There is no application deadline at folk high schoolne. Lofoten Folkehøgskole starter, like all other folk high schoolintakes, the admission takes place on November 15th, but we continue to accept students as long as there are available places at the school.

As a student, you commit to following both the school regulations and the general rules of conduct at school; therefore, please read through these before applying. The school’s admission regulations are as follows:

• The admission of Lofoten Folkehøgskole beginners from November 15th before the start of the new folk high schoolyear. Applications are registered in the application form on Folk high school.no, and are assessed continuously as they come in. If the school has available capacity, it will have ongoing admissions until the start of the folk high schoolyear.
• Each application is assessed individually. In processing the application, the applicant’s motivation for the academic and social offer at the school is considered. Therefore, it is important that the applicant writes a little about themselves in the application, and why they want to attend Lofoten Folkehøgskole.
• Age limit 18 years – you must turn 18 by the start of school. In special cases, applicants may be admitted by individual decision if they turn 18 by December 31 of the current school year.
• Previous grades do not count for admission.
• The teaching Lofoten Folkehøgskole takes place primarily in Norwegian, and it is important that the applicant masters basic Norwegian before starting the course. Therefore, foreign applicants must provide information about formal qualifications, motivation, and/or a plan for Norwegian language instruction before the start of the school year in their application.
• The school can have a maximum of ten percent of students from countries outside the EEA and the United Kingdom.
• The school is responsible for ensuring that the folkehøgskoleyear is an optimal experience for both the applicant and the school community. If the admissions office determines that a candidate does not know what he or she has applied for, and based on this, may have an unsatisfactory experience of the folkehøgskoleyear or the course for which he or she has applied, the office will try to guide the applicant to another course or, as a last resort, reject the application and encourage the applicant to apply to another more suitable school.
• Relevant background may be taken into account in some of our lines – and if necessary, this will be mentioned in the line presentation. On the technical lines, for example, it may be desirable to have relevant experience from skiing before starting. In the case of more applicants than the capacity of the line, students with experience/competence from skiing will have priority.
• The school makes ongoing admissions in accordance with the «first come, first served» principle, based on the above qualification requirements. In the event of more applicants than the capacity of the school/program that meets the basic requirements above, the following criteria apply:
  • The school shall strive for diversity and gender balance in the student composition. In the event of a strong predominance of one gender, applicants from minorities will have priority.
  • For full lines, the school strives to provide additional lines at the school that have capacity.
  • If applicants do not wish to be admitted to another line, they will be offered the option to be placed on a waiting list, which also follows the «first come, first served» principle in the event of a cancellation.

• Enrollment as a second-year student/fellow follows the following process:
  • Applications are registered via the application form on Folk high school.no
  • Current applicants will then be invited to an interview with the school’s principal/assistant principal and any involved teacher, before the pedagogical council makes a recommendation regarding which candidates will receive an offer.
  • Unlike other lines, the recording will first be carried out during March/April before the start of school.
  • Enrollment of second-year students is done in consultation with the school’s educational advisory board, and emphasizes, among other things, applicants’ motivation, intentional contributions to the lines, socio-pedagogy and the school community, gender balance, diverse personality types and good group dynamics, diversification across different lines and the teachers’ desire for the opportunity and capacity to follow up on the scholarship in the best possible way.

The recording is handled by the school’s secretariat, based on the current admission criteria. In case of uncertainty regarding applications, the principal/assistant principal and the involved teachers are consulted in an educational advisory meeting. In the case of an incomplete application, the applicant is followed up by the school’s secretariat, for the transmission of any additional information to make a comprehensive assessment of the application.

The admission regulations were adopted by the school's operational board at a board meeting on April 29, 2026.

One year folk high school (33 weeks) gives you two additional points for admission to public higher education, provided you attend at least 90%. If you already have two points from military/civilian service or a basic subject, you will not receive two new points by attending folk high school.

Most of the teaching Lofoten Folkehøgskole takes place in Norwegian. We do not require applicants to speak Norwegian fluently, but they must have some knowledge of the language and be willing to learn more as time goes on.

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Lånekassen has excellent scholarship programs and loan options for folk high school.

Education at the folkehøgskoleN-level is eligible for scholarships and loans from the State Scholarship Fund.

You can find more information and can order the application form at Norwegian Lånekassen

Scholarship from the municipality or county

In addition to scholarships and loans from Lånekassen, you can apply for certain municipal and county-funded scholarships. You will find information about these in the Stipend and Legah handbook, or by contacting your home municipality and county.

Scholarship from another Nordic country

Other Nordic students (not Icelanders) can apply for scholarships and loans in their home country for stays folk high school in Norway.

The school and boarding schools are closed during all holidays. See the school route

• The school has accident insurance equivalent to that of a high school.
• All students must check their insurance before arriving at school and purchase home insurance and personal insurance as desired/required.
• The school buildings are insured, but not the belongings of the students (property in the rooms).
• It is the student's own responsibility to ensure that the insurance is valid and sufficient throughout the school year.

The board decided at its meeting on April 29, 2026 that it is appropriate to start the new school year for the year 2026-2027.