This post is half serious half for fun (meaning, it’s possible and a dream but also I recognize it might be considered a silly dream).
Let me begin by saying I have the right to EU citizenship I would obtain if I tried to go after this dream.
Secondly, I had the best hot dogs I’ve ever had in Norway.
Hear me out, I will receive a pension in a few years of 600k NOK/year ($60k USD).
How challenging would it be to set up a hot dog stand or pølsebod in a touristy area during tourist season and sling some of those heavenly pølse? Is this market oversaturated? Are startup costs too difficult? Are the mobile hot dog carts that I envision too difficult to get around Norwegian governmental rules? I’d run it myself keeping labor costs to a minimum.
I studied Norway a long time ago in university for three years so while today it’s almost entirely gone, would be hoping that the fact I studied it long ago means it would come back semi-quickly. I know it probably wouldn’t matter in a hot dog slinging business, but I’d want to be a good resident while there and speak the language.
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Posted by PeterNjos
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Is this “Kuk i kano”?
Depending on where you are imagining to do this, I think it’s a good idea as a (semi)retirement hustle. 2-3 cruise arrivals in a week meaning you also have lots of spare time. As a citizen I have no idea how the process is for licenses and such, but your biggest hurdle is most likely “Mattilsynet”(Norwegian FDA) and getting approval from them, but absolutely doable. Good luck!
Your first step would be to actually get that citizenship – a right to one does you no good if you don’t actually have it.
As for the requirements for operating a foodtruck, you can find the relevant information [here](https://www.mattilsynet.no/mat-og-drikke/matservering/salg-av-mat-fra-foodtruck-matvogn).
You will have to register a business in Norway in order to operate a food truck, which you can read about [here](https://info.altinn.no/starte-og-drive/starte/).