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Relocating to Norway? This new E-course has you covered
Published: 15 August 2025
Text: Anne-Marie Korseberg Stokke
Photo: Anne-Marie Korseberg Stokke
When you’re new in Norway, there’s a lot to learn. What are “feriepenger”? Should my child wear mittens or gloves? What happens if I get sick? Several organisations are now joining forces to give foreigners in Norway a better start.
Yasna Mimbela is from Switzerland and has lived in Norway for six years. She’s now a true Rana local, but when she first moved to Norway, she missed having a place where she could find all the information she needed about settling in.
“By taking this e-course before moving to Norway, you’ll get an introduction to Norwegian history, culture, working life, society, norms, and traditions. Often, you don’t know what information you’re missing until it’s too late,” Mimbela says.
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Yasna Mimbela is the initiator behind the e-course “Moving to Norway – Orientation for International Workers.”
She works as a project manager at Rana Utvikling, responsible for attracting and retaining talent, and is the initiator behind the e-course “Moving to Norway – Orientation for International Workers.” Her partners on the project are IOM – the UN Migration Agency, and the Oslo Region. The course is currently only available in a pilot version, but the final version will be launched in late 2025.
Six pairs of mittens – or gloves?
The content has been reviewed by, among others, the Norwegian Directorate of Immigration (UDI), NAV (the Norwegian Welfare and Labour Administration), the Tax Administration, EURES, and the Directorate for Higher Education and Skills, but also by people who have themselves moved to Norway. One of them is Frenchwoman Lorelou Desjardins, who writes the blog “A Frog in the Fjord.” In a post, she shares her experience with snowsuits and mittens:
“Nothing prepares an immigrant to dress their Norwegian-born children. It’s not something we learn in language courses or at health stations. I speak Norwegian at C-1 level, and at the start when I received the first clothing lists from the barnehage, I barely understood what was written. Imagine parents who don’t read so well or don’t speak Norwegian.”
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Lorelou Desjardins, the author of the blog «A frog in the fjord», reviews the e-course.
“I discovered there are rain mittens, winter gloves, waterproof gloves, ski gloves, winter mittens, and waterproof winter mittens—with lining. Why are there so many words for things that children lose within five minutes anyway?”
An easier transition
Initially, the e-learning course will be available in two versions: as a five-module national version, and as a six-module version with a focus on Rana Municipality. In time, there may be versions adapted for specific regions, cities, or businesses. The course is free and takes about 21.5 hours to complete.
“Our goal is to gather useful information in one place so that international migrant workers and their families can have an easier transition into Norwegian society and working life,” says Sasha Lipton, Program Coordinator with IOM Norway.
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Sasha Lipton, Program Coordinator with IOM Norway.
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