Dear jobseekers,

The EURES Services in Norway are delivered by NAV, the Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration. The  services include:

  • Information on living and working in Norway
  • Information on the situation on the labour market
  • Information on how to find jobs and about application letter and CV
  • Information on the relocation process to Norway
  • Recruitment and placement

You can contact us at any time by email at eures@nav.no 

NAV Service Centre for EURES is also available to chat every Friday between 10.00 and  13.00 o'clock on the EURES portal. 

Searching for jobs in Norway requires at least good English skills, but in most cases it also requires Norwegian skills.

You should first of all read carefully the information on Looking for work in Norway 2022

The brochure New in Norway contains lots of valuable information about the public services in Norway (moving to Norway, children and schools, health, taxation, etc). Available also in Polish and in Norwegian.
 
Formalities
The official guide Work In Norway gives you a step by step guidance for registering in Norway.  

For the latest information about Covid 19 and border entry restrictions in Norway, please take a look at: 

Coronavirus disease - advice and information - NIPH (fhi.no)

Where are the available jobs?

Accessing vacancies 

If we look at the NAV’s own overview for which categories of positions are the most advertised on the NAV job portal www.arbeidsplassen.no, the following occupations are among the categories with the most advertised vacancies:

  • Nurse and specialized nurse
  • Healthcare professional
  • Nursing assistant
  • Carpenter
  • Electrician
  • Lorry driver (class C)

Where to find the jobs?

The easiest way if you don’t speak Norwegian is to search for jobs on the EURES portal www.eures.europa.eu. Indeed, all the job vacancies published by NAV are listed on this portal. You can then use the search function in your own language and access the job vacancies. Check first the job vacancies “with EURES flag, as this is an indicator that the employer is also looking for European candidates.

You can also access the job vacancies in English which are listed on the NAV job portal www.arbeidsplassen.no. Use “english” as key word search.

 

Where are the available workers?

What is the demand for workers?

Health care: nurses and specialized nurses (theatre nurses, intensive care nurses …); doctor specialists (mental health, substance abuse treatment, neurology, rheumatology, internal medicine, radiology…); pharmacists; optometrists.
 
Construction and civil works: 
Carpenters; electricians; drivers of construction engines and cranes; roofers, plumbers.
Engineers ( civil works: roads, tunnels, bridges, railway)
 
Services: Car mechanics, heavy vehicle mechanics, construction engines mechanics
 
IT: developers, programers
 
NB! Please note that most of these professions require a good knowledge of the Norwegian language, especially those which require a contact with customers, children/students or patients.
 
Looking for work?
We recommend that you register your CV on the EURES portal www.eures.europa.eu, where Norwegian employers are likely to be looking for European candidates.

Short overview of the labour market:

Population: 5 435 536 (1st quarter 2022)

69,8 % of the Norwegian population is in the workforce (aged 15-74) as per March 2022. 

Unemployment rate: 2,6% (July 2022)
Even though there is high inflation, rising interest rates and international unrest, unemployment continues to fall, in all sectors.

Where to find the jobs

The easiest way if you don’t speak Norwegian is to search for jobs on the EURES portal www.eures.europa.eu. Indeed, all the job vacancies published by NAV are listed on this portal. You can then use the search function in your own language and access the job vacancies. Tips! Look up the job vacancies "with EURES flag"  to find those where the employers are particularly looking for European job seekers!

You can also access job vacancies in English listed on the NAV job portal www.arbeidsplassen.no. Use “english” as key word search.

Recruitment agencies

The private recruitment agencies have a big share of the job market in Norway, and there are numerous. You should consider registering at a few of them. A few examples: - www.manpower.no  www.adecco.no  www.proffice.no  www.jobzone.no   

There are many more recruitment agencies, you can find them via the Yellow Pages www.gulesider.no. Write “bemanningsbyrå” in the search field.

Public services

The brochure New in Norway contains lots of valuable information about the public services in Norway (moving to Norway, children and schools, health, taxation, etc). Available also in Polish and in Norwegian.

www.nav.no/en  the Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration, included social security.

https://helsenorge.no/foreigners-in-norway  Healthcare and social security

www.sua.no Service Centers for Foreign Workers in the cities of Oslo, Bergen, Stavanger, Trondheim, Kirkenes

https://www.skatteetaten.no/en/person/foreign/Tax information for foreign workers in Norway

www.udi.no the Norwegian Directorate of Immigration

www.politi.no the Norwegian Police

https://www.arbeidstilsynet.no/en/ The Norwegian Labour Inspection Authority - information about "Working in Norway: Your rights and obligations". Information also in Polish

www.toll.no Customs

www.grensetjansten.com  Cross border service Sweden/Norway

www.innovasjonnorge.no Innovation Norway

www.ssb.no Statistics Norway

www.mattilsynet.no Norwegian Food/Animal Safety Authority

www.government.no Information from the Government and the Ministries

New immigrant in Norway information about Norway and about your rights, opportunities and obligations in the Norwegian society.

Recognition of Education and Qualifications

www.nokut.no Recognition of foreign education and information about the regulated professions in Norway

www.helsedirektoratet.no/English  Authorisation and Licence for Health personnel

Trade Unions

www.lo.no The Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions

www.akademikerne.no The Federation of Norwegian Professional Associations

www.ys.no The Confederation of Vocational Unions

www.unio.no The Confederation of Unions for Professionals

Start your own company in Norway

www.altinn.no/en  see “start and run business”

Language courses in Norway

ww.ntnu.edu/learnnow  free online Norwegian language course

www.folkeuniversitetet.no/  Class room courses

www.aof.no Class room courses

https://felles.oslovo.no/ Courses in Oslo

You can find other approved providers of Norwegian language courses in Norway on the official website for adult learning Skills Norway

Study in Norway

www.studyinnorway.no the guide to higher education in Norway

www.diku.no Agency for International Cooperation and Quality Enhancement in Higher Education

www.samordnaopptak.no/info/english/ The Norwegian Universities and College Admission service

Traineeships and Internships in Norway

Traineeships http://www.karrierestart.no/traineeordninger.aspx

Internships (short term stays) http://www.karrierestart.no/internships.aspx

http://aiesec.org  Youth leadership movement

www.europlacement.com national and international internships

Housing

www.finn.no/eiendom market place for rental “bolig til leie” and purchase «bolig til salgs»

www.hybel.no rentals and home share agency

www.utleiemegleren.no rentals agency

Diverse/Other

www.visitnorway.com the official Travel guide to Norway

www.gulesider.no  the Yellow Pages in Norway

www.petro.no News website for the oil and gas industry

Newspapers

www.aftenposten.no  Oslo

www.aftenbladet.no Stavanger

www.bt.no Bergen

www.adressa.no Trondheim

www.nordlys.no Tromsø

www.fvn.no Kristiansand

Cities & Municipalities

www.oslo.kommune.no/startpage/

www.stavanger.kommune.no

www.bergen.kommune.no

www.trondheim.kommune.no

www.tromso.kommune.no

www.kristiansand.kommune.no

To find the website of any municipality, use the template: www.name-of-municipality.kommune.no

Country information
Contact details:

💬 Chat with us  every friday between 10.00 - 13.00 o'clock on the EURES portal.

🙌 Or just send us an email:  eures@nav.no

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