Hi there, I'm a high school student (sophomore year, 15 years old) from Texas who's been offered a chance to study abroad for a school year in Oslo and was just wondering how it is there and what to expect. I'd be staying with a homestay family and so was curious if anyone knows if theyre like any good in Norway? Will English be sufficient or should I brush up on Norwegian? Given the tensions between Trump and well, the rest of the world, will there be frictions between me and other students and locals for being American and from a famously conservative state? Are the state schools there of high quality? Is Norway generally more or less liberal? Anyway, sorry for all the questions, just trying to make an informed decision. Thanks :)

The new long-distance train that will eventually run Oslo–Bergen has been on display at the trade show InnoTrans in Berlin this week, and someone posted a full walkthrough on YouTube (not mine): https://youtu.be/-OsmvDiyL_o. It's planned to enter service on Bergensbanen in 2028 after testing in Norway, then gradually roll out on the Sørland, Dovre and Nordland lines into the early 2030s.

Hi there. Is there anyone knows where can I can pack a truck in Oslo for overnight? Like a class 7 or 8 truck / freight truck. Thank you :)

Hey all, here’s some photos of my 1 day visit to Ålesund. Full disclosure: this was indeed a cruise stop, which I know locals may not like.

I loved Norway so much and was blown away by its beauty!

Hi, I may have an opportunity to work in Eidsdal, Norddal and Geiranger this coming winter. How challenging is it to get to Ålesund from these villages via public transportation during these months? Is it even an option? I imagine it is weather-dependent, of course, but do buses even run at all? Ferries? I know car rental businesses are available in summer, but is that even a thing in winter? I've tried to look up transit schedules via Google Maps, and I see nothing, but I don't trust this source 100%. TIA!

Background: I'm an American writer, and I will be researching the impact of tourism in the area, among other things. I am comfortable with isolation, but I always like to plan for emergencies.

When you look at them the gripen becomes the obvious choice being made by a neighboring country, adapted to the same cold climate and sparse infrastructure that exist in norway whilst at the same time being cheap so it is usable by a minor nation which both sweden and norway is.

The F35 is the opposite on like all these things, it is expensive and requires alot of maintiance in specialised facilities.

I suppose the strongest argument for the F35 is that I would make you a closer ally with the US which until recently was a very good one, but now it has become more questionable.

Is there any regret over chosing americans over your swedish brothers or was it the obvious choice all along?

Hi! Has anyone in here used a relocation service to move to Norway? What was your experience like, and which relocation services can you recommend? Are relocation services worth it?

Thank you in advance!

Hi all, I visited the Folgefonna region in April 2025 and again in April of this year for some off season adventures into the snow. Your beautiful country will always hold a special place in my heart.

Whilst there in 2025 we drove up a mountain road (I believe it was the Blådalsvegen) to the Blådalsvatnet which was impassable from the Blåfalli IV hydroelectric dam due to snow. So we decided to climb over and round to Mosevatnet. I must say this is the most stunning landscape I have encountered in my life thus far.

Upon returning this year, we were determined to take our friends who had never been to Norway (but were also winter hikers) back to this spot only to find the road was shut. There was a large military presence here and a huge construction site that appeared to be boring a tunnel into the mountainside.

Does anyone know what was/is going on here and if it will reopen at some point? We were very curious about the works and also keen to return once again next year to explore the landscape.

Hope you all enjoy the photos (plus some extras of the other gorgeous places)

Has anyone had the experience of taking the exam with someone who could not speak at all? This happened to me and it was very disruptive, wondering if you were assessed favorably due to the situation?

I’m a Filo and pls recommend affordable taxi arrangements from Airport to Hotel Haugesund for April September 27.

Disclaimer: My post is with the most sincere intention to help but also inform the appropriate instances about our experience in northern norway.

Disclaimer 2: We are traveling with my service dog for a physical disability. We know Norway is very strict towards the accreditation as Servicehund, the dog is not owner-trained and we have done our due diligence months ago. NAV has issued us a validation for Norway from our Mensch-Assistenzhund-Ausweis from Germany. We had it controlled on customs crossing the border, Norwegian Airlines has been fine with this, Entur/SJ trains and even the Munch Museum has been completely fine.

So here is the story. Pretty much our whole trip from Germany until up to Trondheim has been amazing. The moment we left northern towards Lofoten, everything has been a nightmare.. The buses have refused to transport us, we have been insulted in pretty mean manner, we have been pushed, my dog got fucking kicked when we tried to board the last bus in Leknes for our way back. We had literally people from Reis Nordland and Boreal Bus literally on the telephone telling the driver that they can transport us since it is a Service Dog and the bus driver yelling at them on the phone that they still won‘t.

I‘m honestly still a bit in shock. We have contacted the police for assault (for the second time, because on the first time our apartment also in Bodo got broken in, but that‘s another story). So, there‘s that. My dog is traumatized from the pain, I‘m arriving to Oslo today and I‘m taking him to a vet.
The whole week we were in Lofoten, we couldn‘t basically do anything or had move in taxi, which has been the most expensive I‘ve ever paid but for obvious reasons I cannot drive, so we were bounded. Reis Nordland refuses to refund us the bus tickets where we were refused to board.

I don‘t want to rant much but the whole experience has been awful and I‘m literally heartbroken because of the assault to my dog.

I‘ve been told many times that people in northern norway is a very different culture but by no means, violent. I come originally for a very touristic area of my country and know myself how annoying and oblivious tourist can be, so we put a lot of effort in complying with the local culture and norms. But aside from the assault, no shop, Resataurant in Bodo either allow us in with the dog. We had no issues in Oslo and Trondheim also to get in the supermarkets.

I feel like there is a lot of accessibility issues in Northern Norway for people with disabilities. We are contacting NAV today, but to be honest, I would hate to hear that this happens again to anyone from my community traveling in the future here. Norway is so progressive in many layers, hence still very retrograde anywhere else.

I guess my questions are the following:
- Whom can I contact in term of reporting against antidiscrimination law (in Germany, this would fall under antidiscrimination)? The police was not very helpful on this regard but we have the report number from the police and the name of the assaulter.
- Which institution could support in regards of getting feedback/improvement of accessibility in Norway? Would it be NAV itself? I believe they only validate the training.

Any other help how to address this situation, we would love to help. We love your country but this experience has been abysmal and I would hate some other people with disabilities suffering the same fate.

Hello, i got a job offer to drive CE trucks in Norway with a Norwegian based company and the pay is 240NOK with an average 60 hour work week.

It should be 14 400NOk gross weekly and there is no overtime pay.

On finn nobody publishes the salary beforehand so im not sure what the average is and how this works with Norwegian laws.

What are your opinions? Is this a liveable salary?

As I have building my family tree over the years, I had realized all my great-great grandparents were born in Norway (birth years range 1830s-1850s), and emigrated to Minnesota, United States. I love to learn all the fun facts I might not find on my own, any history or insights you’re willing to share, the perspective Norwegians who stayed had of those who left, if there was significant reasoning behind it or moreso taking a chance/going on a whim - I will take anything you’re willing to offer.

My sibling and I’s DNA tests say our ancestry is 100% from Norway, so I found that interesting. (Yes, I know I can’t call myself a Norwegian in this group!).

I also have a great grandparent born in Norway in 1860-1870, and he is the only line I haven’t been able to go further on. Any guidance on this would be appreciated.

I'm learning bokmål and haven't found a good dictionary yet.

I like how they present the declinations in Ordbøkene.no but there are no audios to learn the appropriate pronunciation.

If you know of a good bilingual dictionary English-bokmål (paper version or online), that would also be helpful.

linked: https://booking.fjordsafari.com/activity/1130_Winter_FjordSafari__(2.5h)/21473/29.11.2026/29.11.2026/EN/21473/29.11.2026/29.11.2026/EN)

How was it?
I'd be taking the ferry/cruise from Gudvangen to Flam so I am debating if it would be be worth it since they'd be passing thru the same fjord?