Shopping
You will find everything in Oslo! Shopping Malls, department stores,
small boutiques, shopping streets with hundreds of small shops and
retailers, charming antique shops, flea markets, suppliers of
exclusive international brand names and local handicraft shops. In the
town centre the shops are situated in different main areas.
Aker Brygge
One of Oslo's newest and most attractive shopping areas with a
delightful location on the wharf! (Bryggen). In the old shipyard
buildings there are several theatres and cinemas, entertainment,
approx. 35 restaurants, clubs and bars, as well as many shops,
food-stores, delicatessen and galleries. All along the wharf there is
bustling activity. Here you can take a walk by the harbour and enjoy
the atmosphere and the view from all the outdoor cafes and
restaurants. Old sailing boats, fresh shrimp, Norwegian beer and mead
onboard a Viking ship in the bargain. Aker Brygge is much more than
shops: it is a place of experiences and impressions. You must come
here and place your finger on Oslo's pulse on a hot and sunny summer's
night or day. Remember, the sun sets late in Oslo in the summer.
Vikaterrassen
Vikaterrassen is a shopping street near Aker Brygge, with several
small exclusive shops. Oslo Konserthus (Oslo Concert Hall) is also
located here, as well as cafes and restaurants.
Karl Johansgate
Karl Johansgate is the City's main street. It begins at the Palace and
ends at Oslo Central Station. The University, Studenterlunden,
Stortinget (the Parliament Building) and the National Theatre are on
this street. Henrik Ibsen and Edvard Munch strolled along the street
every day and frequented their usual haunt, Grand Café. Behind
the meticulously-restored facades from the previous century,
Paléet Shopping Centre has created an impressive milieu of
"boutiques" and restaurants.
Pedestrian precincts
Pedestrian precincts in the town centre and at Stortorvet (the main
square). From Karl Johansgate you automatically enter Oslo's
pedestrian precincts. Hundreds of shops and restaurants. The
department stores Steen & Strøm, GlasMagasinet and street hawkers from
every corner of the world offer their wares. Don't miss the colourful
flower market on Stortorvet in front of the Cathedral.
In Storgaten, Møllergaten and Torggaten
A mass of shops and fascinating small shopping lanes. And, of course,
Husfliden on Møllergaten, where craftsmen from all over Norway market
homemade goods whose characteristics belong to a rich tradition.
"Oslo City" and "Grønlands Torg"
A visible proof of Oslo's modernization: the shopping centre Oslo
City, the new congress and concert hall Oslo Spektrum, and behind the
largest hotel in Scandinavia - The Plaza -, the new pedestrian
precinct Grønlands Torg.
Bogstadveien, Hegdehaugsveien and Majorstua
Between the Royal Palace and Frognerparken lies one of Oslo's most
popular shopping areas, with more than 400 stores.
NORWAY TAX-FREE
If you are a resident of a country outside Scandinavia, and intend
taking your purchases out of the country, you will get the Norwegian
Value Added Tax (MOMS in Norwegian) refunded. But you must remember to
mention this to the shop so that you can take a Tax-Free check with
you.
Norway Tax-Free Shopping AS
Postboks 48, N-1345 Østerås
Tel 67 14 99 01 Fax 67 14 97 84.
GOLDSMITHS, JEWELLERS
David-Andersen AS
Karl Johans gate 20, Tel 22 41 69 55
Donna's Smykkegalleri
Basarhallene, Stortorvet 1 B, N-0155 Oslo,
Tel/Fax 22 41 44 07
Thune
Egertorvet, Øvre Slottsgate 12, 0157 Oslo
Tel 22 41 41 15
Steen & Strøm, Kongensgate 23, 0153 Oslo
Tel 22 00 41 33
Majorstuen, Valkyriegate 13, 0366 Oslo
Tel 22 60 11 21
Urmaker Bjerke
Karl Johansgate 31, 0157 Oslo
Tel 22 42 20 44
Prinsensgate 21, 0157 Oslo
Tel 22 42 60 50
Bogstadveien 11, 0355 Oslo
Tel 22 69 11 90
SOUVENIRS, ARTS AND CRAFTS, SWEATERS
Heimen Husflid AS
Rosenkrantzgaten 8, N-0159 Oslo
Tel 22 41 40 50
Husfliden AS
Møllergaten 4, Tel 22 42 10 75
Oslo Sweater Shop AS
SAS Scandinavia Hotel, Tullins gate 5,
Tel 22 11 29 22
Royal Christiania Hotel
Skippergaten/ Biskop Gunnerusgt 3, Tel 22 42 42 25
Ritzo AS
Stortingsgaten 22, Tel 22 42 77 35
Olympic souvenirs
OPENING HOURS
Most shops in Oslo open at 9.00 and close at 17.00. On Saturdays they
open at 9.00 and close at 14.00. Many shopping centres have extended
opening hours 10:00-20:00 on week-days and 10:00-18:00 on Saturdays.
Most shops are closed on Sundays but many souvenir shops are open.
Thursday is generally the day for evening shopping. Shops - especially
department stores and souvenir shops - have extended opening hours
until 19.00 or 20.00. Banks are open until 17.00. In Oslo the first
Saturday of every month is "Super Saturday". The shops in the City
Centre are open until 19.00 (and later), often with special bargains.
Within the last few years there has been a gratifying development with
a number of shops open into the evening. At the large kiosks,
supermarkets or shopping centres outside the City Centre, you can
purchase what you require at almost any time of the day. Don't forget
that we also have dozens of petrol stations, open 24hrs a day, which
stock most things.
Narvesen kiosks are to be found everywhere in Oslo and most
stay open until late in the evening. Here you can buy foreign
newspapers and periodicals (in city centre at Hotel Continental, Aker
Brygge, Grand Hotel, Oslo Central Station, Nar-vesen Stortingsgt.
2).
FLOWER, FRUIT AND VEGETABLE MARKET
You will find the flower market on Stortorget in front of Oslo
Cathedral. The fruit and vegetable market is at Youngstorget.
FLEA MARKET
Every Saturday throughout the summer there is a flea market on
Vestkanttorget (Amaldus Nielsens plass) by the Frognerpark. Arranging
flea markets is traditional for schools in spring and autumn.
NORWEGIAN SPECIALITIES
Some famous Norwegian brand names are: Porsgrund Porselen
(china), Hadeland Glassverk (glass), Magnor Glassverk (glass),
David-Andersen (jewellery), Husfliden (handicraft), etc.
Famous Norwegian souvenirs and specialities are: Trolls,
products made of pewter, painted rose decoration, handicraft, arts and
crafts, wood carvings, gold, silver and enamelled jewellery, furs,
knitted wear etc.
BEFORE YOU LEAVE OSLO
Many visitors buy food specialities to take with them before they
leave. You can buy these at a very reasonable price at most
food-stores in Oslo. Smoked salmon and trout, gravet laks (marinated
salmon) Gudbrandsdal cheese (with a cheese parer!), caviar in tubes or
jars, cranberry-, blueberry- and cloudberry preserves.

