What is the typical time between application and contact for a postdoc on Norway? I recently applied to a postdoc position in Norway, this was an advertised role in an engineering department rather than a fellowship application. I had a brief email exchange with the hiring professor in advance and they thought I would be a suitable candidate and encouraged me to apply.
The application was through the jobbnorge website which appears to be standard in Norway.
After 6 weeks since application deadline I have not had any contact and it still shows as submitted in the jobbnorge portal. I do not know of the portal would give an update if I wasn't successful.
My questions are

What is the typical time frame for hearing back on any decision in Norway for postdoc applications?

Is it typical to hear back if I am not invited for interview or can I assume no news is neither good nor bad?


There is a similar question here: Hiring Process in Norway for Postdocs
Although it is not clear what time scales are involved in that question or if they were between application or interview, though it does imply the process is slow.
Thank you.
More than anything, the amount of time is determined by the number of applications. But in general, the hiring process in academia in Norway is much slower than what you're likely to experience elsewhere (at least outside of Scandinavia). To give you an example, I once applied for a postdoc in Norway. Only two people applied, but it still took six weeks before I heard back, and the interview was scheduled fifteen weeks after the application deadline. If you haven't heard anything by the end of June, your application was either unsuccessful, or they didn't manage to sift through the applications before the summer. By that time, I would e-mail the professor you've already been in touch with and ask.
For a postdoc position, I don't think you can count on being informed if your application was unsuccessful, but this might vary by university/department.