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Oslo

January 06, 2023

This article is about the capital of Norway. For other uses, see Oslo (disambiguation).

Oslo (/ˈɒzloʊ/ OZ-loh, US also /ˈɒsloʊ/ OSS-loh,[11][12] Norwegian: [ˈʊ̂ʂlʊ ] (listen) or [ˈʊ̂slʊ, ˈʊ̀ʂlʊ]; Southern Sami: Oslove[13]) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of 702,543 in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of 1,019,513 in 2019,[14][15] and the metropolitan area had an estimated population of 1,546,706 in 2021.[16]

Oslo
Osloven tjïelte (Southern Sami)
Capital city, municipality and county
Oslo kommune, Osloven tjïelte
From upper left: Tjuvholmen & Oslo City Hall, National Theater, Jernbanetorget, Victoria Terrasse, Akershus Fortress, Munch Museum, Trafikanten tower, Uranienborg Church, Møllergata 19 & Youngstorget
Flag
Seal
Motto(s): 
Unanimiter et constanter (Latin)
"United and constant"
Oslo
Location within Norway
Oslo
Oslo (Europe)
Coordinates: 59°54′48″N 10°44′20″E / 59.91333°N 10.73889°E / 59.91333; 10.73889Coordinates: 59°54′48″N 10°44′20″E / 59.91333°N 10.73889°E / 59.91333; 10.73889
CountryNorway
DistrictØstlandet
CountyOslo
Established1048
Government
 • MayorMarianne Borgen (SV)
 • Governing mayorRaymond Johansen (Ap)
Area
[1]
 • Capital city, municipality and county480 km2 (190 sq mi)
 • Land454.20 km2 (175.37 sq mi)
 • Water26.64 km2 (10.29 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
1 m (3 ft)
Population
 (31 March 2022)[3][4][5]
 • Capital city, municipality and county702,543
 • Urban
1,036,059
 • Metro
[6][7]
1,588,457
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
0001 – 1299 [8]
HDI (2018)0.968[9]
very high · 1st
Websitewww.oslo.kommune.no
Oslo kommune
Municipality
Flag
Coat of arms
Oslo within
Norway
Oslo surrounded by Viken county
CountryNorway
CountyOslo
Official language
[10]
 • Norwegian formNeutral
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-0301
Data from Statistics Norway

During the Viking Age the area was part of Viken. Oslo was founded as a city at the end of the Viking Age in 1040 under the name Ánslo, and established as a kaupstad or trading place in 1048 by Harald Hardrada. The city was elevated to a bishopric in 1070 and a capital under Haakon V of Norway around 1300. Personal unions with Denmark from 1397 to 1523 and again from 1536 to 1814 reduced its influence. After being destroyed by a fire in 1624, during the reign of King Christian IV, a new city was built closer to Akershus Fortress and named Christiania in honour of the king. It became a municipality (formannskapsdistrikt) on 1 January 1838. The city functioned as the capital of Norway during the 1814–1905 union between Sweden and Norway. From 1877, the city's name was spelled Kristiania in government usage, a spelling that was adopted by the municipal authorities in 1897. In 1925, the city, after incorporating the village retaining its former name, was renamed Oslo. In 1948 Oslo merged with Aker, a municipality which surrounded the capital and which was 27 times larger, thus creating the modern, much larger Oslo municipality.

Oslo is the economic and governmental centre of Norway. The city is also a hub of Norwegian trade, banking, industry and shipping. It is an important centre for maritime industries and maritime trade in Europe. The city is home to many companies within the maritime sector, some of which are among the world's largest shipping companies, shipbrokers and maritime insurance brokers. Oslo is a pilot city of the Council of Europe and the European Commission intercultural cities programme.

Oslo is considered a global city and was ranked "Beta World City" in studies carried out by the Globalization and World Cities Study Group and Network in 2008.[17] It was ranked number one in terms of quality of life among European large cities in the European Cities of the Future 2012 report by fDi magazine.[18] A survey conducted by ECA International in 2011 placed Oslo as the second most expensive city in the world for living expenses after Tokyo.[19] In 2013 Oslo tied with the Australian city of Melbourne as the fourth most expensive city in the world, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU)'s Worldwide Cost of Living study.[20] Oslo was ranked as the 24th most liveable city in the world by Monocle magazine.[21]

Oslo's population was increasing at record rates during the early 2000s, making it the fastest growing major city in Europe at the time.[22] This growth stems for the most part from international immigration and related high birth rates, but also from intra-national migration. By 2010 the immigrant population in the city was growing somewhat faster than the Norwegian population,[23] and in the city proper this had become more than 25% of the total population if the children of immigrant parents are included.[24]

Urban region

The municipality of Oslo has a population of 702,543 as of 31 March 2022.[14] The urban area extends beyond the boundaries of the municipality into the surrounding county of Viken (municipalities of Asker, Bærum, Lillestrøm, Enebakk, Rælingen, Lørenskog, Nittedal, Gjerdrum, Nordre Follo); the total population of this agglomeration was 1,036,059 in 2015.[25][26] The city centre is situated at the end of the Oslofjord, from which point the city sprawls out in three distinct "corridors"—inland north-eastwards, and southwards along both sides of the fjord—which gives the urbanized area a shape reminiscent of an upside-down reclining "Y" (on maps, satellite pictures, or from high above the city).

To the north and east, wide forested hills (Marka) rise above the city giving the location the shape of a giant amphitheatre. The urban municipality (bykommune) of Oslo and county (fylke) of Oslo are two parts of the same entity, making Oslo the only city in Norway where two administrative levels are integrated. Of Oslo's total area, 130 km2 (50 sq mi) is built-up and 9.6 km2 (3.7 sq mi) is agricultural. The open areas within the built-up zone amount to 22 km2 (8.5 sq mi).[27]

The city of Oslo was established as a municipality on 3 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). It was separated from the county of Akershus to become a county of its own in 1842. The rural municipality of Aker was merged with Oslo on 1 January 1948 (and simultaneously transferred from Akershus county to Oslo county). Furthermore, Oslo shares several important functions with Akershus county.

Boroughs

Main article: List of boroughs of Oslo

As defined in January 2004 by the city council[28][note]

Boroughs Inhabitants (2020)[29] Area in km2 Number
Alna 49,801 13.7 12
Bjerke 33,422 7.7 9
Frogner 59,269 8.3 5
Gamle Oslo 58,671 7.5 1
Grorud 27,707 8.2 10
Grünerløkka 62,423 4.8 2
Nordre Aker 52,327 13.6 8
Nordstrand 52,459 16.9 14
Sagene 45,089 3.1 3
St. Hanshaugen 38,945 3.6 4
Stovner 33,316 8.2 11
Søndre Nordstrand 39,066 18.4 15
Ullern 34,569 9 6
Vestre Aker 50,157 16.6 7
Østensjø 50,806 12.2 13
Overall 688,027 151.8

In addition is Marka (1,610 residents, 301.1 km2), that is administered by several boroughs; and Sentrum (1,471 residents, 1.8 km2) that is partially administered by St. Hanshaugen, and in part directly by the city council. As of 27 February 2020, there were 2,386 residents who were not allocated to a borough.

Name and seal

After being destroyed by a fire in 1624, during the reign of King Christian IV, a new city was built closer to Akershus Fortress and named Christiania in the king's honour. The old site east of the Aker river was not abandoned however and the village of Oslo remained as a suburb outside the city gates. The suburb called Oslo was eventually included in the city proper. In 1925 the name of the suburb was transferred to the whole city, while the suburb was renamed "Gamlebyen", literally "the Old town", to avoid confusion.[30][31][32] The Old Town is an area within the administrative district Gamle Oslo. The previous names are reflected in street names like Oslo gate (Oslo street)[33] and Oslo hospital.[34]

Toponymy

For full article, see History of Oslo's name

The origin of the name Oslo has been the subject of much debate. It is certainly derived from Old Norse and was—in all probability—originally the name of a large farm at Bjørvika, however the meaning of that name is disputed. Modern linguists generally interpret the original Óslo, Áslo or Ánslo as either "meadow at the foot of a hill" or "meadow consecrated to the Gods", with both considered equally likely.[35]

Erroneously, it was once assumed that Oslo meant "the mouth of the Lo river", a supposed previous name for the river Alna. However, not only has no evidence been found of a river "Lo" predating the work where Peder Claussøn Friis first proposed this etymology, but the very name is ungrammatical in Norwegian: the correct form would have been Loaros (cf. Nidaros).[36] The name Lo is now believed to be a back-formation arrived at by Friis in support of his [idea about] etymology for Oslo.[37]

Seal

Main article: Seal of Oslo

Oslo is one of very few cities in Norway, besides Bergen and Tønsberg, that does not have a formal coat of arms, but which uses a city seal instead.[38] The seal of Oslo shows the city's patron saint, St. Hallvard, with his attributes, the millstone and arrows, with a naked woman at his feet. He is seated on a throne with lion decorations, which at the time was also commonly used by the Norwegian kings.[39]

Other names

Oslo has various nicknames and names in other languages. The city is sometimes known as "The Tiger City" (Norwegian: Tigerstaden), probably inspired by an 1870 poem by Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson which referenced then-Christiania in central Oslo. The nickname is mostly used by Norwegians from out of town, and rarely by people from the Oslo region.[40]

History

For a chronological guide, see Timeline of Oslo.
Oslo timeline (major events)
See also expanded timeline
CA. 1000 AD First traces of buildings. The St. Clement's Church is built.
CA. 1050 AD Oslo marked as a city. Mariakirken is built.
1152/53 AD The Cathedral school is established
1299 AD Oslo becomes the capital of Norway
CA. 1300 Construction of Akershus Fortress starts.
1350 AD Around 3/4 of the population dies under the Black Death.
1352 AD St. Hallvard's Cathedral and the other Sogne Churches are burned to the ground in a major fire
1624 AD Another major fire, the city is rebuilt and renamed Christiania by Christian IV.
1686 AD Fire ruins 1/4 of the city.
1697 AD Domkirken is finished and opened
1716 AD The city but not the fortress conquered by Karl XII.
1813 The University is opened.
1825 The foundations of Slottet are finished.
1836 The National Gallery is finished.
1837 Christiania Theatre is opened. Christiania and Aker get a Mayor and kommunestyre.
1854 Oslo gets its first railway, which leads to Eidsvoll.
1866 Stortinget is completed.
1878 City expanded. Frogner, Majorstuen, Torshov, Kampen and Vålerenga are populated and rebuilt. 113 000 citizens.
1892 The first Holmenkollbakken is finished.
1894 The city gets its first electrical track.
1899 Nationaltheateret is finished.
1925 City renamed as Oslo.
1927 The Monolith is raised.
1928 Oslo first Metro line, Majorstuen-Besserud is opened.
1950 Oslo City Hall opened.
1963 The Munch Museum is opened.
1980 Metro line under the city, Oslo Central Station and Nationaltheatret Station opened.
1997 Population over 500 000.
1998 Rikshospitalet opened. New railway line to Gardermoen.
2000 The city celebrates thousand-years jubilee.
2008 Oslo Opera House is opened.
2011 Several buildings in the Regjeringskvartalet are heavily damaged during a terrorist attack, resulting in 8 deaths. 69 people are massacred on the nearby Utøya island.
2018 The city's urban area passed one million people for the first time.

During the Viking Age the area that includes modern Oslo was located in Viken, the northernmost province of Denmark. Control over the area shifted between Danish and Norwegian kings in the Middle Ages, and Denmark continued to claim the area until 1241.

According to the Norse sagas, Oslo was founded around 1049 by Harald Hardrada.[41] Recent archaeological research, however, has uncovered Christian burials which can be dated to prior to AD 1000, evidence of a preceding urban settlement.[42] This called for the celebration of Oslo's millennium in 2000.[citation needed]

It has been regarded as the capital city since the reign of Haakon V of Norway (1299–1319), the first king to reside permanently in the city. He also started the construction of the Akershus Fortress and the Oslo Kongsgård. A century later, Norway was the weaker part in a personal union with Denmark, and Oslo's role was reduced to that of provincial administrative centre, with the monarchs residing in Copenhagen. The fact that the University of Oslo was founded as late as 1811 had an adverse effect on the development of the nation.[43]

Oslo was destroyed several times by fire, and after the fourteenth calamity, in 1624, Christian IV of Denmark and Norway ordered it rebuilt at a new site across the bay, near Akershus Castle and given the name Christiania. Long before this, Christiania had started to establish its stature as a centre of commerce and culture in Norway. The part of the city built starting in 1624 is now often called Kvadraturen [Wikidata] because of its orthogonal layout in regular, square blocks.[44] Anatomigården is a historic timber framing house located on the north side of Christiania Torv.

The last Black Death outbreak in Oslo occurred in 1654.[45] In 1814 Christiania once more became a real capital when the union with Denmark was dissolved.

Many landmarks were built in the 19th century, including the Royal Palace (1825–1848), Storting building (the Parliament) (1861–1866), the University, National Theatre and the Stock Exchange. Among the world-famous artists who lived here during this period were Henrik Ibsen and Knut Hamsun (the latter was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature). In 1850, Christiania also overtook Bergen and became the most populous city in the country. In 1877 the city was renamed Kristiania. The original name of Oslo was restored in 1925.[46]

1000–1600

Main article: Old Town, Oslo

Under the reign of Olaf III of Norway, Oslo became a cultural centre for Eastern Norway. Hallvard Vebjørnsson became the city's patron saint and is depicted on the city's seal.

In 1174, Hovedøya Abbey was built. The churches and abbeys became major owners of large tracts of land, which proved important for the city's economic development, especially before the Black Death.

On 25 July 1197, Sverre of Norway and his soldiers attacked Oslo from Hovedøya.[47]

During the Middle Ages, Oslo reached its heights in the reign of Haakon V of Norway. He started building Akershus Fortress and was also the first king to reside permanently in the city, which helped to make Oslo the capital of Norway.

At the end of the 12th century, Hanseatic League traders from Rostock moved into the city and gained major influence in the city. The Black Death came to Norway in 1349 and, like other cities in Europe, the city suffered greatly. The churches' earnings from their land also dropped so much that the Hanseatic traders dominated the city's foreign trade in the 15th century.

17th century

Over the years, a fire destroyed significant parts of the city many times, as many of the city's buildings were built entirely of wood. After the last fire in 1624, which lasted for three days, Christian IV of Denmark decided that the old city should not be rebuilt again. His men built a network of roads in Akershagen near Akershus Castle. He demanded that all citizens move their shops and workplaces to the newly built city of Christiania, named as an honor to the king.

The transformation of the city went slowly for the first hundred years. Outside the city, near Vaterland and Grønland near Old Town, Oslo, a new, unmanaged part of the city grew up filled with citizens of the lower class status.

18th century

In the 18th century, after the Great Northern War, the city's economy boomed with shipbuilding and trade. The strong economy transformed Christiania into a trading port.

19th century

In 1814 the former provincial town of Christiania became the capital of the independent Kingdom of Norway, in a personal union with Sweden. Several state institutions were established and the city's role as a capital initiated a period of rapidly increasing population. The government of this new state needed buildings for its expanding administration and institutions. Several important buildings were erected – The Bank of Norway (1828), the Royal Palace (1848), and the Storting (1866). Large areas of the surrounding Aker municipality were incorporated in 1839, 1859 an 1878. The 1859 expansion included Grünerløkka, Grønland and Oslo. At that time the area called Oslo (now Gamlebyen or Old Town) was a village or suburb outside the city borders east of Aker river.[48] The population increased from approximately 10.000 in 1814 to 230.000 in 1900. Christiania expanded its industry from 1840, most importantly around Akerselva. There was a spectacular building boom during the last decades of the 19th century, with many new apartment buildings and renewal of the city center, but the boom collapsed in 1899.

1900–present

In 1948, Oslo merged with Aker, a municipality which surrounded the capital and which was 27 times larger, thus creating the modern, vastly enlarged Oslo municipality. At the time, Aker was a mostly affluent, green suburban community, and the merger was unpopular in Aker.[49]

The municipality developed new areas such as Ullevål garden city (1918–1926) and Torshov (1917–1925). City Hall was constructed in the former slum area of Vika from 1931 to 1950. The municipality of Aker was incorporated into Oslo in 1948, and suburbs were developed, such as Lambertseter (from 1951). Aker Brygge was constructed on the site of the former shipyard Akers Mekaniske Verksted, from 1982 to 1998.

The city and municipality used the name Kristiania until 1 January 1925 when the name changed to Oslo. Oslo was the name of an eastern suburb – it had been the site of the city centre, until the devastating 1624 fire. King Christian IV of Denmark ordered a new city built with his own name; Oslo remained a poor suburb outside the city border. In the early-20th century, Norwegians argued that a name memorialising a Danish king was inappropriate as the name of the capital of Norway, which became fully independent in 1905.[50]

Norway was invaded by Germany on 9 April 1940. Efforts to stop the invasion, most notably the sinking of Blücher, delayed the occupation of Oslo for a few hours which allowed King Haakon to escape the city. Oslo remained occupied throughout the war until Germany capitulated in 1945. During this time, the occupying troops were harried by saboteurs in acts of resistance. On 31 December 1944, allied bombers missed their intended target and hit a tram, resulting in 79 civilian deaths.[51]

During the 2011 Norway attacks, Oslo was hit by a bomb blast that ripped through the Government Quarter, damaging several buildings including the building that houses the Office of the Prime Minister. Eight people died in the bomb attack.

On 25 June 2022, two people were killed and 21 others injured in a mass shooting at three sites, which was being treated by the police as an act of Islamic terrorism.[52]

Geography

See also: Oslo Graben
 
Satellite image of Oslo, July 2018.
 
A map of the urban areas of Oslo in 2005. The grey area in the middle indicates Oslo's city centre.

Oslo occupies an arc of land at the northernmost end of the Oslofjord. The fjord, which is nearly bisected by the Nesodden peninsula opposite Oslo, lies to the south; in all other directions Oslo is surrounded by green hills and mountains. There are 40 islands within the city limits, the largest being Malmøya (0.56 km2 or 0.22 sq mi), and scores more around the Oslofjord. Oslo has 343 lakes, the largest being Maridalsvannet (3.91 km2 or 1.51 sq mi). This is also a main source of drinking water for large parts of Oslo.

Although Eastern Norway has a number of rivers, none of these flow into the ocean at Oslo. Instead Oslo has two smaller rivers: Akerselva (draining Maridalsvannet, which flows into the fjord in Bjørvika), and Alna. The waterfalls in Akerselva gave power to some of the first modern industry of Norway in the 1840s. Later in the century, the river became the symbol of the stable and consistent economic and social divide of the city into an East End and a West End; the labourers' neighbourhoods lie on both sides of the river, and the divide in reality follows Uelands street a bit further west. River Alna flows through Groruddalen, Oslo's major suburb and industrial area. The highest point is Kirkeberget, at 629 m (2,064 ft). Although the city's population is small compared to most European capitals, it occupies an unusually large land area, of which two-thirds are protected areas of forests, hills and lakes. Its boundaries encompass many parks and open areas, giving it an airy and green appearance.[citation needed]

 

Climate

Oslo has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification: Dfb)[53] or, if the original Köppen winter threshold −3 °C (27 °F) is used, an oceanic climate (Cfb) in the 1991–2020 base period. Oslo has pleasantly warm summers and fairly cold winters. Oslo receives moderate amount of rainfall during the year.[53] The driest season is winter and spring, and the wettest is summer and autumn. Because of the city's northern latitude, daylight varies greatly, from more than 18 hours in midsummer, when it never gets completely dark at night (no darker than nautical twilight), to around 6 hours in midwinter.[54]

The warmest month on record is July 1901 with mean 22.7 °C (72.9 °F), and the all-time high 35 °C (95 °F) was also recorded in July 1901.[55] The warmest month in more recent years is July 2018 with mean 22.2 °C (72.0 °F) and average daily high 29 °C (84.2 °F). The record summer of 2018 also recorded the warmest May and May all-time high with 31.1 °C (88.0 °F) on 30th, and 2018 was even the sunniest year on record with 2133 sunhours.[56][57][58] On 27 July 2018, the temperature in Oslo rose to 34.6 °C (94.3 °F), the hottest recorded since 1937, when weather recordings started at Blindern. In January, on average three out of four days are below freezing (0 °C [32 °F]) and one out of four days is colder than −10 °C (14 °F) (1961–1990).[59] The coldest temperature recorded is −29.6 °C (−21.3 °F), on 21 January 1841, while the coldest recorded at Blindern is −26 °C (−14.8 °F) in January 1941. The coldest month on record is January 1941 and also January 1947 with mean −12.9 °C (8.8 °F) and average daily low −16.7 °C (1.9 °F). The average date for the last overnight freeze (low below 0 °C (32.0 °F)) in spring is 23 April[60] and average date for first freeze in autumn is 17 October[61] giving a frost-free season of 176 days (1981-2010 average for Blindern). Oslo sits right on the border between hardiness zones 7a and 7b.

Climate data for Oslo Blindern (94 m, 1981–2010 normals; extremes since 1937)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 12.5
(54.5) 		13.8
(56.8) 		21.5
(70.7) 		25.4
(77.7) 		31.1
(88.0) 		33.7
(92.7) 		35.0
(95.0) 		33.6
(92.5) 		26.4
(79.5) 		21.0
(69.8) 		14.4
(57.9) 		12.6
(54.7) 		35.0
(95.0)
Average high °C (°F) −0.4
(31.3) 		0.5
(32.9) 		4.4
(39.9) 		10.1
(50.2) 		16.5
(61.7) 		20.0
(68.0) 		22.3
(72.1) 		20.9
(69.6) 		15.7
(60.3) 		9.4
(48.9) 		3.9
(39.0) 		0.0
(32.0) 		10.3
(50.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) −2.9
(26.8) 		−2.4
(27.7) 		1.0
(33.8) 		5.9
(42.6) 		11.6
(52.9) 		15.3
(59.5) 		17.7
(63.9) 		16.6
(61.9) 		11.9
(53.4) 		6.6
(43.9) 		1.6
(34.9) 		−2.3
(27.9) 		6.8
(44.2)
Average low °C (°F) −5.3
(22.5) 		−5.3
(22.5) 		−2.4
(27.7) 		1.7
(35.1) 		6.7
(44.1) 		10.5
(50.9) 		13.0
(55.4) 		12.2
(54.0) 		8.0
(46.4) 		3.8
(38.8) 		−0.6
(30.9) 		−4.7
(23.5) 		3.2
(37.8)
Record low °C (°F) −26.0
(−14.8) 		−24.9
(−12.8) 		−21.3
(−6.3) 		−14.9
(5.2) 		−3.4
(25.9) 		0.7
(33.3) 		3.7
(38.7) 		3.7
(38.7) 		−3.3
(26.1) 		−8.0
(17.6) 		−16.0
(3.2) 		−20.8
(−5.4) 		−26.0
(−14.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 54.9
(2.16) 		41.0
(1.61) 		50.4
(1.98) 		46.9
(1.85) 		54.1
(2.13) 		70.5
(2.78) 		84.7
(3.33) 		97.8
(3.85) 		80.6
(3.17) 		90.4
(3.56) 		79.1
(3.11) 		52.4
(2.06) 		802.7
(31.60)
Average precipitation days 9.8 7.3 8.5 8.1 8.5 10.1 10.9 10.9 9.4 10.9 10.7 9.2 114.3
Mean monthly sunshine hours 45.7 78.7 130.5 163.8 243.5 229.7 242.1 210.9 147.3 89.6 65.9 39.4 1,687.1
Average ultraviolet index 0 1 1 3 4 5 5 4 3 1 0 0 2
Source: Météo Climat [62][63] and Weather Atlas[64]
Climate data for Oslo 1991–2020 normals and extremes (94 m, Blindern, 7.8% missing sunshine data)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 10.4
(50.7) 		13.7
(56.7) 		21.5
(70.7) 		25.4
(77.7) 		31.1
(88.0) 		31.9
(89.4) 		34.6
(94.3) 		31.5
(88.7) 		26.4
(79.5) 		19.1
(66.4) 		16.1
(61.0) 		12.6
(54.7) 		34.6
(94.3)
Mean maximum °C (°F) 6.4
(43.5) 		7.7
(45.9) 		13.1
(55.6) 		18.6
(65.5) 		24.6
(76.3) 		26.9
(80.4) 		28.5
(83.3) 		26.7
(80.1) 		21.9
(71.4) 		15.6
(60.1) 		10.6
(51.1) 		7.3
(45.1) 		29.6
(85.3)
Average high °C (°F) 0.1
(32.2) 		1.1
(34.0) 		5.3
(41.5) 		11.0
(51.8) 		16.7
(62.1) 		20.4
(68.7) 		22.7
(72.9) 		21.3
(70.3) 		16.4
(61.5) 		9.6
(49.3) 		4.4
(39.9) 		0.8
(33.4) 		10.8
(51.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) −2.3
(27.9) 		−1.9
(28.6) 		1.3
(34.3) 		6.2
(43.2) 		11.4
(52.5) 		15.3
(59.5) 		17.6
(63.7) 		16.5
(61.7) 		12.1
(53.8) 		6.5
(43.7) 		2.1
(35.8) 		−1.5
(29.3) 		6.9
(44.5)
Average low °C (°F) −4.7
(23.5) 		−4.7
(23.5) 		−2.1
(28.2) 		2.1
(35.8) 		6.8
(44.2) 		10.8
(51.4) 		13.4
(56.1) 		12.5
(54.5) 		8.6
(47.5) 		3.8
(38.8) 		-0.0
(32.0) 		−3.9
(25.0) 		3.6
(38.4)
Mean minimum °C (°F) −13.8
(7.2) 		−13.4
(7.9) 		−9.3
(15.3) 		−3.5
(25.7) 		0.7
(33.3) 		6.0
(42.8) 		9.0
(48.2) 		7.2
(45.0) 		2.5
(36.5) 		−2.6
(27.3) 		−6.7
(19.9) 		−12.3
(9.9) 		−16.1
(3.0)
Record low °C (°F) −20.5
(−4.9) 		−20.7
(−5.3) 		−16.9
(1.6) 		−7.3
(18.9) 		−1.8
(28.8) 		3.0
(37.4) 		6.5
(43.7) 		4.2
(39.6) 		−1.0
(30.2) 		−8.0
(17.6) 		−12.1
(10.2) 		−19.7
(−3.5) 		−20.7
(−5.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 57.1
(2.25) 		44.9
(1.77) 		40.2
(1.58) 		47.2
(1.86) 		59.0
(2.32) 		78.7
(3.10) 		85.9
(3.38) 		101.8
(4.01) 		81.5
(3.21) 		91.7
(3.61) 		83.1
(3.27) 		53.2
(2.09) 		824.3
(32.45)
Mean monthly sunshine hours 45.1 77.6 146.5 182.0 248.0 230.3 244.1 203.8 150.1 94 50.9 40.0 1,712.4
Source: Seklima [65]

Parks and recreation areas

Main article: Parks and open spaces in Oslo

Oslo has many parks and green areas within the city core, as well as outside it.

  • Frogner Park is a large park located a few minutes' walk away from the city centre. This is the biggest and best-known park in Norway, with a large collection of sculptures by Gustav Vigeland.
  • Bygdøy is a large green area, commonly called the Museum Peninsula of Oslo. The area is surrounded by the sea and is one of the most expensive districts in Norway.[citation needed]
  • Ekebergparken Sculpture Park is a sculpture park and a national heritage park with a panoramic view of the city at Ekeberg in the southeast of the city.
  • St. Hanshaugen Park is an old public park on a high hill in central Oslo. "St. Hanshaugen" is also the name of the surrounding neighbourhood as well as the larger administrative district (borough) that includes major parts of central Oslo.[66]
  • Tøyen Park stretches out behind the old Munch Museum, and is a vast, grassy expanse. In the north, there is a lookout point known as Ola Narr. The Tøyen area also includes the Botanical Garden and Museum belonging to the University of Oslo.[67]

Oslo (with neighbouring Sandvika-Asker) is built in a horseshoe shape on the shores of the Oslofjord and limited in most directions by hills and forests. As a result, any point within the city is relatively close to the forest. There are two major forests bordering the city: Østmarka (literally "Eastern Forest", on the eastern perimeter of the city), and the very large Nordmarka (literally "Northern Forest", stretching from the northern perimeter of the city deep into the hinterland).

  • Sognsvann is a lake in Oslomarka, located at the land border, just north of Oslo. Sognsvann was drinking water for Oslo from 1876 to 1967.

The lake's altitude above sea level is 183 metres. The water is in a popular hiking area. Near the water itself, it is great for barbecues, swimming, beach volleyball and other activities.

The municipality operates eight public swimming pools.[68] Tøyenbadet is the largest indoor swimming facility in Oslo and one of the few pools in Norway offering a 50-metre main pool. Another in that size is the outdoor pool Frognerbadet.

Cityscape

 
Holmenkollen ski jump
 
Bryggetorget

Oslo's cityscape is being redeveloped as a modern city with various access-points, an extensive metro-system with a new financial district and a cultural city. In 2008, an exhibition was held in London presenting the award-winning Oslo Opera House, the urban regeneration scheme of Oslo's seafront, Munch/Stenersen and the new Deichman Library. Most of the buildings in the city and in neighbouring communities are low in height with only the Plaza, Posthuset and the highrises at Bjørvika considerably taller.[69]

Architecture

See also: Architecture of Norway
 
Fjordbyen is a large construction project in the seaside of central Oslo, stretching from Bygdøy in the west to Ormøya in the east. Some areas include: Bjørvika, Aker brygge, Tjuvholmen, the central station area

Oslo's architecture is very diverse. The architect Carl Frederik Stanley (1769–1805), who was educated in Copenhagen, spent some years in Norway around the turn of the 19th century. He undertook some minor commissions for wealthy patrons in and around Oslo, but his major achievement was the renovation of the Oslo Katedralskole, completed in 1800.[70] He added a classical portico to the front of an older structure, and a semicircular auditorium that was sequestered by Parliament in 1814 as a temporary place to assemble, now preserved at Norsk Folkemuseum as a national monument.

When Christiania was made capital of Norway in 1814, there were practically no buildings suitable for the many new government institutions. An ambitious building program was initiated, but realised very slowly because of economic constraints. The first major undertaking was the Royal Palace, designed by Hans Linstow and built between 1824 and 1848. Linstow also planned Karl Johans gate, the avenue connecting the Palace and the city, with a monumental square halfway to be surrounded by buildings for University, the Parliament (Storting) and other institutions. Only the university buildings were realised according to this plan. Christian Heinrich Grosch, one of the first architects educated completely within Norway, designed the original building for the Oslo Stock Exchange (1826–1828), the local branch of the Bank of Norway (1828), Christiania Theatre (1836–1837), and the first campus for the University of Oslo (1841–1856). For the university buildings, he sought the assistance of the renowned German architect Karl Friedrich Schinkel. German architectural influence persisted in Norway, and many wooden buildings followed the principles of Neoclassicism. In Oslo, the German architect Alexis de Chateauneuf designed Trefoldighetskirken, the first neo-gothic church, completed by von Hanno in 1858.

A number of landmark buildings, particularly in Oslo, were built in the Functionalist style (better known in the US and Britain as Modernist), the first being Skansen restaurant (1925–1927) by Lars Backer, demolished in 1970. Backer also designed the restaurant at Ekeberg, which opened in 1929. Kunstnernes Hus art gallery by Gudolf Blakstad and Herman Munthe-Kaas (1930) still shows the influence of the preceding classicist trend of the 1920s. The redevelopment of Oslo Airport (by the Aviaplan consortium) at Gardermoen, which opened in 1998, was Norway's largest construction project to date.

Architecture
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    Wessel Square seen to Prinsen Street

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    Fjerdingen seen from Hausmann Bridge to Vaterland Bridge

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    Stålverksparken (The Steelwork Park) seen to Gladeng Road

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    Løvenskiold Street seen from Arno Berg Square

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    Bogstad farm with yard

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    Apartment houses at Meltzer Street

Politics and government

Main article: Politics and government of Oslo
Oslo city council 2019–2023[71] Vote[72]
Conservative 15 25.4%  
Labour 120 20.0%  
Green 90 15.3%  
Socialist Left 60 9.1%  
Liberal 40 5.8%  
Red 40 7.2%  
People's Action 30 5.8%  
Progress 30 5.3%  
Centre 10 2.2%  
Christian Democratic 100 1.7%  
Independent 1
Total 59

Oslo is the capital of Norway, and as such is the seat of Norway's national government. Most government offices, including that of the Prime Minister, are gathered at Regjeringskvartalet, a cluster of buildings close to the national Parliament, the Storting.

Constituting both a municipality and a county of Norway, the city of Oslo is represented in the Storting by nineteen members of parliament. The Conservative Party is the most represented party in Oslo with six members, the Labour Party has five, the Progress Party, the Liberals and the Socialist Left Party have two each; the Green Party and the Red Party have one each.

The combined municipality and county of Oslo has had a parliamentary system of government since 1986. The supreme authority of the city is the City Council (Bystyret), which has 59 seats. Representatives are popularly elected every four years. The City Council has five standing committees, each having its own areas of responsibility. The largest parties in the City Council after the 2015-elections are the Labour Party and the Conservatives, with 20 and 19 representatives respectively.

2015 elections

 
Parliament of Norway
 
Oslo City Hall

The Mayor of Oslo is the head of the City Council and the highest ranking representative of the city. This used to be the most powerful political position in Oslo, but following the implementation of parliamentarism, the mayor has had more of a ceremonial role, similar to that of the President of the Storting at the national level. The Mayor of Oslo is Marianne Borgen.

Since the local elections of 2015, the city government has been a coalition of the Labour Party, the Green Party and the Socialist Left. Based mostly on support from the Red Party, the coalition maintains a workable majority in the City Council. Following the local elections of 2019, the centre-left coalition remained in government.

The Governing Mayor of Oslo is the head of the City government. The post was created with the implementation of parliamentarism in Oslo and is similar to the role of the prime minister at the national level. The governing mayor is Raymond Johansen.[73]

Economy

Main article: Economy of Greater Oslo
 
Office buildings and apartments in Bjørvika, part of the redesign of former dock and industrial land in Oslo known as The Barcode Project.

Oslo has a varied and strong economy and was ranked number one among European large cities in economic potential in the fDi Magazine report European Cities of the Future 2012.[18] It was ranked 2nd in the category of business friendliness, behind Amsterdam.

Oslo is an important centre of maritime knowledge in Europe and is home to approximately 1980 companies and 8,500 employees within the maritime sector. Some of them are the world's largest shipping companies, shipbrokers, and insurance brokers.[74] Det Norske Veritas, headquartered at Høvik outside Oslo, is one of the three major maritime classification societies in the world, with 16.5% of the world fleet to class in its register.[75] The city's port is the largest general cargo port in the country and its leading passenger gateway. Close to 6,000 ships dock at the Port of Oslo annually with a total of 6 million tonnes of cargo and over five million passengers.

The GDP of Oslo totalled €64 billion (€96,000 per capita) in 2016, which amounted to 20% of the national GDP.[76] This compares with NOK253 billion (€23 billion) in 1995 (adjusting for 2016 inflation). The metropolitan area, bar Moss and Drammen, contributed 25% of the national GDP in 2003 and was also responsible for more than one quarter of tax revenues. In comparison, total tax revenues from the oil and gas industry on the Norwegian Continental Shelf amounted to about 16%.[77]

Oslo is one of the most expensive cities in the world.[78] As of 2006, it is ranked tenth according to the Worldwide Cost of Living Survey provided by Mercer Human Resource Consulting[79] and first according to the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU).[78] The reason for this discrepancy is that the EIU omits certain factors from its final index calculation, most notably housing. In the 2015 update[80] of the EIU's Worldwide Cost of Living survey, Oslo now ranks as the third most expensive city in the world.[81] Although Oslo does have the most expensive housing market in Norway, it is comparably cheaper than other cities on the list in that regard. Meanwhile, prices on goods and services remain some of the highest of any city. Oslo hosts 2654 of the largest companies in Norway. Within the ranking of Europe's largest cities ordered by their number of companies Oslo is in fifth position. A whole group of oil and gas companies is situated in Oslo.

According to a report compiled by Swiss bank UBS in the month of August 2006,[82] Oslo and London were the world's most expensive cities.

Environment and decarbonization

Oslo is a compact city. It is easy to move around by public transportation and rentable city bikes are accessible to all, all over the city centre. In 2003, Oslo received The European Sustainable City Award and in 2007 Reader's Digest ranked Oslo as number two on a list of the world's greenest, most liveable cities.[83][84]

The City of Oslo has set the goal of becoming a low carbon city, and reducing greenhouse gas emissions 95% from 1990 levels by 2030.[85] The climate action plan for the Port of Oslo includes implementing a low-carbon contracting process, and installing shore power for vessels which are docked.[86][87]

By October 2022, Oslo had an extensive network of bicycle lanes and tram lines, most of its ferry boats had been electrified, and the city was "on course to become the first capital city in the world with an all-electric public transport system", including e-buses.[88]

Education

 
The faculty of Law, University of Oslo.
 
Norwegian School of Management (BI) main building.
 
University of Oslo Library

Institutions of higher education

The level of education and productivity in the workforce is high in Norway. Nearly half of those with education at tertiary level in Norway live in the Oslo region, placing it among Europe's top three regions in relation to education. In 2008, the total workforce in the greater Oslo region (5 counties) numbered 1,020,000 people. The greater Oslo region has several higher educational institutions and is home to more than 73,000 students. The University of Oslo is the largest institution for higher education in Norway with 27,400 students and 7,028 employees in total.[94]

Culture

Oslo has a large and varied number of cultural attractions, which include several buildings containing artwork from Edvard Munch and various other international artists but also several Norwegian artists. Several world-famous writers have either lived or been born in Oslo. Examples are Knut Hamsun and Henrik Ibsen. The government has recently invested large amounts of money in cultural installations, facilities, buildings and festivals in the City of Oslo. Bygdøy, outside the city centre is the centre for history and the Norwegian Vikings' history. The area contains many parks and seasites and many museums. Examples are the Fram Museum, Vikingskiphuset and the Kon-Tiki Museum. Oslo hosts the annual Oslo Freedom Forum, a conference described by The Economist as "on its way to becoming a human-rights equivalent of the Davos economic forum."[95] Oslo is also known for giving out the Nobel Peace Prize every year.

Food

Grønland, the central areas around Youngstorget and Torggata, Karl Johans gate (the main pedestrian thoroughfare), Aker Brygge and Tjuvholmen, Sørenga, and the boroughs of Frogner, Majorstuen, St. Hanshaugen / Bislett, and Grünerløkka all have a high concentration of cafes and restaurants. There are several food markets, the largest being Mathallen Food Hall at Vulkan with more than 30 specialty shops, cafés, and eateries.[96]

As of March 2018 six Oslo restaurants were mentioned in the Michelin Guide. Maaemo is the only Norwegian restaurant ever to have been awarded three Michelin stars. Statholdergaarden, Kontrast, and Galt each have one star. Only two restaurants in Oslo have a BIB gourmand mention: Restaurant Eik and Smalhans.[97]

Museums, galleries

 
MUNCH Museum (2020)

Oslo houses several major museums and galleries. The Munch Museum contains The Scream and other works by Edvard Munch, who donated all his work to the city after his death.[98] The city council is planning a new Munch Museum which is most likely to be built in Bjørvika, in the southeast of the city.[99] The museum will be named Munch/Stenersen.[99] 50 different museums are located around the city.[100]

Folkemuseet is located on the Bygdøy peninsula and is dedicated to Folk art, Folk Dress, Sami culture and the viking culture. The outdoor museum contains 155 authentic old buildings from all parts of Norway, including a Stave Church.[101]

The Vigeland Museum located in the large Frogner Park, is free to access and contains over 212 sculptures by Gustav Vigeland including an obelisk and the Wheel of Life.[102] Another popular sculpture is Sinnataggen, a baby boy stamping his foot in fury. This statue is very well known as an icon in the city.[103] There is also a newer landscaped sculpture park, Ekebergparken Sculpture Park, with works by Norwegian and international artists such as Salvador Dalí.[104]

 
Historic buildings at Norsk Folkemuseum

The Viking Ship Museum features three Viking ships found at Oseberg, Gokstad and Tune and several other unique items from the Viking Age.[105] The museum is currently closed for renovation, but will open again in 2026.[106][107] The new museum will be called Museum of the Viking Age, and has plans to feature more viking items than at the old location.[106][108]

The Oslo City Museum holds a permanent exhibition about the people in Oslo and the history of the city.[109]

The Kon-Tiki Museum houses Thor Heyerdahl's Kon-tiki and Ra II.[110]

The Fram Museum features items from arctic and antarctic expeditions, including the wooden ship Fram used by Fritjof Nansen and Roald Amundsen during their expeditions.[111][112]

The National Museum holds and preserves, exhibits and promotes public knowledge about Norway's most extensive collection of art.[113] The Museum shows permanent exhibitions of works from its own collections but also temporary exhibitions that incorporate work loaned from elsewhere.[113] The National Museums exhibition avenues are the National Gallery, the Museum of Contemporary Art, the National Museum, the Museum of Decorative Arts and the National Museum of Architecture.[113] A new National Museum in Oslo will open in 2020 located at Vestbanen behind the Nobel Peace Center.[114]

The Nobel Peace Center is an independent organisation opened on 11 June 2005 by the King Harald V as part of the celebrations to mark Norway's centenary as an independent country.[115] The building houses a permanent exhibition, expanding every year when a new Nobel Peace Prize winner is announced, containing information of every winner in history. The building is mainly used as a communication centre.[115]

Music and events

Many festivals are held in Oslo, such as Oslo Jazz festival, a six-day jazz festival which has been held annually in August for the past 25 years.[116] Oslo's biggest rock festival is Øyafestivalen or simply "Øya". It draws about 60,000 people to the Tøyen Park east in Oslo and lasts for four days.[117]

The Oslo International Church Music Festival[118] has been held annually since 2000. The Oslo World Music Festival showcases people who are stars in their own country but strangers in Norway. The Oslo Chamber Music Festival is held in August every year and world-class chamber musicians and soloists gather in Oslo to perform at this festival. The Norwegian Wood Rock Festival is held every year in June in Oslo.

The Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony is headed by the Institute; the award ceremony is held annually in The City Hall on 10 December.[119] Even though Sami land is far away from the capital, the Norwegian Museum of Cultural History marks the Sami National Day with a series of activities and entertainment.

The World Cup Biathlon in Holmenkollen is held every year and here male and female competitors compete against each other in Sprint, Pursuit and Mass Start disciplines.[120]

Other examples of annual events in Oslo are Desucon, a convention focusing on Japanese culture[121] and Færderseilasen, the world's largest overnight regatta with more than 1100 boats taking part every year.[122]

Rikard Nordraak, composer of the national anthem of Norway, was born in Oslo in 1842.

Norway's principal orchestra is the Oslo Philharmonic, based at the Oslo Concert Hall since 1977. Although it was founded in 1919, the Oslo Philharmonic can trace its roots to the founding of the Christiania Musikerforening (Christiania Musicians Society) by Edvard Grieg and Johan Svendsen in 1879.[123]

Oslo has hosted the Eurovision Song Contest twice, in 1996 and 2010.

Performing arts

 
The National Theatre is the largest theatre in Norway[124]

Oslo houses over 20 theatres, such as the Norwegian Theatre and the National Theatre located at Karl Johan Street. The National Theatre is the largest theatre in Norway and is situated between the royal palace and the parliament building, Stortinget.[124] The names of Ludvig Holberg, Henrik Ibsen and Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson are engraved on the façade of the building over the main entrance. This theatre represents the actors and play-writers of the country but the songwriters, singers and dancers are represented in the form of a newly opened Oslo Opera House, situated in Bjørvika. The Opera was opened in 2008 and is a national landmark, designed by the Norwegian architectural firm, Snøhetta. There are two houses, together containing over 2000 seats. The building cost 500 million euro to build and took five years to build and is known for being the first Opera House in the world to let people walk on the roof of the building. The foyer and the roof are also used for concerts as well as the three stages.[125]

Literature

Most great Norwegian authors have lived in Oslo for some period in their life. For instance, Nobel Prize-winning author Sigrid Undset grew up in Oslo, and described her life there in the autobiographical novel Elleve år (1934; translated as The Longest Years; New York 1971).

The playwright Henrik Ibsen is probably the most famous Norwegian author. Ibsen wrote plays such as Hedda Gabler, Peer Gynt, A Doll's House and The Lady from the Sea. The Ibsen Quotes project completed in 2008 is a work of art consisting of 69 Ibsen quotations in stainless steel lettering which have been set into the granite sidewalks of the city's central streets.[126]

In recent years, novelists like Lars Saabye Christensen, Tove Nilsen, Suresh Chandra Shukla, Jo Nesbø and Roy Jacobsen have described the city and its people in their novels. Early 20th-century literature from Oslo include poets Rudolf Nilsen and André Bjerke.

Media

The newspapers Aftenposten, Dagbladet, Verdens Gang, Dagens Næringsliv, Finansavisen, Dagsavisen, Morgenbladet, Vårt Land, Nationen and Klassekampen are published in Oslo. The main office of the national broadcasting company NRK is located at Marienlyst in Oslo, near Majorstuen, and NRK also has regional services via both radio and television. TVNorge (TVNorway) is also located in Oslo, while TV 2 (based in Bergen) and TV3 (based in London) operate branch offices in central Oslo. There is also a variety of specialty publications and smaller media companies. A number of magazines are produced in Oslo. The two dominant companies are Aller Media and Hjemmet Mortensen AB.

Sports

 
Bislett Stadium during a friendly between Lyn Oslo and Liverpool F.C.
 
Waterfront at Tjuvholmen

Oslo is home to the Holmenkollen National Arena and Holmenkollbakken, the country's main biathlon and Nordic skiing venues. It hosts annual world cup tournaments, including the Holmenkollen Ski Festival. Oslo hosted the Biathlon World Championships in 1986, 1990, 2000, 2002 and 2016. FIS Nordic World Ski Championships have been hosted in 1930, 1966, 1982 and 2011, as well as the 1952 Winter Olympics.

Oslo is the home of several football clubs in the Norwegian league system. Vålerenga, Lyn and Skeid have won both the league and the cup, while Mercantile SFK and Frigg have won the cup.

Ullevål Stadion is the home arena for the Norway national team and the Football Cup Final. The stadium has previously hosted the finals of the UEFA Women's Championship in 1987 and 1997, and the 2002 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship.[127] Røa IL is Oslo's only team in the women's league, Toppserien. Each year, the international youth football tournament Norway Cup is held on Ekebergsletta and other places in the city.

Due to the cold climate and proximity to major forests bordering the city, skiing is a popular recreational activity in Oslo. The Tryvann Ski Resort is the most used ski resort in Norway.[128] The most successful ice hockey team in Norway, Vålerenga Ishockey, is based in Oslo. Manglerud Star is another Oslo-team who play in the top league.

Bislett Stadium is the city's main track and field venue, and hosts the annual Bislett Games, part of Diamond League. Bjerke Travbane is the main venue for harness racing in the country. Oslo Spektrum is used for large ice hockey and handball matches. Nordstrand HE and Oppsal IF plays in the women's GRUNDIGligaen in handball, while Bækkelaget HE plays in the men's league. Jordal Amfi, the home of the ice hockey team Vålerenga Ishockey, and the national team. The 1999 IIHF World Championship in ice hockey were held in Oslo, as have three Bandy World Championships, in 1961, 1977 and 1985. The UCI Road World Championships in bicycle road racing were hosted 1993.

Oslo is also home to the Oslo Pretenders Sportsklubb, a club that hosts a baseball, softball, basketball, and disc golf teams. The baseball team has won 21 Norwegian Cup Championships and 18 Norwegian Baseball League titles. They participate in the European Cup.[129]

Oslo was bidding to host the 2022 Winter Olympics, but later withdrew on 2 October 2014.

Tourism

In 2018 Oslo is named one of Lonely Planet's Top Ten Cities. The travel guide's best-selling yearbook Best in Travel has selected Oslo as one of the ten best cities in the world to visit in 2018, citing the Norwegian capital's "innovative architecture and unmissable museums alongside cool bars, bistros and cafés".[130]

Crime

 
Norway Supreme Court

Oslo is commonly regarded as one of the safest capitals in Europe.[131][132] The Oslo Police District received 72,102 reported crimes in 2020, and crime is generally on the decrease in the city.[133][134] The category of reported crime that's decreasing the quickest in Oslo is property theft.[134] 11,6% of all crimes in Norway are reported to be within Oslo's centre, as of 2020.[135]

Police

 
Grønland police station

Oslo Police District is Norway's largest police district with over 2,300 employees. Over 1,700 of those are police officers, nearly 140 police lawyers and 500 civilian employees. Oslo Police District has five police stations located around the city at Grønland, Sentrum, Stovner, Majorstuen and Manglerud. The National Criminal Investigation Service is located in Oslo, which is a Norwegian special police division under the NMJP. PST is also located in the Oslo District. PST is a security agency which was established in 1936 and is one of the non-secret agencies in Norway.

Terrorist attacks

Main articles: 2011 Norway attacks and 2022 Oslo shooting
  • One part of the 2011 Norway attacks occurred within the Oslo centre on 22 July 2011. The Oslo government offices were bombed by a right-wing extremist with political motives.[136]
  • The 2022 Oslo shooting happened on 25 June 2022. The attack was a shooting at a pub known to be associated with the queer environment of Oslo, and the attack was targeted towards the LGBTQ movement. Two people were killed, and a further 21 injured.[137] Due to safety concerns, the pride parade in Oslo planned for 26 June was quickly cancelled.[138]

Transport

Main article: Transportation in Oslo

Public transport

Oslo has Norway's most extensive public transport system, managed by Ruter.[139] This includes the five-line Oslo Metro,[140] the world's most extensive metro per resident; the six-line Oslo Tramway;[141] and the eight-line Oslo Commuter Rail.[142] The tramway operates within the areas close to the city centre, while the metro, which runs underground through the city centre, operates to suburbs further away; this includes two lines that operate to Bærum, and the Ring Line which loops to areas north of the centre.[143] Oslo is also covered by a bus network consisting of 52 city lines, as well as regional buses to the neighboring county of Akershus.[144]

Oslo Central Station acts as the central hub,[145] and offers rail services to most major cities in southern Norway as well as Stockholm and Gothenburg in Sweden.[146] The Airport Express Train operates along the high-speed Gardermoen Line. The Drammen Line runs under the city centre in the Oslo Tunnel.[147] Some of the city islands and the neighbouring municipality of Nesodden are connected by ferry.[148] Daily cruiseferry services operate to Copenhagen and Frederikshavn in Denmark, and to Kiel in Germany.[149]

Airports

Main articles: Oslo Airport, Gardermoen and Sandefjord Airport, Torp
Airports around Oslo
Airport IATA/ICAO Distance to Oslo Passengers (2018)
Gardermoen OSL/ENGM 47 km (29 mi) 28,518,584
Torp TRF/ENTO 110 km (68 mi) 1,963,000
Rygge
(closed 2016) 		RYG/ENRY 69 km (43 mi) 0 (1,890,889 in 2013)

The main airport serving Oslo is Gardermoen Airport, located in Ullensaker, 47 km (29 mi) from the city centre of Oslo.[150] It acts as the main international gateway to Norway,[151] and is, as of 2021, ranked as the 23rd busiest airport in Europe.[152] Gardermoen is a hub for Scandinavian Airlines, Norwegian Air Shuttle and Widerøe. Oslo is also served by a secondary airport, Torp Airport, 110 km (68 mi) from the city,[153] which serves some low-cost carriers.

Roads and automobiles

Many of the motorways pass through the downtown and other parts of the city in tunnels. The construction of the roads is partially supported through a toll ring.[154] The major motorways through Oslo are European Route E6 and E18. There are three ring roads in Oslo; the innermost 2 being city streets and the outermost, Ring 3, being an expressway.[155][156]

Oslo has made an effort since the late 2000s in restricting private car use, as well promoting the use of electric vehicles above fossil-fueled vehicles. In 2018, Oslo banned all non-resident cars from its downtown areas.[157][158] Oslo has been called the electric vehicle capital of the world, as 41% of all registered cars in the municipality are fully electric.[159][160] In September 2021, the number of electric vehicles entering Oslo's toll ring was higher than the number of fossil-fueled vehicles.[161] The high amount of electric vehicles in Oslo can be attributed to cheaper tolls, no vehicle import tax, no VAT, free parking, and access to bus lanes throughout the city.[162][159]

Demographics

Main article: Demographics of Oslo
 
Population of Oslo from 1801 to 2006, with yearly data from 1950 to 2006.
Historical population
YearPop.±%
15002,500—    
18018,931+257.2%
185531,715+255.1%
1890151,239+376.9%
1951434,365+187.2%
1961475,663+9.5%
YearPop.±%
1971481,548+1.2%
1981452,023−6.1%
1991461,644+2.1%
2001508,726+10.2%
2011599,230+17.8%
2017672,061+12.2%
Source: Statistics Norway.[25][164]
Number of minorities (1st and 2nd gen.)
in Oslo county by country of origin in 2020[165]
Nationality Population (2021)
  Pakistan 22,629
  Somalia 16,838
  Poland 16,160
  Sweden 11,694
  Iraq 8,307
  India 7,188
  Morocco 7,033
  Sri Lanka 6,686
  Iran 6,685
  Philippines 6,585

The population of Oslo was by 2010 increasing at a record rate of nearly 2% annually (17% over the last 15 years), making it the fastest-growing Scandinavian capital.[166] In 2015, according to Statistics Norway annual report, there were 647,676 permanent residents in the Oslo municipality, of which 628,719 resided in the city proper. There were also 1,019,451 in the city's urban area[4][25][26] and an estimated 1,710,000 in the Greater Oslo Region, within 100 km (62 mi) of the city centre.[16]

According to the most recent census 432,000 Oslo residents (70.4% of the population) were ethnically Norwegian, an increase of 6% since 2002 (409,000).[167] Oslo has the largest population of immigrants and Norwegians born to immigrant parents in Norway, both in relative and absolute figures. Of Oslo's 624,000 inhabitants, 189,400 were immigrants or born to immigrant parents, representing 30.4 percent of the capital's population. All suburbs in Oslo were above the national average of 14.1 percent. The suburbs with the highest proportions of people of immigrant origin were Søndre Nordstrand, Stovner and Alna, where they formed around 50 percent of the population.[168]

Pakistanis make up the single largest ethnic minority, followed by Poles, Somalis, and Swedes. Other large immigrant groups are people from Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Turkey, Morocco, Iraq & Kurdistan region and Iran & Kordestan province.[169][170][171][172]

In 2013, 40% of Oslo's primary school pupils were registered as having a first language other than Norwegian or Sami.[173] The western part of the city is predominantly ethnic Norwegian, with several schools having less than 5% pupils with an immigrant background.[citation needed] The eastern part of Oslo is more mixed, with some schools up to 97% of immigrant background.[174] Schools are also increasingly divided by ethnicity, with white flight being present in some of the northeastern suburbs of the city.[175][176] In the borough of Groruddalen in 2008 for instance, the ethnic Norwegian population decreased by 1,500, while the immigrant population increased by 1,600.[177]

Religion in Oslo (1 January 2019)[178][179]
religion percent
Church of Norway
 
 48.7%
Other Christian denominations
 
 8.4%
Islam
 
 9.5%
Buddhism
 
 0.6%
Other religions
 
 1.1%
Life stance communities
 
 2.8%
Unaffiliated
 
 28.9%

Oslo has numerous religious communities. In 2019, 48.7% of the population were members of the Church of Norway, lower than the national average of 69.9%.[180] Members of other Christian denominations make up 8.4% of the population. Islam was followed by 9.5% and Buddhism by 0.6% of the population. Adherents of other religions formed 1.1% of the population. Life stance communities, mainly the Norwegian Humanist Association, were represented by 2.8% of the population. 28.9% of the Oslo population were unaffiliated with any religion or life stance community.[178][179]

Notable residents

Main category: People from Oslo

Public figures

Arts

 
Henrik Ibsen, 1895
 
Edvard Munch, 1933

Sport

 
Sonja Henie, 1936

International relations

Oslo is a pilot city of the Council of Europe and the European Commission's Intercultural cities programme, along with a number of other European cities.[187][188]

Twin towns – sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Norway

Oslo was formerly twinned with Madison, Tel Aviv and Vilnius, but has since abolished the concept of twin cities.

Cooperation agreements

As of 2012, Oslo had cooperation agreements with:[189]

Christmas trees as gifts

Oslo has a tradition of sending a Christmas tree every year to the cities of Washington, D.C.; New York City; London; Edinburgh; Rotterdam; Antwerp and Reykjavík.[190] Since 1947, Oslo has sent a 65-to-80 ft-high (20-to-24 m), 50 to 100-year-old spruce, as an expression of gratitude toward Britain for its support of Norway during World War II.[191][192]

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Further reading

See also: Bibliography of the history of Oslo
  • Christie, Haakon. "Old Oslo." Medieval Archaeology 10#1 (1966): 45–58.
  • Ebert, Bettina. "A skewed balance? Examining the display and research history of the medieval collection at the Museum of Cultural History, University of Oslo." Journal of the History of Collections 30.1 (2018): 139–151.
  • Kolbe, Laura. "Symbols of civic pride, national history or European tradition? City halls in Scandinavian capital cities." Urban History 35.3 (2008): 382–413, covers Copenhagen, Stockholm, and Oslo.
  • Liden, Hans-Emil. "Urban Archaeology in Norway." in European towns: their archaeology and early history (1977): 83+.
  • Luccarelli, Mark, ed. Green Oslo: Visions, Planning and Discourse (Ashgate 2012) online
  • Stagg, Frank Noel. East Norway and its frontier; a history of Oslo and its uplands (1956) online
  • Streeton, Noëlle L. W. "Perspectives (Old and New) on Late Medieval Church Art in Norway: Questioning the Hegemony of Lübeck Workshops." Scandinavian Studies 90.1 (2018): 50–77. online

External links

 
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Oslo.
 
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Oslo.
 
Wikisource has the text of the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica article "Christiania".
 
Look up oslo in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
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  • City of Oslo: Official website (in English)
  • Official Travel and Visitors Guide to Oslo
  •   Oslo travel guide from Wikivoyage
  • "Christiania" . The American Cyclopædia. 1879.
  • Oslo online camera allow you to take a virtual trip to the capital and the largest city in Norway. Watch the weather and sights in Oslo with live webcams.

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oslo, this, article, about, capital, norway, other, uses, disambiguation, also, norwegian, ˈʊ, ʂlʊ, listen, ˈʊ, slʊ, ˈʊ, ʂlʊ, southern, sami, capital, most, populous, city, norway, constitutes, both, county, municipality, municipality, population, 2022, while,. This article is about the capital of Norway For other uses see Oslo disambiguation Oslo ˈ ɒ z l oʊ OZ loh US also ˈ ɒ s l oʊ OSS loh 11 12 Norwegian ˈʊ ʂlʊ listen or ˈʊ slʊ ˈʊ ʂlʊ Southern Sami Oslove 13 is the capital and most populous city of Norway It constitutes both a county and a municipality The municipality of Oslo had a population of 702 543 in 2022 while the city s greater urban area had a population of 1 019 513 in 2019 14 15 and the metropolitan area had an estimated population of 1 546 706 in 2021 16 Oslo Osloven tjielte Southern Sami Capital city municipality and countyOslo kommune Osloven tjielteFrom upper left Tjuvholmen amp Oslo City Hall National Theater Jernbanetorget Victoria Terrasse Akershus Fortress Munch Museum Trafikanten tower Uranienborg Church Mollergata 19 amp YoungstorgetFlagSealMotto s Unanimiter et constanter Latin United and constant OsloLocation within NorwayShow map of NorwayOsloOslo Europe Show map of EuropeCoordinates 59 54 48 N 10 44 20 E 59 91333 N 10 73889 E 59 91333 10 73889 Coordinates 59 54 48 N 10 44 20 E 59 91333 N 10 73889 E 59 91333 10 73889CountryNorwayDistrictOstlandetCountyOsloEstablished1048Government MayorMarianne Borgen SV Governing mayorRaymond Johansen Ap Area 1 Capital city municipality and county480 km2 190 sq mi Land454 20 km2 175 37 sq mi Water26 64 km2 10 29 sq mi Elevation 2 1 m 3 ft Population 31 March 2022 3 4 5 Capital city municipality and county702 543 Urban1 036 059 Metro 6 7 1 588 457Time zoneUTC 1 CET Summer DST UTC 2 CEST Postal code0001 1299 8 HDI 2018 0 968 9 very high 1stWebsitewww wbr oslo wbr kommune wbr noOslo kommuneMunicipalityFlagCoat of armsOslo within NorwayOslo surrounded by Viken countyCountryNorwayCountyOsloOfficial language 10 Norwegian formNeutralTime zoneUTC 01 00 CET Summer DST UTC 02 00 CEST ISO 3166 codeNO 0301Data from Statistics NorwayDuring the Viking Age the area was part of Viken Oslo was founded as a city at the end of the Viking Age in 1040 under the name Anslo and established as a kaupstad or trading place in 1048 by Harald Hardrada The city was elevated to a bishopric in 1070 and a capital under Haakon V of Norway around 1300 Personal unions with Denmark from 1397 to 1523 and again from 1536 to 1814 reduced its influence After being destroyed by a fire in 1624 during the reign of King Christian IV a new city was built closer to Akershus Fortress and named Christiania in honour of the king It became a municipality formannskapsdistrikt on 1 January 1838 The city functioned as the capital of Norway during the 1814 1905 union between Sweden and Norway From 1877 the city s name was spelled Kristiania in government usage a spelling that was adopted by the municipal authorities in 1897 In 1925 the city after incorporating the village retaining its former name was renamed Oslo In 1948 Oslo merged with Aker a municipality which surrounded the capital and which was 27 times larger thus creating the modern much larger Oslo municipality Oslo is the economic and governmental centre of Norway The city is also a hub of Norwegian trade banking industry and shipping It is an important centre for maritime industries and maritime trade in Europe The city is home to many companies within the maritime sector some of which are among the world s largest shipping companies shipbrokers and maritime insurance brokers Oslo is a pilot city of the Council of Europe and the European Commission intercultural cities programme Oslo is considered a global city and was ranked Beta World City in studies carried out by the Globalization and World Cities Study Group and Network in 2008 17 It was ranked number one in terms of quality of life among European large cities in the European Cities of the Future 2012 report by fDi magazine 18 A survey conducted by ECA International in 2011 placed Oslo as the second most expensive city in the world for living expenses after Tokyo 19 In 2013 Oslo tied with the Australian city of Melbourne as the fourth most expensive city in the world according to the Economist Intelligence Unit EIU s Worldwide Cost of Living study 20 Oslo was ranked as the 24th most liveable city in the world by Monocle magazine 21 Oslo s population was increasing at record rates during the early 2000s making it the fastest growing major city in Europe at the time 22 This growth stems for the most part from international immigration and related high birth rates but also from intra national migration By 2010 the immigrant population in the city was growing somewhat faster than the Norwegian population 23 and in the city proper this had become more than 25 of the total population if the children of immigrant parents are included 24 Contents 1 Urban region 1 1 Boroughs 2 Name and seal 2 1 Toponymy 2 2 Seal 2 3 Other names 3 History 3 1 1000 1600 3 2 17th century 3 3 18th century 3 4 19th century 3 5 1900 present 4 Geography 4 1 Climate 5 Parks and recreation areas 6 Cityscape 6 1 Architecture 7 Politics and government 7 1 2015 elections 8 Economy 9 Environment and decarbonization 10 Education 10 1 Institutions of higher education 11 Culture 11 1 Food 11 2 Museums galleries 11 3 Music and events 11 4 Performing arts 11 5 Literature 11 6 Media 11 7 Sports 11 8 Tourism 12 Crime 12 1 Police 12 2 Terrorist attacks 13 Transport 13 1 Public transport 13 2 Airports 13 3 Roads and automobiles 14 Demographics 15 Notable residents 15 1 Public figures 15 2 Arts 15 3 Sport 16 International relations 16 1 Twin towns sister cities 16 2 Cooperation agreements 16 3 Christmas trees as gifts 17 See also 18 References 19 Further reading 20 External linksUrban region EditThe municipality of Oslo has a population of 702 543 as of 31 March 2022 14 The urban area extends beyond the boundaries of the municipality into the surrounding county of Viken municipalities of Asker Baerum Lillestrom Enebakk Raelingen Lorenskog Nittedal Gjerdrum Nordre Follo the total population of this agglomeration was 1 036 059 in 2015 25 26 The city centre is situated at the end of the Oslofjord from which point the city sprawls out in three distinct corridors inland north eastwards and southwards along both sides of the fjord which gives the urbanized area a shape reminiscent of an upside down reclining Y on maps satellite pictures or from high above the city To the north and east wide forested hills Marka rise above the city giving the location the shape of a giant amphitheatre The urban municipality bykommune of Oslo and county fylke of Oslo are two parts of the same entity making Oslo the only city in Norway where two administrative levels are integrated Of Oslo s total area 130 km2 50 sq mi is built up and 9 6 km2 3 7 sq mi is agricultural The open areas within the built up zone amount to 22 km2 8 5 sq mi 27 The city of Oslo was established as a municipality on 3 January 1838 see formannskapsdistrikt It was separated from the county of Akershus to become a county of its own in 1842 The rural municipality of Aker was merged with Oslo on 1 January 1948 and simultaneously transferred from Akershus county to Oslo county Furthermore Oslo shares several important functions with Akershus county Boroughs Edit Main article List of boroughs of Oslo As defined in January 2004 by the city council 28 note Boroughs Inhabitants 2020 29 Area in km2 NumberAlna 49 801 13 7 12Bjerke 33 422 7 7 9Frogner 59 269 8 3 5Gamle Oslo 58 671 7 5 1Grorud 27 707 8 2 10Grunerlokka 62 423 4 8 2Nordre Aker 52 327 13 6 8Nordstrand 52 459 16 9 14Sagene 45 089 3 1 3St Hanshaugen 38 945 3 6 4Stovner 33 316 8 2 11Sondre Nordstrand 39 066 18 4 15Ullern 34 569 9 6Vestre Aker 50 157 16 6 7Ostensjo 50 806 12 2 13Overall 688 027 151 8In addition is Marka 1 610 residents 301 1 km2 that is administered by several boroughs and Sentrum 1 471 residents 1 8 km2 that is partially administered by St Hanshaugen and in part directly by the city council As of 27 February 2020 there were 2 386 residents who were not allocated to a borough Name and seal EditAfter being destroyed by a fire in 1624 during the reign of King Christian IV a new city was built closer to Akershus Fortress and named Christiania in the king s honour The old site east of the Aker river was not abandoned however and the village of Oslo remained as a suburb outside the city gates The suburb called Oslo was eventually included in the city proper In 1925 the name of the suburb was transferred to the whole city while the suburb was renamed Gamlebyen literally the Old town to avoid confusion 30 31 32 The Old Town is an area within the administrative district Gamle Oslo The previous names are reflected in street names like Oslo gate Oslo street 33 and Oslo hospital 34 Toponymy Edit For full article see History of Oslo s name The origin of the name Oslo has been the subject of much debate It is certainly derived from Old Norse and was in all probability originally the name of a large farm at Bjorvika however the meaning of that name is disputed Modern linguists generally interpret the original oslo Aslo or Anslo as either meadow at the foot of a hill or meadow consecrated to the Gods with both considered equally likely 35 Erroneously it was once assumed that Oslo meant the mouth of the Lo river a supposed previous name for the river Alna However not only has no evidence been found of a river Lo predating the work where Peder Clausson Friis first proposed this etymology but the very name is ungrammatical in Norwegian the correct form would have been Loaros cf Nidaros 36 The name Lo is now believed to be a back formation arrived at by Friis in support of his idea about etymology for Oslo 37 Seal Edit Main article Seal of Oslo Oslo is one of very few cities in Norway besides Bergen and Tonsberg that does not have a formal coat of arms but which uses a city seal instead 38 The seal of Oslo shows the city s patron saint St Hallvard with his attributes the millstone and arrows with a naked woman at his feet He is seated on a throne with lion decorations which at the time was also commonly used by the Norwegian kings 39 Other names Edit Oslo has various nicknames and names in other languages The city is sometimes known as The Tiger City Norwegian Tigerstaden probably inspired by an 1870 poem by Bjornstjerne Bjornson which referenced then Christiania in central Oslo The nickname is mostly used by Norwegians from out of town and rarely by people from the Oslo region 40 History EditFor a chronological guide see Timeline of Oslo Oslo timeline major events See also expanded timelineCA 1000 AD First traces of buildings The St Clement s Church is built CA 1050 AD Oslo marked as a city Mariakirken is built 1152 53 AD The Cathedral school is established1299 AD Oslo becomes the capital of NorwayCA 1300 Construction of Akershus Fortress starts 1350 AD Around 3 4 of the population dies under the Black Death 1352 AD St Hallvard s Cathedral and the other Sogne Churches are burned to the ground in a major fire1624 AD Another major fire the city is rebuilt and renamed Christiania by Christian IV 1686 AD Fire ruins 1 4 of the city 1697 AD Domkirken is finished and opened1716 AD The city but not the fortress conquered by Karl XII 1813 The University is opened 1825 The foundations of Slottet are finished 1836 The National Gallery is finished 1837 Christiania Theatre is opened Christiania and Aker get a Mayor and kommunestyre 1854 Oslo gets its first railway which leads to Eidsvoll 1866 Stortinget is completed 1878 City expanded Frogner Majorstuen Torshov Kampen and Valerenga are populated and rebuilt 113 000 citizens 1892 The first Holmenkollbakken is finished 1894 The city gets its first electrical track 1899 Nationaltheateret is finished 1925 City renamed as Oslo 1927 The Monolith is raised 1928 Oslo first Metro line Majorstuen Besserud is opened 1950 Oslo City Hall opened 1963 The Munch Museum is opened 1980 Metro line under the city Oslo Central Station and Nationaltheatret Station opened 1997 Population over 500 000 1998 Rikshospitalet opened New railway line to Gardermoen 2000 The city celebrates thousand years jubilee 2008 Oslo Opera House is opened 2011 Several buildings in the Regjeringskvartalet are heavily damaged during a terrorist attack resulting in 8 deaths 69 people are massacred on the nearby Utoya island 2018 The city s urban area passed one million people for the first time During the Viking Age the area that includes modern Oslo was located in Viken the northernmost province of Denmark Control over the area shifted between Danish and Norwegian kings in the Middle Ages and Denmark continued to claim the area until 1241 According to the Norse sagas Oslo was founded around 1049 by Harald Hardrada 41 Recent archaeological research however has uncovered Christian burials which can be dated to prior to AD 1000 evidence of a preceding urban settlement 42 This called for the celebration of Oslo s millennium in 2000 citation needed It has been regarded as the capital city since the reign of Haakon V of Norway 1299 1319 the first king to reside permanently in the city He also started the construction of the Akershus Fortress and the Oslo Kongsgard A century later Norway was the weaker part in a personal union with Denmark and Oslo s role was reduced to that of provincial administrative centre with the monarchs residing in Copenhagen The fact that the University of Oslo was founded as late as 1811 had an adverse effect on the development of the nation 43 Oslo was destroyed several times by fire and after the fourteenth calamity in 1624 Christian IV of Denmark and Norway ordered it rebuilt at a new site across the bay near Akershus Castle and given the name Christiania Long before this Christiania had started to establish its stature as a centre of commerce and culture in Norway The part of the city built starting in 1624 is now often called Kvadraturen Wikidata because of its orthogonal layout in regular square blocks 44 Anatomigarden is a historic timber framing house located on the north side of Christiania Torv The last Black Death outbreak in Oslo occurred in 1654 45 In 1814 Christiania once more became a real capital when the union with Denmark was dissolved Many landmarks were built in the 19th century including the Royal Palace 1825 1848 Storting building the Parliament 1861 1866 the University National Theatre and the Stock Exchange Among the world famous artists who lived here during this period were Henrik Ibsen and Knut Hamsun the latter was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature In 1850 Christiania also overtook Bergen and became the most populous city in the country In 1877 the city was renamed Kristiania The original name of Oslo was restored in 1925 46 1000 1600 Edit Main article Old Town Oslo Under the reign of Olaf III of Norway Oslo became a cultural centre for Eastern Norway Hallvard Vebjornsson became the city s patron saint and is depicted on the city s seal In 1174 Hovedoya Abbey was built The churches and abbeys became major owners of large tracts of land which proved important for the city s economic development especially before the Black Death On 25 July 1197 Sverre of Norway and his soldiers attacked Oslo from Hovedoya 47 During the Middle Ages Oslo reached its heights in the reign of Haakon V of Norway He started building Akershus Fortress and was also the first king to reside permanently in the city which helped to make Oslo the capital of Norway At the end of the 12th century Hanseatic League traders from Rostock moved into the city and gained major influence in the city The Black Death came to Norway in 1349 and like other cities in Europe the city suffered greatly The churches earnings from their land also dropped so much that the Hanseatic traders dominated the city s foreign trade in the 15th century 17th century Edit Over the years a fire destroyed significant parts of the city many times as many of the city s buildings were built entirely of wood After the last fire in 1624 which lasted for three days Christian IV of Denmark decided that the old city should not be rebuilt again His men built a network of roads in Akershagen near Akershus Castle He demanded that all citizens move their shops and workplaces to the newly built city of Christiania named as an honor to the king The transformation of the city went slowly for the first hundred years Outside the city near Vaterland and Gronland near Old Town Oslo a new unmanaged part of the city grew up filled with citizens of the lower class status 18th century Edit In the 18th century after the Great Northern War the city s economy boomed with shipbuilding and trade The strong economy transformed Christiania into a trading port 19th century Edit In 1814 the former provincial town of Christiania became the capital of the independent Kingdom of Norway in a personal union with Sweden Several state institutions were established and the city s role as a capital initiated a period of rapidly increasing population The government of this new state needed buildings for its expanding administration and institutions Several important buildings were erected The Bank of Norway 1828 the Royal Palace 1848 and the Storting 1866 Large areas of the surrounding Aker municipality were incorporated in 1839 1859 an 1878 The 1859 expansion included Grunerlokka Gronland and Oslo At that time the area called Oslo now Gamlebyen or Old Town was a village or suburb outside the city borders east of Aker river 48 The population increased from approximately 10 000 in 1814 to 230 000 in 1900 Christiania expanded its industry from 1840 most importantly around Akerselva There was a spectacular building boom during the last decades of the 19th century with many new apartment buildings and renewal of the city center but the boom collapsed in 1899 1900 present Edit In 1948 Oslo merged with Aker a municipality which surrounded the capital and which was 27 times larger thus creating the modern vastly enlarged Oslo municipality At the time Aker was a mostly affluent green suburban community and the merger was unpopular in Aker 49 The municipality developed new areas such as Ulleval garden city 1918 1926 and Torshov 1917 1925 City Hall was constructed in the former slum area of Vika from 1931 to 1950 The municipality of Aker was incorporated into Oslo in 1948 and suburbs were developed such as Lambertseter from 1951 Aker Brygge was constructed on the site of the former shipyard Akers Mekaniske Verksted from 1982 to 1998 The city and municipality used the name Kristiania until 1 January 1925 when the name changed to Oslo Oslo was the name of an eastern suburb it had been the site of the city centre until the devastating 1624 fire King Christian IV of Denmark ordered a new city built with his own name Oslo remained a poor suburb outside the city border In the early 20th century Norwegians argued that a name memorialising a Danish king was inappropriate as the name of the capital of Norway which became fully independent in 1905 50 Norway was invaded by Germany on 9 April 1940 Efforts to stop the invasion most notably the sinking of Blucher delayed the occupation of Oslo for a few hours which allowed King Haakon to escape the city Oslo remained occupied throughout the war until Germany capitulated in 1945 During this time the occupying troops were harried by saboteurs in acts of resistance On 31 December 1944 allied bombers missed their intended target and hit a tram resulting in 79 civilian deaths 51 During the 2011 Norway attacks Oslo was hit by a bomb blast that ripped through the Government Quarter damaging several buildings including the building that houses the Office of the Prime Minister Eight people died in the bomb attack On 25 June 2022 two people were killed and 21 others injured in a mass shooting at three sites which was being treated by the police as an act of Islamic terrorism 52 Map of medieval Oslo by Amund Helland 1800 1820 Port of Christiania by John William Edy 1800 1820 The old Vaterland Bridge by John William Edy 1814 Christiania seen from Ekeberg by M K Tholstrup 1867 Homansbyen by Georg Andreas Bull 1867 Hjula Veveri besides Akerselva by Carl Baagoe 1890s Karl Johans gate 1897 The Christiania Theatre 1800s 1900s The University of Kristiania 1926 Karl Johans gate 15 1971 Tram Frogner Line at FrognerveienGeography EditSee also Oslo Graben Satellite image of Oslo July 2018 A map of the urban areas of Oslo in 2005 The grey area in the middle indicates Oslo s city centre Oslo occupies an arc of land at the northernmost end of the Oslofjord The fjord which is nearly bisected by the Nesodden peninsula opposite Oslo lies to the south in all other directions Oslo is surrounded by green hills and mountains There are 40 islands within the city limits the largest being Malmoya 0 56 km2 or 0 22 sq mi and scores more around the Oslofjord Oslo has 343 lakes the largest being Maridalsvannet 3 91 km2 or 1 51 sq mi This is also a main source of drinking water for large parts of Oslo Although Eastern Norway has a number of rivers none of these flow into the ocean at Oslo Instead Oslo has two smaller rivers Akerselva draining Maridalsvannet which flows into the fjord in Bjorvika and Alna The waterfalls in Akerselva gave power to some of the first modern industry of Norway in the 1840s Later in the century the river became the symbol of the stable and consistent economic and social divide of the city into an East End and a West End the labourers neighbourhoods lie on both sides of the river and the divide in reality follows Uelands street a bit further west River Alna flows through Groruddalen Oslo s major suburb and industrial area The highest point is Kirkeberget at 629 m 2 064 ft Although the city s population is small compared to most European capitals it occupies an unusually large land area of which two thirds are protected areas of forests hills and lakes Its boundaries encompass many parks and open areas giving it an airy and green appearance citation needed Climate Edit Oslo has a humid continental climate Koppen climate classification Dfb 53 or if the original Koppen winter threshold 3 C 27 F is used an oceanic climate Cfb in the 1991 2020 base period Oslo has pleasantly warm summers and fairly cold winters Oslo receives moderate amount of rainfall during the year 53 The driest season is winter and spring and the wettest is summer and autumn Because of the city s northern latitude daylight varies greatly from more than 18 hours in midsummer when it never gets completely dark at night no darker than nautical twilight to around 6 hours in midwinter 54 The warmest month on record is July 1901 with mean 22 7 C 72 9 F and the all time high 35 C 95 F was also recorded in July 1901 55 The warmest month in more recent years is July 2018 with mean 22 2 C 72 0 F and average daily high 29 C 84 2 F The record summer of 2018 also recorded the warmest May and May all time high with 31 1 C 88 0 F on 30th and 2018 was even the sunniest year on record with 2133 sunhours 56 57 58 On 27 July 2018 the temperature in Oslo rose to 34 6 C 94 3 F the hottest recorded since 1937 when weather recordings started at Blindern In January on average three out of four days are below freezing 0 C 32 F and one out of four days is colder than 10 C 14 F 1961 1990 59 The coldest temperature recorded is 29 6 C 21 3 F on 21 January 1841 while the coldest recorded at Blindern is 26 C 14 8 F in January 1941 The coldest month on record is January 1941 and also January 1947 with mean 12 9 C 8 8 F and average daily low 16 7 C 1 9 F The average date for the last overnight freeze low below 0 C 32 0 F in spring is 23 April 60 and average date for first freeze in autumn is 17 October 61 giving a frost free season of 176 days 1981 2010 average for Blindern Oslo sits right on the border between hardiness zones 7a and 7b Climate data for Oslo Blindern 94 m 1981 2010 normals extremes since 1937 Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec YearRecord high C F 12 5 54 5 13 8 56 8 21 5 70 7 25 4 77 7 31 1 88 0 33 7 92 7 35 0 95 0 33 6 92 5 26 4 79 5 21 0 69 8 14 4 57 9 12 6 54 7 35 0 95 0 Average high C F 0 4 31 3 0 5 32 9 4 4 39 9 10 1 50 2 16 5 61 7 20 0 68 0 22 3 72 1 20 9 69 6 15 7 60 3 9 4 48 9 3 9 39 0 0 0 32 0 10 3 50 5 Daily mean C F 2 9 26 8 2 4 27 7 1 0 33 8 5 9 42 6 11 6 52 9 15 3 59 5 17 7 63 9 16 6 61 9 11 9 53 4 6 6 43 9 1 6 34 9 2 3 27 9 6 8 44 2 Average low C F 5 3 22 5 5 3 22 5 2 4 27 7 1 7 35 1 6 7 44 1 10 5 50 9 13 0 55 4 12 2 54 0 8 0 46 4 3 8 38 8 0 6 30 9 4 7 23 5 3 2 37 8 Record low C F 26 0 14 8 24 9 12 8 21 3 6 3 14 9 5 2 3 4 25 9 0 7 33 3 3 7 38 7 3 7 38 7 3 3 26 1 8 0 17 6 16 0 3 2 20 8 5 4 26 0 14 8 Average precipitation mm inches 54 9 2 16 41 0 1 61 50 4 1 98 46 9 1 85 54 1 2 13 70 5 2 78 84 7 3 33 97 8 3 85 80 6 3 17 90 4 3 56 79 1 3 11 52 4 2 06 802 7 31 60 Average precipitation days 9 8 7 3 8 5 8 1 8 5 10 1 10 9 10 9 9 4 10 9 10 7 9 2 114 3Mean monthly sunshine hours 45 7 78 7 130 5 163 8 243 5 229 7 242 1 210 9 147 3 89 6 65 9 39 4 1 687 1Average ultraviolet index 0 1 1 3 4 5 5 4 3 1 0 0 2Source Meteo Climat 62 63 and Weather Atlas 64 Climate data for Oslo 1991 2020 normals and extremes 94 m Blindern 7 8 missing sunshine data Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec YearRecord high C F 10 4 50 7 13 7 56 7 21 5 70 7 25 4 77 7 31 1 88 0 31 9 89 4 34 6 94 3 31 5 88 7 26 4 79 5 19 1 66 4 16 1 61 0 12 6 54 7 34 6 94 3 Mean maximum C F 6 4 43 5 7 7 45 9 13 1 55 6 18 6 65 5 24 6 76 3 26 9 80 4 28 5 83 3 26 7 80 1 21 9 71 4 15 6 60 1 10 6 51 1 7 3 45 1 29 6 85 3 Average high C F 0 1 32 2 1 1 34 0 5 3 41 5 11 0 51 8 16 7 62 1 20 4 68 7 22 7 72 9 21 3 70 3 16 4 61 5 9 6 49 3 4 4 39 9 0 8 33 4 10 8 51 5 Daily mean C F 2 3 27 9 1 9 28 6 1 3 34 3 6 2 43 2 11 4 52 5 15 3 59 5 17 6 63 7 16 5 61 7 12 1 53 8 6 5 43 7 2 1 35 8 1 5 29 3 6 9 44 5 Average low C F 4 7 23 5 4 7 23 5 2 1 28 2 2 1 35 8 6 8 44 2 10 8 51 4 13 4 56 1 12 5 54 5 8 6 47 5 3 8 38 8 0 0 32 0 3 9 25 0 3 6 38 4 Mean minimum C F 13 8 7 2 13 4 7 9 9 3 15 3 3 5 25 7 0 7 33 3 6 0 42 8 9 0 48 2 7 2 45 0 2 5 36 5 2 6 27 3 6 7 19 9 12 3 9 9 16 1 3 0 Record low C F 20 5 4 9 20 7 5 3 16 9 1 6 7 3 18 9 1 8 28 8 3 0 37 4 6 5 43 7 4 2 39 6 1 0 30 2 8 0 17 6 12 1 10 2 19 7 3 5 20 7 5 3 Average precipitation mm inches 57 1 2 25 44 9 1 77 40 2 1 58 47 2 1 86 59 0 2 32 78 7 3 10 85 9 3 38 101 8 4 01 81 5 3 21 91 7 3 61 83 1 3 27 53 2 2 09 824 3 32 45 Mean monthly sunshine hours 45 1 77 6 146 5 182 0 248 0 230 3 244 1 203 8 150 1 94 50 9 40 0 1 712 4Source Seklima 65 Parks and recreation areas EditMain article Parks and open spaces in Oslo Frogner Park Oslo has many parks and green areas within the city core as well as outside it Frogner Park is a large park located a few minutes walk away from the city centre This is the biggest and best known park in Norway with a large collection of sculptures by Gustav Vigeland Bygdoy is a large green area commonly called the Museum Peninsula of Oslo The area is surrounded by the sea and is one of the most expensive districts in Norway citation needed Ekebergparken Sculpture Park is a sculpture park and a national heritage park with a panoramic view of the city at Ekeberg in the southeast of the city St Hanshaugen Park is an old public park on a high hill in central Oslo St Hanshaugen is also the name of the surrounding neighbourhood as well as the larger administrative district borough that includes major parts of central Oslo 66 Toyen Park stretches out behind the old Munch Museum and is a vast grassy expanse In the north there is a lookout point known as Ola Narr The Toyen area also includes the Botanical Garden and Museum belonging to the University of Oslo 67 Oslo with neighbouring Sandvika Asker is built in a horseshoe shape on the shores of the Oslofjord and limited in most directions by hills and forests As a result any point within the city is relatively close to the forest There are two major forests bordering the city Ostmarka literally Eastern Forest on the eastern perimeter of the city and the very large Nordmarka literally Northern Forest stretching from the northern perimeter of the city deep into the hinterland Sognsvann is a lake in Oslomarka located at the land border just north of Oslo Sognsvann was drinking water for Oslo from 1876 to 1967 The lake s altitude above sea level is 183 metres The water is in a popular hiking area Near the water itself it is great for barbecues swimming beach volleyball and other activities The municipality operates eight public swimming pools 68 Toyenbadet is the largest indoor swimming facility in Oslo and one of the few pools in Norway offering a 50 metre main pool Another in that size is the outdoor pool Frognerbadet Cityscape Edit Holmenkollen ski jump Bryggetorget Oslo s cityscape is being redeveloped as a modern city with various access points an extensive metro system with a new financial district and a cultural city In 2008 an exhibition was held in London presenting the award winning Oslo Opera House the urban regeneration scheme of Oslo s seafront Munch Stenersen and the new Deichman Library Most of the buildings in the city and in neighbouring communities are low in height with only the Plaza Posthuset and the highrises at Bjorvika considerably taller 69 Architecture Edit See also Architecture of Norway Fjordbyen is a large construction project in the seaside of central Oslo stretching from Bygdoy in the west to Ormoya in the east Some areas include Bjorvika Aker brygge Tjuvholmen the central station area Oslo s architecture is very diverse The architect Carl Frederik Stanley 1769 1805 who was educated in Copenhagen spent some years in Norway around the turn of the 19th century He undertook some minor commissions for wealthy patrons in and around Oslo but his major achievement was the renovation of the Oslo Katedralskole completed in 1800 70 He added a classical portico to the front of an older structure and a semicircular auditorium that was sequestered by Parliament in 1814 as a temporary place to assemble now preserved at Norsk Folkemuseum as a national monument When Christiania was made capital of Norway in 1814 there were practically no buildings suitable for the many new government institutions An ambitious building program was initiated but realised very slowly because of economic constraints The first major undertaking was the Royal Palace designed by Hans Linstow and built between 1824 and 1848 Linstow also planned Karl Johans gate the avenue connecting the Palace and the city with a monumental square halfway to be surrounded by buildings for University the Parliament Storting and other institutions Only the university buildings were realised according to this plan Christian Heinrich Grosch one of the first architects educated completely within Norway designed the original building for the Oslo Stock Exchange 1826 1828 the local branch of the Bank of Norway 1828 Christiania Theatre 1836 1837 and the first campus for the University of Oslo 1841 1856 For the university buildings he sought the assistance of the renowned German architect Karl Friedrich Schinkel German architectural influence persisted in Norway and many wooden buildings followed the principles of Neoclassicism In Oslo the German architect Alexis de Chateauneuf designed Trefoldighetskirken the first neo gothic church completed by von Hanno in 1858 A number of landmark buildings particularly in Oslo were built in the Functionalist style better known in the US and Britain as Modernist the first being Skansen restaurant 1925 1927 by Lars Backer demolished in 1970 Backer also designed the restaurant at Ekeberg which opened in 1929 Kunstnernes Hus art gallery by Gudolf Blakstad and Herman Munthe Kaas 1930 still shows the influence of the preceding classicist trend of the 1920s The redevelopment of Oslo Airport by the Aviaplan consortium at Gardermoen which opened in 1998 was Norway s largest construction project to date Oslo Harbour Oslo Central Station Oslo Opera House Akershus Fortress Jernbanetorget Art gallery of Astrup Fearnley Museum Highly populated urban area of Bjerke Royal PalaceArchitecture Wessel Square seen to Prinsen Street Fjerdingen seen from Hausmann Bridge to Vaterland Bridge Stalverksparken The Steelwork Park seen to Gladeng Road Lovenskiold Street seen from Arno Berg Square Bogstad farm with yard Apartment houses at Meltzer StreetPolitics and government EditMain article Politics and government of Oslo Oslo city council 2019 2023 71 Vote 72 Conservative 15 25 4 Labour 120 20 0 Green 90 15 3 Socialist Left 60 9 1 Liberal 40 5 8 Red 40 7 2 People s Action 30 5 8 Progress 30 5 3 Centre 10 2 2 Christian Democratic 10 0 1 7 Independent 1Total 59Oslo is the capital of Norway and as such is the seat of Norway s national government Most government offices including that of the Prime Minister are gathered at Regjeringskvartalet a cluster of buildings close to the national Parliament the Storting Constituting both a municipality and a county of Norway the city of Oslo is represented in the Storting by nineteen members of parliament The Conservative Party is the most represented party in Oslo with six members the Labour Party has five the Progress Party the Liberals and the Socialist Left Party have two each the Green Party and the Red Party have one each The combined municipality and county of Oslo has had a parliamentary system of government since 1986 The supreme authority of the city is the City Council Bystyret which has 59 seats Representatives are popularly elected every four years The City Council has five standing committees each having its own areas of responsibility The largest parties in the City Council after the 2015 elections are the Labour Party and the Conservatives with 20 and 19 representatives respectively 2015 elections Edit Parliament of Norway Oslo City Hall The Mayor of Oslo is the head of the City Council and the highest ranking representative of the city This used to be the most powerful political position in Oslo but following the implementation of parliamentarism the mayor has had more of a ceremonial role similar to that of the President of the Storting at the national level The Mayor of Oslo is Marianne Borgen Since the local elections of 2015 the city government has been a coalition of the Labour Party the Green Party and the Socialist Left Based mostly on support from the Red Party the coalition maintains a workable majority in the City Council Following the local elections of 2019 the centre left coalition remained in government The Governing Mayor of Oslo is the head of the City government The post was created with the implementation of parliamentarism in Oslo and is similar to the role of the prime minister at the national level The governing mayor is Raymond Johansen 73 Economy EditMain article Economy of Greater Oslo Office buildings and apartments in Bjorvika part of the redesign of former dock and industrial land in Oslo known as The Barcode Project Oslo has a varied and strong economy and was ranked number one among European large cities in economic potential in the fDi Magazine report European Cities of the Future 2012 18 It was ranked 2nd in the category of business friendliness behind Amsterdam Oslo is an important centre of maritime knowledge in Europe and is home to approximately 1980 companies and 8 500 employees within the maritime sector Some of them are the world s largest shipping companies shipbrokers and insurance brokers 74 Det Norske Veritas headquartered at Hovik outside Oslo is one of the three major maritime classification societies in the world with 16 5 of the world fleet to class in its register 75 The city s port is the largest general cargo port in the country and its leading passenger gateway Close to 6 000 ships dock at the Port of Oslo annually with a total of 6 million tonnes of cargo and over five million passengers The GDP of Oslo totalled 64 billion 96 000 per capita in 2016 which amounted to 20 of the national GDP 76 This compares with NOK253 billion 23 billion in 1995 adjusting for 2016 inflation The metropolitan area bar Moss and Drammen contributed 25 of the national GDP in 2003 and was also responsible for more than one quarter of tax revenues In comparison total tax revenues from the oil and gas industry on the Norwegian Continental Shelf amounted to about 16 77 Oslo is one of the most expensive cities in the world 78 As of 2006 update it is ranked tenth according to the Worldwide Cost of Living Survey provided by Mercer Human Resource Consulting 79 and first according to the Economist Intelligence Unit EIU 78 The reason for this discrepancy is that the EIU omits certain factors from its final index calculation most notably housing In the 2015 update 80 of the EIU s Worldwide Cost of Living survey Oslo now ranks as the third most expensive city in the world 81 Although Oslo does have the most expensive housing market in Norway it is comparably cheaper than other cities on the list in that regard Meanwhile prices on goods and services remain some of the highest of any city Oslo hosts 2654 of the largest companies in Norway Within the ranking of Europe s largest cities ordered by their number of companies Oslo is in fifth position A whole group of oil and gas companies is situated in Oslo According to a report compiled by Swiss bank UBS in the month of August 2006 82 Oslo and London were the world s most expensive cities Environment and decarbonization EditOslo is a compact city It is easy to move around by public transportation and rentable city bikes are accessible to all all over the city centre In 2003 Oslo received The European Sustainable City Award and in 2007 Reader s Digest ranked Oslo as number two on a list of the world s greenest most liveable cities 83 84 The City of Oslo has set the goal of becoming a low carbon city and reducing greenhouse gas emissions 95 from 1990 levels by 2030 85 The climate action plan for the Port of Oslo includes implementing a low carbon contracting process and installing shore power for vessels which are docked 86 87 By October 2022 Oslo had an extensive network of bicycle lanes and tram lines most of its ferry boats had been electrified and the city was on course to become the first capital city in the world with an all electric public transport system including e buses 88 Education Edit The faculty of Law University of Oslo Norwegian School of Management BI main building University of Oslo Library Institutions of higher education Edit University of Oslo Universitetet i Oslo UiO undergraduate graduate and PhD programs in most fields Oslo Metropolitan University Oslomet Storbyuniversitetet established 2018 Formerly Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences Hogskolen i Oslo og Akershus HiOA 2011 2018 and Oslo University College Hogskolen i Oslo 1994 2011 Focuses on 3 4 year professional degree programs BI Norwegian Business School Handelshoyskolen BI primarily economics and business administration The former college were granted a university status in 2018 Norwegian School of Information Technology Norges Informasjonsteknologiske Hoyskole NITH Westerdals Oslo School of Arts Communication and Technology Oslo School of Architecture and Design Arkitektur og designhogskolen i Oslo AHO Norwegian School of Sport Sciences Norges idrettshogskole NIH offers opportunities to study at the Bachelor Masters and Doctoral level 89 Norwegian Academy of Music Norges musikkhogskole MF Norwegian School of Theology Det teologiske Menighetsfakultet MF Oslo National Academy of the Arts Kunsthogskolen i Oslo KHIO 90 Norwegian University of Life Sciences Norges miljo og biovitenskapelige universitet NMBU located in As right outside of Oslo 91 Norwegian Army Academy Krigsskolen The Norwegian Defence University College Forsvarets hogskole The Norwegian Police University College Politihogskolen PHS Norwegian School of Veterinary Science Norges Veterinaerhogskole 92 Oslo Academy of Fine Arts Statens kunstakademi 93 Oslo School of Management Markedshoyskolen MH located at the Campus Kristiania education center The level of education and productivity in the workforce is high in Norway Nearly half of those with education at tertiary level in Norway live in the Oslo region placing it among Europe s top three regions in relation to education In 2008 the total workforce in the greater Oslo region 5 counties numbered 1 020 000 people The greater Oslo region has several higher educational institutions and is home to more than 73 000 students The University of Oslo is the largest institution for higher education in Norway with 27 400 students and 7 028 employees in total 94 Culture EditOslo has a large and varied number of cultural attractions which include several buildings containing artwork from Edvard Munch and various other international artists but also several Norwegian artists Several world famous writers have either lived or been born in Oslo Examples are Knut Hamsun and Henrik Ibsen The government has recently invested large amounts of money in cultural installations facilities buildings and festivals in the City of Oslo Bygdoy outside the city centre is the centre for history and the Norwegian Vikings history The area contains many parks and seasites and many museums Examples are the Fram Museum Vikingskiphuset and the Kon Tiki Museum Oslo hosts the annual Oslo Freedom Forum a conference described by The Economist as on its way to becoming a human rights equivalent of the Davos economic forum 95 Oslo is also known for giving out the Nobel Peace Prize every year Food Edit This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it August 2017 Gronland the central areas around Youngstorget and Torggata Karl Johans gate the main pedestrian thoroughfare Aker Brygge and Tjuvholmen Sorenga and the boroughs of Frogner Majorstuen St Hanshaugen Bislett and Grunerlokka all have a high concentration of cafes and restaurants There are several food markets the largest being Mathallen Food Hall at Vulkan with more than 30 specialty shops cafes and eateries 96 As of March 2018 six Oslo restaurants were mentioned in the Michelin Guide Maaemo is the only Norwegian restaurant ever to have been awarded three Michelin stars Statholdergaarden Kontrast and Galt each have one star Only two restaurants in Oslo have a BIB gourmand mention Restaurant Eik and Smalhans 97 Museums galleries Edit MUNCH Museum 2020 Oslo houses several major museums and galleries The Munch Museum contains The Scream and other works by Edvard Munch who donated all his work to the city after his death 98 The city council is planning a new Munch Museum which is most likely to be built in Bjorvika in the southeast of the city 99 The museum will be named Munch Stenersen 99 50 different museums are located around the city 100 Folkemuseet is located on the Bygdoy peninsula and is dedicated to Folk art Folk Dress Sami culture and the viking culture The outdoor museum contains 155 authentic old buildings from all parts of Norway including a Stave Church 101 The Vigeland Museum located in the large Frogner Park is free to access and contains over 212 sculptures by Gustav Vigeland including an obelisk and the Wheel of Life 102 Another popular sculpture is Sinnataggen a baby boy stamping his foot in fury This statue is very well known as an icon in the city 103 There is also a newer landscaped sculpture park Ekebergparken Sculpture Park with works by Norwegian and international artists such as Salvador Dali 104 Historic buildings at Norsk Folkemuseum The Viking Ship Museum features three Viking ships found at Oseberg Gokstad and Tune and several other unique items from the Viking Age 105 The museum is currently closed for renovation but will open again in 2026 106 107 The new museum will be called Museum of the Viking Age and has plans to feature more viking items than at the old location 106 108 The Oslo City Museum holds a permanent exhibition about the people in Oslo and the history of the city 109 The Kon Tiki Museum houses Thor Heyerdahl s Kon tiki and Ra II 110 The Fram Museum features items from arctic and antarctic expeditions including the wooden ship Fram used by Fritjof Nansen and Roald Amundsen during their expeditions 111 112 The National Museum holds and preserves exhibits and promotes public knowledge about Norway s most extensive collection of art 113 The Museum shows permanent exhibitions of works from its own collections but also temporary exhibitions that incorporate work loaned from elsewhere 113 The National Museums exhibition avenues are the National Gallery the Museum of Contemporary Art the National Museum the Museum of Decorative Arts and the National Museum of Architecture 113 A new National Museum in Oslo will open in 2020 located at Vestbanen behind the Nobel Peace Center 114 The Nobel Peace Center is an independent organisation opened on 11 June 2005 by the King Harald V as part of the celebrations to mark Norway s centenary as an independent country 115 The building houses a permanent exhibition expanding every year when a new Nobel Peace Prize winner is announced containing information of every winner in history The building is mainly used as a communication centre 115 Music and events Edit Nobel Peace Center Many festivals are held in Oslo such as Oslo Jazz festival a six day jazz festival which has been held annually in August for the past 25 years 116 Oslo s biggest rock festival is Oyafestivalen or simply Oya It draws about 60 000 people to the Toyen Park east in Oslo and lasts for four days 117 The Oslo International Church Music Festival 118 has been held annually since 2000 The Oslo World Music Festival showcases people who are stars in their own country but strangers in Norway The Oslo Chamber Music Festival is held in August every year and world class chamber musicians and soloists gather in Oslo to perform at this festival The Norwegian Wood Rock Festival is held every year in June in Oslo The Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony is headed by the Institute the award ceremony is held annually in The City Hall on 10 December 119 Even though Sami land is far away from the capital the Norwegian Museum of Cultural History marks the Sami National Day with a series of activities and entertainment The World Cup Biathlon in Holmenkollen is held every year and here male and female competitors compete against each other in Sprint Pursuit and Mass Start disciplines 120 Other examples of annual events in Oslo are Desucon a convention focusing on Japanese culture 121 and Faerderseilasen the world s largest overnight regatta with more than 1100 boats taking part every year 122 Rikard Nordraak composer of the national anthem of Norway was born in Oslo in 1842 Norway s principal orchestra is the Oslo Philharmonic based at the Oslo Concert Hall since 1977 Although it was founded in 1919 the Oslo Philharmonic can trace its roots to the founding of the Christiania Musikerforening Christiania Musicians Society by Edvard Grieg and Johan Svendsen in 1879 123 Oslo has hosted the Eurovision Song Contest twice in 1996 and 2010 Performing arts Edit The National Theatre is the largest theatre in Norway 124 Oslo houses over 20 theatres such as the Norwegian Theatre and the National Theatre located at Karl Johan Street The National Theatre is the largest theatre in Norway and is situated between the royal palace and the parliament building Stortinget 124 The names of Ludvig Holberg Henrik Ibsen and Bjornstjerne Bjornson are engraved on the facade of the building over the main entrance This theatre represents the actors and play writers of the country but the songwriters singers and dancers are represented in the form of a newly opened Oslo Opera House situated in Bjorvika The Opera was opened in 2008 and is a national landmark designed by the Norwegian architectural firm Snohetta There are two houses together containing over 2000 seats The building cost 500 million euro to build and took five years to build and is known for being the first Opera House in the world to let people walk on the roof of the building The foyer and the roof are also used for concerts as well as the three stages 125 Literature Edit Most great Norwegian authors have lived in Oslo for some period in their life For instance Nobel Prize winning author Sigrid Undset grew up in Oslo and described her life there in the autobiographical novel Elleve ar 1934 translated as The Longest Years New York 1971 The playwright Henrik Ibsen is probably the most famous Norwegian author Ibsen wrote plays such as Hedda Gabler Peer Gynt A Doll s House and The Lady from the Sea The Ibsen Quotes project completed in 2008 is a work of art consisting of 69 Ibsen quotations in stainless steel lettering which have been set into the granite sidewalks of the city s central streets 126 In recent years novelists like Lars Saabye Christensen Tove Nilsen Suresh Chandra Shukla Jo Nesbo and Roy Jacobsen have described the city and its people in their novels Early 20th century literature from Oslo include poets Rudolf Nilsen and Andre Bjerke Media Edit The newspapers Aftenposten Dagbladet Verdens Gang Dagens Naeringsliv Finansavisen Dagsavisen Morgenbladet Vart Land Nationen and Klassekampen are published in Oslo The main office of the national broadcasting company NRK is located at Marienlyst in Oslo near Majorstuen and NRK also has regional services via both radio and television TVNorge TVNorway is also located in Oslo while TV 2 based in Bergen and TV3 based in London operate branch offices in central Oslo There is also a variety of specialty publications and smaller media companies A number of magazines are produced in Oslo The two dominant companies are Aller Media and Hjemmet Mortensen AB Sports Edit Bislett Stadium during a friendly between Lyn Oslo and Liverpool F C Waterfront at Tjuvholmen Oslo is home to the Holmenkollen National Arena and Holmenkollbakken the country s main biathlon and Nordic skiing venues It hosts annual world cup tournaments including the Holmenkollen Ski Festival Oslo hosted the Biathlon World Championships in 1986 1990 2000 2002 and 2016 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships have been hosted in 1930 1966 1982 and 2011 as well as the 1952 Winter Olympics Oslo is the home of several football clubs in the Norwegian league system Valerenga Lyn and Skeid have won both the league and the cup while Mercantile SFK and Frigg have won the cup Ulleval Stadion is the home arena for the Norway national team and the Football Cup Final The stadium has previously hosted the finals of the UEFA Women s Championship in 1987 and 1997 and the 2002 UEFA European Under 19 Football Championship 127 Roa IL is Oslo s only team in the women s league Toppserien Each year the international youth football tournament Norway Cup is held on Ekebergsletta and other places in the city Due to the cold climate and proximity to major forests bordering the city skiing is a popular recreational activity in Oslo The Tryvann Ski Resort is the most used ski resort in Norway 128 The most successful ice hockey team in Norway Valerenga Ishockey is based in Oslo Manglerud Star is another Oslo team who play in the top league Bislett Stadium is the city s main track and field venue and hosts the annual Bislett Games part of Diamond League Bjerke Travbane is the main venue for harness racing in the country Oslo Spektrum is used for large ice hockey and handball matches Nordstrand HE and Oppsal IF plays in the women s GRUNDIGligaen in handball while Baekkelaget HE plays in the men s league Jordal Amfi the home of the ice hockey team Valerenga Ishockey and the national team The 1999 IIHF World Championship in ice hockey were held in Oslo as have three Bandy World Championships in 1961 1977 and 1985 The UCI Road World Championships in bicycle road racing were hosted 1993 Oslo is also home to the Oslo Pretenders Sportsklubb a club that hosts a baseball softball basketball and disc golf teams The baseball team has won 21 Norwegian Cup Championships and 18 Norwegian Baseball League titles They participate in the European Cup 129 Oslo was bidding to host the 2022 Winter Olympics but later withdrew on 2 October 2014 Tourism Edit In 2018 Oslo is named one of Lonely Planet s Top Ten Cities The travel guide s best selling yearbook Best in Travel has selected Oslo as one of the ten best cities in the world to visit in 2018 citing the Norwegian capital s innovative architecture and unmissable museums alongside cool bars bistros and cafes 130 Crime Edit Norway Supreme Court Oslo is commonly regarded as one of the safest capitals in Europe 131 132 The Oslo Police District received 72 102 reported crimes in 2020 and crime is generally on the decrease in the city 133 134 The category of reported crime that s decreasing the quickest in Oslo is property theft 134 11 6 of all crimes in Norway are reported to be within Oslo s centre as of 2020 135 Police Edit Gronland police station Oslo Police District is Norway s largest police district with over 2 300 employees Over 1 700 of those are police officers nearly 140 police lawyers and 500 civilian employees Oslo Police District has five police stations located around the city at Gronland Sentrum Stovner Majorstuen and Manglerud The National Criminal Investigation Service is located in Oslo which is a Norwegian special police division under the NMJP PST is also located in the Oslo District PST is a security agency which was established in 1936 and is one of the non secret agencies in Norway Terrorist attacks Edit Main articles 2011 Norway attacks and 2022 Oslo shooting One part of the 2011 Norway attacks occurred within the Oslo centre on 22 July 2011 The Oslo government offices were bombed by a right wing extremist with political motives 136 The 2022 Oslo shooting happened on 25 June 2022 The attack was a shooting at a pub known to be associated with the queer environment of Oslo and the attack was targeted towards the LGBTQ movement Two people were killed and a further 21 injured 137 Due to safety concerns the pride parade in Oslo planned for 26 June was quickly cancelled 138 Transport EditMain article Transportation in Oslo Oslo Central Station Public transport Edit Oslo has Norway s most extensive public transport system managed by Ruter 139 This includes the five line Oslo Metro 140 the world s most extensive metro per resident the six line Oslo Tramway 141 and the eight line Oslo Commuter Rail 142 The tramway operates within the areas close to the city centre while the metro which runs underground through the city centre operates to suburbs further away this includes two lines that operate to Baerum and the Ring Line which loops to areas north of the centre 143 Oslo is also covered by a bus network consisting of 52 city lines as well as regional buses to the neighboring county of Akershus 144 Oslo Central Station acts as the central hub 145 and offers rail services to most major cities in southern Norway as well as Stockholm and Gothenburg in Sweden 146 The Airport Express Train operates along the high speed Gardermoen Line The Drammen Line runs under the city centre in the Oslo Tunnel 147 Some of the city islands and the neighbouring municipality of Nesodden are connected by ferry 148 Daily cruiseferry services operate to Copenhagen and Frederikshavn in Denmark and to Kiel in Germany 149 Airports Edit Main articles Oslo Airport Gardermoen and Sandefjord Airport Torp Airports around Oslo Airport IATA ICAO Distance to Oslo Passengers 2018 Gardermoen OSL ENGM 47 km 29 mi 28 518 584Torp TRF ENTO 110 km 68 mi 1 963 000Rygge closed 2016 RYG ENRY 69 km 43 mi 0 1 890 889 in 2013 The main airport serving Oslo is Gardermoen Airport located in Ullensaker 47 km 29 mi from the city centre of Oslo 150 It acts as the main international gateway to Norway 151 and is as of 2021 ranked as the 23rd busiest airport in Europe 152 Gardermoen is a hub for Scandinavian Airlines Norwegian Air Shuttle and Wideroe Oslo is also served by a secondary airport Torp Airport 110 km 68 mi from the city 153 which serves some low cost carriers Roads and automobiles Edit Many of the motorways pass through the downtown and other parts of the city in tunnels The construction of the roads is partially supported through a toll ring 154 The major motorways through Oslo are European Route E6 and E18 There are three ring roads in Oslo the innermost 2 being city streets and the outermost Ring 3 being an expressway 155 156 Oslo has made an effort since the late 2000s in restricting private car use as well promoting the use of electric vehicles above fossil fueled vehicles In 2018 Oslo banned all non resident cars from its downtown areas 157 158 Oslo has been called the electric vehicle capital of the world as 41 of all registered cars in the municipality are fully electric 159 160 In September 2021 the number of electric vehicles entering Oslo s toll ring was higher than the number of fossil fueled vehicles 161 The high amount of electric vehicles in Oslo can be attributed to cheaper tolls no vehicle import tax no VAT free parking and access to bus lanes throughout the city 162 159 Flytoget the Airport Express Train a high speed rail service connecting the city with its main airport at Gardermoen A Metro train leaving Nationaltheatret Station A rental bicycle station in the city center Buses at Jernbanetorget An SL18 model tram at Bjorvika set to replace the older SL79 and SL95 models within 2024 163 Demographics EditMain article Demographics of Oslo Population of Oslo from 1801 to 2006 with yearly data from 1950 to 2006 Historical populationYearPop 15002 500 18018 931 257 2 185531 715 255 1 1890151 239 376 9 1951434 365 187 2 1961475 663 9 5 YearPop 1971481 548 1 2 1981452 023 6 1 1991461 644 2 1 2001508 726 10 2 2011599 230 17 8 2017672 061 12 2 Source Statistics Norway 25 164 Number of minorities 1st and 2nd gen in Oslo county by country of origin in 2020 165 Nationality Population 2021 Pakistan 22 629 Somalia 16 838 Poland 16 160 Sweden 11 694 Iraq 8 307 India 7 188 Morocco 7 033 Sri Lanka 6 686 Iran 6 685 Philippines 6 585The population of Oslo was by 2010 increasing at a record rate of nearly 2 annually 17 over the last 15 years making it the fastest growing Scandinavian capital 166 In 2015 according to Statistics Norway annual report there were 647 676 permanent residents in the Oslo municipality of which 628 719 resided in the city proper There were also 1 019 451 in the city s urban area 4 25 26 and an estimated 1 710 000 in the Greater Oslo Region within 100 km 62 mi of the city centre 16 According to the most recent census 432 000 Oslo residents 70 4 of the population were ethnically Norwegian an increase of 6 since 2002 409 000 167 Oslo has the largest population of immigrants and Norwegians born to immigrant parents in Norway both in relative and absolute figures Of Oslo s 624 000 inhabitants 189 400 were immigrants or born to immigrant parents representing 30 4 percent of the capital s population All suburbs in Oslo were above the national average of 14 1 percent The suburbs with the highest proportions of people of immigrant origin were Sondre Nordstrand Stovner and Alna where they formed around 50 percent of the population 168 Pakistanis make up the single largest ethnic minority followed by Poles Somalis and Swedes Other large immigrant groups are people from Sri Lanka Vietnam Turkey Morocco Iraq amp Kurdistan region and Iran amp Kordestan province 169 170 171 172 In 2013 40 of Oslo s primary school pupils were registered as having a first language other than Norwegian or Sami 173 The western part of the city is predominantly ethnic Norwegian with several schools having less than 5 pupils with an immigrant background citation needed The eastern part of Oslo is more mixed with some schools up to 97 of immigrant background 174 Schools are also increasingly divided by ethnicity with white flight being present in some of the northeastern suburbs of the city 175 176 In the borough of Groruddalen in 2008 for instance the ethnic Norwegian population decreased by 1 500 while the immigrant population increased by 1 600 177 Religion in Oslo 1 January 2019 178 179 religion percentChurch of Norway 48 7 Other Christian denominations 8 4 Islam 9 5 Buddhism 0 6 Other religions 1 1 Life stance communities 2 8 Unaffiliated 28 9 Oslo has numerous religious communities In 2019 48 7 of the population were members of the Church of Norway lower than the national average of 69 9 180 Members of other Christian denominations make up 8 4 of the population Islam was followed by 9 5 and Buddhism by 0 6 of the population Adherents of other religions formed 1 1 of the population Life stance communities mainly the Norwegian Humanist Association were represented by 2 8 of the population 28 9 of the Oslo population were unaffiliated with any religion or life stance community 178 179 Notable residents Edit Gro Harlem Brundtland 2010 Jens Stoltenberg 2019 Main category People from Oslo Public figures Edit Niels Juel 1629 1697 a Danish Norwegian admiral and Danish naval hero 181 Fridtjof Nansen 1861 1930 polar explorer scientist diplomat Nobel peace prize laureate Vilhelm Bjerknes 1862 1951 physicist and meteorologist founded weather forecasting Einar Woxen 1878 1937 barrister and journalist Margrethe Parm 1882 1966 Christian leader and scout leader Margit Haslund 1885 1963 women s advocate local politician and first female city Mayor Ragnar Frisch 1895 1973 economist Nobel Prize laureate in 1969 Trygve Lie 1896 1968 politician first Secretary General of the United Nations Lars Onsager 1903 1976 physical chemist Nobel Prize laureate in 1968 Johan Galtung born 1930 sociologist founder of peace and conflict studies Gro Harlem Brundtland born 1939 former Prime Minister of Norway and Director General of WHO 1998 2003 Eva Joly born 1943 magistrate politician and MEP John Fredriksen born 1944 shipping magnate Frank Murud born 1955 former Oslo chief of real estate Fabian Stang born 1955 lawyer and politician Mayor of Oslo 2007 2015 Jens Stoltenberg born 1959 former Prime Minister of Norway Secretary General of NATO Borge Ousland born 1962 polar explorer writer first person to cross the Antarctic solo Erling Kagge born 1963 polar explorer author lawyer art collector entrepreneur and politicianArts Edit Henrik Ibsen 1895 Edvard Munch 1933 Peter Christen Asbjornsen 1812 1885 a writer and scholar 182 Hans Gude 1825 1903 a Norwegian romanticist landscape painter 183 Lona Gyldenkrone 1848 1934 opera singer Henrik Ibsen 1828 1906 playwright theatre director and poet Fritz Arlberg 1830 1896 a Swedish baritone teacher composer and opera singer Christian Krohg 1852 1925 a naturalist painter illustrator author and journalist Edvard Munch 1863 1944 painter Magna Lykseth Skogman 1874 1949 opera singer Sandra Drouker 1875 1944 a Russian concert pianist composer and music pedagogue Torleif S Knaphus 1881 1965 artist and monument sculptor in Utah USA Sigrid Undset 1882 1949 writer awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1928 Thorbjorn Egner 1912 1990 playwright of children s books songwriter and illustrator Kjersti Dovigen 1943 2021 actress 184 Cliff Moustache born 1952 playwright film director and actor from Seychelles 185 Suresh Chandra Shukla born 1954 a Norwegian Indian poet playwright short film director from India citation needed Lars Saabye Christensen born 1953 a Norwegian Danish novelist Morten Harket born 1959 singer songwriter and leader of A ha Knight of the Order of St Olav Jo Nesbo born 1960 a writer musician economist and former soccer player Paul Waaktaar Savoy born 1961 guitarist songwriter of A ha and Savoy Knight of the Order of St Olav Magne Furuholmen born 1962 keyboardist songwriter of A ha and Apparatjik Knight of the Order of St Olav Erik Poppe born 1966 film director producer and screenwright Oystein Aarseth 1968 1993 stage name Euronymous Black Metal musician Tine Thing Helseth born 1987 a solo classical trumpeter Mathilde Grooss Viddal born 1969 composer and jazz musician Nico amp Vinz formed 2010 singers of a fusion of genres from pop to reggae to soulSport Edit Sonja Henie 1936 Sonja Henie 1912 1969 three time Olympic champion figure skater and actress 186 Knut Johannesen born 1933 twice Olympic Champion speed skater Grete Waitz 1953 2011 marathon runner silver medallist at the 1984 Olympic Games Jorn Goldstein born 1953 Olympic ice hockey goalie Espen Bredesen born 1968 ski jumper gold and silver medals at the 1994 Winter Olympics Kjetil Andre Aamodt born 1971 alpine skier with eight Olympic medals Espen Knutsen born 1972 former professional ice hockey player Suzann Pettersen born 1981 a retired professional golfer played on the LPGA Tour Mats Zuccarello born 1987 professional ice hockey player in the National Hockey League Joshua King born 1992 footballer 172 caps for AFC Bournemouth and 51 for NorwayInternational relations EditOslo is a pilot city of the Council of Europe and the European Commission s Intercultural cities programme along with a number of other European cities 187 188 Twin towns sister cities Edit See also List of twin towns and sister cities in Norway Oslo was formerly twinned with Madison Tel Aviv and Vilnius but has since abolished the concept of twin cities Cooperation agreements Edit As of 2012 Oslo had cooperation agreements with 189 Artvin Turkey Gothenburg Sweden Mbombela South Africa Saint Petersburg Russia Schleswig Holstein Germany Shanghai China Vilnius Lithuania Warsaw Poland Christmas trees as gifts Edit Oslo has a tradition of sending a Christmas tree every year to the cities of Washington D C New York City London Edinburgh Rotterdam Antwerp and Reykjavik 190 Since 1947 Oslo has sent a 65 to 80 ft high 20 to 24 m 50 to 100 year old spruce as an expression of gratitude toward Britain for its support of Norway during World War II 191 192 See 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