Home > Tourist > Why Oslo? > Inspiration > 10 suggestions for... > Article

10 suggestions for experiencing the history of Oslo

The first signs of a city date back to approximately 1000 AD. Medieval Oslo had only around 3000 inhabitants, while today’s population has risen to above 500 000. Which areas of town have been of special importance through the times? And where can you get to know more about Oslo's history?

Akerselva river

Follow the river Akerselva from Maridalsvannet to the centre of Oslo. 8 km ...
Read more

Historical Museum (Historisk museum)

The Historical Museum (Historisk museum) comprises: The Antiquities Collection ...
Read more

Medieval Oslo

The history of Oslo begins in the Middle Ages; the first town-like settlement ...
Read more

Norway's Resistance Museum (Norges Hjemmefrontmuseum)

Five years of occupation from invasion to liberation are re-created with ...
Read more

Oslo City Museum (Oslo Bymuseum)

The Oslo City Museum at Frogner Manor in the Vigeland park is a museum of ...
Read more

Akershus Festning kveld sett fra Aker Brygge 2004

Akershus Fortress (Akershus festning)

The building of Akershus Castle and Fortress was commenced in 1299 under king ...
Read more

Kvadraturen

Kvadraturen is the area between Akershus fortress and Grensen, Jernbanetorget ...
Read more

Memorial cemetery: Æreslunden

Replaced Oslo Cathedral's cemetary in 1808. Æreslunden (The honorary ...
Read more

Norwegian Museum of Cultural History (Norsk Folkemuseum)

In the Norwegian Museum of Cultural History, one of Europe's largest open-air ...
Read more

The Viking Ship Museum (Vikingskipshuset)

The Viking Ship Museum presents great Viking-ship discoveries from Gokstad, ...
Read more