Oslo - Suggested reading

For information about the Norwegian culture and way of life, the following books are recommended:

• Culture Shock! Norway
  By Jon Burbankused  - comprehensive and informative, used by ex pats
  ISBN: 1857330889
  Publisher: Kiperard 
• Living in Norway
  A practical guide. - comprehensive and informative, used by ex pats
  Palamedes Press, Oslo 1999 (or newer)
• Norwegians as Others See Them
  By K. Habert and A. Lillebø.
  Norwegian School of Management Press, 1988.
• Dictionaries
  Engelsk Blå Ordbok (English-Norwegian-Norwegian-English)
  Kunnskapsforlaget, Oslo 1999 (or newer)
• English-Norwegian-Norwegian-English Dictionary
  Berlitz, Gyldendahl, Oslo 1999 (or newer)

Online information
The Norwegian Central Information Service (Statens Informasjonstjeneste): www.odin.dep.no and norge.no/   These web sites provide information from government and ministries as well as legal matters. Publications and application forms can be downloaded.

For online guides, use these web sites:
www.a-zoftourism.com/travel-to-Oslo.htm
www.oslopro.no/
www.unginfo.oslo.no

For a list of Norwegian magazines and papers, use these web sites:
www.allyoucanread.com
www.allnewspapers.com