Health5 min read
Borrow equipment after an injury: start with your municipality
Need a wheelchair, shower chair or crutches after an injury? Find municipal short-term loans, check local conditions and arrange collection and return.
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Health5 min read
Respite care for family carers: how to apply to your municipality
Respite care can give you a break from particularly demanding care work. Learn what is free, how to explain your needs, apply to the municipality and appeal a decision.
Hlib Suslov
New in Norway2 min read
Integration emergency powers: new consultation in 2026
The government proposes emergency rules for Norwegian classes, schools and housing when arrivals are high. Consultation ends 14 December 2026; no January scheme is adopted.
Hlib Suslov
Exam and preparation4 min read
Can I take the social studies test in another municipality?
Find out how to check for a test place in another municipality, local conditions, fees and free tests. Includes a short message you can send to the test centre.
Hlib Suslov
Health6 min read
Individual plan and coordinator: your rights
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.
Hlib Suslov
Health5 min read
BPA in Norway: how to apply for personal assistance
BPA can give you more control over everyday help. See who can apply, what the municipality assesses and how to appeal.
Hlib Suslov
Transport4 min read
Parking permit for people with reduced mobility (HC card): requirements and how to apply
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.
Hlib Suslov
New in Norway3 min read
Refugee resettlement 2026: how to get a municipality
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.
Hlib Suslov
Health6 min read
Mental health in Norway: help, GP and low-threshold services
A practical guide to mental health help in Norway: GP, municipality, rapid mental health help, school health service, DPS and emergency numbers.
Hlib Suslov
Practical6 min read
Deposit returns and waste sorting in Norway: how it works
A practical guide to deposit returns, waste sorting, return points, hazardous waste and municipal responsibility for household waste in Norway.
Hlib Suslov
Society and history5 min read
State, county and municipality in Norway: who is responsible for what?
A practical guide to Norway’s state, county municipality and municipality: who decides, what they handle, and where to ask for help.
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