I walk by this marked almost every Sunday and once in a blue moon I do find a bargain there. It is…read moresurely best during summer, with far more sellers present. Recently, stands with expensive "designer fleas" have started to sell there. I see no point in paying loads for used stuff. Also, some stands sell new things "made in China". why? The best deals are done where the boxes full of unorganized things are. You can haggle with the sellers and leave happily with an old treasure. Normally, also a vinyl seller is there with some nice deals. All in all Birkelunden Market is worth checking out, but be patient :)

Great location and even on January 3rd some vendors made it out, but not many. I've heard the…read moremarket gets bigger later in spring and summer. Currently it seems great for nostalgic old household things, not good for electronics and other things that you'd probably prefer to be as new as possible.

Been meaning to post this review from a visit a while ago. Great atmosphere. Lots of appetizing…read morechoices. Will definitely visit again during my next visit to Oslo.

Perhaps the long trek from downtown Oslo dragging my family in tow slightly skewed my opinion of…read morethe food - but - we were not overly impressed with the Japanese dishes in particular. Kids got fresh pizza - which they loved and my wife's curry was "meh." The price tag for five people was nearly $200 -- well more than I would have expected for a glorified food court. But, ambience was nice - no air conditioning however - on one of Oslo's hottest days on record. So all in all, a tiring trek for average food at high prices. We will pass on this next time.

This is more like an artist market than a flea market. Expect a short stroll through the market to…read moretake 10-15 minutes. Decent variety, and nice on-the-river atmosphere. Maybe one or two options for bites to eat.

I go here once a week or so, looking for treasures. I don't always find anything but when I do,…read moreit's always a bargain. The store can be compared to Goodwill or Salvation Army or Oxfam, but in a smaller scale. Some items are overpriced but then again, they won't sell anyways. Nice staff and orderly!

Fretex I must say you were a disappointment. Many people compared this to red cross in Copenhagen…read moreor Goodwill in the USA, but you were neither. Think more quality clothing, much higher prices and no staff to be found. This store carried men/womens clothing, shoes, and then downstairs is full of household goods, glassware, cds/dvds/boxsets, books, and knic knacks. So for variety of items they probably deserve a 5. But for location and prices of the items 1 star. Their stores are not easily accessible by public transit and therefore you need to have access to a car. They do not have sales here, or mark items down at all from what I saw. I thrift shop all over the world and never have I seen such high prices for basic things, not even name brand items. Name brand items were costing 3 times as much as they would anywhere else in europe. My overall opinion of Oslo's "thrift" arena is stay away. Hit the local flea markets in the schools instead, you won't be finding any bargains here.

While there are some unique finds, the market is quite small. It's also one of the few places that…read moreonly accepts currency rather than card.