Oslo region Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
Norwegian county
About Oslo region
Oslo and Akershus make up one contiguous metropolitan area and the visitor can regard it as one city. Large parts of Akershus are effectively suburbs for Oslo and also home to important industrial and business districts. While this is a single urban area it is relatively spaciously laid out, Greater London for instance has 10 times higher population density than the urban area. Only the eastern and northern agricultural districts of Akershus are clearly not part of the metropolis. If forests and agricultural areas are included the population density of Oslo region is similar to the Netherlands. Oslo airport sits at Gardermoen on the flatlands near Jessheim. Oslo and the former county combined are home to more than 25% of Norway's population. Oslo and Akershus has traditionally been governe
Top Attractions in Oslo region
Explore the best things to see and do in Oslo region:
- ★Aurskog-Hølandsbanen railway
Oslo region Travel Guide Sections
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