r/Norway

Hello,
I am from Germany currently staying in Norway. Until today me and my friends could pay everywhere with our master/visa card. But since today our cards get declined at the supermarket, the gas station and so on. We can’t even withdraw cash.
The cashier’s always told us that foreign cards aren’t working at the moment but we can’t find any information anywhere.
Does someone know what’s up and when the issue might get resolved?

Edit: seems like it’s working again!

Hei, har noen av dere erfaringer med å bestille pakker fra Amazon i USA? Jeg har bestilt noen pakker fra Amazon og det står at den som skal levere dem er UPS. Når jeg prøver å tracke pakken så står det at de har prøvd å levere pakken to ganger nå, men de har ikke ringt meg eller sendt meg noen meldinger så jeg kunne ikke visst at de prøvde å levere pakken. Etter den tredje og siste gangen de skal prøve å levere pakken og jeg ikke får den da, skal den bli levert til nærmeste postkontor/butikk der jeg som vanlig henter pakkene mine eller blir den automatisk sendt tilbake til avsenderen????

Hi,

maybe someone can help me here.

I'm planning a long hiking Trip (2-3 weeks) mostly in the Käsivarsi Wilderness Area of Finnland (North West part of Finnland). My Plan is to go also to some Lakes on the Norwegian side (Troms, covered by Statskogs Norgeskort license) as I will be close to the border.

Problem is that the fishing regulations for Troms state that fishing gear need to be disinfected and I need a certificate after fishing in a foreign country.

Of course I respect these regulations but my Problem is that there will be no way to disinfect the gear in the middle of nowhere. I can of course make sure that everything is completly dry when changing waters, maybe I will even carry a second rod, Reel and Flys for Norwegian waters, but I will not have a certificat.

I completely understand the Risk of parasites to the Salmon population, but i will be far away from salmon waters.

I guess I'm not the only one hiking and fishing in the Border region between Norway and Finnland or Sweden, so how is this handled, should i just avoid norwegion waters at all or is there a solution for this?

The finale had 676 000 viewers with over 800 000 tuning in for Jonas Lovv performing and over 80% of TV viewers that night watching Eurovision.

For statistics, here are the numbers for the decade:

• 2021: 1.481 000
• 2022: 1 231 000.
• 2023: 1 076 000.
• 2024: 884 000.
• 2025: 844 000.

The semis had 320 000 viewers for round 1 (without Norway) and 488 000 viewers for round 2 (with Norway). As a comparison for the finale's numbers, Melodi Grand Prix had a record low 605 000 viewers when it aired at the end of February.

In a statement, delegation head Mads Tørklep said "We do wish the numbers were higher than they are but it's understandable that people had other things to do the night before the Constitution Day.".

So I've been reading a lot about Norway lately and the EV transition there genuinely fascinates me. Going from basically nothing to majority electric in about 10 years is pretty remarkable.

I'm from Croatia and things are moving here too, more and more EVs and hybrids on the road, but there's still a lot of skepticism around going fully electric. The arguments you hear are always the same ones: range drops badly in winter, charging outside cities is still sparse, if you live in an apartment you're stuck, the grid can't handle it at scale.

Curious how much of that actually played out in Norway. was there a period where charging was genuinely a hassle or did infrastructure more or less keep up? And the winter range thing, does it actually affect your daily life or is it one of those things that sounds scarier than it is once you're used to it?

Apartments specifically I'd love to hear about because that one seems like a structural problem that's hard to work around.

And the last question, do you think Norway switched this fast because EVs were genuinely better and cheaper to own, or mainly because the taxes on petrol cars made the choice kind of obvious financially? Do you regret anything?

Asking because I'm trying to figure out which concerns are legitimate and which ones people just stop worrying about after a few months of owning one.

Hello, overseas student coming to study in Bergen. I told them clearly what my budget is etc (I'm a mature student so I have 'grown up' bills) and they offered me an apt almost twice my budget nowhere near the Uni. Seriously. WTF?

It's sad how almost all events in Norway are announced (only) in Facebook. No search engine sees inside Facebook, and great events go largely unnoticed, attended only by the people who already know about them. I get that it's easy... but it's also nearly useless. Authors, don't do this!!!

Hello, overseas student coming to study in Bergen. I told them clearly what my budget is etc (I'm a mature student so I have 'grown up' bills) and they offered me an apt almost twice my budget nowhere near the Uni. Seriously. WTF?

I’ve found something on Finn.no, which I’ve been searching for everywhere. But as far as I can see, its impossible for people outside of Norway to really use it, or even contact the sellers on it?

I live in Denmark, so normally it would be no big deal getting it sent by mail.

Does anyone know of a way to do this?

An insight into life in Norway for a twenty-something, solo travelling woman; from solitude in the mountains to dance parties in Lillehammer, the realities of immigration, both good and bad, shine through.

Maybe what I experienced can bring insight to others who feel called to move to Norway.🤍

Speech is not merely a harmless means of communication, when the powerful speak, it shapes narratives, decisions and psychologies.

Europeans (and offshoots) are much more powerful than Indians militarily, economically and culturally. I have noticed that there is a consistent pattern of derogatory and offensive speech from Europe (and offshoots) regarding India. Be it the German cartoon showing Indians clinging to an overcrowded train, New York Times cartoon mocking India’s space program and now the Norwegian cartoon equating an elected PM to a racist stereotype.

If you guys really gave two hoots about freedom and democracy, China would not be your largest trading partner and Europe would have never sourced energy from the Middle-East and Russia.

If your government and broad society thinks Indian elections and democracy are a farce, why invite the PM in the first place ?