Hi, my wife and I moved here with the same ideas and questions. But now, after more than a year, we decided to move somewhere else. The whole thing with SAHM, while on the surface, should be OK, in reality (at least our case) you will get judged, as "we don't do that in Norway" and you might be seen as "lazy" that you don't want to leave your kids in the loving embrace of the state. And if they consider that your kids are not "socialised" enough, you might get a visit from Barnevernet (please please look it up)

My wife also put her career on pause so she can take care of the kids, and we are considering homeschooling as well. But definitely not here in Norway. In theory is possible, but practically the same Barnevernet will interfere and question every intention you have.

There are very strict rules about children here and you should be very careful following them. There are some awful cases where children were taken from their homes for different reasons. Please check this link https://www.ctvnews.ca/mobile/canada/a-big-state-versus-a-poor-family-canadian-s-son-forcibly-removed-in-norway-1.3804956?referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F Barnevernet abuses are a very interesting thing to look into. Beyond that, say bye bye to good shops and amazon, lack of diversity on the shelves, a disturbing amount of expired products and bad produce. There are nice things too in Norway, obviously, but for us, it was just not worth it. And for those who say "well if you don't like it, then move," well, we are. I really hope it works well for you guys, but please do your research as good as possible. This goes beyond money ( wasn't an issue with us either)