Learn Norwegian - it gives insight to the culture.
Learn to Ski - or you're going to hate it here.
Learn to laugh at it all, or you're doomed!!

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If you're here for work you probably don't need to learn Norwegian, but it helps. You're partner, if not working, will DEFINITELY need to learn Norwegian if they want to find work, even if after they've started they discovered that the job doesn't require it.

There is no price regulation in Norway, shop around for everything as the difference in price, even between 2 shops next door to eachother, for exactly the same thing, can be enormous.

Norway is a racist country, if you're not white, prepare to get stared at. There are high court judges mopping floors and fighter pilots making pizzas here, most menial jobs are carried out by coloured people.

The winter is difficult, even in Oslo. On the flip side, the first sunshine is fantastic.

You get 10% off of your tax for the 1st 2 years you are here and you get about 12% of your total earnings for the previous year given to you in June for your summer money.

Health services aren't free, you have to spend over 1700NOK before you get it free.

It really is very expensive here.

If you've owned a car abroad for more than a year before coming here, you can have it here for 2 years before having to pay to import it.

Don't even think about importing your car here.

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1. Embrace nature in all of its seasons. Norwegian's get just as cold and just as wet as anyone else would. They just understand that they can't contorl the weather and learn to enjoy it no matter what. Summer days are appreciated here more so than anyplace I have ever been and winter activities are as important a part of life as eating.

2. Show an effort to speak the language and be humble in your efforts. There are many dialects and it takes time to learn if you have no Germanic background. But they appreciate the effort more than the act of being successful at it. Overtime, this approach will result in being able to communicate regularly and helping to understand the culture through humor and sharing.

3. Build a network and maintain that network. Many immigrants complain that Norwegians are not open to hiring foreigners. This is not entirely true, but is an important topic in national discussion. The reality is that it is difficult to hire a person from another country if their Norwegian skills are below par?

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Sorry to dig up an old thread but how do you apply for the 10% off Tax if your new in Norway?

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