Oslo's Scandinavian friendliness puts the 'nice' in 'ice'.

Norway's capital and largest city creeps up on you and makes you very glad you came. Possessed of a staid reputation and by no measure Scandinavia's most beautiful city, low-key Oslo nonetheless has lots to see and do - it just doesn't make such a big fuss about it.

Fast Facts

Population

500,000

Currency

Name: Norwegian Krone
Code: NOK
Symbol: NOK

Electrical Plugs

European plug with two circular metal pins
230V 50Hz

Languages Spoken

Official: Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk

Time Zones

GMT/UTC +1 

Country Dialing Code

+47

Weights & Measures

Metric

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