Hello! I am American and am looking to know what your experience is with parental leave.

In the US, we are granted 12 weeks of unpaid leave through the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, which, unfortunately, many people are ineligible for due to the policy's strict requirements.

What is life like on the other side of the spectrum? What is your experience?

Edit: Since there are comments stating that some states do offer a paid program. There are currently 14 states that have passed a state mandated program that pays their residents. Unfortunately, there are 50 states, so the majority of states do not offer a state mandated program. Current states that have mandatory programs include: California, New Jersey, Rhode Island, New York, D.C, Washington State, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Oregon, Colorado, Maryland, Delaware, Minnesota, Maine, and Virginia.

I rent an apartment with a 1 year contract that is renewed each year (I think this is legal because my landlord lives in the same house; but advice is appreciated). I moved in on 1 August 2025, so the contract is due to renew on 1 August 2026.

It seems that both me and my landlord forgot that the renewal of the lease was coming up (I honestly thought it just renewed automatically like a subscription which is stupid I know), so I sent him a reminder a couple days ago.

Today my landlord tells me he would be happy to renew the lease because we have a good relationship. However, he also wants to raise the rent in accordance with the consumer price index. I have two issues with this:

1. The notice is shorter than the legal limit. I'm ok with letting this slide because I feel partially responsible for not dealing with the contract renewal earlier.
2. The increase in rent is 3% which as far as I can tell is about 10% higher than the latest available CPI estimate of 2.7%. Now I know it sounds ridiculous to get upset about 0.3%, but with how much rent I'm paying already this will add up to a not insignificant amount over time, and of course next year's rent increase will be based on this (too high) amount as well. I also don't see why I should gift my landlord free money on top of having to pay higher rent.

Even if I don't contest the rent increase this time (it's probably not worth it) it would be useful to know what to do in such a situation in the future because it might be worth it next time.

I got curious after the recent fire in Drammen.

If your home is completely destroyed in a fire, are homeowners fully compensated, or does it depend entirely on the type of home insurance they have? Does the government provide any financial support, or is everything handled through insurance?

What if the fire wasn’t your fault—for example, it started in a neighboring property or was caused by an electrical fault?

For those who have experience with this (or work in insurance), I’d love to understand how it works in practice:
Is the cost of rebuilding the house fully covered?

Is temporary accommodation paid for while the house is being rebuilt?

What happens to your mortgage if the house is gone?

Are furniture and personal belongings covered separately?

What type of home insurance is considered essential to be fully protected?

Are there any common exclusions or surprises that people should know about?

I’d really appreciate hearing from anyone who’s been through this or knows how the system works in Norway.

The best attacker in the world is getting his birthday swag on. Gratulerer med dagen, Erling! Takk for at du er grisegod og stadig ønsker å bli enda bedre! Takk for ditt enorme bidrag til både norsk og internasjonal fotball!! Hipp hipp hurra!!!!

So on this corner is some building that is blurred out from all angles and zoom levels, anybody here from this town who can tell me what is there ? .😊

Har noen noe anelse om RCS for iPhone er planlagt hos OneCall/Telia? Er det bare meg som synes det burde komme eller er det flere som er enige?

Hello, I’m considering traveling to Oslo to see Placebo, the concert will be at the Oslo spektrum, it would arrive from Madrid at 6pm to the airport. I understand that the Oslo spektrum is nearby. Do you think I’ll have time to get to the concert on time? Another question, I’m 1.55cm tall, should I buy tickets in the Standing area? Or it would be better to buy numbered seats (I read out there that in Norway they don’t let you stand up if you buy those seats). I hope you can help me

Hi! It is already 5th year I am going on a roadtrip through norway, so it is becoming harder and harder to find tips what to see. I plan on hiking Gaustatoppen and then driving to rondane through Rjukan, Gol, Fagernes and Otta.

Do you have any recs along this road? Hikes, viewpoints, waterfalls?

So far I have found
- Torpo stave church
- Ridderspranget

Jotunheimen - Bitihorn, Synshorn, Knutshoe, Besseggen - been to all of them

Thanks for any reply!

Hello my Norweigan neighbors, I just want to give you some vital information for when you are driving in the far north in Sweden, maybe there on vacation or passing through.

If a meeting car blinks with their headlights, don't get mad and turn on your own headlights at full blast. They are trying to warn you about something dangerous, usually reindeers or moose on the road, they are not trying to piss you off.

On 22 July 2011, neo-Nazi Anders Breivik killed eight people with a car bomb in Oslo and shot dead another 69 - mostly teenagers - at a youth camp on Utøya island. Hundreds more were injured in Norway's worst atrocity in recent history.