Cover letter in Norwegian: format and søknad template

How to write a cover letter in Norwegian: layout, title, greeting and closing according to Nav, utdanning.no and the Language Council of Norway. Below is a template with a translation of every sentence.

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How to write a søknad

1 A4 page at most, simple and short.
At the top the sender, on the right the place and date, e.g. “Oslo, 06.11.2026”, below that the addressee.
Title: “Søknad på stilling som [position] hos [company]”.
First sentence: where you saw the ad and which position you are applying for.
Why this position and what you can do, with examples from work, directly against the requirements in the ad.
A short ending: how to contact you, when you can start and that you would be glad to come to an interview.
“Med vennlig hilsen” without a comma, your full name below.

How to start when you don't know the name

The template on the state service utdanning.no has no greeting: the text starts straight after the title. When you know the person, the Language Council gives just the full name or “Kjære Målfrid Språkerud”, without a comma. For an unknown person “Hei” can sound too familiar.

Do you always need a letter

Nav shows that employers often ask for both a CV and a letter. EURES adds that some companies are dropping letters. Check the ad: if it says nothing, the decision is yours.

Norwegian cover letter template

A fictional example. Fit the text to the ad and to your real details.

The document for the employer

Ravi Kumar
12 MG Road, 682001 Kochi, India
ravi.kumar@example.com
+91 90000 00000

Kochi, 06.11.2026

Nordlager AS
Oslo

Søknad på stilling som lagermedarbeider hos Nordlager AS

Viser til annonse på Arbeidsplassen, og søker med dette på stillingen som lagermedarbeider.

Jeg har fem års erfaring fra lager, der jeg plukker ordrer med håndterminal, kontrollerer varer og pakker. Jeg jobber nøyaktig og er vant til skiftarbeid.

Jeg sender vitnemål og attester ved forespørsel. Ring meg gjerne, jeg ser frem til å presentere meg i et intervju.

Med vennlig hilsen
Ravi Kumar

Vedlegg: CV

What it means

Ravi Kumar
12 MG Road, 682001 Kochi, India
ravi.kumar@example.com
+91 90000 00000

Kochi, 06.11.2026

Nordlager AS
Oslo

Application for the position of warehouse worker at Nordlager AS

I refer to the ad on Arbeidsplassen and hereby apply for the position of warehouse worker.

I have five years of warehouse experience, where I pick orders with a handheld scanner, check goods and pack them. I work accurately and am used to shift work.

I will send diplomas and references on request. Feel free to call me; I look forward to presenting myself at an interview.

Kind regards
Ravi Kumar

Attachments: CV

You can use the example on this page for free. The check of how your CV matches a job ad is also free. Finished documents for a specific job ad cost €9 for 30 days, one payment.

Questions and answers

Can I write the letter without knowing Norwegian?

Yes. You write in English and get the letter in Norwegian with a translation of every sentence. We never add language skills you don't have.

How long should a søknad be?

1 A4 page at most. Nav advises writing briefly and preparing a new letter for each offer.

Is there a comma after “Med vennlig hilsen”?

The Language Council says no, when the phrase stands on its own line above the name. The template on utdanning.no has a comma; we use the Language Council's form.

Is this for a visa or university application?

No. This example is for applying for a job, not for a visa, an embassy or a university.

Where these rules come from

We wrote down the rules from official sources: Nav, arbeidsplassen.no „Slik skriv du ein god CV”; Nav, arbeidsplassen.no „Tips til jobbsøknaden”; Nav, „Huskeliste når du søker på en stilling”; Nav, „Søknaden og CV-en”; utdanning.no (Direktoratet for høyere utdanning og kompetanse) „Slik skriver du CV”; utdanning.no „Slik skriver du jobbsøknad” wraz z wzorem „Eksempel på jobbsøknad”; utdanning.no „Hvordan søke jobb?”; Komisja Europejska, EURES „Living and working conditions: Norway”, część „Apply for a job”; Språkrådet „Formell e-post”; Språkrådet „Datoar”; Språkrådet „Hei, hallo og komma”.