Norwegian Short Stories
Short stories are an excellent tool for learning Norwegian in a fun and engaging way. They can offer a much needed break from more repetitive methods while still improving your language skills.
100+ Interactive Stories in Snakk Norsk
Looking for Norwegian short stories? The Snakk Norsk app includes over 100 interactive stories for all levels (A1-C1), each with native-level audio narration, word study lists, and comprehension quizzes.
100+ Stories
A1 to C1 levels
Audio Narration
Native-level quality
Interactive
Quizzes & word lists
More Norwegian Story Resources
Learn Norwegian with Norse Mythology
Discover Norse mythology while learning Norwegian with this e-book and audiobook combo. Perfect for intermediate (B1–B2) learners, featuring rewritten myths, chapter summaries, vocabulary lists, and illustrations. All in all a great resource for intermediate learners
By Marius Stangeland
Host of "Norwegian for Beginners" and "Lær norsk nå" podcasts
E-book + Audiobook
Complete combo
B1-B2 Level
Intermediate learners
DuoLingo Stories (unofficial)
Fun short interactive stories with audio.
Barnebøker.no (Beginner)
40 simple children's stories with pictures and sound.
Barneforlaget (Beginner-Intermediate)
About 50 children's stories with Norwegian text and audio (press play on the YouTube video on the right side of the story to listen while you read).
Ordriket lesebøker (Beginner-Intermediate)
A collection of paid teaching material that you can preview the first 10-20 pages of each book. Difficulty system goes 1A → 1B → 2A → 2B → ... → 7.
Folkeeventyr (Intermediate)
Well over 50 Norwegian Folklore and Fairytale stories, all digitized and made available to the public.
Short Stories in Norwegian for Beginners
(Physical book ~ $30) A popular and well-reviewed collection of short stories for beginner-intermediate learners. Difficult words in bold can be found directly in the book's glossary.
