page_title: Parks and open spaces in Oslo
section_title: Landscape and parks
hierarchical_section_title: Parks and open spaces in Oslo / Landscape and parks
caption_attribution_description: Hasleparken, view towards the Oslo Fjord
context_page_description: Parks and open spaces are an integral part of the landscape of Oslo, the capital and largest city of Norway. The various parks and open spaces are interconnected by paths so that the city's inhabitants can walk between them.
  As the city expanded in the middle of the 19th century, areas were appropriated for parks and recreational purposes. The eastern part of the city was prioritized due to congestion and industrialization. The residential and more affluent western parts of the city have comparably fewer parks and open spaces. 95% of the city's inhabitants have a park or an open green space within 300 meters of their home.
  Some of the many parks have a special place in the life and history of Oslo:
  Frogner Park with the Vigeland Sculpture Park, Norway's most visited tourist attraction.
  Eidsvolls plass and Studenterlunden along the main street Karl Johans gate.
  Slottsparken, which surrounds the Royal Palace.
  St. Hanshaugen, the first large public park outside the city center.
  Birkelunden and Olaf Ryes plass in Grünerløkka.
  Akerselva environment park, with walks around structures from early stages of Norwegian industrial development.
  Bygdøy and Ekebergsletta, large natural parks.
context_section_description: The central part of Oslo is situated between hills; Holmenkollen, Voksenkollen, Vettakollen and Grefsenåsen north of the city and Haukåsen to the east, all of them with a height of 350–500 metres. The Ekeberg hill is located to the southeast, with a height of 150 metres. On the slopes from the hills north of the city Holmenkollåsen, Grefsenkollen and Korsvollparken are the areas that provide the best view of the city.
  The slopes at Ekeberg have the best view over the central city area. The part of the Ekeberg hill that faces the fjord has woods with paths and views towards the fjord. The viewpoints around the city have several parks; Blåsen in Stensparken, St. Hanshaugen, the hills Ola Narr - Tøyenparken - Kampen park are all three with an elevation about 80–90 metres above sea level. Hasleparken behind Tøyenparken is somewhat higher. On the Aker ridge (from Akersneset with the castle along the Akersgata to St. Hanshaugen) is also Kontraskjæret and Egebergløkka used as parks, with views over Pipervika and the eastern part of the inner city. Torshovparken and Myraløkka on Sagene have views towards the center of the city and the fjord.
  Akerselva and its surroundings have in the last hundred years been landscaped in a matter that preserves both the river and its industrial history. The task of developing the other rivers within the city as parks has started. The work with the river Alna has been concluded with an environment park while Lysakerelva, Frognerelva, Hovinbekken and Ljanselva are still under development.
  Oslo has a long shoreline that has been used by shipyards and ports for the last 150 years. In the west, on the border to Bærum, the Vækerøparken is situated along the shoreside. Beaches with parks are Huk on Bygdøy, Katten and Hvervenbukta and areas on Malmøya and Ulvøya. The "Fjordby" plan allocates more access to the shoreline for the city's population.
  Among the islands within the city border Hovedøya, Gressholmen and Langøyene are easily accessible by ferries and have extensive parks and beaches. In Gamlebyen, the water level in Middelalderparken gives a view of the shoreline in medieval ages.
caption: View from Hasleparken
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