Housing6 min read
Housing cooperative or owner-occupied in Norway: what do you own?
Understand the difference between borettslag and selveier before you buy a home in Norway.
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Articles
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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.
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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.
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Digital safety5 min read
Source criticism and critical thinking online in Norway
Learn what source criticism and critical thinking mean, and which questions to ask before you believe or share online content.
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Society and history6 min read
Human rights in Norway: expression and anti-discrimination
A practical overview of human rights in Norway, the Constitution, ECHR, free expression, anti-discrimination rules and where to complain.
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Family and children6 min read
Marriage and Cohabitation in Norway: Legal Differences and Rights
Marriage and cohabitation are both common in Norway, but the rights differ. Learn about inheritance, agreements, children and birth registration.
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Digital safety5 min read
Ethics and ethical awareness in Norway: what does it mean?
A simple guide to ethics, ethical awareness, shared Norwegian values and copyright when using text, images or music.
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Society and history5 min read
The welfare state in Norway: how tax-financed welfare works
A simple guide to Norway's welfare state: how tax and national insurance contributions fund health, school, pensions and NAV benefits through folketrygden.
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Family and children6 min read
Children’s rights in Norway: participation, self-determination and legal age
Norwegian law gives children a voice from age 7, stronger weight from 12, choices about education from 15 and full legal age at 18.
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Family and children6 min read
The Family Counselling Office in Norway: free advice, mediation and couples therapy
The family counselling office gives free help to couples and families with conflict, parenting cooperation and mediation without referral.
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Education and school3 min read
Interpreters in kindergarten and school in Norway: your right to understand the meeting
When language prevents understanding in kindergarten and school, public services must use a qualified interpreter. Interpreters are free and confidential, and children must not interpret for adults.
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Family and children6 min read
Divorce and separation in Norway: rules and rights
Divorce usually requires one year of separation, but violence and coercion may allow direct divorce. Learn about children, mediation and finances.
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