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I'm Canasian (a term me & friends came up with... basically asians living in Canada), I just got a job offer from Norway, Oslo, and I will be moving there in about 2 months!
I've been working in the states so far, and would love this experience and am looking forward to it already!
I know that since its going to be very expensive to buy things there, I am looking to bring things that I can buy here...
such as laptops... iphone... (and im even thinking about snowboard+boots to bring)
YooCanFly, if you are bringing electronics be sure to check if the voltages work around each other. I don't know about Canada, but US and Norway have different ones at least.
I'm guessing that most bigger stuff to bring along would cost you just as much as just buying it new or used in Norway.
Norway is expensive, but with any halfway decent jobs you get a pretty decent pay that makes up for the prices.
For places you could get stuff.
There is Ikea, of course. You can try Jysk for some furniture, bedding etc.
To look for used stuff you can go to Finn.no. Finn.no has just about anything. They have real estate, rentals, cars for sale, used anything from sofas to odd little figurines haha.
And since you'll be in Oslo there is countless stores you can check out for deals!
0,5 liter of beer costs about $8-10 in Oslo. At Aker Brygge (http://www.uio.no/english/student_life/sp_ev/Photos%20to%20use%20for%20web/aker_brygge04.jpg - broken link) in the summer season 0,5 l of beer is very expensive, typically, $12-13.
If you like a drink, you're better to go to Sweden for beer runs.
So far as the rest of your stuff, it depends how attached you are to it.
Norwegians are quite big on winter sports, so you can buy anything you need there.
THere's a wide range of equipment, and prices.
as someone else said, watch the voltage on electrical items.
Your laptop will be fine, you may just need a new charger lead.
You may find problems getting your phone put on a Norwegian contract, but I'm no expert on that !!
Norway is expensive for some things, but it's maybe not quite as bad as you've heard, your wage should be higher, so your standard of living should be similar to where you are now.
You may be required to learn the language as part of your visa requirements, but it's not bad when you get the hang of it.
We hope to go there next year, we're looking at houses in Nesodden, near Oslo, it's where my g/f will be working (hopefully !)
A Canasian man surrounded by tall and blonde vikings.
Good luck with the ladies ;-)
He is going over to work, not to find a woman. And Scandinavians are fun, friendly and open minded. I think he will love it over there. And not all Norwegians are tall and blond either. There are plenty of short ones too. There are even Asians in Norway, belive it or not.
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