Wednesday 27 March 2013

Moving to Norway: A Brief Guide to Trondheim

Whatever your reasons for requiring removals to Norway, Moving Partnership can help. Our removals to Norway service is designed to make moving to Norway simple and easy. We compare quotes from a wide range of companies, both here at home, and in Norway, to make sure the service selected meets with your individual needs. We are on hand to help with customs clearance too, and should you have any queries at any stage of the moving process, our highly trained and knowledgeable office staff are just a phone call away.

If you are moving to Norway, and moving to Trondheim, here’s our guide to what you can do here once you have settled in the city.

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About Trondheim

Trondheim is Norway's capital of technology. It's a lively and historic city, full of character, culture and activity. With a population of around 165,000, it’s Norway's third largest city and is a truly international, family oriented one at that. Its research centres and university attracts many non-Norwegian residents so you’ll find it relatively easy to arrange international schooling for your children - and it’s a safe city too, with many parks and green spaces.

Moving to Norway: Living in Trondheim

To familiarise yourselves with your new surroundings in Trondheim, you might like to book a guided tour of the city. The tours are operated by officially authorised and highly qualified guides who, upon request, will tailor a programme to suit you. This means you can take in all the sights that you'd like to see, rather than the bits that you don’t.

You may want to take a look at Gamle Bybro - The Old Town Bridge - Also known as Lykkens Portal, which means Gate of Happiness. It was first built in 1681 to span the Nidelva River, connecting the southern end of Kjøpmannsgata to the Bakklandet neighbourhood. The excise house is still there today but is now used as a kindergarten.

Your tour could take you to the area surrounding the old Trondheim Hospital, the oldest social institution in Scandinavia. In this area, the old timber houses, most of which have been well restored, are testament to the fact that city centres can be attractive places to live.

You could also take a tour around the city's many museums. There's Rustkammeret, an army museum which displays Trøndelag's military history from Viking times, through the Middle Ages, and the unions with Denmark and Sweden.

There's the Ranheim Community Museum with its paper mill exhibition, the Museum of Natural History and Archaeology, which was awarded Norwegian Museum of the Year in 2010, and the open air Museum of Cultural History, which is set in beautiful surroundings and provides a wonderful view over the city and the fjord.

Moving to Norway: Working in Trondheim

As already mentioned, Trondheim is Norway's capital of technology. So if you’re in research and development, in any of the sciences or engineering, then Trondheim has a place for you. On any given day there will be positions available in hardware and software design, engineering, medical technology, pre-production services, the financial services sector, teaching, research, IT, banking, chemical & petro-chemicals engineering, and so on. The good news doesn't stop there, if you're partnering someone in one of these industries, or in other industry sectors, you’ll be welcomed with open arms. There's a fantastic work based support network in place that will have you in work, or at least in training, very  quickly, if that's what you'd like to do.

Moving to Norway: Leisure in Trondheim

Outdoor activities, like fishing, hiking, golf and cycling are very popular in Trondheim. If you enjoy cycling, you'll be in your element ,along with many thousands of others, as cycling is very popular here. In fact, Trondheim is the first city in the world with a lift designed solely for the use of cyclists! The bicycle lift, called Trampe, has been put in place to help cyclists ascend the very steep hill in Brubakken, near Gamle Bybro, which leads up to Kristiansten Fort. To use the lift, the cyclist must place their right foot on the starting point and their left foot on the bicycle pedal and insert a keycard into the card reader, then push the  “start” button. They are then literally pushed up the hill and rewarded with incredible views of the city, fjords and mountains.

If you're into fishing, the Nidelva or Nid River is one of Norway's best places to go to catch salmon and trout. Most fishing locations are open to the public and some stretches are free. However, if walking, hiking or running is what you enjoy most, there are lots of different trails for the public to use, most notably Ladestien, a trail following the coast along Lade Peninsula and Nidelvstien, which runs along the Nid. Both provide wonderful views. For those who prefer golfing , there's a  9 hole golf course at the Trondheim golf club. And at the Byneset Golf Centre, there's  both a 9 and an 18 hole course. In addition to this, the Havstein Golf Centre provides a driving range, putting green and bunkers. But if football is more your bag, you'll want to get behind the local team. Rosenborg Ballklubb (RBK), have been at the top of their game for a long time now; they've won 20 league championships and 9 cup championships and have qualified to play in the Champions League a number of times.

Trondheim plays host to many festivals, not least of which is St. Olav's Festival. From the end of July to the start of August every year, the city marks the event which is Norway's largest church and cultural festival. Other festivals include the Trondheim Chamber Music Festival, the Kosmorama International Film Festival, the Pstereo and Nidaros Blues Festival and the Trondheim Jazz Festival, which this year will feature performances by Maceo Parker, New York Voices, AlasNoAxis, Pharoah Sanders and Kurt Elling.

About Moving Partnership

Moving Partnership Limited offer three main services for removals to Norway: a part-load service, which is ideal if you don’t need a full container, a full load service providing exclusive use of a 20 ft or 40 ft container, and a specialist service for those with oversized items to transport. Call us today for a quote.

Removals to Norway - click here for full information on our removals to Norway service or contact us now for a free online moving quote.