Education and school5 min read
School start in Norway: dates, age and enrollment
When does school start in Norway? Find local school-year dates, the age for grade 1, enrollment steps and what newly arrived families should do.
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Education and school5 min read
Special Education and PPT in Norway: Your Child's Right to Extra Help
Your child's right to extra help at school: what special education is, how PPT and decisions work, and how to appeal – under the Education Act 2024.
Hlib Suslov
Work and rights4 min read
Care days (sick child days): rights and payment in 2026
Care days give you the right to stay home with a sick child—with full pay. Here are the quotas, who pays, and the rules for immigrants in 2026.
Hlib Suslov
Welfare and NAV3 min read
Pleiepenger: full salary when your child is seriously ill
Pleiepenger provides 100% salary from NAV when you need to care for a seriously ill child. Here is who can apply, what counts as serious illness, 2026 rates and the application process.
Hlib Suslov
Family and children3 min read
Adoption in Norway: domestic, international and stepchild adoption
Norway has three forms of adoption: domestic, international and stepchild adoption. Here are the requirements for adoptive parents, approved countries and processes for immigrants in Norway.
Hlib Suslov
Family and children3 min read
Parental Access and Child Support After Separation: Your Rights in Norway
After a separation in Norway, children have the right to spend time with both parents. Here are the rules for parental access, how NAV calculates child support, and what to do in case of conflict.
Hlib Suslov
Health6 min read
Free dental treatment for children and young people in Norway (until age 21)
Children and young people in Norway have the right to free dental care from the public dental service until the end of the calendar year they turn 21. Here are the rules, what is covered, and what you pay yourself.
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Family and children3 min read
Parent Meetings and Home-School Collaboration in Norwegian Schools
Parent meetings and parent-teacher conferences are both a right and an obligation in Norwegian schools. Here's what happens, what you can ask about, the role of the FAU, your rights to an interpreter as a newcomer, and tips for communication.
Hlib Suslov
Family and children2 min read
Paternity Declaration and Parental Responsibility in Norway
Not married? Then the father must actively declare paternity. Here is the difference between automatic paternity and declaration, what joint parental responsibility means in practice.
Hlib Suslov
Society and history6 min read
Negative social control in Norway
Negative social control limits freedom, safety and self-determination. In Norway you can get help with pressure, coercion, threats or honour-related violence.
Hlib Suslov
Health4 min read
The childhood vaccination programme: free vaccines for children in Norway
Free vaccines against 12 diseases for every child in Norway, from the helsestasjon to school. Here is the calendar, and how newly arrived children catch up on missing vaccines.
Hlib Suslov
Society and history6 min read
Freedom of religion in Norway: belief, life stance and the right to choose
Freedom of religion in Norway means the right to believe, not believe, change religion and practise belief within Norwegian law and others’ rights.
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