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If you need services from multiple places over a long time, you have the right to an individual plan and coordinator. This is how you ask your municipality for it — and how you appeal if they say no.
BPA can give you more control over everyday help. See who can apply, what the municipality assesses and how to appeal.
You get an HC card from the kommune (municipality) if you have serious difficulty walking and a special need for easier parking. See the requirements, how to apply, and what the card gives you.
Municipalities are to resettle 13,000 refugees in 2026, and as of 8 July, 5,407 were resettled. Here's how municipality allocation, waiting times, rights and self-settlement work.
A practical guide to mental health help in Norway: GP, municipality, rapid mental health help, school health service, DPS and emergency numbers.
A practical guide to deposit returns, waste sorting, return points, hazardous waste and municipal responsibility for household waste in Norway.
A practical guide to Norway’s state, county municipality and municipality: who decides, what they handle, and where to ask for help.
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.
The application deadline for kindergarten is 1 March 2026. Learn how the main intake works, who has the right to a place, and what it costs in Norway.
