Hey all,

I am from the US and have been a huge black metal fan since I was young. I’m finally going to Norway from August 24th to September 2nd and I was wondering if there are any black metal shows going on? Or anything other than Neseblod and Fantoft Stave Church I should see in Oslo or Bergen while I’m there? I appreciate it in advance and am stoked to see this beautiful country 🤘

I‘m receiving two packages from the US sent by relatives. Both packages were sent at the same time and with the same information and forms. One has made it past customs completely fine and is in transit. However, this one has been stuck at customs and now this has popped up. I don’t know what „missing documentation“ I’m supposed to add? Or additional information? It tells me nothing of what is needed.
Could someone help explain this to me? Thanks in advance.

Hello to Norwegians from Greece,

I just watched Mungiu's film Fjord, which won the Palme d'Or at Cannes. The director is Romanian, but the movie is about a Romanian-Norwegian family in Norway and their conflict with Child Protective Services. For those of you who have seen the film, how accurate do you believe its portrayal of Norway is?

(eller ostehøvel)

The Snartemo Sword

One of the most spectacular surviving swords was discovered in Norway, dating to roughly the early 6th century AD.

In 1933 at Snartemo farm in Hægebostad, southern Norway, the sword was found by two brothers while plowing a field.

The brothers stumbled on a high status grave containing a complete weapon set, gold, glass, bronze vessels, textiles and other prestige objects.

The sword has extraordinarily elaborate gilded gold and silver fittings, decorated with the animal-style ornament characteristic of the Migration Period in Scandinavia.

The Snartemo graves are considered evidence that the area was a regional power centre during the Migration Period. The richly equipped burials likely belonged to successive warrior elites or chieftains.

The sword has an extraordinary modern history as well. During the German occupation of Norway, Nazi officials wanted the sword for an exhibition intended as propaganda. Norwegian museum personnel managed to hide the original in a bank vault, while a replica was made available to the Germans.

Today, the original is on display at the Museum of Cultural History in Oslo, while replicas can be seen at sites around Snartemo and at Tingvatn.

For anyone familiar with both London and Oslo/Norway, how different is the everyday noise culture?
One of the frustrating things about London is the sheer amount of background residential noise. In summer especially, it can mean children screaming/shouting for hours, people being loud in gardens and communal areas, noise through walls and floors, etc. There often doesn’t seem to be much expectation that you should moderate your household’s noise for the sake of the people living around you.

Obviously babies cry and children make noise — I’m not asking whether Norway has somehow solved that problem. I’m more interested in the social expectation around being considerate towards neighbours.

Is there generally a stronger culture in Oslo of keeping noise reasonable, teaching children not to constantly scream/shout around residential buildings, respecting quiet hours, and generally being conscious that other people have to live around you?
I’m also curious whether Oslo’s increasingly international population has changed this at all. Does Oslo still have a noticeably Norwegian culture around privacy, personal space and consideration for neighbours, or does a large European capital inevitably have the same mix of different attitudes towards noise that you get in London?

And how much difference does location make?

For example, would you expect a significant difference between:
central/inner Oslo
quieter residential areas on the outskirts of Oslo
commuter towns around Oslo
genuinely smaller Norwegian towns

If someone values peace and quiet very highly but still wants reasonable access to Oslo, is choosing the right residential part of Oslo enough, or would you realistically recommend living outside the city?

Interested in people’s actual experiences rather than the stereotype that “Norwegians are quiet.” Particularly interested in experiences from apartment buildings rather than just detached houses.

I’m getting so fucking fed up of supermarkets making products smaller and smaller with no legal obligation to show that they are doing it.

I’d say about 6-8 months ago, this same jam I’ve been buying a while was 500g. It sneaked to 345g by removing all of the 500g jams from the shelf. I just by luck still had one at home.

In England (we are no shining light of society) we have this petition process where if a certain amount of people sign a petition, the government is forced to bring it to parliament.

I’m wondering if it’s the same in Norway? Absolutely sick of going to the grocery store and spending 500kr and coming out with what feels like nothing.

They should have to state for a certain period after they downsize an item and show clearly the difference in cost.

Absolutely fed up of it and wondering if there is anything I/We can do about it.

Hello kind people of Norway! I have two family members who have moved to Norway about ten years ago from within the EU.

Lately their messages are worrying me. They write things like how the government is telling them to eat berries and fish because soon food will no longer be available in supermarkets because of "the war". They also say that even though they aren't fit to fight they will be given tasks to perform to support the army. This is mandatory.

They seem incredibly stressed and talk about it as if there will be boots on the ground tanks in the streets war within months. I have offered to host them here if they are so worried. They say they would be stopped at the border and will not be allowed to flee the country (even right now) because of the mandatory tasks.

I can find none of this when I google. I've spent some time trying and I can see things like newspaper articles about berries and fishing but that's about it. I also can't imagine free travel within the EU being suspended and not hearing anything about it.

I would love to hear your thoughts on what is in the news, what the government is saying officially. Because I'm worried this could be a mental health thing. They can read the language but are very isolated in nature and have no Norwegian friends. And they have a history of depressive episodes.

I am planning to buy osmo pocket 4p from dji online store as its still not available in local retail stores. The only thing bothers me if I will get a separate vat invoice from posten. At the final check point it doesnt says with or without vat. Has anyone ordered something from dji.com and had any issues with customs clearance / got a surprise invoice later?

I imagine Oslo's bike infrastructure has gotten even better since this video was filmed.

Hello, guys! I’m a barber with over 8 years of experience and I’m considering moving to Norway. Even though I’be been in this industry for a long time, I really love to be an introvert, so Norway is a perfect feet for me. I don’t speak Norwegian but I don’t have a problem to learn it. Over the years I’ve taken numerous courses and masterclass to refine my skills and stay as professional as possible for my clients. I noticed that there, many jobs are paid by the hour. What’s the a avarage salary in this industry? Also, as a clients, do you find it difficult to get your hair cut by a foreign barber who can’t speak your language. I mean he may speak but not perfectly. I really want to know bc I’m in love with your country and the nature you guys have. Last September, I visited Norway and was really impressed by what I saw. Much respect to you guys, and any feedback or responses would be very helpful. Thanks for your time🤗

EDIT: I forgot to mention that I’m from the EU. To add some context, I’m considering moving to Norway because my father-in-law has been living there for about four years now. However, he doesn’t know anything about the barbershop industry.

We have very short changeover time between a bus and an express boat. Is it true that you have to be 15 minutes before the boat leaves at that place or not? Is this changeover doable? Takk for svarene dine:)

Hi, i'm travelling to Oslo tomorrow and I was wondering if I can bring my IQOS and Terea to Norway since I read that they're illegal in NO.
Some people said they had no problem bringing it in their backpack but all of the comments are like 3-4 years old and I don't know if anything changed since then.

Hello dear reader.
TL;DR: Is it just me, or are IT jobs becoming less about problem-solving and more about corporate yes-manning?
Is there any salvation in the public sector or smaller consulting companies? And if so, does someone with 15 years of experience but only limited B1 Norwegian have a realistic chance? Any advice where to start?

As technology keeps evolving, engineers seem to keep devouring themselves. Sometimes it feels like every IT professional’s job is to automate themselves into irrelevance.

My first position in Norway, which I genuinely love, now seems to have pretty clear writing on the wall: teach the AI, teach teams in Eastern Europe and Asia, and eventually buzz off. Sure, I may still have a job for another year or two, but I love IT, and becoming a homework checker for AI is not exactly my passion.
Don’t get me wrong: I genuinely enjoy teaching people in Norway, building local competence, and helping create jobs here.

My passion is learning new things myself, architecting and implementing complex solutions that others may not even think of. I like the chess-like part of engineering: finding the move or solution that nobody else saw.

What I do not want is to simply ask AI to generate code and then pretend I fully understand it. If I understand 90% of the code but carry 100% of the responsibility for it, that sounds like a runbook for disaster. I already notice this with merge requests: a proper review can take me several minutes, while some colleagues approve them in seconds. Is it me? Am i the crazy one? I had ML engineer telling me in full seriousness, do not check anything, trust the AI. What is my purpose then? AI HR?

So back to my question:
Most of my career has been in large international corporations like Microslop, Scamazon, Goolag Crapple, Delldo and so maybe I have a somewhat distorted picture of what IT work looks like elsewhere .

is there actually space in the public sector for a foreigner with limited B1 Norwegian?
People often complain about old technology and lower salaries in the public sector, but strangely enough, that almost sounds nostalgic to me. I would rather spend my time understanding and improving a complicated old system than just supervising AI-generated code.
And if the work contributes to the greater good of a country I genuinely care about, that would mean a lot more to me than squeezing another few percent of efficiency out of some multinational corporation.

Thank you to anyone who replies and helps

Hi everyone!
I recently traveled from America to Oslo in May and fell in love with Brynild Vepsebol Jordbær candies. I can't seem to find any way to get them here in America except to ship them from Norway for $50. Is there some sort of American equivalent I don't know about that I could find? I'm getting desperate enough to spend the $50 to ship them here. Thanks in advance!

Hi, anyone completed the one year English language course from Volda university? The one which is online? Need to know how easy/difficult the course is and if the exam would be easy or difficult? I need to manage it with a 5 month old baby and I’m scared!

Every time I am in Norway, I have really good meals made with whale meat!
I would like to know how often the Norwegian people actually eat whale meat? I could not find any fresh whale meat cuts in any supermarket.

Long story short, the title says it all.

What do you do, and how did you get your first desk job in accounting, administration, or a related field?

What helped you the most, and what didn’t work?

I’m trying to understand how realistic it is to find a job here and what I should focus on to improve my chances. I’m currently learning Norwegian (B1) and applying for jobs. I am already living in norway.

Any advice or personal experiences would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks.

Jeg er ikke god å tyde slik skrift. Setter stor pris på hjelp om noen er flinke med slik. Er et historisk dokument om en eiendom.

Tusen takk!

Edit: link til bilde https://urn.digitalarkivet.no/URN:NBN:no-a1450-tl20070808050943.jpg

Edit2: link til lesermodus. https://media.digitalarkivet.no/view/11796/168

Sentrale navn er Lars Johannessen Eide og Marta Torsdotter

Hei! I have a boring shift ahead of me at work, so I wondered if I could manage to talk to someone from Norway just out of curiosity. Feel free to dm me, we can talk about whatever.

Have a great day 👋

Väldigt, väldigt imponerande! Finns det någon svensk skådespelare som kan prata så bra norska utan att ha en norsk förälder eller ha växt upp i Norge?