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
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New in Norway6 min read
Norwegian values and unwritten rules: trust, dugnad and janteloven
A warm, practical introduction to Norwegian values and unwritten social rules — the high-trust society, dugnad, the Jante Law, punctuality and friluftsliv — for newcomers to Norway.
Hlib Suslov
Society and history4 min read
Volunteering and Dugnad in Norway: community in practice
What volunteering and dugnad mean in Norway: how you get involved, what rules apply to wages, tax and criminal records check, and why it gives you networks and language training.
Hlib Suslov
New in Norway4 min read
A1, A2, B1 or B2? Norwegian Level for Residence and Citizenship
Which Norwegian level do you need? A permanent residence permit requires oral A2, citizenship requires B1. Here is how the level rules fit together in 2026.
Hlib Suslov
New in Norway6 min read
Norskprøven 2026: levels, registration and price
Norskprøven measures your Norwegian at levels A1–B2 through four parts. Here are the levels, how to register via HK-dir, and the cost for privatister.
Hlib Suslov
New in Norway5 min read
How to prepare for Norskprøven: reading, listening, writing and speaking
A practical guide to how you practise for the four parts of Norskprøven – reading, listening, written work and spoken communication.
Hlib Suslov
Society and history4 min read
Attitudes towards immigrants 2026: SSB sees less positive views
Statistics Norway's annual 2026 survey shows attitudes towards immigrants became somewhat less positive for a third year in a row, but most Norwegians remain positive.
Hlib Suslov
New in Norway4 min read
Home to Ukraine after the war? Only 9% of refugees say yes
New NIBR research: only 9% of Ukrainian refugees in the Nordics want to go home as soon as the war ends. Trust in the authorities and the children's future decide it.
Hlib Suslov
New in Norway1 min read
Free Norwegian courses in Norway: who has a right, a duty and how to sign up
Ask the municipality’s adult education service which training rights, duties and payment rules apply to you.
Hlib Suslov
New in Norway6 min read
Four in ten refugees straight into work in 2025 – the numbers explained
In 2025, four in ten refugees went straight into work after the introduction programme. We compare with earlier years and explain what lies behind the rise.
Hlib Suslov
New in Norway5 min read
More refugees into work through municipal networks: new 2026 evaluation
A network of 42 municipalities gave refugees a 3 – and up to 6 – percentage point higher chance of work, a NIBR evaluation commissioned by KS shows.
Hlib Suslov
Society and history3 min read
Racism against Grace Bullen after 17 May bunad video
Wrestler Grace Bullen was met with racist comments after a 17 May video in bunad. The case sparks debate over who counts as “Norwegian enough”.
Hlib Suslov