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Unfortunately, we know of no Russian firm offering work in Norway that is not a scam@. The most common fraud scheme advertises "work on oil platforms" (on the Norwegian continental shelf), where it is actually difficult for a qualified Norwegian to get employed.

It is absolutely not possible to find an illegal job in Norway from abroad (i.e. non-tax paying job or a job that does not require work permit).

Work in Norway - a short and accurate description on seeking job in Norway from Russia.
Specialists - working in Norway as a skilled worker (PDF, 770KB) - a brochure in Russian published by UDI. It doesn't answer the question of how to find an employer in Norway, only explains immigrant regulations.

Actually, you can also work in Norway as au-pair (for girls younger than 30, with minimal pay), get employed as a sailor on a fishing ship, or perhaps as a seasonal worker in the countryside.

International Exchange Center - au-pair and seasonal workers in Norway.
ASE - Ukrainian agency (Odessa); au-pair in Norway.
AWIS - Ukrainian agency (Kiev); au-pair in Norway. NB! This agency may be promising too much when they tell about work in Norway in their advertising.
Au-Pair Cherkassy - Ukrainian agency; au-pair in Norway, Germany, etc.

Note that it is perfectly possible to search for these jobs yourself, without paying to any agency.
Au-pair is considered to be a full-time employment in Norway. After 12 months of this job, you get the right to free education and scholarship. Many Russian girls become university students after having worked as au-pair for a year. They can do that if they have studied in a Russian university for at least two years, and have passed a test of Norwegian language before applying to a Norwegian university.

Do Russians work on Norwegian oil platforms? (PDF, 690KB) - interview with Russian engineer who is employed in Norwegian oil industry (newspaper Russian Boulevard no.3, 2003).
Life like strawberry - about seasonal job on countryside, and more.
Work in fisheries in Norway? - article from inostranets (2000).
Norwegians had planned to employ Russians, but decided not to - another article from inostranets (2000).
Sold to mafia - article in Dagbladet, a story of two Russian girls from Latvia that had to work as slave whores; Lilja 4-ever a la Norge, yet with a kind of happy ending (2003).

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