
Norwegian courses for EEA citizens 2026: costs and free options
EEA citizens have neither the right nor the obligation to free Norwegian training. See what courses cost in nine municipalities, and four schemes that can provide free training for you.
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EEA citizens have neither the right nor the obligation to free Norwegian training. See what courses cost in nine municipalities, and four schemes that can provide free training for you.

Realkompetansevurdering is a free assessment where the fylkeskommune measures everything you know against the curriculum for a subject. Here's how it works, and how to apply.

An overview of who has the right to free Norwegian lessons in Norway, and which free or affordable options exist if you have to pay yourself.

As an adult in Norway, you can earn a vocational diploma without returning to school—through the apprenticeship pathway, where work experience replaces formal training. Here we explain the 5-year rule, the trade test, and Work-Based Diploma.

Voksenretten grants free upper secondary education to adults over 25 without completed secondary schooling in Norway, including refugees and immigrants.