Medical help and general practitioner
As a student in Oslo, it’s practical to have your general practitioner at SiO Health. This gives you access to experienced doctors, and you receive refunds for your user fees exceeding 490 NOK per year.
Advantages of having a GP at SiO
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Unique refund scheme - good for your wallet
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Health centers close to campus
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Same-day urgent appointments
Frequently Asked Questions about the GP Services
Get to know our GPs
See the general practitioners who work at our different healthcare centers, and which specialties there are.
Here’s how to switch to a GP in SiO
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Log in to helsenorge.no with BankID
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See the list of SiO general practitioners
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Choose the doctor you want to have
Simple and close to your campus
SiO Health is part of Norway’s national GP scheme and has 15 GPs in Oslo across three healthcare centers – Blindern, Nydalen, and the city center. All our GPs are specialists in general practice.If you are a student in Oslo with a Norwegian national ID number and have paid the semester fee, you can choose a GP with us. Current or retired employees of an educational institution connected to SiO may also choose a GP through SiO. If you have children under 16, they can have the same GP as you.Switch your GP easily on Helsenorge. The change takes effect from the 1st of the next month and gives you a GP close to your place of study.
If the SiO doctors do not appear on Helsenorge and you have paid the semester fee
Call Helsenorge at 23327000, explain your situation, and Helsenorge will assist you with changing your general practitioner.
How to change your GP to one within SiO as an employee
Please call Helsenorge at 23327000 to access the option to change your GP to one within SiO.
Apply for a health refund
If you are a SiO student with a GP registered at SiO, you can apply for a refund of user fees exceeding NOK 490 per year. This means you pay a maximum of NOK 490 annually, and we cover the rest of your expenses.
Transferral of medical records
When you change your regular GP, it is your responsibility to ensure that your medical records are transferred to the new GP. Simply contact your former GP to provide information about the new GP. Read more at Helsenorge.
Changing your GP after finishing studies
If your GP is in SiO, you must change to another doctor outside of the SiO system when you have finished your studies. Students who move back to their former municipality within three years and the registered home address is still the same, are entitled to return to their GP in the municipality - even if the GP's list is full.Students who have formally moved abroad are not entitled to return to their former GP.
Use of artificial intelligence
We use artificial intelligence to improve the documentation of your health. Read more here.
Our healthcare centers
Our general practitioners can be found at our three healthcare centers at Blindern, Nydalen, and in the city center.
Updated 28.01.26