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We are a liberal folk high school in Bergen. Here you’ll encounter an open and tolerant attitude, where diversity is welcome. Together we broaden our horizons, create innovative solutions, and make good choices for ourselves and others.

Our vision is for all students to be able to live free, rich, and meaningful lives, at a school where substances don’t stand in the way of this.

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Location and History

Bergen Folk High School is located in the Åsane district. The school was established in 1966, and in recent years, the school building has been significantly upgraded. This gives us a school to be proud of, both in terms of the school’s long traditions and its modern facilities.

Major Subjects and Teaching

All students at Bergen Folk High School are admitted to a program that they follow throughout the school year. Here, students can cultivate their main academic interests through varied teaching methods led by skilled teachers who are passionate about their subjects and their students.

More than Major Subjects

A year with us is so much more than just the major subject!

Through work with major and common subjects, events, study trips, and shared experiences, the school aims to strengthen students’ competence in these four areas:

  • Creative competence – the ability to meet challenges and create something new
  • Collaboration competence – the ability to live together and bring out the best in each other
  • Global competence – the ability to broaden one’s perspective and participate solidarily in larger communities
  • Life competence – the ability to take care of oneself, both physically and emotionally
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Life at the School

You will learn a lot through life in the dormitory and through interactions with fellow students and staff, through shared experiences and activities, and not least, on study trips. Some travel to distant and, for many of us, unfamiliar cultures, while others have closer destinations.

Study Trips

Central to all our study trips is that the journey and stay have academic content and provide experiences that align with the school’s learning objectives.

Musical Project

Every year, the school produces a musical in which all students participate. Some as actors, dancers, singers. Some create sets and costumes, some play in the band, some manage sound and lighting, and some work on advertising and blogging, while others build visual spaces digitally. Competence development focusing on your potential.

LONG HISTORY AND MODERNITY

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EQUALITY AND RESPECT

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WIDE RANGE OF PROGRAMS

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DIVERSITY AND OPENNESS

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COLLABORATION AND CREATIVITY

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Special Features of the School, Equipment, and Facilities

  • We have skilled and enthusiastic teachers who aim to focus on you and your possibilities. Students and teachers work together to create good learning arenas that give you increased competence and positive experiences of community and belonging.
  • We have a wide range of core and elective courses. This makes us a great melting pot for young people with diverse interests.
  • We have good facilities adapted to the needs of the various programs, all classrooms, practice rooms, and workshops are open all evening.
  • We are a Fairtrade school, and we focus on healthy nutrition with homemade food from fresh ingredients and plenty of fruits and vegetables.
  • We require participation and attendance, and we expect a high level of activity from morning to evening.
  • Bergen is an exciting city and the school uses the city: Stoltzekleiven, the ridge from Ulriken to Fløyen, Grieghallen, the Aquarium, theater, etc.

We want the year at Bergen FHS to give you increased self-insight and strengthen your self-esteem. We want you to be able to use your abilities and resources for the benefit of yourself and others. Welcome as a team player.

Bergen Folk High School is owned by IOGT in Norway: www.iogt.no.

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FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Folk high school is a school without exams and grades. You live in a dormitory at the school and can immerse yourself in subjects you are passionate about

We are located in the Åsane district of Bergen.

We offer the following full-year courses for the 26-27 school year:

  • Animation and Graphics
  • Architecture and Design
  • Your future
  • Philosophy – Greece
  • Musical and Performance
  • Music and health
  • Latin America Travel and Experience
  • Product Design
  • Revue and Theater
  • The Writing Workshop – Authorship and Creative Writing

Half-year courses 2026:
  • Your future autumn 2026

We usually start at 08:45 and finish at 14:30. Some of our elective courses take place in the evening, and some evenings we travel to Bergen city center to go to the theater, concert or similar. The school buildings are locked at 23:00, and we encourage our students to actively use all rooms until they are closed.

3 days a week we start with roll call and announcements at 08:45. A teacher or student then holds a morning assembly for the rest of the school. They then talk about something they are concerned about, something they have experienced, something they are good at, etc.

Yes, on the Saturdays when there is no free weekend, there is a Saturday seminar in the morning and a student night in the evening.

The kitchen emphasizes varied and healthy food. Breakfast and supper are usually bread with different types of toppings.
Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, students and staff have a common lunch. Then it is usually served, salad, soup, porridge or leftovers in addition to bread.
On Wednesdays and Fridays, students must pack a lunch at breakfast to have for lunch.

No, you don’t have to, but since you pay for the food, it may be a good idea to get as many of the meals as possible. If you have a special diet, it is important that you notify the kitchen of absence at dinner well in advance.

All teaching and all events under the auspices of the school are compulsory. It is important that you talk to the teachers if for some reason you cannot be present at the teaching

Yes. The school has some vacant rooms that are used for overnight guests, if desired. The price for accommodation is 400/500 depending on whether it is family or friends. This includes all meals and loan of bed linen/towels.

It is also possible to invite visitors to dinner. It costs 100 kr per person.

The student or the visitor themselves settles up via Vipps.

There is a free weekend approximately every fourth weekend.

No, the school is your home even on free weekends. The school is closed during the autumn, Christmas, winter and Easter holidays, and during these holidays you must leave the school

We admit students right up to the start of the school year, and the room allocation is therefore not entirely clear until you arrive at the school. If you have someone you want to share a room with, please let us know as soon as possible.

If we have enough rooms, we can offer single rooms for an additional fee. We will prioritize the allocation of single rooms based on special needs.

The rooms are approx. 12m², and most of the rooms have two beds, a wardrobe, a desk, a couple of chairs and a table or a chest of drawers. In two of our dormitories there is also a sink in the rooms

Yes, there is.

Bergen Folk High School has 7 dormitories.

You must bring a duvet and pillow, duvet cover, sheet and pillowcase for the bed. In addition, you must bring towels and possibly things that make the room a little personal. You use sticky tac/lærertyggis/putty to hang things on the wall. There is limited closet space in the rooms, so you don’t need to bring your entire wardrobe.
You can use sticky tack on the walls, but do not hammer in nails or thumbtacks.
Yes, you clean rooms, common rooms and classrooms yourself.
We always encourage new students to give each other some time to get to know each other, and to adapt to each other. Should it turn out that some absolutely do not fit together, we will try to find a good solution.

Yes. Each dormitory has a TV in the common area.

Yes, there is wireless network throughout the school.

Each dormitory has both a washing machine and a tumble dryer.

Bergen Folk High School’s kitchen has extensive experience catering for students with special dietary requirements and is used to accommodating most allergies. Please remember to inform us of any special needs in your application so that we can prepare for your arrival.
If you receive public financial support to cover the cost of a special diet or specific food requirements, you should expect to pay a small additional fee to the school.

Spar Hylkje and Kiwi Hylkje are about 1 kilometer from the school. At Spar you can also send mail, and this is where you pick up any packages. If you need something other than groceries, there are several centers in Åsane.

Yes, the school has plenty of parking space for those students who bring their own car.

You can download the “Skyss” app. There you can find schedules and buy bus tickets.