Links

Here you will find an overview of useful links with a short description of the information you will find on each website.

Transport and services

www.ruter.no - Information about trains/the underground/buses in the counties of Akershus, Buskerud, Hedmark, Oppland, Oslo, Vestfold, Telemark and Østfold.
www.vy.no - Train and bus information, timetables and tickets.
www.nor-way.no - Bus information, timetables and tickets.
www.norwegian.no - Information about flights, ticket prices and booking.
www.sas.no - Information about flights, ticket prices and booking.
www.wideroe.no - Information about flights, ticket prices and booking.
www.telepriser.no - Overview of telephone/internet providers and consumer information.
www.nettvett.no - Advice and a guide to safe use of the internet.
www.posten.no - Postal services, opening hours for post offices, tracing of parcels and letters.
www.norway.no - Overview of embassies and permanent missions of the Norwegian foreign service.

Useful information

www.udi.no - The Norwegian Directorate of Immigration.
www.skatteetaten.no - The Norwegian Tax office.
www.altinn.no - the Norwegian public reporting portal.
www.toll.no - The Norwegian Customs Service.
www.forbrukerportalen.no - The Consumer Council of Norway.
www.husbanken.no - The Norwegian State Housing Bank.
www.vegvesen.no - The Norwegian Public Roads Administration.
www.politi.no - The Police, The National Police Directorate.
www.arbeidstilsynet.no - The Labour Inspection Authority.
www.nav.no - The Directorate of Labour and Welfare.
www.imdi.no - The Norwegian Directorate of Integration and Diversity (IMDi).
www.bufdir.no - The Norwegian Directorate for Children, Youth and Family Affairs.
www.miljodirektoratet.no - The Directorate for the Environment and Environment Management.
www.fri-rettshjelp.no - Free legal aid.

Schools and Universities

www.udir.no - The Norwegian Directorate for Education and Training.
www.kompetansenorge.no - Information for adult immigrants about the Norwegian Language test
www.nokut.no/en - NOKUT recognition of higher education.
www.samordnaopptak.no/info/english - Norwegian Universities and Colleges Admission Service (NUCAS).
www.studyinnorway.no - Higher education and research in Norway.
www.lanekassen.no - The Norwegian State Educational Loan Fund.

Turist information

www.yr.no - The weather in Norway.
www.norway.info - Norway's official websites abroad (Embassies and consulates)
www.visitoslo.com/en - Official travel guide to Oslo.
www.visitnorway.com - Official travel guide to Norway.
www.use-it.no - Tourist information for young travelers.

Recreational activities

Health

www.helsedirektoratet.no - The Directorate of Health.
www.nav.no - GP, self-certified sick leave, medical certificate and sickness benefit.
www.helfo.no - European health insurance card.

Work

www.arbeidstilsynet.no - Employment contract, working hours, pay, ID cards in the building industry, holidays and holiday pay, temporary lay-offs, dismissals, dismissal without notice, HSE (health, safety and the environment) and accidents at work.
www.nav.no - Self-certified sick leave, medical certificate, sickness benefit, occupational injuries, impaired ability to work, disability benefit, job seeking, unemployment benefit, and retirement pension.
www.taxnorway.no - The tax system, tax deduction card, tax return, tax settlement and obligation to pay taxes in Norway.
www.fellesforbundet.no - Trade unions and trade union federations.
www.altinn.no/en/start-and-run-business - Starting your own business.