Moving in

EVERYTHING about moving into student housing, and about the time before you move in.

🔑 Where to collect your key

Welcome!

New to student housing? Read these advice!

Updated 30. Jun 2023

We have resident assistants!

Updated 11. Nov 2025

More about moving in

What to bring?

All our single units and most of the apartments* are equipped with some furniture and equipment, but there are also some things you must remember to bring yourself.

The day of moving in - five good advice

Finally! A dorm of your own! When you arrive at the student housing with your entire moving load, everything should go as smoothly as possible.

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Frequently asked questions: Moving in

Find answers to frequently asked questions about things you are wondering about before you move in / when you have just moved into an SSN student housing.

Frequently asked questions: Rent

The rent must be paid by the 1st of each month, and you will find an invoice for rent on My page. Let us know if you have not received the rent invoice.

We are here for you!

Did you know that there is an easily accessible person on your campus who is there to ensure that you and your fellow students are feeling good?

Cleaning in shared kitchen

You will find cleaning lists posted in your shared kitchen. To make cooperation easier, we recommend holding regular kitchen meetings and creating a kitchen chat. Good communication helps everyone keep the kitchen clean and comfortable. Our cleaning staff regularly check the cleaning tasks.

Paying the rent with money transfer

If you are a tenant who do not have a Norwegian bank account, you will need to transfer money to SSN´s account to pay the rent.

For international students: The content of the tenancy agreement

This text is not valid as a document, but contains the same as SSN's tenancy agreement.

Housing regulations in SSN´s student housing

Rules of order are nice to have. When it is neat and clean, most of us thrive so much better. Contribute to the community and follow the rules of order;)

Adaptation for disabilities

At all our campuses, there are housing units that are adapted for residents with disabilities.

Short-term rent

You who are a distance learning student in Bø or Notodden, can rent a dormitory with us while you are at a gathering - so-called short-term rent. We also offer the possibility of short-term rentals for a minimum of 4 weeks at all our campuses during the period from June 1 to July 31.

Fire safety in SSN student housing

It is important that you who live in an SSN student housing know what to do to avoid a fire in the accommodation. Equally important is that you know what to do if there is a fire.