Norwegian Rural Youth
Here you will find some information about the organization in English. We are a democratic youth organization working to improve rural lives.
Norges Bygdeungdomslag (Norwegian Rural Youth) is a democratic youth organization which aims to create good living conditions, a wide specter of activities and a whole lot of fun for all people living in rural areas.
The organisation has approximately 100 local teams thoughout the country. In all, we have about 7500 members, mostly between 16 and 30 years of age.
The most common activities in the organization is competitions, the good, traditional norwegian parties and our huge summer festival called NBUs Landsstevne. We compete in traditional countryside themes like tractordriving, chain saw and how to make the most delicate cheese platter.
We also take part in political issues that effects the rural parts of Norway, but are politically independent, wich means we are not affiliates with any party.
We are member of Rural Youth Europe.
Questions? Do not hesitate to ask. You can email us at hei@nbu.no or call us on +47 22 05 48 00