About us

One of Norway's finest folk high schools is a former hotel. The sea, fjords, beaches and the Sunnmøre Alps are our closest neighbors. Here you stay in large rooms with private bathrooms with showers, and with a fantastic view of the sea and mountains.

One of the biggest advantages of the school is that everything is under one roof. This means that you can go from your room to the dining hall, student lounges and classrooms without having to put on outerwear. It is not only practical, it also makes it much more social and easier to build a good school environment.

In the yard is the school's gym and a large fitness center with a weight room, crossfit and squash courts. As a member of KFUK-KFUM (500 NOK per school year), you have free access to the fitness center and Ulstein Arena with a new water park and a new climbing hall.

Check out!

• Frisbee golf course
• Coffee shop with barista machine
• TV room with Premier League
• Lovely salad bar for every lunch
• Forget packed lunches, get a (hot) lunch every day
• Musicstudio, Mac and equipment for free use
• Jacuzzi and hammock park in the garden

In Sunnmøre you will find Geiranger, Hjørundfjorden, Strandafjellet Ski Center, Sunnmørsalpar and Runde Lighthouse. If we add that Via Ferrata Loen and the surf spot Hoddevika are only an hour and a half away, you understand that your new playpen has a lot to offer. 

Ulsteinvik is a small rural town that has been voted the most attractive settlement in the country. It is home to 8,000 residents and is a commercial center for an area of ​​25,000 people. Here you will find most of what you need. Plus a good bit more. 

Training facilities
In addition to the school's gymnasium and frisbee golf course, Ulsteinvik probably has Norway's best mix of brand new sports facilities. Right next to the school you will find a gymnasium, a paddle tennis hall, a bouldering hall, an indoor football hall, a large multi-purpose hall with a climbing wall and a water park, plus one of Norway's largest athletics halls. There is also a bike path with a running track and a nice 9-hole golf course with an advanced golf simulator and an 18-hole football golf course. 

Plane/bus
Ulsteinvik is off the beaten track. Fortunately! But the city is not far enough away for you to quickly get where you want to go. You can fly with SAS and Norwegian from Ålesund, which is 50 minutes from the school. Even closer are Widerøe's departures from Ørsta-Volda. That airport is only about half an hour away. In addition, there are two daily bus departures from Ulsteinvik to the major cities in Southern Norway. 

In summary: Welcome to Ulsteinvik.
Welcome to something wild, beautiful and real!

We are a drug-free school based on Christian and humanistic values. Our slogan is "Be yourself, stand up for others."

We want to be a place where your comfort zone is challenged, but where you still feel that you are in the right place. It is important that values ​​such as honesty and respect characterize both teaching, leisure and boarding life. We hope you experience this as more than just nice words.

"Students, teachers and servants are one household, where each one is responsible for the life together in the home." This is the first point in the rules of order for Sunnmøre Youth School, which was founded in 1908.

In the pictures you can see some of the students and staff who started the very first school year. You can also read a text that describes the development from cramped conditions to today's folk high school life in great facilities.

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