NORSK: NY I BERGEN - ENGLISH: NEW IN BERGEN
Links to Norwegian sites
The links below mainly take you to Norwegian sites, but you can use Google translate to translate the information you need.
Kindergartens
Kindergartens in Bergen
Apply for a kindergarten place
Schools, Out of School Clubs (SFO) and Education
Primary and lower secondary schools in Bergen
Apply for a place at an out of school club (SFO)
Skuleportalen.no - upper secondary schools in Bergen (Vestland County Council)
Utdanningibergen.no - higher education in Bergen
Primary and lower secondary education for adults, Bergen Voksenopplæring
Health
Bergen Accident and Emergency Department
The Health Care Agency
Child clinics and school health service Young person’s clinic (13-23 years)
Nursing homes in Bergen
Bergen Hospital Trust - Haukeland University Hospital
Social Services
The Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration (NAV), Social Services
The Child Welfare Service
Culture
Bergen Public Library
Children’s House of Culture - activities and events for children and families
Fana House of Culture and Åsane House of Culture - arenas for voluntary cultural life and municipal services
Culture Agency - activities arranged by the city boroughs
Book culture and meeting venues for your activity
Sports and outdoor recreation
Sport facilities
Swimming pools and public outdoor salt water pools
Bathing spots - bathing temperatures, water quality
The city mountains - about trails, ski track conditions, requirement to keep dogs on a leash, bonfire rules
Employment
Work for the City of Bergen
New tax card
Nokut.no - for assessment and approval of foreign education
Norwegian Directorate of Immigration - for work and residence permits
Housing, water, waste disposal and electricity
Municipal rented housing
Municipal housing benefit
Financing - apply for a start-up loan
Useful information from the Planning and Building Agency - regarding building applications and the division of properties into units, etc.
Water supply - register to be notified about incidents and abnormalities
Water meter readings
BIR.no - waste disposal in Bergen
BKK.no - main supplier and power grid owner
Vehicles and public transport
Biking in Bergen
The Urban Environment Agency - parking
Buses
Bergen Light Rail
Norled, Fjord1, Skyss - boat and ferry routes
Trains - Vy
Bergen Airport, Flesland
For foreigners
Bergen læringssenter for Norwegian language and social studies courses
Introduction Centre for Refugees - responsible for the introduction programme
Medical assistance for foreign citizens - for people who do not have the right to a GP
Centre for Migration Health - health care service for refugees, asylum seekers and people who come to Norway through family reunification
Vestland Immigrant Council - an umbrella organisation for immigrant organisations
Norwegian Directorate of Immigration- national regulations and application forms
New in Norway – national website with practical information from public agencies
(in English, Polish, German, Lithuanian)
Useful overview of the City of Bergen
What’s happening - news from different sectors in the city
Innbyggerhjelpen (Citizen Service Centre) - guide to municipal services and programmes
About your borough
Departments in the City of Bergen
Facts about Bergen
More useful links
Report a change of address to Posten
Notification of a change of address to the tax office
Tourist information
Bergenkart.no, vegvesen.no, Google Maps - maps that help you find your way
Key figures for municipalities and county councils from SSB (Statistics Norway)
Didn’t find what you were looking for?
If you require more information, you are welcome to contact the Innbyggerservice (Citizen Service Centre) in Kaigaten 4, on telephone no. 5556 5556 or by e-mail: innbyggerservice@bergen.kommune.no.