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3 Some points of interest

• Akershus Castle and Fortress
• Norsk Folkemuseum , the Norwegian Museum of Cultural History at Bygdøy, with a large open air museum
• The Armed Forces Museum
• The City Hall, where the annual Nobel Peace Prize ceremony is held
• The Holmenkollen ski jump, arena of the 1952 Winter Olympic Games, Holmenkollen
• The Holmenkollen Ski Museum, Holmenkollen
• The Kon-Tiki Museum, Bygdøy
• The Munch Museum, Tøyen
• The National Gallery
• The Norwegian Maritime Museum, including ships Fram and Gjøa, Bygdøy
• The Oslo City Museum, at Frogner Manor near the Vigeland Park
• The Royal Palace
• The Henie-Onstad Art Centre, Høvikodden in Bærum
• The Storting, parliament building
• The Vigeland Park in the Frogner park (Frognerparken)
• The Viking Ship Museum, displaying the Oseberg and Gokstad ships, Bygdøy

4 Colleges

• University of Oslo (Universitetet i Oslo)
• Oslo University College (Høgskolen i Oslo)
• Norwegian School of Management (Handelshøyskolen BI)

5 Communications

5.1 Air

• Oslo Airport served by high speed train (Flytoget)
• Sandefjord Airport

5.2 Sea

There are daily ferry connections to:

• Kiel ( Germany), Copenhagen ( Denmark), Frederikshavn ( Denmark), Hirtshals ( Denmark).

5.3 Train

Connections in the directions of: Trondheim, Bergen, Stavanger, Stockholm, Gothenburg and Copenhagen, Vestfold, Skien, Gjøvik.

5.4 Express Coaches

Nor-Way Bussekspress has expresscoaches in Norway. Routes can be found at [1]

5.5 Local public transport

All public transport within Oslo operate on a common ticket system, allowing free transfers within a period of one hour, if you buy a regular ticket. Oslo has the following public transportation systems: Bus, Tram, Metro (T-bane), Ferries to Oslo islands and Train. Oslo's Tram- and Metro system is the largest in Europe compared to the number of innhabitants. All routes can be found at www.trafikanten.no.

6 Administration

The city of Oslo constitutes a county of Norway. It is governed by a city government (Byråd) based on the principle of Parliamentarism. The government consists of 6 government members called commissioners (byråder, sing. byråd), and is appointed by the city council, which is the supreme authority of the city. The council consists of 59 popularly elected representatives.

Following the latest reform of January 1, 2004, the city is divided into 15 boroughs (bydel) that are to some extent self governed:

• Alna
• Bjerke
• Frogner
• Gamle Oslo
• Grorud
• Grünerløkka
• Nordstrand
• Nordre Aker
• Sagene
• St. Hanshaugen
• Stovner
• Søndre Nordstrand
• Ullern
• Vestre Aker
• Østensjø

In addition to these boroughs, there are:

• The main city centre, with 1,331 inhabitants as of January 1, 2004, covering an area of 1.8 km².
• The rural/recreational areas (Marka), having 1,636 inhabitants as of January 1, 2004, and covering an area of 301.1 km².

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