Så langt råd er oppdaterer vi kalenderpåminnelsen.

Yes. Så langt råd er is an idiomatic expression meaning as far as possible, to the extent possible, or as circumstances allow.

You should learn it as a whole phrase rather than trying to translate each word literally. It is a fairly formal or written expression, and you may see it in official, administrative, or careful written Norwegian.

A more everyday alternative would often be:

• så langt det er mulig
• så langt det lar seg gjøre

That is a very natural question, because råd can indeed mean advice.

But råd can also mean means, resources, or what is feasible. In the expression så langt råd er, it is not about giving advice. It means something closer to as far as there are practical means/opportunity to do so.

So in this sentence, råd is part of a fixed, somewhat old-fashioned/formal expression about possibility, not about someone advising anyone.

This is because of the Norwegian V2 rule: in a main clause, the finite verb normally comes in the second position.

Here, the sentence starts with the introductory expression Så langt råd er. That whole expression takes the first slot. Because of that, the verb must come next:

• Så langt råd er
  • oppdaterer
    • vi
      • kalenderpåminnelsen

If you started with the subject instead, you would get:

• Vi oppdaterer kalenderpåminnelsen ...

So the inversion is normal Norwegian word order after a fronted element.

Not in the time sense.

In English, so far often means up to now. But here så langt means something more like to that extent or as far as.

So in så langt råd er, it is about degree/possibility, not about time.

That is why you should not read the phrase as up to now. It means as far as circumstances allow.

Because Norwegian usually forms compound nouns as one word.

Here you have:

• kalender = calendar
• påminnelse = reminder

Together they form:

• kalenderpåminnelse = calendar reminder

And then the definite ending is added:

• kalenderpåminnelsen = the calendar reminder

This is very typical in Norwegian. Where English often uses two separate words, Norwegian often prefers one compound noun.

The ending -en marks the noun as definite singular.

The pattern is:

• en påminnelse = a reminder
• påminnelsen = the reminder

And with the compound noun:

• en kalenderpåminnelse = a calendar reminder
• kalenderpåminnelsen = the calendar reminder

So -en is doing the job that the does in English.

It is grammatical and understandable, but it sounds somewhat formal and a little administrative or written.

A native speaker in everyday speech might more often say something like:

• Så langt det er mulig, oppdaterer vi kalenderpåminnelsen.
• Så langt det lar seg gjøre, oppdaterer vi kalenderpåminnelsen.

So the original sentence is fine, but its tone is more formal than casual conversation.

In Norwegian, the present tense is often used for:

• habitual actions
• general policies
• routines
• statements about what someone does as a regular practice

So oppdaterer vi kalenderpåminnelsen suggests something like this is what we do, this is our practice, or we update the calendar reminder whenever possible.

It does not have to mean that the action is happening right this second.