The Nordic Summit 2024 event will be held in Oslo, Norway. In this post we have gathered tips about what to see and do while you are here for the event. Perhaps you have planned to stay here for an extra day or you have a few hours for sightseeing before going home again.
Oslo – Is it even a city?
Visit OSLO’s own commercial video about visiting Oslo 😉
10 tips from the organizers
Here follows a selection of sightseeing tips from the Nordic Summit organizers. No specific order, just a few tips about places to see and things to do while in Oslo. Let’s start in a neighborhood that is close by our venue, Clarion Hotel The Hub!
Visit Bjørvika
Bjørvika is a new neighborhood in Oslo, built up from 2000 and still growing around the Barcode area. Here you can find multiple famous restaurants and shopping on the waterfront. Read more at Visit Oslo. The below picture is from the Visit Oslo website about Bjørvika.
Bjørvika is close to the Opera House, the Munch museum and multiple of the floating saunas in Oslo. From here you can also walk to Sørenga on walkways floating on the Oslo Fjord.
The Opera House
The home of the Norwegian National Ballet, the Opera Orchestra and the Ballet School. The Oslo Opera House opened in 2008. It has a unique architecture, dressed in marble from Carrara in Italy and is arising from the waters of the Oslo Fjord. On the Opera House’s website the ideas behind this incredible building, or rather landscape, are presented. They wanted to create the roof a platform accessible to all, to create a new public space in the heart of Oslo. Another wish was to create a new landscape that could draw together the natural beauty of the Oslo Fjord and the city center. You can take a walk on the roof of Oslo Opera House and it can be seen as a small mountain top in the city center! Below is a picture from Visit Oslo and the page about the Opera House
Munch Museum
Next to the Opera House you can find the Munch Museum. This one of the world’s largest museums entirely dedicated to a single artist. Edvard Much painted the world-famous The Scream, or “Skrik” in Norwegian. This museum is also another example of spectacular architecture in Oslo, with a sixty-metre tall building. There’s a restaurant on the 12th floor, and a rooftop cocktail bar to visit for drinks and an exceptional view of Oslo. The below picture is from the Munch Museum’s website.
Outdoor saunas
The Oslo harbor provides several options for visiting a sauna and then jump into the water. Below is a picture form the Visit Oslo website and the page about the outdoor saunas.
Visit Aker Brygge
During a walk around the city you can visit Aker Brygge. Visit one of the restaurants or just walk by to absorbe the atmosphere. Continue the visit at Aker Brygge with a walk to Tjuvholmen and Astrup Fearnley Museum Of Modern Art. The below picture is from the Visit Norway website and the page about Aker Brygge.
Walk through the Vigeland Sculpture Park
The Vigeland Sculpture Park is free to enter. It has more than 200 sculptures by Gustav Vigeland (1869–1943) in bronze, granite and cast iron. There is also the Vigeland Museum for indoor experiences and to a cost. The below picture is from the Visit Oslo website and page about about the park.
Holmenkollen Ski Jump
You can visit Holmenkollen, it’s the hill on the north western side of Oslo and there you can walk around and check out the jump tower. You can go up to the top and get a wonderful view of Oslo. It takes 20-30 minutes to get here from the city centre. The history of Holmenkollen goes back more than 100 years! The below picture is from the Visit Oslo website and page about about the park.
Visit Grünerløkka
Here you can find street arts, cozy cafes, restaurants and shopping. Read more at Visit Løkka. The below picture is from the Visit Oslo website and the page about Grünerløkka. On that page you can also read that In the 1800s, Grünerløkka was a neighbourhood for the working class. Today it is one of Oslo’s most diverse, countercultural and hip districts with a multitude of niche shops, exotic restaurants and electrifying nightlife.
The Botanical Garden
For all plants, greenery and trees enthusiasts. Here you can find an arboretum with approximately 1800 different plants, The greenhouses The Palm House from 1868 and The Victoria House from 1876 contains exotic plants from different places over the world.
The below picture is from the Visit Oslo website and the page about the Botanical Garden.
Urban street art
Oslo you can find lots of street art. Visit Oslo has made an excellent post guiding you where to find it, Urban Art in Oslo, perfect when you are out on a walk in the city. Photo below is from Visit Oslo.
Restaurants
Last but not the least, here follows a selection of restaurant tips.
Olivia Italian restaurant at Aker Brygge
Mucho Mas Tex Mex experience in Grünerløkka
Alex Sushi for all Sushi lovers
Mahayana for yummy Asian food
Mantra by Mr. India for delicious Indian food
Ruffino Authentic Italian restaurant
Peppes Pizza American Pizza since 1970!
Postkontoret Pizza and European food
We hope you enjoyed this post about Oslo. You can find more tips in our post Tips for the adventurous while in Oslo for Nordic Summit. See you soon!
Featured picture from Visit Oslo, Aker Brygge.
