Want to learn Norwe­gian while actually using it every day? At Solbak­ken Folk High School, just an hour from Oslo, you’ll live, create, and learn together with Norwe­gian students in a warm and crea­tive community.

Here, you get time and space to grow—through daily conver­sa­tions, small-group lessons, and plenty of real-life expe­ri­en­ces. Clas­ses are adap­ted to your level and combine gram­mar, voca­bu­lary, and speak­ing prac­tice in ways that feel natu­ral and fun.

You won’t just sit in a class­room. We use nature, art, and culture as part of your learning—baking waff­les, explo­ring forests, visi­ting muse­ums, or watch­ing a play at the Natio­nal Thea­tre. You’ll get to see places like Finn­sko­gen, Kongs­vin­ger, Odal­s­tu­net, and Oslo, all within easy reach of our school.

At Solbak­ken, language lear­ning is part of everything you do. You share everyday life with students from thea­tre, film, and other cour­ses, joining in clas­ses, festi­vals, and crea­tive projects. It’s a close, inter­na­tio­nal commu­nity where you’ll find new friends—and where Norwe­gian quickly beco­mes part of your daily life.

This course is for anyone who wants to go beyond text­books and truly live the language. You’ll learn to listen, speak, and under­stand Norwe­gian through expe­ri­en­ces that make it stick—whether you’re on stage, in the kitchen, or out in the woods.

This course is for people who are serious about lear­ning Norwegian—not only in theory, but in prac­tice. You’ll be chal­len­ged to speak, listen, and engage in Norwe­gian every single day, in both acade­mic and everyday settings. Whether you’re star­ting from scratch or alre­ady have some know­ledge, we tailor the teaching to meet your level and help you advance.

We believe language is best learned through doing—so we bring it to life. Our excur­sions include forest hikes, cultural visits, thea­tre trips, and small adven­tu­res in and around Oslo. You’ll learn the names of trees and wild animals in Norwe­gian, shop in Norwe­gian, and maybe even dream in Norwe­gian by the end of the year.

At Solbak­ken, you live in a close, crea­tive commu­nity along­side students from other programs like thea­tre and film. This means you also get to take part in shared clas­ses, social life, festi­vals, and acti­vities. It’s a unique opport­u­nity to prac­tice your Norwe­gian in real conver­sa­tions every day—and to become part of somet­hing much bigger than a language course.

In addition to your Norwe­gian clas­ses you will also parti­ciapate in joint acti­vities such as:

• Choir – learn to sing Norwe­gian songs and improve your Norwe­gian pronunciation.
• Workouts.
• Trips with the rest of the students at school, often one or two over­night trips at the begin­ning of the school year, thea­tre trips to Oslo and Kongsvinger.

• moti­vated to show up and learn Norwegian.
• ready to spend a year living in a small Norwe­gian town.
• willing to parti­ci­pate in a joint commu­nity with the other students at school?

Welcome to Solbakken!