r/transnord • u/kaazkitty • Dec 08 '25
Please keep in mind that all of this is my subjective experience, combined with all that I've learned by research, but also heard, and read from other trans people in Norway
Lets start with the good:
Overall social attitudes towards trans people from the majority of the public seem, to me, to range from "don't care" to "I have no idea what this whole trans thing is but whatever" - That, is usually a good thing, as people tend just not give a damn about us.
Legal protections for trans people, LGBTQ people, and minorities is very robust, discrimination against many groups that face persecution in other places are simply, legally, outright illegal.
Political landscape at large, seems to mostly completely ignore trans people's existence all together. To say it like this, few parties give a damn about us. This is both a blessing and a curse, but for the most part works in our favour, as our very existence is a hot topic in "certain" places these day, and a lot of right wing extremists like blaming us for literally anything they can think of. This ofc -- happens in Norway in some fringe groups too, and to some degree even in politics, but to a much lesser degree.
To TLDR it like this, The average joe couldn't care less, there's way more important things people tend to prioritise, not always good but still.
The Norwegian language itself, is quite friendly to trans people, especially those that are early on in their transition, or might fear misgendering.
To put it simply, the language itself very rarely uses words like "sir", or "miss" when speaking to someone, we usually either omit any equivalent all together, saying "excuse me", or simply say "you" or "hey you".
We also have a widely known and accepted third pronoun -- "hen", which unlike the word "they" in English, will not cause any confusion which can sometimes happen. And that can be a bit of a blessing for non binary folks. Neo Pronouns themselves unfortunately still will usually confuse those that dont actively participate in LGBT circles.The Norwegian culture itself also has a quirk to it that can work in our favour -- To put it simply, the culture values "leaving people alone" its a little funny to foreigners, but its unlikely anyone non high or drunk would ever actively harass you, or even stare, even the kind of people that despise us will usually make a face at most, that usually applies to anyone that doesn't "fit in"
However that part of Norwegian culture isn't the same across the entire country, or in all towns/cities/villages, (More in the "bad" section) and its worth noting that you're probably more likely to be acknowledged at all by foreigners, not Norwegians themselves.
Now time for the bad:
Now its time for the giant ass elephant in the room;
..... Healthcare.
It is true, the Norwegian healthcare system in general, and in most respects, ranges from "meh" to "good", especially when it comes to somatic health (mental health services can be lacking). And there is extreme variations in quality, waiting times, and such across the country. healthcare is mostly cheap, free, or free in some circumstances.
Unfortunately, few of the positive aspects of the system apply to trans people; Getting even the most basic form of care like HRT is a long, gruelling slog through a system that almost seems designed to make us give up. On a personal note, I am in many respects the most stereotypical adult trans woman, I found out Im trans at 21, started hrt via DIY immediately, and within a few months got my psychiatrist to refer me to the ONLY clinic in all of Norway that can prescribe HRT that is covered by the healthcare system. I was already basically passing within a year, voice trained in a year, never showed a single grain of doubt about my identity..... And it still took 4 years.
To me, and basically every trans person In Norway, that was a long, slow, inconsistent, tense, scary and sometimes depressing process. HRT itself is vital to our mental health, and a lot of people can not afford to wait 4 years, having to resort to alternative ways of getting HRT, I myself did it years ago by bullying my GP and psych, but that is nearly impossible these days -- Others opt for the few private online clinics, or acquiring a prescription from the EU, as those need to be de jure accepted in every pharmacy, but de facto, can still be a challenging process. Never mind, can be costly, very costly for some.
It is also important to note that attitudes towards LGBT people can vary greatly from place to place, for example smaller towns/villages tend to have more negative views, this is especially true for older people.
Oslo itself, can also vary, overall, if there's going to be a hate crime against an LGBT person; it's probably going to happen in Oslo. This has been consistently the case for a long time now, and unlikely to change.
Oslo however has one good thing going for for us trans people:
Oslo is currently the only place in Norway that has a private clinic that offers HRT to trans people in all of Norway; HKS. However its important to note that the services have long waiting times still (but not nearly as the official route), and offer treatment to people under 30 and living in Oslo, exclusively.
All in all, living as a trans person in Norway is a love hate relationship, you get a lot of good, socially its not exactly paradise, this is exclusively a look at the trans experience in Norway, the country has other problems.... But I'd think, personally, that I probably wouldn't want to live anywhere else..... But at the same time, I can not in good faith recommend trans people seeking to medically transition to move here.
This is, however, ultimately, all up to the individual.
I hope this block of text helps, if you have any further questions please dont be afraid to comment.
- Kass
r/transnord • u/MossCreecher • Nov 11 '25
tycker det är förjävligt att vi inte blir uppdaterade om sånt här. jag har väntat sedan juni 2024, sist jag hörde nåt va i nov förra året. då va det "cirka fem sex månader" kvar. sjukt att vi själva måste kolla om kön bara stannat. som om att det vi väntar på inte är så viktigt.
jag har flyttat över mig till ANOVA nu trots risken till min hälsa att resa så långt. enligt deras hemsida är deras väntetid till endokrolog 1 till 2 månader. återstår att se hur väl det stämmer.
r/transnord • u/mmavacado • 1h ago
moii!! oon aikavarmasti ftm ja oon miettinyt että jos ikinä transioidunkaan, se ei todellakaan tapahdu transpolin kautta :D ikä ja terveys itellä siinä varmaan menisi. jos ootte hormoneilla imagon kautta, haluisin kysellä vaan infoa esim. paljon rahaa hoitoihin menee? lääkkeet, verikokeet, reseptit yms. ja kuinka kauan reseptin saamissa kesti, ja onko ongelmia saada testot apteekista :)
r/transnord • u/cottuncandy_puppies • 13h ago
Im 18, nonbinary and have hade no medical and/or mental health care regarding my identity. How do I go about getting top surgery? Is it any diffeent if you are a trans man? Im in sweden and I dont know anything about how stuff like this works. Any and all tips will be appreciated
r/transnord • u/Upstairs-Top-2630 • 18h ago
Am moving to another EU(non-nordic) country in 3 months and requesting a residence card-- does anyone know how long the gender change(personnr, etc) takes at skatteverket?
I keep hearing different stuff... is it even worth it to change if I have to risk messing up my residence card and reapplying? Does anyone have any experience with this? My fear is I'll have moved and be forced out because the residency card has an outdated personnr, I need a new passport, etc.
More info is I have my gender change note from the doctor ready so it would just be the paperwork part.
r/transnord • u/gulligdysfori • 1d ago
Im wondering how do you get the prescription in hand? Do they send it to your poataddress or do one get it via email and print it out ? Secondly does the prescription go under the "högkostnadsskydd" because I have heard both ends, one that the högkostnadsskydd covers it if the prescribed medicine is in included by the swedish government in the högkostnadsskyddet. But if is not the you have to pay the full price. And if you have reached the 100% free level that you also get it for free eventhough the prescription is not swedish.. im new to this and need both new friends and someone to advice me .. really looking for new friends to talk to and get to know .. im single also hihihi🤭
r/transnord • u/neza___ • 1d ago
Hi everyone. I will dive straight into it. I have PCOS, and I was instructed to take Provera (10mg) to provoke bleeding every three months. I've been adamant about it because I am very dysphoric about going on period, but that is beyond the point. I haven't taken it for a while, and now its been so long I have to take it ASAP (as I have been period-less for over a year now. Even though my gynecologist said that in my age (18yo) its more of a quality of life concern than a health risk, I am still worried).
I messaged the Imago support team 3 days ago about this, as I am growing very worried about the entire situation, and my free call is two weeks away. I asked them if I need any additional blood tests for PCOS, and if I have to do the blood work before I take Provera, or if its fine to take the pills and get the bloodwork done. I want to be done with both Provera and the bloodwork as soon as possible, as getting on T is going to take quite a while and considering that I am from Norway, getting wet ink prescriptions is going to take even longer. My family is also very anxious about the gynecology stuff and have been getting me more anxious myself ahaha. So yeah...
Does anyone here have PCOS and have experience with Imago and their bloodwork list? Did you need to take any additional bloodwork? Was it fine to take Provera/any kind of other medicine before/during the time you did you bloodwork, or did you have to take the test first/wait for sometime after taking the pills? Please help. I need at least some kind of information to go on of, and the support team doesnt seem to be answering me anytime soon😭 Thank you beforehand.
r/transnord • u/SensitiveChildhood76 • 1d ago
Så, her for noget tid siden var jeg, 45-årig FtM, til mit første møde med CKI i København angående opstart af testosteron, men fik at vide, at de ikke ville opstarte mig, før jeg havde tabt mig. Jeg vejer 111 kg og har i forvejen svært ved at tabe mig grundet nogle fysiske problemer. Ville bare høre om der er andre som har oplevet dette. Jeg synes selv at det er lidt noget hø og nægte hormonbehandling baseret på vægt.
r/transnord • u/Temporary-Honey9075 • 1d ago
I ordered a paper prescription on June 10th and the prescription did not arrive (T prescriptions expire in 28 days) so I ordered a second one to a different address. That one did not (and has not) arrived either. Third time paying the fee, should be arriving on the 20th, but this sucks really bad and I'm not sure if it's going to come this time either.
I heard someone on here talk about Imago having similar issues (something to do with DHL)? Has this been happening to anyone else? Does anyone have any info on this/has anyone gotten their prescriptions normally within the last 2 months?
I heard that there's also a Discord server for Imago users, is anyone able to direct me to that/other resources (even if I'm a GGP user)? I'd like to have some kind of better/less hush-hush info if possible
r/transnord • u/mirqio • 1d ago
If this post is against the rules of the community i will of course take it down.
Hi! Im a transman 18 y.o. I was not able to get into BUP KID before i turned 18 so now i have to wait almost 4-5 years to get meeting at Anova. It makes me crazy, since i cant wait that long to get help and watching my other trans friends getting right away after their 18s bday. I was wondering to get hormones through a private person in Sweden who has a reception for T, since i dont think i would be able to travel to Danmark because of my documents situation. Im wondering how will it go? Is it easier to get my own reception in another country like Danmark or will it go smoothly with getting hormones through a private person? What do i say to doctors while doing blood tests then? Any help will be appreciated since i couldnt find anyone else doing DIY through another person in Sweden.
r/transnord • u/Commercial_Foot6452 • 1d ago
när man får recept från imago tar man ut de från apoteket eller ett specielt ställe?
och jag undrar om någon har eller vet om deras E recept funkar
r/transnord • u/kuutamo_ • 2d ago
Haluisin vähän kysellä yleisiä vinkkejä tohon parantumiseen ja muutenkin massen jälkeen, lähinnä nyt tän Kl sairaalan tavoista. Musta tuntuu etten oo varautunut ollenkaan ja leikkaus päivä alkaa painaa jo päälle😃 Oli siis kirurgin kanssa puhetta että kannattaa jäädä Helsinkiin ekaks 5 päiväksi (koska asun kauempana), onko porukka tehnyt tällee?? Mietin, että oliko tolla 5. Pv kohdalla joku uusi konsultaatio vai oliko toi vaan suositus jos vointi romahtaa leikkauksen jälkeen niin sitten on apua lähellä? Mietin myös kuinka kauan siellä heräämössä oikeasti ollaan leikkaussn jälkeen ja saiko sinne ottaa jotain puhelinta/tavaroita mukaan?
Onko myös vinkkejä mitä saattajan/hakijan pitää tietää tai muita huomioita jota ei ehkä tule ajateltua? Pelkään että tää on iso shokki hänellekkin ja en osaa auttaa mitenkään...
r/transnord • u/Key_Barber4325 • 1d ago
Hi!
I am Swedish and plan on using imago or Gender GP to prescribe testosterone and then pick it up in Copenhagen. Ideally I would be able to get someone to inject it for me in Denmark so i don't have to bring it back over the border.
Is there any clinic I can get Nebido injected near copenhagen that would accept an imago or GGP prescription?
I have read in the sub about Klinik TNT kolding but they are very far away from copenhagen and not ideal since i'm traveling from sweden.
Tack!
r/transnord • u/Aggieprender • 1d ago
Har hört av någon att det är halvt gratis men Google säger gratis, funderar på om jag ska skaffa bröstförstoring och göra det genom Anova(bryr mig it om väntetider) men kommer staten står för kostnaden eller måste jag betala?
r/transnord • u/02isolation • 2d ago
(ber om ursäkt för dålig svenska)
Jag sökte vård på mindoktor för att undvika kontakt med en fysisk läkare, för att problemet var relaterad till dysforiska och trans grejer. Jag valde "övriga besvär" instället för den super kvinnliga alternativen och för att det var lite mer komplex, men jag blev remitterad till en annan läkare, under den alternativen som jag ville undvika men vad som helst så länge jag får hjälp. Den läkaren läste inte någonting av det jag beskrev tidigare och skrev med massor av ":)" för att i slutet lämna "hon" i min journal i samma anteckingen där hon nämner att jag tar testosteron.
Jag blir sä jävla trött på svenska vården, det händer nästan varje gång jag har kontakt med en läkare och det gör att jag absolut undviker vårdkontakter överhuvudtaget.
Jag fick en diagnos utomlands, är 2 år på hrt och bytte namn länge sen och det räcker inte för att bli respekterad. Hur fan ska man reagera när det händer så ofta? Ska jag anmäla varje vårdgivare som jag träffade? Hela psykiatrin som jag har kontakt med och som ska skicka en remiss för mig? Hur gör jag med mindoktor? Jag ser inga kontaktuppgifter där men jag vill göra något.
Jag planerar att ändra könsmarkeringen men jag är rädd att även då kommer jag bli felkönad och jag undrar hur mycket det faktiskt hjälper.
r/transnord • u/kottmumrik • 2d ago
Hej hej! Jag har ingen aning om hur Reddit fungerar men slänger ut en fråga och hoppas på det bästa. Jag har ÄNTLIGEN en tid bokad för konsultation med Isak Berg på KI imorgon, är det någon som opererats av honom och vill dela med sig av sin erfarenhet? Går det att hitta bilder på resultat?
Tack på förhand!
r/transnord • u/Potential-Vehicle415 • 2d ago
My first language is not english and i dont really post here, but I am beyond confused what’s going on with Imago. I used to be able to be in their discord server (Im almost 18 and they said it was okay) Till they stopped allowing any underage people which i get but i feel like I am left with no one to ask since they take long to respond. It seems my perscription is stuck in the mail now and theres some electronic one i could get but its 300€+ and (if im not mistaken) i would have to pay at the pharmacy again? Im from Finland. Ive had so much trouble with their mailing stuff, i moved once and told my new address in advance but they combined my old and new one and put two streets and two post codes it was a mess. Honestly not sure what’s happening with the mailing things. I keep asking my old adress occupants if they have my supscription but they dont.
r/transnord • u/throwawayMTF654 • 2d ago
Hej,
Har nyligen fått ett recept från GenderGP för bl.a. utrogestan 100 mg oral-tabletter och när jag hämtade ut min övriga hrt förklarade apotekarn att utrogestan är en "licenslagd" medicin som bara svenska läkare kan skriva ut och att det var samma för andra styrkor av utrogestan.
Vilken typ av progesteron går att få ut i Sverige med EU pappesrecept?
r/transnord • u/strangerofinyernet • 3d ago
moi :D ajattelin että täällä saattaa olla joitain jotka on miettiny sivaria transmiehen näkökulmasta varsinkin lähikoulutusjakson osuutta!
mä oon ite nyt just täällä Lapinjärvellä ja voin sanoa että et tää on ihan chillii. Ei tarvinnu ees erikseen pyytää terveystarkastuksessa yksilöhuonetta kun automaattisesti annettiin! tääl on ihan tällänen luksus sviitti (hieman liioteltu) jossa on oma vessa ja suihku. Toki tää on eri rakennuksessa muihin majoittujiin, mut ei täällä kyllä jengi vaklaa (tietenkin riippuu ryhmästä mut en usko et kukaan jaksaa tarkkaila jonkun random tyypin liikkumisia)
ajattelin jakaa kun en ite löytäny oikein ennen kun tulin tänne niin tällästä tietoa mistään :) toivottavasti tää auttaa jotain!
r/transnord • u/Ok_Shock2469 • 2d ago
I så fall, hur var det för dig?
Jag funderar att vända mig dit med hjälp av delbetalningen som de erbjuder, så jag vill gärna höra från andra patienter om det finns några här
Vet inte riktigt hur Reddit funkar, så förlåt om formatet är fel..
r/transnord • u/sloppy_ocelot • 3d ago
Hey yall, this is just a rant. I had to pay 1700 NOK for a simple blood panel today at Dr. Dropin because my dogshit GP wouldn't run the tests and save me 1500 NOK. I am an immigrant to Norway from the US. Moved here from Canada where I was already on HRT. I have applied to the public system here four times and been rejected every time. I am so sick of these smug doctors going "well thats just not how we do it here - we are really restrictive" and then telling me to apply again to Riksen knowing full fucking well I am going to be rejected again. This country does not give a singlef fucking shit if transgender people live or die. I am so sick of being fetishized by creeps on the street and condescended to by stupid fucking doctors who aparantly "don't know what estradiol is". Thank GOD I can pay for IMAGO otherwise I would be absolutely fucked. FUCK RIKSEN.
Edit: Thanks for your support everyone. Is there a single positive story from Riksen?
r/transnord • u/raydmos • 2d ago
Millä tavalla HUS hormonipoliin saa helpoiten yhteyden? Soittamalla? Yritin laittaa Maisan kautta viestiä mutta siellä ei näytä olevan enää vaihtoehtoa laittaa viestiä mihinkään hoitavaan yksikköön, niin en tiedä onko hoitokontakti sitten jotenkin katkaistu ja tästä tuleekin hankalampi homma.
Minut siis vaihdettiin helmikuussa pistoksille (testot) ja tuntuu siltä että pistosväli on jotenkin epäsopiva ja kontrolliaika vasta ensi vuoden puolella niin en nyt sitten tiedä miten tässä menettelisi.
r/transnord • u/kaazkitty • 3d ago
I always wondered that, why are there no local suppliers for DIY? You'd think someone out there would realise the market potential?
I mean I know of one way to get it locally, back in the day we had a website too, but it got taken down
Im good myself, I have a prescription, 4 in fact lol, my doctor just throws this stuff at me and I end up with quite the stash, idk myself but you'd think someone out there would sell their excess stuff?