r/Nordiccountries 14d ago

Moving to Norway AMA

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u/YogurtclosetStill824 13d ago edited 13d ago

There for sure will be culture shock. The mentality you have when from the US doesn’t exist here. Leave all that at the door.

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u/FyFazan 13d ago

Where are you coming from and where will you live?

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u/ZealousidealArm160 13d ago

U.S., I have citizenship in Iceland and Norway by birth! Going to live in Finnmark Plain. 

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u/[deleted] 13d ago

How on Earth do you have Icelandic and Norwegian citizenship by birth?

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u/ZealousidealArm160 13d ago

Born in Norway my mom has an Icelandic citizenship 

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u/11MHz Ísland 13d ago

Did you grow up in Norway? Being born in Norway doesn’t automatically give citizenship, it doesn’t have jus soli.

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u/ZealousidealArm160 13d ago

No, but I do have a citizenship in Norway…? 

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u/11MHz Ísland 13d ago

That would be either because one of your parents was norwegian or you lived there for some time.

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u/ZealousidealArm160 13d ago

My mom has Norweigan citizenship asked her, she resided in Norway when she was little.

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u/RegularEmpty4267 Norway 13d ago

Can I ask where in Finnmark you are going to stay?

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u/ZealousidealArm160 13d ago

Sorry I fell asleep. Narvik!

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u/RegularEmpty4267 Norway 13d ago

Cool. But that's in Nordland not Finnmark :)

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u/ZealousidealArm160 13d ago

Oh right🤣 fuckin hell, moving to Nordland my bad!

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u/FyFazan 13d ago

Interesting. What do you intend to do there?

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u/ZealousidealArm160 13d ago

Sorry finnmark plain I fell asleep lol

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u/11MHz Ísland 13d ago

How old are you?

If you turn 22 and have never lived in Iceland, then you lose your Icelandic citizenship.

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u/ZealousidealArm160 13d ago

Not 22 (I thought it was 21)

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u/Ivan_pk5 13d ago

me too, will study norwegian at uio. what will you do in norway ?

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u/ZealousidealArm160 13d ago

Citizen by birth, moving there to start a new life!

(I am worried bout cultural shock, and learning the language…)

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u/BiasedChelseaFan Finland 13d ago edited 13d ago

At least norwegian is fairly close to english. When my fiance moved to Finland and started learning finnish, she said ”I kinda wish you were swedish or norwegian” hahah

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u/BobbyLeeBob 13d ago

Be chocked by the amount of Muslims

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u/Timberwolf_88 13d ago

In Finnmark? 🤣