Preparation seminar for

1. Guide to
Living in Norway

2. Transportation – Local
 Buss/ subway/ tram / boat (Zone 1)
 Ruter.no to plan the rout
 Always have your transportation card with you
 750/900 kr fine
 Show Student Card if you use student discount

3. Transportation – Elsewhere
 Train: ”minipris” tickets (train) 299,- nsb.no
 Oslo-Bergen: 8 hours
 Oslo- Trondheim 8 hours
 Flight: 199,- norwegian.no / sas.no / ryanair.no
 Gardermoen (main airport), torp & rygge (further away)
 Buss: 50,- (Trondheim etc.) lavprisekspressen.no
 Sweden
 http://www.gobybus.se
 http://www.swebus.se/express/sverige/
 Buy early!

4. Shopping - Groceries
 Rema 1000 and Kiwi are cheapest
 Grønnland; cheap immigrant stores with better fruit,
veggies and exotic food
 Opening Hours (varies)
 Mon-Fri Ca. 08:00-2200
 Sat 0800-20 00
 Sunday closed (expensive convenience stores open)
 Weekly discounts on stuff
 http://www.kundeavis.no

5. Cheaper brands
Meny, Kiwi, Bunnpris, Joker
Rimi, ICA
Coop Mega, Coop
Prix, Coop Obs!, Coop
Marked
Rema 1000

6. Where/What to buy
 Vegetables/fruits:
 Imigrant stores in around Grønnland (Brugata)
 Kiwi /Rema 1000

7. Buying Alcohol
 Beer
 Supermarkets opening-2000 (Mon-Fri)
 opening-1800 (Saturday)
 Sunday: no alcohol sale
 Vinmonopolet (wine, liqour etc.)
 10:00-18:00 (Mon-Fri)
 0900-15:00 (Sat)
 Sunday and holidays closed

8. Vinmonopolet
You live here
Oslo city
Steen & strøm
Oslo S

9. Second Hand - Stores
 Many stores in Oslo
 Fretex.no
 Store in Storgata
 www.uffnorge.org
 Sunday Market at Blå

10. Second hand – Online
• Online marketplace
• Sell/buy
• Give away used stuff
Give away!

11. Enternainment
 Cinema http://www.oslokino.no
 Ca. 100 NOK
 Buy tickets there/online
 Billettservice.no
 Tickets for concerts, ballet, theater
 Detskjerioslo.no
 Overview of events, concerts, courses etc.

12. Activities
 Oslomeditasjon.no
 Free meditation Monday and Wednesday (rådhusgata)

13. Religion
 Catholic church
 http://www.katolsk.no/organisasjon/okb/Oslo/Olav/liturgi
 Mosque
 http://www.islam.no/islam_i_norge.aspx?category=1
 Anglican church
 http://www.osloanglicans.net/Oslomain.html

14. 10 Suggestions for …
10 Suggestions for a Winters day
10 Suggestion for alternative attractions
10 Suggestions outside Oslo

15. Going out
 Clubs close at 03:00
 Pre-party (drinking) then go out
 People show up around 00:00
 Cover fee 80NOK during weekend (check online)
 Always bring ID! (18/20/23 years)
 You are not allowed entrance if you are too
 Drunk
 Rowdy
 Agressive
 Drink alcohol outside when the security see it

16. Going Out
 Some cheap/free clubs/bars
 Mono, Blå, Fisk og Vilt, Justisen, TGI Klingenberg, dr. Jekyls,
cafe sør, cafe sara
 Student pubs (for example U1)
 Cheap beer! (40,- membership (for 6months))
 At Blindern (uni)
 Beer 29,-/39
 Glass Wine 35,-
 Cheap BeerMap !

17. Emergency Number
Fire Police Hospital

18. Communities
 http://kenyansinnorway.blogspot.no
 Ugandian association norway

19. New In Norway (Webpage)
 http://www.nyinorge.no/en
 Practical Information for foreigners in Norway

20. Recycling
• Sorting the waste
• Blue: Plastic (cleaned)
• Green: Food waste
• Normal plastic bag: Other
• Cardboard: containers
• Tin boxes, glass: containers
Bottles
• ”Pant”: Collect the bottles and submit
them to get money back!
• Pant stations in the supermarkets