Which course would you like to take?
Sports Extreme Australia
Australia & Thailand
Challenge Explore
Australia & Asia
Gaming Active
Australia
16-year age limit
VanLife Interrail
Road trip & Interrail
Content production Social Media
London & New York
Arts and crafts
Marokko & New York
16-year age limit
Theater & Performing Arts
London & New York
16-year age limit
Music & Audio Production
London & New York
16-year age limit
Norway – language, culture and travel
International Course – Norway
Life at Bakketun
Everyday life at Bakketun is about much more than just courses and classes! Here, you’ll experience everything from themed evenings with costumes and competitions to cozy moments around the bonfire with music and great conversations. You can join small and big adventures outside the school or enjoy relaxing evenings with movies and friends in the lounge.
How you live at Bakketun
At Bakketun, we have three cozy dormitories, each divided into smaller living units with their own lounge and common areas.
Elective subjects
Project subjects
Common subjects
How do you live?
As a student, you live in the school's boarding school and receive all meals at the school. You live in housing units together with 8 - 12 other students. Together you are responsible for a good housing association. The school has different types of rooms (single room, double room, shared bathroom/toilet in the hallway or bathroom/toilet in the room).
Everyday life at Bakketun
Everyday school life consists of mainstream subjects, joint subjects, elective subjects and project subjects. In addition, there is all the social work we do at school. There can be afternoons with activities in the gymnasium, themed evenings in music, film and culture, activities linked to our aid projects, voluntary Christian gatherings or class entertainment evenings and much more. In your free time, there are great opportunities for community. Here, it is usually easy to find someone to talk to and come up with cool things with.
Read more about life at folkehøgskole here
Common subjects
We have about 13 hours of joint subjects during a week. These subjects provide important general knowledge, and form part of the school's objectives in a natural and good way.
Elective subjects
We have 3-4 hours of elective subjects per week. Here you can choose between a number of exciting activities - you can build on your major, or try your hand at completely new areas. The choice is yours!
Maybe you want to try your hand at snowboarding, dog sledding, climbing or horse riding. Or learn to crochet, paint or make your own leather jacket. Do you have a dream of trying your hand as an actor or playing in a band? You can test this through electives!
See all the electives we offer here.
You choose elective subjects when you come to school. These are courses that take place over shorter periods at a time (3-4 weeks), so that you have many choices and breadth in subject areas.
Project subjects
During the year, you choose from among 6 different project subjects, with teaching and working hours for approx. 4 weeks divided into 3 periods in the school year. This gives you the opportunity to focus on your own interests, such as developing ideas, preparing for subjects or exploring future careers.
Course travel
Joint trip for the whole school: Spain and Gibraltar
Sport Extreme Australia: Australia and Thailand
Challenge Explore: Australia and Asia
Gaming Active: Australia
VanLife Interrail: Roadtrip i Norden og Interrail til Italia
Content production social media: London and New York
Crafts: Marokko og New York
Teater og Scenekunst: London and New York
Musikk og Lydproduksjon: London and New York
Norway – language, culture and travel: Norway
The trips are included in the school fees, which means that only pocket money is added.
Read more about the line trips
Half-year course
We offer half-yearly courses on some of our lines in the spring semester.
Read more about the half-year course
The school
Bakketun Folkehøgskole is a Christian folk high school located in Verdal, Nord-Trøndelag. That it is a Christian community college does not mean that all students are Christians, but you will meet staff who have a Christian faith.
Bakketun is a homely school with a focus on security, generosity and joy of life.
What does a year cost?
The cost of a year at Folkehøgskole depends on which course and room type you choose.
Below are the prices for one academic year based on a double room without a private toilet/bathroom. The price includes all mandatory activities, group trips, course-specific trips, meals, and accommodation. The prices are listed in Norwegian Kroner.
Sport Extreme Australia: 164 080,-
Challenge Explore: 157 480,-
Gaming Active: 154 180,-
VanLife Interrail: 158 580,
Content production social media: 138 780,-
Crafts: 142 520,-
Teater og Scenekunst: 138 780,-
Musikk og Lydproduksjon: 138 780,-
Norway – language, culture and travel: 140 980,-
read more about our prices.
You can receive financial support from Lånekassen when attending a Folkehøgskole. For the 2025/2026 school year, you can receive 151,690 NOK in loans and grants from Lånekassen.
This is how you apply
Here you can apply at Bakketun Folkehøgskole.
No application deadline
Folkehøgskolen has no application deadline - but it is advisable to apply as early as possible, as the lines can be full. You will receive the answer to your application within a couple of days.
Age limit
Basically, we have an 18-year age limit at school, but we may have some exceptions (contact the school).
Contact
Do you have questions about the bus or the school?
Erling Helland (principal): rektor@bakketun.fhs.no
School administration: 74 04 91 00 / adm@bakketun.fhs.no