🇳🇴 Oslo is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. Oslo is the economic and governmental centre of Norway. The city is also a hub of Norwegian trade, banking, industry and shipping. It is an important centre for maritime industries and maritime trade in Europe. The city is home to many companies within the maritime sector, some of which are among the world's largest shipping companies, ship-brokers and maritime insurance brokers. Oslo is a pilot city of the Council of Europe and the European Commission intercultural cities programme. Oslo was ranked as the 24th most liveable city in the world by Monocle magazine.
Oslo's population was increasing at record rates during the early 2000s, making it the fastest growing major city in Europe at the time. This growth stems for the most part from international immigration and related high birth rates, but also from intra-national migration. By 2010 the immigrant population in the city was growing somewhat faster than the Norwegian population, and in the city proper this had become more than 25% of the total population if the children of immigrant parents are included.
1Economy Oslo has a varied and strong economy and was ranked number one among European large cities in economic potential in the fDi Magazine report European Cities of the Future 2012. It was ranked 2nd in the category of business friendliness, behind Amsterdam.
Oslo is an important centre of maritime knowledge in Europe and is home to approximately 1980 companies and 8,500 employees within the maritime sector. Some of them are the world's largest shipping companies, shipbrokers, and insurance brokers. Det Norske Veritas, headquartered at Høvik outside Oslo, is one of the three major maritime classification societies in the world, with 16.5% of the world fleet to class in its register. The city's port is the largest general cargo port in the country and its leading passenger gateway. Close to 6,000 ships dock at the Port of Oslo annually with a total of 6 million tonnes of cargo and over five million passengers.
The GDP of Oslo totalled €64 billion (€96,000 per capita) in 2016, which amounted to 20% of the national GDP. This compares with NOK253 billion (€23 billion) in 1995 (adjusting for 2016 inflation). The metropolitan area, bar Moss and Drammen, contributed 25% of the national GDP in 2003 and was also responsible for more than one quarter of tax revenues. In comparison, total tax revenues from the oil and gas industry on the Norwegian Continental Shelf amounted to about 16%.
Oslo is one of the most expensive cities in the world. As of 2006, it is ranked tenth according to the Worldwide Cost of Living Survey provided by Mercer Human Resource Consulting and first according to the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU). The reason for this discrepancy is that the EIU omits certain factors from its final index calculation, most notably housing. In the 2015 update of the EIU's Worldwide Cost of Living survey, Oslo now ranks as the third most expensive city in the world. Although Oslo does have the most expensive housing market in Norway, it is comparably cheaper than other cities on the list in that regard. Meanwhile, prices on goods and services remain some of the highest of any city. Oslo hosts 2654 of the largest companies in Norway. Within the ranking of Europe's largest cities ordered by their number of companies Oslo is in fifth position. A whole group of oil and gas companies is situated in Oslo.
According to a report compiled by Swiss bank UBS in the month of August 2006, Oslo and London were the world's most expensive cities.
1Oslo is rated Beta by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network (GaWC) which evaluates and ranks the relationships between world cities in the context of globalisation. Beta level cities are cities that link moderate economic regions to the world economy.
Oslo is the #42 city in the world according to the Global Financial Centres Index (GFCI) which evaluates and ranks the competitiveness of the major financial centres of the world according to a wide range of criteria – Human Capital, Business, Finance, Infrastructure and Reputation.
Oslo is ranked #107 and rated C+ by the Global Urban Competitiveness Report (GUCR) which evaluates and ranks world cities in the context of economic competitiveness. C+ cities are strong international gateway cities. Oslo was ranked #165 by the Nomad List which evaluates and ranks remote work hubs by cost, internet, fun and safety. Oslo has a population of over 697,549 people. Oslo also forms the centre of the wider Oslo metropolitan area which has a population of over 1,710,000 people. Oslo is the #31 hipster city in the world, with a hipster score of 5.862 according to the Hipster Index which evaluates and ranks the major cities of the world according to the number of vegan eateries, coffee shops, tattoo studios, vintage boutiques, and record stores. Oslo is ranked #99 for startups with a score of 5.397.
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Twin Towns, Sister Cities Oslo has links with:
🇹🇷 Artvin, Turkey 🇨🇳 Changning, China 🇸🇪 Gothenburg, Sweden 🏴 Hackney, England 🇩🇪 Kiel, Germany 🇿🇦 Mbombela, South Africa 🇨🇳 Qingpu District, China 🇮🇸 Reykjavík, Iceland 🇷🇺 Saint Petersburg, Russia 🇨🇳 Shanghai, China 🇱🇹 Vilnius, Lithuania 🇵🇱 Warsaw, Poland🇷🇺 Admiralteysky 59.917
🇷🇺 Saint Petersburg 59.933
🇷🇺 St Petersburg 59.933
🇷🇺 Vasileostrovsky 59.944
🇷🇺 Petrogradsky Island 59.95
🇳🇴 Lillestrøm 59.95
🇷🇺 Sosnovy Bor 59.883
🇷🇺 Nevsky District 59.867
🇳🇴 Nesoddtangen 59.867
🇷🇺 Krasnoselsky 59.833
🇮🇹 Montecatini Terme 10.783
🇩🇪 Nordhausen 10.794
🇩🇪 Donauwörth 10.8
🇬🇶 Ciudad de la Paz 10.817
Locations Near: Oslo 10.75,59.9123
🇳🇴 Nesoddtangen 10.65,59.867 d: 7.5
🇳🇴 Lillestrøm 11.083,59.95 d: 19
🇳🇴 Hønefoss 10.3,60.167 d: 37.7
🇳🇴 Askim 11.167,59.583 d: 43.4
🇳🇴 Drammen 10.205,59.744 d: 35.8
🇳🇴 Tønsberg 10.424,59.298 d: 70.7
🇳🇴 Fredrikstad 11.107,59.283 d: 72.8
Antipodal to: Oslo -169.25,-59.912
🇹🇴 Nuku'alofa -175.216,-21.136 d: 15677.7
🇦🇸 Pago Pago -170.701,-14.279 d: 14939.5
🇼🇸 Apia -171.76,-13.833 d: 14887.2
🇵🇫 Papeete -149.566,-17.537 d: 15044.8
🇺🇸 Hilo -155.089,19.725 d: 11067
🇺🇸 Maui -156.446,20.72 d: 10974
🇺🇸 Maui County -156.617,20.868 d: 10959.6
🇺🇸 Wailuku -156.505,20.894 d: 10955.5