Relocation Agder
Business Region Kristiansand has a project called Relocation Agder which offers some collected information that you might find useful when relocating to a new city. Here you will find practical information regarding work, meeting point for international workers and newly arrived Norwegians, travel in the region, child benefits in Norway, nursery and primary school.
Business Region Kristiansand took also the initiative to create a meeting point for international workers and newly arrived Norwegians. Together with UiA and The Chamber of Commerce in Kristiansand, they arrange a gathering usually every first Monday of the month in the period October - May every year.
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Schools, preschools and kindergartens
Pre-school day care centres
There are many kindergartens in Kristiansand, which offers childcare for children under six years. The kindergarten is a good place to be and a good place for learning.
Kristiansand International School
International education is available from 1st to 10th grade through the Kristiansand International School. Pupils with parents from abroad are given priority when they live here for a limited period of time.
Kongsgård skolesenter
Kongsgård skolesenter is the first meeting with the Norwegian school system for children and teenagers that have moved to Kristiansand and do not speak the Norwegian language.
Tuition in the Norwegian language and social studies
Adult immigrants have a right and obligation to participate in Norwegian language and sosial studies tuition. Kongsgård skolesenter offers tuition in the Norwegian language and sosial studies in Kristiansand.
Leisure activities for youth and children
Kristiansand municipality operates a variety of leisure and cultural activities for youth and children in Kristiansand.
Leisure Administration
Leisure Administration facilitate a diversity of cultural and leisure activities for children, youth and for people with special needs and particular life experiences. They run several youth clubs/leisure clubs and the content varies from club to club. All have multiple activities and courses in various cultural areas. For young people who like music and dance, many of the clubs have rehearsing, recording and dance studios.
Leisure administration is located near the centre of the town.
Contact information:
Tel: 400 01 906
Address: Vesterveien 15, 4613 Kristiansand
Samsen Culture Centre
Foto: Samsen kulturhus
In Samsen Culture Centre young people can experience a varity of cultural activities and events. The Centre has studios for art, music, dance and film, seminar rooms and a concert hall which can be rented.
Samsen Culture Centre is a rebuilt slaughterhouse close to the city centre. It has a floor area of 6,000 square meters.
About 75 voluntary organisations and groups play an important role in the centre. Samsen also have a café and a daytime art school.
Contact information:
Tel:. 38 00 64 00
Address: Vesterveien 2, 4613 Kristiansand
Knuden
Foto: Kjell Inge Søreide
Knuden is the place to be if you are aged between seven and 20 and wish to be creative after school hours.
The school's mission is to provide training in music, theatre, dance and visual arts. You can learn to play an instrument, take theatre or dance lessons, develop your interest within visual art, learn more about stage lightning and sound or maybe take a film and animation course.
In addition to weekly lessons, the school offers participation in various events throughout the school year such as concerts, performances, exhibitions, The Cultural School Day etc.
For more information contact:
Email
Tel: 38 14 87 30
Address: Sjølystveien 20, 4610 Kristiansand
Public Library
Kristiansand Public Library is situated in the heart of the city, right next to the Cathedral and the market. You can choose between nine languages; nor. Choose your language on the right side on top of their website. There are also libraries in Vågsbygd, Hellemyr, Flekkerøy, Søgne and Songdalen.
Tourist Information
Bilde av Kilden. Foto: Lars Gunnar Liestøl
Useful external links
Norway.no is the gateway to the public sector in Norway. The portal aims to help members of the public find public information and access public services more easily.
From Norway.no, you can access the one-stop online service centre MyPage. MyPage offers citizens a secured interaction point with public agencies, presentation of personal data stored in public registers and the opportunity to submit online applications and notifications.
Norway.no presents information and services in Norwegian and English.
Information about tax in Norway
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