# Norway-related media enquiries

> Stian Frøystein is a Norwegian engineer who has lived in Japan since 2021. Based in Tokyo, he is available for interviews and recording in Japanese or English.

[Canonical HTML page](https://www.froystein.jp/media/)

[日本語のMarkdown版](https://www.froystein.jp/ja/media.md)

## Profile

- Name: Stian Frøystein
- Alternate names: Stian Froeystein; スティアン・フロイスタイン
- From and based: Norway; Tokyo, Japan
- Languages: Norwegian (native), Japanese and English (fluent)
- In Japan: Since 2021
- Current role: Representative Director, Froystein Consulting Co., Ltd
- Current role: Lead Site Reliability Engineer, Intility AS
- Other: Former Vice President of the Norway-Japan Society
- Engineering experience: About 11 years across Linux, cloud infrastructure, Kubernetes, and SRE

For Norwegian culture and daily life, Stian speaks from his experience of growing up in Norway and living in Japan. For IT and cloud topics, he draws on professional experience since 2015.

## Topics

- Norwegian culture, customs, society, and daily life
- Differences between Norway and Japan
- Japan from a Norwegian perspective
- Working life and social values in Norway
- Norwegian pronunciation and cultural context
- Programme research and fact-checking
- Technology, digitalisation, and IT in Norway
- Kubernetes, cloud native technology, and SRE

## Formats

- Television and video appearances
- Interviews and reporting
- Programme research and information
- Radio and podcasts
- Events and guest participation
- Remote recording and phone consultation

## TV appearances

- 2026.06.24, TV Asahi, 大下容子ワイド！スクランブル: A short interview about the Norwegian national team supporters' Viking row celebration and its origins was broadcast
- 2026.05.01, TBS, 世界くらべてみたら: Appeared in the “世界ざっくりマップ in 北欧” segment ([Official episode page](https://www.tbs.co.jp/sekakura/archive/20260501/))
- 2026.01.05, Nippon TV, 世界まる見え！テレビ特捜部: Appeared as a programme agent in the two-hour New Year special ([Official episode page](https://www.ntv.co.jp/marumie/articles/3264bz5am8pnm3hasguc.html))
- 2025.05.05, Nippon TV, 世界まる見え！テレビ特捜部: Appeared as a programme agent in the problem children special ([Official episode page](https://www.ntv.co.jp/marumie/articles/3264j2oksgbz65pmv4y9.html))
- 2025.03.12, TBS, 世界くらべてみたら: Appeared in an episode about children working in Norway’s cod-fishing industry ([Official episode page](https://www.tbs.co.jp/sekakura/archive/20250312/))
- 2024.11.16, Fuji TV, チャンハウス: Appeared in a segment about the Norwegian expression “nja”
- 2024.04.29, Nippon TV, 世界まる見え！テレビ特捜部: Appeared as a programme agent in the dangerous journeys special ([Official episode page](https://www.ntv.co.jp/marumie/articles/326441qzv32k9jhtjoon.html))
- 2024.03.04, Nippon TV, 世界まる見え！テレビ特捜部: Appeared as a programme agent in the Zekkyō special, for a segment about the Norwegian choir The Men's Choir ([Official episode page](https://www.ntv.co.jp/marumie/articles/32646rqy9fces51h95f2.html))
- 2023.11.13, Nippon TV, 世界まる見え！テレビ特捜部: Appeared as a programme agent in the True or False two-hour special ([Official episode page](https://www.ntv.co.jp/marumie/articles/3264f8oqkwotzuxwswar.html))
- 2023.06.05, Nippon TV, 世界まる見え！テレビ特捜部: Appeared as a programme agent in the working machines special ([Official episode page](https://www.ntv.co.jp/marumie/articles/3264xj8rlebf8byk81jv.html))
- 2023.05.15, Nippon TV, 世界まる見え！テレビ特捜部: Appeared as a programme agent in the two-hour arrest special ([Official episode page](https://www.ntv.co.jp/marumie/articles/3264c4s4l7v2x9xw2zpt.html))
- 2023.03.27, Nippon TV, 世界まる見え！テレビ特捜部: Appeared as a programme agent in the 33rd anniversary three-hour special ([Official episode page](https://www.ntv.co.jp/marumie/articles/3264k73e3yqe1t5p5fch.html))

## Availability

- Tokyo in person
- Remote
- Phone
- Short notice

## Contact

For programme and appearance enquiries, email contact@froystein.jp.

[Email contact@froystein.jp](mailto:contact@froystein.jp)