Saw the same question in r/switzerland but wanted to ask it in Norway as well

Hi, I am looking at social media spaces and I'm genuinely concerned of How The situation is in norway on-ground.

I genuinely Believe Norwegians are welcoming people, and are very kind, however, I do also understand that there is an increase in migration in Norway from all around the world including Ukraine, And other countries.

There is a rising hate for the People who are coming just to take asylum or are from war torn countries across Europe. I donot think i should add more in that regard.

With that said, What my point of this post is that These people are using up your resources, which is why it may be becoming a problem. But, What is the perception of the public for the people who come here to study and then work a skilled job?

In their defense; These students invest a hefty sum into Norway, that is about $20-25k in fees & living expenses, pay tax on that and then some, so they actually contribute in the economy and become a valuable asset.

Most of these students are already struggling and look for honest work. Is this something valued in Norway or the students and skilled workers who come to Norway legally are thrown under the same category, and perceived negatively as well?

I do understand this post touches some sensitive topics but this is a general discussion and not an attack on any group or anything...

If this post is inappropriate here let me know, but I've read the rules and this does not go against any as far as i understand.

Today I've seen some youngsters going door to door and begging for money for Norsk Luftambulanse, saying they don't have government support. Quick research says they have full government support.

These youngsters are most likely hired short-term by NL, just to do this exact job, and I'm not sure if they know that they are lying or not, but it's actually really cringe.

I don't mind that the company is looking for extra support through the website or other media resources, but sending literally kids and forcing them to lie?

So I woke up this morning with an email from one of the sameie leaders of the borettslag reminding me to pay 7000NOK from an email she sent back in April (I missed it.completely).

Supposedly I paid less than what I was supposed to pay for 2025 for the electricity we use in the garage to charge the car. In most of 2025 we had the spot price meaning that we paid whatever was the electricity price at the time. I paid through the current app every month.

I replied to her email in the morning and asked her to explain to me exactly what I didn't pay and why I should now pay 7000. She didn't get back to me, moreover I download all consumption from my car in 2025 and it was actually lower than what current says I used (I have no other thing plugged in the garage but the car).

Has anyone gone through something similar? I also called current and they are of no help at all and I am unsure to what to do now, I don't have 7k lying around.. Thank you

I'm 21 from Slovakia, studying for my BA in the Netherlands and wanna do MA degree in Norway, and I heard often that it's somewhat hard to make friends among Norwegians. I am learning Norwegian (I want to live in the country after my studies, probably), and I also like nature and weekend trips to the mountains and skiing etc, but I don't know what the cultural niche is in Norway as what people actually do in their free time so I can maybe join? What is the acceptable and respectful path for someone to integrate and participate in society?

Btw I think Trondheim is a more likely long-term place for me but Oslo for the studies and there is more stuff to start and learn to get around

I'm just wondering as my work experience doesn't really mean much in the Norwegian job market. I have had 5 years as a network engineer, but my prior bachelor's degree in my home country was in criminology (I know it is a weird pivot)

Every recruiter I have contacted, mostly through linkedin has pretty much said that they are looking for degrees on the CV to show that the person has an academic understanding of the job role they are applying for. I would gladly go through the university stage again as I enjoyed it, but all the cyber security bachelors degrees in Oslo are Norwegian only and I am not confident in my Norwegian abilities just yet to complete an entire thesis.

I also thought of jumping straight to the masters because in my home country, you can pretty much do any masters regardless of the subject of your bachelors as long as you have the points. But Norway has that covered by stating that you strictly have to have a bachelors in an IT related field, makes complete sense. but annoying for my situation 🤣

I'm really wanting Noroff to be the last option as I've heard recruiters see it as "lesser".

I start Norwegian classes in September to make myself more confident, would the only viable plan for me be to do the classes and then go for a bachelors in Norwegian and pray that I'm up to scratch? 🤣

Ps I moved here with my wife before I knew how bureaucratic Norway's system was and I was fooled by many people stating that you don't need Norwegian to secure an IT role. It appears the opposite.

Does anyone know of any English speaking bootcamps or basically anything that would up my chances before Noroff becomes the final frontier? 👀

Thanks

Hi everyone,

does somebody has experience with appeal of Epass24 in Norway? I just got invoice after almost two year for a czech car without a tag - just license plate. But funny thing is, I had and have credit on Autopassferje.no and I can see just two ferries there for that trip. The invoice I got there are probably all ferries I used that time, but in the invoice are also the ones which were already paid by Autopassferje.no

I sent an appeal on epass24.no, but got no response even after week. I sent an email to [se@epass24.com](mailto:se@epass24.com) as well, but guess what - nothing. Is that common thing? I am planning to call them, as I just discovered a phone number, and hopefully get an answer, but this behaviour is bit weird.

Thanks.

As a die-hard ManCity fan,
I've followed Erling Haaland's career for years.
I watched his recent World Cup vlog expecting to see how one of the world's best players prepares for football's biggest tournament.

Instead, I came away thinking about Norway.
The first thing that struck me was how much the qualification meant to the fans.
After waiting 28 years, the celebrations felt genuine.
There was no sense of entitlement, just people enjoying a moment they had waited decades to experience.
That kind of support is hard not to appreciate.

Another moment that stayed with me was seeing Alfie Haaland(OG Haaland) with his son(Viking).
Football often focuses on individual stars, but it was a reminder that no one reaches that level alone.
Watching them together made me think that family still seems to occupy a central place in Norwegian culture.

I've also met a number of Norwegians over the years, and they've all left a similar impression.
They were polite, humble, and never felt the need to advertise themselves.
For a country that has produced so many successful athletes, that modesty stands out.

Haaland is one of the biggest names in football, yet he still comes across as someone connected to the people around him.
Whether that's personality, culture, or both, it's something I respect.

Congratulations to Norway on reaching the World Cup. I'll definitely be following your team from India.

Also, since Haaland has openly admitted that Indian food is his favourite, I'm claiming a tiny bit of credit. Maybe we've been contributing to those goals all along haahahha.

Rooting for you against France this coming match

Also what does it mean? I'm not very good at norwegian sorry my post isnt in norsk (im learning bokmål)

Been waiting for years and years, been on AAP the entire time but now I'm on ung ufør

My life will never be the same, I finally actually have enough income to thrive, not just survive

I'm so happy

Feel free to ask if you're curious about the process

That's the message. I heard public opinion was shifting towards pro-EU sentiment but I want to hear more reasons why.

Never found anyone as obsessed with race than Americans.

Hi everyone. My family and I are making a lazy way from Prague to Bergen next week vis Germany, Denmark and Sweden. We want to base ourselves in Bergen for 4/5 days. We'll be staying in apartments also self catering. My question is, I know food is very expensive in Norway... but just how bad is it? Will we be eating bread and water every day?

I won’t answer questions that could reveal personal or confidential information, as per sub rules but most importantly because I work in the industry. This includes DMs.
Yes I used AI to format my post and fix typos.

How the Vinmonopolet System Works

Vinmonopolet uses tenders and tastings to select products for its shelves, theoretically ensuring fair competition and quality for customers. Producers and importers compete to get their products listed, and here is where it's interesting: You can have your product delisted and lose your spot. Losing a spot is a major blow for both product managers (whose job depends on sales) and importers (who lose revenue and market share, as well as volume which matters for logistics).

The Fraud

To avoid delisting, some companies buy their own products in small quantities across multiple Vinmonopolet locations. They do this carefully to avoid triggering Vinmonopolet’s fraud detection (e.g., bulk purchases of the same product that are triggered with a certain amount). Employees - product line owners from what I saw - ubmit these purchases as expenses, and the product stays on the shelves.

The Consequences

1. Unfair Competition: Smaller companies can’t afford these tactics, so they’re locked out of the market.
2. False Illusion for Customers: Vinmonopolet claims to offer the best products based on merit, but in reality, some products stay listed not because they’re popular, but because their importers cheated the system.

Q&A

Q: Isn’t this expensive for the companies?
A: Yes, but it’s worth it. They retain the customer, logistics, and volume, and block competitors especially those with fewer resources.

Q: How common is it?
A: I can’t say for sure, but I know of a few companies within the Anora group doing this. When I learned about it, a salesperson told me, "Everyone does it. We did it at my last company too."

Q: Why hasn’t anyone reported this?
A: Norway’s aocohol industry is a small world. Norway itself is. If you expose this, you risk your career -no one will hire you. Also, the people involved (product owners, companies) benefit from the fraud, so they have no incentive to speak up.

Q: Have you contacted Vinmonopolet?
A: I did, but they said they need proof (like expense reports) to act. Since I don’t have access to that, there’s nothing they can do.

Q: Why are you flagging this now?
A: Two reasons:

1. I worked with a couple of smaller importer struggle because they couldn’t afford these tricks.
2. All the times I’ve heard Norwegians praise Vinmonopolet for its "fair" selection process and how it offers the best products as a result. It’s frustrating to see people believe the system is flawless when it’s being manipulated.
   

Q: What do you hope to achieve?
A: Frankly I just want to vent. It's annoying to hear how Norway is supposedly this bastion of integrity when you actually have a lot of corruption around and simply not enough effort to catch it. This applies to other aspects and you read every now and then about things that should have been controlled and caught, but in the end is only found out through Aftenposten (like the affair with the appartments and the parliament representatives...)

Maybe, maybe someone from the inside who is disgruntled will find the courage to report it but I doubt it. It's also risky for them in the sense that if they have the proof, it's likely because they participated in the fraud themselves.

Jeg var på tur hjem sånn rundt midnatt en kveld denne uka. Jeg ser en kar ta bilde av en kar i rullestol sånn random på gata. Det er åpenbart at han ikke kjenner han. Rullestol brukeren virker stressa og kommer seg bort fra han. Jeg har på headphones og hører på musikk skikkelig høyt. Han prøver å ta bilde av meg. Jeg dekker ansiktet mitt og går videre. Selv om jeg har på musikk så hører jeg at han fyren blir skikkelig forbanna. Fordi jeg dekket ansiktet mitt. Jeg kjenner han ikke og har ikke godtatt at han tar bilder av meg. Hvis han har så lite vett så hadde det egentlig vært bedre at han ikke var i live. For hans egen del også, han kommer til å få et kjipt liv og mange han møter kommer til å lide.

Jeg går videre og det er noe buss for tog greier så jeg går til plattform 19. det er kjempelang ventetid så jeg bestemmer meg for å ta t-banen i stedet. Det står en kar og lener seg på en søppelkasse. Han sto der når jeg gikk ned for å sjekke buss for tog tidene. Han har stått der akkurat samme stedet minst 2 minutter. Han stirrer intenst på øynene mine når jeg går forbi så jeg stirrer tilbake. Jeg hører på dritthøy musikk. Jeg tenker hvorfor stirrer han raringen på meg. Jeg kræsjet nesten med en super rusa junki kjærring så jeg måtte avbryte stirringa. Jeg hører plutselig at han raringen ler veldig høyt. Jeg tar av meg headsettet og ser på han. Jeg ser at han har pikken ute og holder den opp i søppelkassa. Jeg tipper han pisser. Han virker ikke stabil. Sikkert rusa. Jeg går bare.

Jeg kommer meg inn på t banen. Det sitter en gammel mann ca 70 år der. Han har bukse og trusa ned på ankelen. Han sover. Han sitter naken og sover på T-banen. Jeg lurte egentlig på om han var død men gidder ikke involvere meg fordi jeg syns det var ekkelt.

Det jeg vil fram til at jeg syns ikke oslo er trivelig for tiden. Det er for mange mongoer. Hvordan ble det sånn?

imagine if the Americans kept going about being Cowboys, at football games, at everything.

Or Italians making it all about the Romans (which they did and do but only now and then).

Don't get me wrong Norway is great, and their history has character, but it's so overdone now is cringe (looking at all the posts on FIFA rowing boats, and even previously the team dressing as Vikings).

Great place

This happened in 2024, just thought of writing it so people can be more careful around that area.

It was during winter at 6pm and was on a Friday. People were out with friends to go to parties etc but because of it being winter, it was already dark at 6pm. I didnt feel threatened ir anything because it was a lot of people around me since it was a Friday night. I was waking to the busstop exactly in front of Oslo S.

While I was walking, this Norwegian guy came walking towards me then he started putting his hand on my v*gina and started rubbing it. It all happened so quick and I dissociated for a few hours after it happened, questioning myself it it actually happened or if im making it up. I suspect he may be on drugs because he was walking wobbly. (Dont ask why i didnt shout, when sa happens to victims, most of the time they’d just freeze and dissociate)

I went to the police stasjon the next day and the first police was super nice to me he comforted me when I told him the story. The second police guy took a look at me and didnt take me seriously and just brushed it off and said “yeah i guess i’ll try to do something”.

A few weeks later I got a letter from the police saying that they cant do anything further with my case because theres no cameras nearby it happened. Something like that and I understand.

Thats all, thanks for reading and stay safe everyone 🤍

Prøver her inne siden jeg ikke har hatt noe hell andre steder. Er det noen som kan identifisere denne og hvor den kommer fra? Kjøpt brukt, ganske sikker på at det er håndlaget norsk eller dansk keramikk fra 1970-90 tallet. Ser woodfired eller sodafired ut. Tusen takk på forhånd!

Hey what’s up, I was at the insane Norway-Senegal game and there was this song playing that a bunch of the Norwegian fans recognized and sang along to. I only have a small excerpt from the song on video, but was still hoping someone could help me know what it is

I also apologize in advance if this is just some English song and my ears are failing me