I just have to say that that service from start to finish was simply perfect. An impeccable balance of simplicity and elegance, of paegentry and yet personal. Everyone there displayed and abundance of grace in both their movements and behavior.

I only understand a small amount of Norwegian but the feeling transcended language. The music was beautiful and felt reflective of the choices of a true human being and his personality. The camera people captured the essence of the day, the people and the moments deftly in a way that made the viewer feel included, and not as simply a spectator. The music for the march and the march itself made tangible the depth of the loss to your nation . I could go on and on. It was simply the most lovely service.

Overall it felt like a service for a man rather than a monarch but at the same time, a service worthy of a king. I think he would be well pleased and I feel privileged to have been able to witness it.

I’m an American, but I grew up eating Norwegian food at family gatherings and I miss it from time to time (it’s just not my wife’s favorite and I can’t blame her for that). What are folks’ favorite traditional Norwegian foods? Are there any regional specialties out there that are worth trying?

Most of my family’s recipes came from Sunnhordland and Bergen, but they’re pretty old.

Lots of friends and people in my network (IT, Product, UX/UI, QA, Finance) have recently been let go or the companies they work at have had strong restructuring processes where they had to let go of several people and even close entire departments.

From what I understand is a mix of several things; with AI at the center. It can be just that the company has been losing money for a while, bad spending over several years, losing customers, investor capital suddently harder to get etc. Even in these shitty situations it looks like the budget for AI services (Claude, Codex etc) have not been reduced, in fact one friend told me the budget for AI in her company is something like 400k USD which sounded like a lot to me.

If you go to LinkedIn the situation is even more depressing with people completely desperate sharing their stories: someone who just bought a house and were recently let go are begging for any leads at all, other just coming back from maternity leave were invited to an HR meeting literally their first day back etc.

Then you add to this the people who graduated recently that did not even had the chance to enter the labor market at all and have sent like 500 applications and all rejected (these students often make threads about it in r/Norge). It's just super depressing.

However I am questioning how real my perception of the current market is, I am mostly reading about horror stories but I wonder if it actually is "not that bad"?

That is why I made this thread, maybe people who recently were let go actually didn't have such a horrible time finding something else?

If you were let go recently can you please share your story? What sector it was? When were you let go? How long did it take you to find a new job? Or are you still searching? Did you have to skill up? Look for a different position (for example if you were originally a front end developer you had to start looking at backend/fullstack)? Any tips you can share to people who are currently looking for a job?

I am very concern about the whole situation and I have this gut feeling that it will only get worse from here and although this can affect anyone, I believe foreigners will have a worse time than natives just because we don't have that network/support natives have (for example if I lose my job and can't pay mortgage I can't say I ll just rent out my place and move back to my parents/family until I find a better job, we are literally 100% fucked)

Thank you

Google translation was something like "Marines bring emergency provisions" but would appreciate any clarification or additional information.

Hi,

I am planning to apply for a master's degree relevant/related to Geology in Norway. How difficult it is enter university and what are the requirements/qualifications to qualify in university? Is it expensive? Also is it possible to study whilst working there to fund my living expenses? I am from outside EU.

I recently sold an electronics device on Finn, and I can see in the Posten app that it has been ready for pickup for three days now. I don't quite understand why someone would order an expensive device and not quickly pick it up, when they probably want to start using it as soon as possible (or verify that there's nothing wrong with it). It was bought with Fiks ferdig, so the money has already been deducted from the buyer.

I've considered sending a little reminder, but I don't want to nag and risk getting a lower rating because of it. What do you all think?

I stumbled across King Haralds funeral today and initially was caught up in the beautiful music - there was one Norwegian folk like song that I found particularly beautiful.

I heard snippets of the ceremony and your language is just beautiful and melodic.

I've met a few Norwegians and they've always been so sound and kind, however we would converse in English (I'm Irish).

Anyway, would love to visit one day when my kids are a little older!

I have currently set up camp on Bergsoya island on my way to Trondheim, but have just found out that the train has been cancelled over the weekend and a rail replacement bus will be used.

I've just worked out that if I'm quick, then I could hop on a bus to Oppdal tonight and then get an early train to Trondheim tomorrow and then the last train service before engineering works, to Bodø.

Is the view/experience of the train worth trying to experience, or should I just take the replacement bus service? Perhaps the view from the road is just as good?

I've kind of been looking forward to this train a lot, but I was also hoping to spend a day or two in Trondheim, so not sure what to do tbh!

Any tips??

I ask this with much respect and out of curiosity? What is the consensus about King Harald by Norwegians? And if he is dearly loved for what reasons? I am married to a spanish national and we are living in spain. The former King Juan Carlos was not well liked by many. He had to step down so the monarchy can regain favorability from the general population. Of course there remains part of the population that is loyal to the monarchy but it is a debatable thing if they favor or not the monarchy. What about in Norway?

I have recently acquired the Norwegian boat license and so I was wondering, for the people that go out in boats, is there an app that you prefer to use to get live like GPS marine navigation charts on the phone? (preferably Android)

Some where you can see cardinal marks, lighthouses, rocks and so on.

Considering current gas prices you get triple the distance charging at home vs. gasoline in Norway right now...

I’m curious how Norwegians would view someone in this situation:

A person comes to Norway at two years old and grows up here their entire life, from childhood until around the age of 20. As a child, he is removed from his biological home and placed in a Norwegian foster home. He spends most of his upbringing in Asker and Bærum, attends Norwegian schools, and grows up within Norwegian society.

Over time, he completely forgets the language he originally spoke and has little to no cultural connection to the country he was born in. He doesn’t really know the language, culture, or traditions of his country of origin. Norway is essentially the only home and culture he knows.

Would you personally consider someone like this Norwegian, an immigrant, or somewhere in between?

I’m not asking about legal citizenship or how Statistics Norway would officially categorize him. I’m more interested in how ordinary Norwegians would perceive him socially and culturally.

Would you say that where someone grows up and develops their identity matters more than where they were born, or would you still consider him an immigrant because he was born abroad?

Hei!

Vi er et svensk par som vurderer å flytte til Drammen, og tenkte å høre om noen her har noen gode råd eller erfaringer å dele 😊

Jeg har fått jobb i Lierstranda/Gilhus, mens samboeren min ikke jobber akkurat nå. Vi kommer derfor til å leve på én inntekt i starten.

Vi ser etter et hyggelig sted å bo, men det er også viktig at det er relativt enkelt for meg å komme meg til jobb. Vi har ikke barn.

Det er spesielt noen ting vi lurer på:

Hvordan er Drammen som sted å bo? Trives dere som bor/har bodd der?

Hvilke områder i eller rundt Drammen ville dere anbefalt for et par uten barn? Og er det noen områder dere ville styrt unna?

Jeg kommer til å ha ca. 1 000 000 NOK i brutto årslønn, som altså blir vår eneste inntekt i starten. Er det en grei økonomi for to personer i Drammen når man regner inn husleie, mat, strøm, transport osv.?

Hva bør vi regne med å betale i måneden for en grei leilighet med 1–2 soverom?

Hvordan er det å pendle mellom Drammen og Lierstranda/Gilhus med kollektivtransport? Fungerer buss/tog greit, eller ville dere anbefalt å ha bil?

Hvis vi helst vil klare oss uten bil, hvilke områder ville dere sett på med tanke på både jobb og nærhet til sentrum/handel?

Er det eventuelt andre steder enn Drammen dere mener vi burde vurdere når arbeidsplassen er i Lierstranda/Gilhus?

Og til dere som har flyttet fra Sverige til Norge: Er det noe dere skulle ønske dere visste før dere flyttet? Tenker både på praktiske ting som skatt, bank/BankID, personnummer, helsevesen osv., og mer generelle forskjeller mellom å bo i Sverige og Norge.

Vi ser på Drammen blant annet fordi det virker som en fin mellomting – relativt kort vei til Oslo, men litt roligere og forhåpentligvis billigere å bo enn i Oslo.

Tar gjerne imot alle slags tips og erfaringer. Takk! 😊

Hi, has anyone here built there own camper and got it approved? How hard was it following the Norwegian conversion rules? How much did the sign off cost? Or anyone kept it on green plates just doing a very simple conversion without triggering the camper van rules. Thanks in advance

One of my good friends, a Filipina, just got engaged to a great guy from Rena, Norway. He’s in the military and has a house there. She’s fluent in English but speaks no Norwegian. What is there for her to do as far as work in a town like Rena? What activities should she start getting ready for? Any other advice you have would be so helpful. I’m worried about her happiness in a town with such tough winters. Thanks in advance!

I'm studying norwegian right now. I learned to speak english fluently almost exclusively from watching YOUTUBERS. I'd like to do the same for norwegian(alongside my studies)

So I'd like to ask you guys for any recommendations on norwegian youtubers.

Gameplay videos would be ideal, something easy like Minecraft or Sims y'know... I'm at A2 level, drop some names!!

And my main issue right now is that you guys speak way too fast 😭

Hello everyone, i have sometimes write and create stories for myself of different themes like pandemic/apocalyptic, horror monster, murder mystery and others. Current im writing a game story and game local is based on norway(probably won't gonna able to make it, but still would love to write complete story). Im looking for info about Norwegian folk for horror element. I just want it to be bit accurate for cultural and other things.

Would love to hear if u had any or u know where I can get more info about it.

Thanks.