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What to know before visiting Oslo
Oslo, 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 709,037 in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of 1,064,235 in 2022, and the metropolitan area had an estimated population of 1,546,706 in 2021. 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. 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. A survey conducted by ECA International in 2011 placed Oslo as the second most expensive city in the world for living expenses after Tokyo. 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. Oslo was ranked as the 24th most liveable city in the world by Monocle magazine.Oslo's population was increasing at record rates during the early 2000s, making it the fastest growing major city in Europe at the time. 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, and in the city proper this had become more than 25% of the total population if the children of immigrant parents are included.-Wikipedia
General Info
Time Zone
GMT +02:00
Currency
Norwegian Krone
1USD = 10.72 NOK
Best time to visit
June
July
Local Weather
JAN
-6.8°
-6.8°
FEB
-6.8°
-0.9°
MAR
-3.3°
3.5°
APR
0.8°
9.1°
MAY
6.5°
15.8°
JUN
10.6°
20.4°
JUL
12.2°
21.5°
AUG
11.3°
20.1°
SEP
7.5°
15.1°
OCT
3.8°
9.3°
NOV
-1.5°
3.2°
DEC
-5.6
-0.5°
Popular Activities
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The Royal Palace
The Vigeland Park
Akershus Fortress
Oslo Opera House
The Fram Museum
Kon-Tiki Museum
The National Museum
Frogner Park
The Norwegian Museum of Cultural History
Oslo Cathedral
The Vigeland Museum
The Botanical Garden
Astrup Fearnley Museum of Modern Art
Munch
Naturhistorisk museum
Norway Resistance Museum
Tjuvholmen Sculpture Park
Palace Park
The Tiger
Museo Polar Ship
Viking Ship Museum
Ekebergparken
Oslo Reptile Park
Damstredet and Telthusbakken
Emanuel Vigelands musem
Oslo City Museum (Oslo Bymuseum)
Norwegian Museum of Science and Technology
Norwegian Maritime Museum
Rådhuset
Korketrekkeren
The Viking Planet
Norwegian Armed Forces Museum
Havnepromenade
Peer Gynt Sculpture Park
Jewish Museum in Oslo
Spikersuppa Ice Skating Rink
Viewpoint Pier Oslo
Studenterlunden Park
Intercultural Museum
Our Savior's Cemetery
Rådhusplassen
Skisimulator
St. Hanshaugen park
Huk
Akrobaten bru
22. juli-Senteret
Gol Stave Church
City Hall Plaza Fountains
Playa de Hovedøya
Vigelandsparken
Oslo torg
Trinity Church
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