Norway in Australia and New Zealand

Below is a list of Norwegian businesses in Australia and New Zealand. The list was last updated in January 2007. The Embassy is currently in the process of creating a new updated list based on a self-registration system. The new list will replace the current list below in the near future. All Norwegian and Norwegian-related businesses and companies that wish to be added to the new list may regi... Read more

Listed below are the current Norwegian and Scandinavian Associations and Clubs in Australia and New Zealand. Click on the name to access the organisation's website or send an e-mail to its contact person. Read more

Founded in 1864, Sjømannskirken - the Norwegian Church Abroad - was established to secure the moral and religious education of Scandinavian seafarers, but also to give them a "breathing room" where a fellow countryman was available to lend an ear and give some attention. Today, the churches and their staff together with travelling pastors around the globe represent a "resource center" for ... Read more

In 2009 there were 2048 Norwegian students studying in Australia according to Lånekassen, the Norwegian State Educational Loan Fund. 727 of these were undertaking a semester abroad, while 1321 were undertaking their whole degree in Australia. In 2009 there were also some 162 Norwegian students in New Zealand according to the same source. About half of the Norw... Read more