Stress

It is normal to have the stress on the first syllable in a word. BUT there are many exceptions to this rule. This is mainly with words of foreign origin.

Words that are of Latin/Greek origin are stressed on the last syllable. For example:
"universitetet"(university)
"stasjon"(station)
"telefon"(telephone)

Words with German prefixes usually have the stress on the second syllable. For example:
"betale"(pay)
"forklare"(explain)