Took the train in and out of Oslo Sentral last week and it was a quick and easy experience. The…read morelocal commuter train from the airport took 25 minutes and it was easy. On the train out, leveraged the grocery store, restaurant on the upper level, and coffee shops before heading on my long distance train out of Oslo. The train station was orderly and uniformed staff were available to help.

The Oslo Sentralstasjon is the train station in the center of the city. If you're planning to take…read morepublic transit or travel throughout the country, with Oslo en route, you will make a stop or start or end here at Oslo Sentralstasjon. I was so impressed by this train station, reminding me that America once again lags in public transit systems. I recommend getting an accommodation walking distance to the Oslo sentralstasjon if you're visiting and planning to travel throughout the country. My experience here every time was pleasant. I first arrived to this station from the airport, taking a dedicated train service that gets you directly from the Oslo airport to here. Then I had to visit the train station again when I was traveling westward from Oslo. Make it a point to be nearby this train station for your trip planning. The train station is very clean and easy to navigate. There are signs everywhere of train departure times and locations and it's in English. There were also plenty of places to sit, relax and lots of eateries in the station and nearby. Many hotels are also next to this train station, and there's an area for car pick-up, taxis, etc. I was pleased to have this station so accessible for my Norway vacation, making it easy and pleasant to travel around.

An amazing and beautiful city! We mostly spent time around…read morethe Munch Museum area and the train station for a day. There was a shopping center in the other direction we checked out too on our way to The Salmon, one of the most amazing Salmon experiences I've ever had! Oslo Norway is still one of my favorite trips.

7/1/2024 - a good size mall in Oslo, Norway. It is very close to the Oslo Central Station. There…read moreare four floors. The lower level has most all the food. There is also 2 mini grocery stores located at the bottom floor. The cost to use the WC, restroom is 20 Norwegian KRNS. The Lego store on the 3rd floor has the biggest mural I've ever seen with the countries I've visited, including where it was created Denmark. It is about 12 feet tall and 20 feet wide. See photos. Come here to relax and shop.

I had been ordering from Oslo Sweater Shop for a number of years, often purchasing a sweater for my…read morewife at Christmas. I had always been happy with the products and service. This past Christmas was different. I ordered a sweater and paid for gift wrapping. The sweater arrived before Christmas and was of good quality. Unfortunately, the sweater was not gift wrapped. While the lack of gift wrapping was not a big deal, I had paid extra for it, so I requested a refund of the gift wrapping fee on 21 December. I was informed the company would respond within 24 hours. Ten days later, there was no response, so I sent the request again on 31 December. Ten days later, the company sent the shipping tracking number. I was not questioning the shipping; the goods had been received. For the third time over more than three weeks, I requested a refund of the gift wrapping fee. While the fee was finally refunded, I received no response from the company at all. The true measure of a company is how they respond when something goes wrong. Unfortunately, Oslo Sweater Shop has no commitment to customer service.

Fantastic selection of high quality clothes and gifts, and incredible customer service. Bought…read moresome sweaters, scarves, blankets, gifts for family -- they were shipped quickly at no cost, and my family LOVE them.

Storo Large Centre is a shopping center located in central Storo and Nydalen in Oslo , and has…read moreabout 130 stores spread over Storo Storsenter owned by Olav Thon Group which owns 22 shopping centers in Norway, including Sandvika Shopping Centre and Ski Storsenter . Parking garage is just next to the center which is convenient. Spacious and many stores which includes Cubus, H&M, Mango, grocery store- Joker, and many more including restaurants.

High school kids and mothers would love this place lol. This is some of the cheapest shopping I…read moremanaged to do in Noway considering how expensive everything is to people coming from the US. I say mothers would love this place because there is tons of cooking/home good stuff for them to shop and look at. From the first floor to on the top floor is a cheap home good place that kind of reminded me of ikea. There is a sporting store if you need to shop for winter stuff for the family, and a grocery store so you can get your grocery shopping done. High school kids girls and boys would love this place because all the clothes stores (or at least basically all but the few sporting clothing stores) are aimed towards them. Cheap, fashionable clothes in general. For people coming from the US think like h&m and mango. A lot of cute cafes/restaurants to meet up with friends after or before shopping to get a quick bite of ice cream. There is even a burger king but beware people from the US of the price, it might make you jump lol. parking is outdoors and free for a few hours, after that apparently you have to pay but i never saw anyone pay lol. There is a parking garage also. Overall, I think teenage kids and their mothers (or any young person just buying a house and need to buy stuff for it) would love this place.

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.

Great fancy "food court" that has a selection of different food including Italian pizza, Japanese…read moreizakaya/sushi, Spanish tapas & English gastro pub style food. It's table service & you sit in the section you want to try. I had the lobster slider, truffle cheese slider & "posh chips" which had truffle powder & parmesan cheese. Very tasty. The wait staff were attentive & polite. Perhaps a bit on the expensive side but what isn't in Norway?

Visiting Norway and want a few souvenirs? Definitely have to recommend this place, even if you…read moredon't plan on buying anything. The fun part about this shop is the theme of the trolls and all of the decorations. The staff were all pretty friendly, and the prices are a bit high but comparable to every souvenir shop.

7/1/24 - a very large 2 story souvenir store with a lots of goodies. Also, they sell packages…read moremoose meat, reindeer and moose meat sausages. Also, items from key charms to most whatever you can think of. Literally down the street from our hotel. Spent a total of $140 US dollars to take home.