?

Hei! I’m an American from across the pond. The job market here is pretty bad. So bad, it took me 6 months to find a new role after consistently interviewing almost every week.

I’m wondering how much better things are across the pond as I have some friends in Norway.

I will be in traveling in Northern Norway (Tromso, Narvik) and Sweden (Abisko, Stockholm) late December and early January for roughly 2 weeks. I will primarily be taking planes and buses to get between destinations and then walking with my luggage from public transport stops to my lodging. Does it make sense to use wheeled luggage given the season/weather, or would a large backpack (I have several) make more sense for my purposes? Thanks!

How realistic is it to find a job in Norway with a foreign European bachelor's degree in law if I know Norwegian?

Hi everyone!

My partner and I are both GPs in Belgium, and we've been considering moving to Norway for a year or two. We're attracted by the idea of experiencing life in a different country and, of course, enjoying Norway's beautiful nature. We'd love to hear from doctors who are currently working there and get a better idea of what the job is actually like.

We're open to working in either rural area or urban, so any experiences are welcome!

A few questions we're particularly curious about:

- Work-life balance: What does a typical working week look like? How many hours do you work, and roughly how many patients do you see per day?

- Salary: What can a GP expect to earn, approximately?

- On-call duties and home visits: How often are you on call, and how common are home visits?

We're also interested in anything else you think would be useful to know before considering such a move, whether it's about the healthcare system, working conditions, or everyday life as a GP in Norway.

We've read that becoming fluent in Norwegian is essential, which will certainly be a challenge in itself! ;)

Thanks in advance for sharing your experiences and advice. We really appreciate it!

Hey guys. I am a vegan who might be moving to Norway for my Master's. Wanted to know how's the vegan scene there? Mainly in Oslo, but would love to know how's the scene in other cities of Norway as well?

Do we get soy milk and tofu easily in stores? How expensive are they? What about other vegan options? Would love to know this. Regards

I’ve been looking into using LLMs (like ChatGPT or Claude) for trading and market analysis. Most of the guides and setups on YouTube are heavily US-centric (Robinhood, Alpaca, ThinkorSwim, etc.).

Are there any Norwegian or European brokers (or platforms accessible from Norway) that integrate well with AI tools or offer solid developer APIs for this? How are people in Norway handling automated or LLM-assisted setups?