{"id":35789,"date":"2025-05-15T13:56:44","date_gmt":"2025-05-15T11:56:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/institutnordic.com\/travel-to-oslo-2025\/"},"modified":"2025-06-22T13:56:25","modified_gmt":"2025-06-22T11:56:25","slug":"travel-to-oslo-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in2.yvonnefuertes.com\/en\/travel-to-oslo-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Travel to Oslo 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"35789\" class=\"elementor elementor-35789 elementor-31110\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a92cdd2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default parallax_section_no qode_elementor_container_no qode-content-aligment-left\" data-id=\"a92cdd2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-11b393f\" data-id=\"11b393f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4186544 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4186544\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"498\" src=\"https:\/\/in2.yvonnefuertes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/vigelandsparken-550x498.jpg\" class=\"attachment-portfolio-default size-portfolio-default wp-image-34525\" alt=\"A group of 17 students and two instructors from Institut N\u00f2rdic are standing on stone steps in front of the Monolith, a tall, intricately carved sculpture by Gustav Vigeland, located within Vigeland Sculpture Park in Oslo. Other large stone sculptures are visible on either side, under a partly cloudy sky.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in2.yvonnefuertes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/vigelandsparken-550x498.jpg 550w, https:\/\/in2.yvonnefuertes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/vigelandsparken-45x40.jpg 45w, https:\/\/in2.yvonnefuertes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/vigelandsparken-480x434.jpg 480w, https:\/\/in2.yvonnefuertes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/vigelandsparken-125x112.jpg 125w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7f739a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"c7f739a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33b26cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"33b26cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/thevalkyriesvigil\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Laia San Jos\u00e9 Beltr\u00e1n<\/a><\/em><\/p><p>Once again, students from Institut Nordic embarked on a cultural trip to a Nordic country.<\/p><p>This year, our destination was Oslo, the beautiful and eclectic capital of Norway. It had been since 2018 that we last visited, and that trip took place in winter.<\/p><p>This time, we experienced a very different weather pattern, enjoying the city in all its spring splendour with long, sunny days and wonderful temperatures.<\/p><p>And, fortunately, there was no rain! However, it&#8217;s always wise to pack a raincoat when travelling to any Nordic country.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9117881 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default parallax_section_no qode_elementor_container_no qode-content-aligment-left\" data-id=\"9117881\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b0180b8\" data-id=\"b0180b8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eacc56c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eacc56c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This year&#8217;s trip took place between 1 and 4 May and included a group of 17 students from Institut Nordic, accompanied by <a href=\"https:\/\/in2.yvonnefuertes.com\/en\/professors\/martine-hansen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Martine Hansen<\/a>, director and head of Norwegian, and Laia San Jos\u00e9 Beltr\u00e1n (The Valkyrie&#8217;s Vigil), a B1 Swedish student and expert in Nordic culture and history.<\/p><p>For this trip, Institut N\u00f2rdic has designed a programme that combines <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitoslo.com\/en\/articles\/whats-new-in-oslo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the modern side of Oslo<\/a>, with its surprising and diverse architecture, with the oldest and most culturally rich side of the city, which is brimming with history.<\/p><p>The programme includes visits to iconic and tourist attractions, as well as other lesser-known or less common places.<\/p><p>Of course, the gastronomic experience could not be missed: trying the typical food of each place is an excellent way to learn a little more about the country.<\/p><p>We had dinner at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.xn--restaurant-schrder-u4b.no\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Schr\u00f8der restaurant<\/a>, which serves traditional Norwegian food such as reindeer and klippfisk-style cod. It is a well-known restaurant in the city for its age and for having appeared in several works of fiction, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.salomonssonagency.se\/jo-nesbo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jo Nesb\u00f8&#8217;s crime novels<\/a> about Harry Hole and some of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/author\/show\/664585.Bj_rg_Vik\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bj\u00f8rg Vik&#8217;s books<\/a>.<\/p><p>What&#8217;s more, as it was a public holiday on 1 May, we were lucky enough to see the streets filled with people wearing traditional costumes, such as the magnificent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.norskflid.no\/bunad\/dame\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">women&#8217;s bunad<\/a>. It was a truly immersive cultural experience.<\/p><p>Below is a detailed itinerary of the trip:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8edccb elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d8edccb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-679c546 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"679c546\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"498\" src=\"https:\/\/in2.yvonnefuertes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/img_9323-550x498.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-portfolio-default size-portfolio-default wp-image-34526\" alt=\"The pyramid-shaped Fram Museum building, with &quot;FRAM&quot; written on its facade, stands prominently on a sunny day. In the foreground, two traditional wooden boats are docked at a pier, with calm water next to them. Trees with green leaves and a clear sky are visible in the background, along with a road where a bus can be seen.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in2.yvonnefuertes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/img_9323-550x498.jpeg 550w, https:\/\/in2.yvonnefuertes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/img_9323-45x40.jpeg 45w, https:\/\/in2.yvonnefuertes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/img_9323-480x434.jpeg 480w, https:\/\/in2.yvonnefuertes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/img_9323-125x112.jpeg 125w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">The Fram Museum is a great place to learn about the history of Oslo and Norway.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2472d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b2472d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Thursday, May 1 (free time)<\/h3><p>Arrival of students from their various places of residence.<\/p><p>Depending on their arrival time, some took advantage of the day to take a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitoslo.com\/en\/activities-and-attractions\/activities\/boat-trips\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ferry tour of the Oslo Fjord<\/a>, others visited Akershus Festning (the city&#8217;s fortress, which houses the Norges Hjemmefrontmuseum (Norwegian Resistance Museum), and others visited museums such as the Fram, the Kon\u2013Tiki or the Nasjonalmuseet, the national gallery.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b0ef42 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"5b0ef42\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e1e2d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"9e1e2d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06d42dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"06d42dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/in2.yvonnefuertes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/img_8140-600x800.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-portfolio-portrait size-portfolio-portrait wp-image-34527\" alt=\"The distinctive brick facade of Oslo City Hall (Oslo R\u00e5dhus) is visible under a clear sky. The building features two large towers, with a clock face prominently displayed on the taller, right-hand tower. Tram tracks and a street are in the foreground, and a few people can be seen near the building&apos;s entrance.\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">The facade of Oslo R\u00e5dhus is among the most recognizable in the capital.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22f81d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"22f81d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Friday, May 2nd<\/h3><p>After a hearty breakfast at the hotel, we headed to Frognerparken, one of Oslo&#8217;s most famous and largest parks, where we visited Vigelandsanlegget \u2013 known to tourists as Vigelandsparken \u2013 a collection of sculptures created by Norwegian sculptor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitoslo.com\/en\/articles\/vigeland-in-oslo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gustav Vigeland<\/a> (1869\u20131943).<\/p><p>We took a tour with a city guide, Hern\u00e1n, who then took us on a walk along the city&#8217;s most famous street, Karl Johans Gate, and its surroundings, where we visited Slottet (the Royal Palace) and Slottsparken (its gardens), Stortinget (the parliament), Nationaltheatret (the national theatre) and the Norske Nobelinstitutt (the Norwegian Nobel Institute).<\/p><p>We ended the morning at Oslo R\u00e5dhus, the city hall, admiring not only its spectacular brutalist architecture from the outside but also its interior, which is full of works of art and huge murals. It&#8217;s a much less touristy plan, but well worth it.<\/p><p>After a few hours of free time, which some people took advantage of to eat, stroll around and visit the Munch Museet, we met up at the museum&#8217;s caf\u00e9 for a little <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lifeinnorway.net\/swedish-fika\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fika<\/a> (coffee and a typical Nordic pastry, a very popular activity in Sweden) to recharge our batteries and finish the afternoon strolling through the Bj\u00f8rvika neighbourhood, in the small bay of the fjord.<\/p><p>This is another of Oslo&#8217;s urban and architectural flagships, where visitors can explore buildings such as the Opera House, the Munch\/Stenersen Museum, the Deichman bibliotek (the new Oslo public library building), the Barcode complex, and the public sauna area.<\/p><p>To end the day, free time for dinner. Near the hotel in Sotorgata is Oslo Street Food, located in the Torggata Bad building \u2013 the city&#8217;s former public baths, built in 1925 \u2013 which is now a market featuring stalls selling a wide range of traditional and non-traditional food.<\/p><p>With tables and benches everywhere, it is a modern, multicultural place full of very pleasant places to eat, which some of our students were able to enjoy.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a41e0a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3a41e0a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ec1ec2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6ec1ec2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"434\" src=\"https:\/\/in2.yvonnefuertes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/img_0084-480x434.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-portfolio_slider size-portfolio_slider wp-image-34528\" alt=\"The group is gathered on a paved area, looking towards the Stortinget (Norwegian Parliament) building, which has a distinct rounded facade and a flag flying on its roof. On the left, a grand white building with a classic architectural style is visible. The scene is outdoors on a bright day with a partly cloudy sky.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in2.yvonnefuertes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/img_0084-480x434.jpeg 480w, https:\/\/in2.yvonnefuertes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/img_0084-45x40.jpeg 45w, https:\/\/in2.yvonnefuertes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/img_0084-550x498.jpeg 550w, https:\/\/in2.yvonnefuertes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/img_0084-125x112.jpeg 125w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">During the guided tour of the center, the group passed by Stortinget, the Norwegian Parliament (circular building in the background of the picture).<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4aab486 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"4aab486\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25b7cea elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"25b7cea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Saturday, May 3rd<\/h3><p>We began the morning in the hotel lounge with a talk by Laia San Jos\u00e9 Beltr\u00e1n about the Vikings, exploring their reality and their impact on popular culture.<\/p><p>This served as a prelude to our visit to the Kulturhistorisk museum (the cultural history museum), where an archaeologist from the museum guided us and explained some of the most important and outstanding pieces in the Viking exhibition, such as the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gjermundbu_helmet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gjermundbu helmet<\/a>, the only helmet from the Viking era that has been preserved (without horns, of course!).<\/p><p>Afterwards, we had free time to finish seeing the museum, stroll around and have lunch before heading straight to the ferry at Aker Brygge to the island of Bygd\u00f8y, where we visited the Norsk Folkemuseum (Norwegian Museum of Cultural History), which was founded in the late 19th century and is considered the world&#8217;s first open-air museum.<\/p><p>It houses extensive collections of objects and artefacts from all social groups and regions of the country. However, the most striking feature is its collection of over 150 Norwegian buildings, most of which have been relocated from villages and rural districts.<\/p><p>Among the museum&#8217;s most significant buildings are the 13th-century Gol stave church (a typical Norwegian wooden church), the 14th-century Rauland farmhouse (Raulandstua) and the 1865 residential building moved from 15 Wessels Street in Oslo. Many of these buildings can be visited inside and feature re-enactors who show and explain what life was like in the past.<\/p><p>We concluded the day and the group trip with a group dinner at the aforementioned Schr\u00f8der restaurant, where we sampled typical dishes. A magnificent finale.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f646b56 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"f646b56\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53ab036 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"53ab036\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/in2.yvonnefuertes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/img_1581-600x800.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-portfolio-portrait size-portfolio-portrait wp-image-32094\" alt=\"The intricately designed Gol Stave Church, a historic wooden church with tiered roofs and detailed carvings, stands outdoors under a cloudy sky. The dark wood of the church contrasts with the green trees visible in the background.\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Stavkirke are the old wooden churches. The one in Gol (picture) can be seen in the open-air museum Norsk Folkemuseum. <\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75c913c elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"75c913c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f05f5f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f05f5f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Sunday, May 4 (free time)<\/h3><p>Before catching their return flights, some took the opportunity to stroll around some of Oslo&#8217;s most iconic areas, such as the Aker Brygge waterfront and the Tjuvholmen neighbourhood, an area located on a peninsula jutting out from Aker Brygge into the Oslo Fjord.<\/p><p>At the tip of the peninsula is an outdoor swimming area, which on Sunday morning was full of people of all ages enjoying sports. This was once a loading and unloading port and shipyard, but today it is one of the newest and most modern areas of Oslo, with striking architecture.<\/p><p>Since 2005, a major transformation has been underway as part of the Fjord City urban renewal programme. Today, there are homes, office complexes, art galleries, the Astrup Fearnley Museum of Modern Art and the Haaken Gallery, as well as the Tjuvholmen sculpture park. 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