Guide toLiving in Norway

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

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!

Shopping - Groceries

Rema 1000 and Kiwi are cheapest Grønnland; cheap immigrant stores with

better fruit, veggies and exotic foodOpening 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

Cheaper brands

Meny, Kiwi, Bunnpris, Joker

Coop Mega, Coop Prix, Coop Obs!, Coop Marked

Rimi, ICA

Rema 1000

Where/What to buy

Vegetables/fruits: Imigrant stores in around Grønnland (Brugata) Kiwi /Rema 1000

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

Expensiv

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Vinmonopolet

You live here

Oslo city

Steen & strøm

Oslo S

Second Hand - Stores

Many stores in OsloFretex.no

Store in Storgata www.uffnorge.org

Sunday Market at Blå

Second hand – Online

• Online marketplace • Sell/buy• Give away used stuff

Give away!

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.

Activities

Oslomeditasjon.no Free meditation Monday and Wednesday (rådhusgata)

Religion

Catholic church http://www.katolsk.no/organisasjon/okb/Oslo/Olav/litur

giMosque

http://www.islam.no/islam_i_norge.aspx?category=1Anglican church

http://www.osloanglicans.net/Oslomain.html

10 Suggestions for …

10 Suggestions for a Winters day10 Suggestion for alternative attractions10 Suggestions outside Oslo

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

Going Out

Some cheap/free clubs/bars Mono, Blå, Fisk og Vilt, Justisen, TGI Klingenberg, dr.

Jekyls, cafe sør, cafe saraStudent pubs (for example U1)

Cheap beer! (40,- membership (for 6months)) At Blindern (uni) Beer 29,-/39 Glass Wine 35,-

Cheap BeerMap !

Emergency Number

Fire PoliceHospital

Communities

http://kenyansinnorway.blogspot.noUgandian association norway

New In Norway (Webpage)

http://www.nyinorge.no/enPractical Information for foreigners in

Norway

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