About Oslo
Oslo is the capital of Norway and the country’s largest city with over 650,000 inhabitants. It is a compact capital city surrounded by the Oslo Fjord on its south side and the national protected forest Marka to its east, north and west. Oslo is a very accessible city and Norway’s hub for national and international travel. A hidden gem surprisingly rich in culture – and unusually close to nature.
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Top sights in Oslo
The Oslo Opera House
(Norwegian: Operahuset) is the home of the Norwegian National Opera and Ballet, and the national opera theatre in Norway. The building is situated in the Bjørvika neighbourhood of central Oslo, at the head of the Oslofjord.
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Akershus Fortress
Akershus Fortress or Akershus Castle is a medieval castle in the Norwegian capital Oslo that was built to protect and provide a royal residence for the city. Since the Middle Ages the fortress has been the namesake and centre of the main fief and later main county of Akershus, which was originally one of Norway's four main regions and which included most of Eastern Norway. The fortress itself was located within the Akershus main county until 1919, and also within the smaller Akershus sub county until 1842.
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The Royal Palace
The Royal Palace (Norwegian: Slottet or Det kongelige slott) in Oslo was built in the first half of the 19th century as the Norwegian residence of the French-born King Charles III John of Norway, who reigned as king of Norway and Sweden. The palace is the official residence of the current Norwegian monarch while the Crown Prince resides at Skaugum in Asker west of Oslo.
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Holmenkollbakken
Holmenkollbakken is a large ski jumping hill located at Holmenkollen in Oslo, Norway. It has a hill size of HS134, a construction point of K-120, and a capacity for 70,000 spectators. Holmenkollen has hosted the Holmenkollen Ski Festival since 1892, which since 1980 have been part of the FIS Ski Jumping World Cup and 1983 the FIS Nordic Combined World Cup. It has also hosted the 1952 Winter Olympics and the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in 1930, 1966, 1982 and 2011.
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Walk along Akerselva
Starting at Maridalsvannet, Oslo's largest lake, Akerselva flows through the whole city and into the Oslo fjord. The eight kilometre long walk along the course of the river takes you through parks and small forests, across picturesque bridges and past twenty-something waterfalls that once powered all of Oslo's industry.
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Vigeland Park
Sculpture park in the Frogner Park with more than 200 sculptures by Gustav Vigeland (1869–1943) in bronze, granite and cast iron, including The Angry Boy (Sinnataggen in Norwegian), The Monolith (Monolitten) and The Wheel of Life (Livshjulet).
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Fram Museum - The polar Ship Fram
Dive into Norwegian Polar History at the Fram Museum. Fram is the strongest wooden ship ever built and still holds the records for sailing farthest north and farthest south. At the Fram Museum you can come on board the ship and see how the crew and their dogs managed to survive in the coldest and most dangerous places on earth - the Arctic and the Antarctic.
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Munch Museum
MUNCH (Norwegian: Munch-museet), is an art museum in the Bjørvika neighbourhood of central Oslo dedicated to the life and works of the Norwegian artist Edvard Munch. It is the largest collection of art by one single artist. Edvard Munch has a unique position among Nordic painters and is considered a pioneer in expressionism.
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Nobel Peace Center
The Nobel Peace Center teaches you about the famous philanthropist Alfred Nobel, the Nobel Peace Prize and the people who have received the award since it was established in 1901. The museum is conveniently located next to the Oslo City Hall, where the Peace Prize is awarded in December every year.
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Electricity
Voltage: 220-240 Volts. Electrical sockets (outlets) in Norway are one of the two European standard electrical socket types: Type C (Europlug) and Type E/F (Schuko).
Time Zone
The time zone in Norway is Central European Time (CET), which is GMT +1.
Currency
The currency in Norway is the NOK.
1 EURO is approximately 10 NOK, 1 US Dollar is approximately 9 NOK, 1 UK pound is approximately 12 NOK. Please check the current exchange rates. Visit dnb.no (external link) for currency conversion.
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