JonInNorway
English expat in Norway
Forum posts
5
About me
English
Lives in Skei i Jolster
Registration: 05 March 2010
Activity
Looking for a job in Norway by RodEsp
Hey everyone! I'm a 24 year old guy who is learning Norwegian and I have 3+ years of work experience in the IT/Computer area. I've really liked Norway since I was a teenager and have recently seriously started thinking about moving there. I ...
You would be far better off learning Spanish, Mandarin or Portuguese since Norwegian is needed to speak in a TINY fraction of jobs available to an expat. Portuguese brings in bits of Africa and Brazil. Definitely wait until you have a firm offer of ... Read More
my job prospects by Newstart30
Hello there, I have recently decided to have a new start abroad and though my research on the Scandanavian countries are premature, an eagerness in me prompt this registration and further questions to follow. I only speak English and is ...
Why Norway? Is there something about your skill set that leads you to believe Norway NEEDS you? If not, I would expend your valuable time and energies elsewhere. Most people I know working in Norway came to Norway because they were offered work at ... Read More
Norwegian Pension. by Nitrox1
Can anyone explain the Norwegian pension system in laymans terms? :/
This might be useful. 1borneveryminute.com/Working-In-Norway.htm There are so many pitfalls that foreign workers can fall into that .... on balance, I would suggest avoiding Norway completely simply because it's quite possible the burden of ... Read More
Norwegian Pension. by Nitrox1
Can anyone explain the Norwegian pension system in laymans terms? :/
When I first started working in Norway I paid 10,000NOK a month in tax, 30% of my Gross TURNOVER (not profit after expenses were deducted). This was in the 80s so you can imagine it was a fair whack. Some years later, when I got to see my Norwegian ... Read More
Different questions about Norway. by Kohagura
Hello. I'd like to know if anyone has had experiences with multiple areas in Norway, and if you can tell what it's like. What are some differences of the cities and towns, other than geographical/climate/weather differences? Also, what job would be ...
Without wanting to discourage you, Norwegian people can be welcoming but dealing with The State in Norway may well leave you kind of "stateless". If there was a big manga scene in Norway to serve, that might make sense but I don't see that and how ... Read More