Spot the Oslo City Hall (Rådhus)
Find the brick towers of the Oslo Rådhus on the waterfront. Photograph the twin towers from the harbour.
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Spot a Bunad national costume
Find a Norwegian bunad (traditional embroidered costume) in a tailor's window or on a passerby (especially around 17 May, Norway's national day). Photograph the bunad.
Spot a fjord view
Find a view of the Oslofjord from the harbour, Akershus or a hill. Photograph the water with islands or a boat in shot.
Spot a Grünerløkka street art piece
Walk into Grünerløkka and find a piece of street art on Markveien or Thorvald Meyers gate. Photograph the wall.
Spot a kanelbolle (cinnamon bun)
Find a Norwegian kanelbolle (large cinnamon roll with pearl sugar) in a bakery window or on a fika plate. Photograph the swirl.
Spot a Norwegian cabin (hytte) painting
Find a Norwegian hytte (red wooden cabin) painted on a postcard rack, depicted on a bag, or even a small replica in a shop. Photograph the iconic red cabin.
Spot a Norwegian fjord boat
Find a wooden fjord cruise boat moored at the Aker Brygge harbour or sailing out. Photograph the boat.
Spot a Norwegian hot dog with lompe
Find a Norwegian hot dog wrapped in a soft potato flatbread (lompe) at a kiosk. Photograph the wrap.
Spot a Norwegian rosemaling pattern
Find traditional Norwegian rosemaling (decorative floral painting) on a cabinet, plate or souvenir. Photograph the painting.
Spot a Norwegian salmon-skin wallet or design
Find a Scandinavian design shop with Norwegian wool, Helly Hansen jackets or salmon-themed merch. Photograph the storefront or product.
Spot a Norwegian sweater pattern
Find a Norwegian sweater with a traditional pattern (the Marius pattern, the eight-pointed star, lice pattern) in a shop window or on someone. Photograph the pattern.
Spot a Norwegian wool blanket
Find a wool blanket with traditional pattern in a shop window or on a café chair (Røros Tweed, Pendleton-style). Photograph the wool.
Spot a reindeer reference
Find a reindeer reference: a Sami crafts shop window, reindeer meat on a menu, an antler souvenir. Photograph the reference.
Spot a Royal Guard at Slottet
Find one of the Norwegian Royal Guards in dark uniform in front of the Royal Palace. Photograph the guard at the sentry box.
Spot a salmon plate
Find a salmon plate on a Norwegian restaurant table (graavlaks, smoked, with dill and lemon). Photograph the pink flesh.
Spot a troll souvenir
Find a wooden or rubber troll in a souvenir-shop window (Norway's mascot, often with wild hair and a big nose). Photograph the troll.
Spot a Vigeland Park bronze
Walk into Vigelandsparken and find a Gustav Vigeland bronze (the Sinnataggen / Angry Boy, the Monolith, family groups). Photograph one figure.
Spot a Viking helmet souvenir
Find a horned Viking helmet (a souvenir, not historically accurate but ubiquitous), a Viking-themed shop window or a Þor's hammer pendant. Photograph the Viking kit.
Spot Akershus Fortress
Walk to Akershus Festning on the harbour and find the medieval-and-Renaissance fortress walls. Photograph the ramparts.
Spot an Akevitt bottle
Find a bottle of akevitt (Norwegian spiced spirit) in a liquor shop window or behind a restaurant bar. Photograph the brown bottle.
Spot an Oslo T-bane sign
Find the white T on blue at any Oslo Metro entrance. Photograph the sign.
Spot brown cheese (brunost)
Find brunost (caramelised brown goat cheese) in a deli window, on a breakfast tray or as the block on a special slicer. Photograph the brown brick.
Spot the Aker Brygge waterfront
Walk along Aker Brygge boardwalk and photograph the modern waterfront restaurants and boats moored alongside.
Spot the Holmenkollen ski jump
Find a view of the Holmenkollen ski jump (the white slope and tower on the hill behind Oslo). Photograph it from the city, or take the T-bane up.
Spot the Munch Scream poster
Find a Scream poster, fridge magnet, T-shirt or mural anywhere in Oslo (The Munch museum or any souvenir shop). Photograph the figure.
Spot the new Munch Museum facade
Walk down to the new Munch Museum on the waterfront (Lambda) and photograph the slanted dark tower against the fjord.
Spot the Norwegian flag
Find a Norwegian flag (red with blue-and-white cross) flying on a building, boat or balcony. Photograph it.
Spot the Opera House roof
Walk to the Oslo Opera House and find the sloping white marble roof you can walk up. Photograph the angled slope.
Spot the Royal Palace (Slottet)
Walk to the top of Karl Johans gate and find the Royal Palace (Slottet), the yellow-and-white palace at the end. Photograph it across the open square.
Spot the Sinnataggen Angry Boy
In Vigeland Park find the Sinnataggen, the small bronze of a furious stamping boy with one hand on hip. Photograph the bronze with his fist clenched.