Self employed as a naturopath

Hello,

I can't answer all of your questions but perhaps I can give some useful information. In Oslo at least, there are many places offering massages. I think usually they offer some form of Thai massage. I suppose that means there is a market for it. If you are going to be living outside of an urban area, I'm not sure how people would respond. If you are based in Trondheim, I would assume you would have a market.

In my experience, the Norwegian attitude to foreigners depends on what type of foreigner. In this respect I suppose they are similar to other countries. I don't think you will have any problems being an Austrian in Norway. I imagine you would be very welcome.

Learning Norwegian is very important. Although almost everyone speaks English, many prefer not to. You will even find quite a few Norwegians who speak German, particularly among the older population. If you can speak at least some Norwegian, it will take you a long way. I will warn you that getting used to the dialects can take some time. The Trondheim dialect can cause problems for even Norwegians.

I don't know anything about qualification and registration for this type of work. Norway can be very bureaucratic, but other people manage so I suppose it can't be so hard.

Good luck,

David

Dear David!

Thanks a lot for your quick reply! I do appreciate your help. Here in Mallorca there are people from all over the world living in good harmony, so this is something I am also looking for.  when I am on my trip to Trondheim , surroundings and Oslo, i will think of you and returning to spain I will contact you as a feed back!
Thanks anormously for your advise!
Best regards,
Carmen

Hey! It's been a while since this was posted, but I only got here now and it was basically by the same way as you, Carmen. I was doing my research about how things can go for a naturopath in Norway since I'm a portuguese paediatric naturopath strongly considering moving to Norway. Since you probably already went on this journey, may I ask you how things are now? Would you recommend going for it too?

Thank you, I hope you're doing great!