What to see in Oslo

Oslo highlights

The places you can’t miss. In the app we sort them by day and close to each other.

1. Opera House

   A white marble building that slopes into the fjord: you can walk up its roof to the top, for free.

2. Vigeland

   A park with more than 200 sculptures by Gustav Vigeland, open all day and free.

3. Munch

   A museum by the fjord with The Scream and the largest collection of Edvard Munch’s work.

4. Holmenkollen

   A ski jump with a viewpoint over Oslo and a ski museum.

Day trips from Oslo

We take you straight to the best-rated tour on GetYourGuide, with its reviews and dates.

• Oslo fjord cruise ★ 5.0 (6 reviews)
• Norway in a Nutshell

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Typical food of Oslo

The dish you have to try there and how to make it at home, to whet your appetite before the trip (or to go back to Oslo from your kitchen).

Skolebrød

The “school bread” of Oslo and eastern Norway: a cardamom bun filled with custard, with icing and desiccated coconut. It was the children’s afternoon snack.

• Serves 12
• 2 h

Ingredients

• 500 g flour
• 25 g fresh yeast
• 250 ml warm milk
• 75 g butter
• 75 g sugar
• 1 teaspoon of cardamom
• Custard (500 ml milk, 3 egg yolks, 80 g sugar, 35 g cornflour)
• Icing: icing sugar and water
• Desiccated coconut

How to make it at home

1. Knead the flour with the yeast, milk, butter, sugar and cardamom. Leave to rise for 40 minutes.
2. Make the custard and let it cool.
3. Shape 12 buns, put them on the tray and press a deep hollow into the centre of each.
4. Fill the hollow with custard, leave to rise for 20 minutes and bake at 220 °C for about 10 minutes.
5. Ice the edges and cover them with desiccated coconut.

The trick: Leave the custard in the centre showing: it’s the hallmark of skolebrød.

Frequently asked questions about Oslo