Welcome to Career in Norway

Published 2009-12-17
It seems a long way from Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band’s roots in the New Jersey beach resort of Asbury Park to the fjords and mountains of Norway. But the Norwegian link with Steven Van Zandt is not to be denied, a musical and cultural exchange that benefits the already strong Oslo music scene.
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Published 2009-12-17
The Oslo region places great emphasis on innovation, and this is put on display every year during the Oslo Innovation Week.
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Published 2009-12-16
The “Blue and the Green and the City in Between” - the Fjord City of Oslo - exhibits the combination of the vibrant feel of an innovative city in growth, while at the same time maintaining its roots with nature. Over 90% of its inhabitants live within easy reach of an open green area, and nearly 9 of 10 school children walk, bike or use public transport to go to school.
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Published 2009-12-16
Oslo is in the throes of a major urban transformation. Museums will move. A new commercial business district will be erected. And all will come together by the seaside at Bjørvika, site of the first settlements which originally founded the 1,000 year-old city.
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Published 2009-12-14
Business Region Bergen (BRB) is a joint venture acting to keep the Bergen area as the most attractive region to work, live and thrive in Norway. The Bergen region has a diversity of business and industry, nature, culture and infrastructure, which attract people who want to stay, live and work here.
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Published 2009-12-14
Moving to a foreign country and settling down in a new city becomes much easier when you have someone to help you. Not surprisingly, Bergen is an attractive destination for these many temporary or permanent employees who relocate from other countries. Reasons for this include the booming national economy, in addition to the fact that it is just a great place to live – the United Nations Human Development Report has rated Norway the best place to live for the sixth straight year.
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Published 2009-12-14
Bergen is not only the gateway to the fjords, it is also known as the capital of the fjords. It is also the gateway to the mountains and nature which certainly makes a lasting impression on all who visit Bergen and the west coast of Norway.
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Published 2009-12-14
Living and working in Bergen means a certain lifestyle where work is complemented by recreation – and life. As John Lennon once wrote, “Life is what happens to you when you are busy making other plans.” People in Bergen find that life is good – and that the balance with their professional lives often is a perfect fit.
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Published 2009-12-14
As of January 2008, the Norwegian Government required all listed companies on the Oslo stock exchange to fill 40% of their board seats with women or face dissolution. By doing so, the country became the first in the world to demand gender balance on the boards of public limited companies, thus blazing a trail for business women worldwide. When the law was first proposed in 2002, women accounted for only 6% of Norwegian board seats. Now they command 44% – the highest level in Europe – and have inspired Spain to follow with a similar 40% quota.
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Published 2009-06-22
The list of Norway’s 500 largest companies shows that the country still is a strong industrial oil nation.
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