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Lower-secondary pupils to sit Norwegian and English exams in a secure browser from spring 2027
- From spring 2027, pupils in compulsory school will take their Norwegian and English exams in a secure browser.
- The reason is that artificial intelligence and other aids are becoming more and more advanced.
Artificial intelligenceDigitalisationSchool+ 3 more bullets in the app - News article
State Budget 2027: Vestland municipalities see weaker growth in free income (4.6%) than the national average (4.9%)
- On 7 October 2026 the government proposed the 2027 state budget. Local government gets NOK 3.2 billion more in free income (money it can spend as it chooses).
- Municipalities get NOK 2.6 billion of this, and county authorities get NOK 0.6 billion.
MunicipalitiesPublic administration+ 4 more bullets in the app - News article
Vestland's discretionary grants to municipalities cut by NOK 10.45 million for 2027
- Vestland gets less money to hand out as discretionary grants to municipalities in 2027. The amount falls from NOK 123.4 million to NOK 112.95 million, which is NOK 10.45 million less.
- The national amount stays the same at NOK 830 million. Vestland gets less because the ministry shared the money out again between regional offices, based on how many municipalities and residents each has.
MunicipalitiesPublic administration+ 3 more bullets in the app - News article
Vestland County Governor: municipalities and residents must prepare for crisis and war in 2026 Total Defence Year
- The County Governor of Vestland says the security situation is the most serious since World War II. So 2026 is a «total defence year». The goal is for Norway to get better at preventing and handling crises and war.
- There will be exercises. The County Governor took part in «Øvelse Totalforsvar» in September. In week 43, all Vestland municipalities take part in «Heile Noreg øver». It is a discussion exercise on what municipalities must do in crisis and war.
HospitalMunicipalitiesNational defence+ 7 more bullets in the app - Guideline
Unpaid parental fees can cost a child a kindergarten place, but not the right to a new one
- If parents don't pay for kindergarten, the child can lose that particular place. But the child does not lose the right to a kindergarten place.
- Not paying breaks the agreement with the kindergarten. The kindergarten's statutes (its own rules) can set out how a place is terminated.
Children and youthConsumer protectionKindergarten+ 4 more bullets in the app - Press release
Hege Solbakken appointed new County Governor of Vestland, succeeding Liv Signe Navarsete
- Hege Solbakken has started as the new County Governor of Vestland. She was appointed in August 2026 and replaces Liv Signe Navarsete, who has retired.
- Solbakken has a university degree from Bergen and has worked closely with government as a State Secretary in several ministries and as an adviser to the Minister of Fisheries.
MunicipalitiesPublic administration+ 2 more bullets in the app - Guideline
Wrongly registered in a religious community? Complain to the County Governor via the Brønnøysund Register
- You can log in to the Brønnøysund Register website (brreg.no) to check whether you are listed as a member of any religious or life-stance community.
- If you were registered without your consent, you can complain to the County Governor. Include the community's name and registration number. The Governor will investigate and can penalise the community if it made a mistake.
Faith and beliefPublic administration+ 3 more bullets in the app - News article
The film adaptation of 'Growth of the Soil' was shot at a protected mountain farm in Luster, one of Norway's 51 designated cultural landscapes
- A film based on Knut Hamsun's classic novel Growth of the Soil is Norway's entry for the Oscars and opens the Bergen International Film Festival. Much of it was filmed at Ormeli, a historic protected farm high in the mountains of Luster.
- Ormeli is part of a government scheme to preserve special farming landscapes across Norway. The farm was restored over many years and opened to the public in June 2026.
AgricultureCultureNature+ 4 more bullets in the app - News article
Holth & Winge attorney to keynote planning conference on efficient land-use processes in Bergen, November 2026
- Lawyer Nikolai Winge from the firm Holth & Winge will be one of the main speakers at a planning conference in Bergen in November 2026, organised by the regional governor and county council of Vestland for people working on land-use planning.
- The conference focuses on making planning processes faster and better through cooperation and knowledge-sharing — current processes are widely seen as too slow and complicated.
MunicipalitiesPlan and areaPublic administration+ 1 more bullet in the app - News article
Vestland municipalities to share nature restoration experiences at a free two-day gathering hosted by Voss in November 2026
- Voss municipality will explain how they found areas where nature can be restored and what it takes to move from plans to real action – not a one-size-fits-all recipe, but lessons others can adapt.
- The agenda covers how to decide which restoration projects to prioritise, how to fund them, and how to actually get them done.
MunicipalitiesNature+ 2 more bullets in the app
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