At a glance
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
- Full name:
- Oslo
- Area:
- 242 sq km / 94 sq miles
- Population:
- 500,000
- Time Zone:
- GMT/UTC +1 (Greenwich Mean Time)
- Currency:
- Norwegian Krone