Norwegian translation services

Norwegian translation is priced per word for text and per minute for audiovisual, depending on volume, subject matter and turnaround, with agreeing the written standard included as part of the brief rather than billed as an extra step. Send your files and we will come back with a free, itemised quote, backed by our Price Match Promise.

Yes. Native Norwegian linguists handle every translation, and a second native linguist independently reviews each text, checking that the agreed written standard has been held consistently from the first line to the last rather than drifting somewhere in the middle of a long script.

Yes — Norwegian translation, subtitling and voice over all come from one team, working to a single glossary and one written standard throughout. Spoken Norwegian is a separate question from the written standard, and we handle both in the same conversation rather than in two.

They are the two official written standards of Norwegian, equal in law, and every Norwegian text is written in one or the other. They are not two languages and not a dialect: they differ in verb forms, pronouns, grammatical gender and part of the everyday vocabulary, which is why a text cannot be moved from one to the other mechanically.

For most commercial and corporate material, bokmål. The answer changes when your audience, a municipality or a broadcaster has declared otherwise: Norwegian municipalities formally declare a standard, central government bodies have obligations covering both, and NRK works to an audited nynorsk quota. We ask at the brief and, where it applies, check what your recipient has declared.

Yes — audiovisual is our specialisation. We deliver spotted SRT/VTT and timed two-column voice-over scripts, plus translated text when you need it.

Yes, and it is a sensible first step when material has come from several suppliers over the years. A native linguist reads it and tells you which standard it is written in, and whether it holds that standard all the way through — mixed files are common and are usually what triggers the question.

Not in the way people expect. The written standard governs the script; spoken Norwegian is dialectal and speaking in dialect is normal on air, including on national broadcast. What the standard does affect is the wording the voice actor reads, so we agree it before the script goes to the studio.

Most short documents are delivered within 24 to 48 hours. Word count, subject complexity and turnaround all move the date, and your project manager will confirm the timeline at the start.

Less than people expect: the document, script or subtitle file, its word count, what the text is actually for, and the date you need it by. A draft is fine — we would rather quote on what exists than wait for a final version that eats your deadline. A named project manager comes back with an itemised quote, normally within four working hours.

More than half of enquiries get a reply within thirty minutes during office hours (Monday to Friday, 9am to 6pm UK time), and the itemised quote normally follows within four working hours. After that you have one dedicated project manager who owns the job from brief to final file — not a ticket queue, and not a different name on every email. If it is easier, call +44 207 095 5730 and ask for them by name.

Yes, and it is one of the commonest reasons people get in touch. Tell us it is for a pitch and you get a figure you can put in front of your own client, itemised so it stands up to being picked apart, with no obligation and no follow-up sales calls if the pitch goes elsewhere. If it lands, the quote still holds and we already know the project.