Oslo’s Climate-Friendly Culture: A Shift Towards Sustainability

With a history dating back to around 1000 AD, Oslo is the historic capital of Norway and serves as its political and economic centre

Oslo City Data

Indicator Figure Source and Notes
Admissions: Cinema (Per year) 2,315,095 Årboka fra Film & Kino 2019 — Årboka fra Film & Kino 2019
Admissions: Main film festival (Per year) 28,482 Anual report Film fra Sør
Art Galleries 65 Oslo Art Guide
Attendance (Estimated): Carnival/festival 428,000 Annual Report from Oslo Pride — Oslo Pride. The figure includes both attendance to specific events (153 000) and audience surrounding the Pride Parade (estimated to 275 000)
Attendance (Estimated): Carnival/festival (Percentage of city population) 43.10% Oslo Pride
Bars 250 Næringsetaten, Oslo kommune
Bars (Per 100,000 population) 37 Næringsetaten
Book loans by public libraries (Per year) (Million) 1.27 Statistisk sentralbyra/Statistics Norway
Book titles published (Per year) 8979 Statistisk sentralbyra/Statistics Norway
Bookshops 68 Bokhandlerforeningen, Norsk antikvarbokhandlerforandring
Bookshops (Per 100,000 population) 10 Bokhandlerforeningen / Norsk antikvarbokhandlerforandring
Cinema screens 50 Årboka fra Film & Kino 2019
Cinema screens (Per 100,000 population) 7.3 Årboka fra Film & Kino 2019
Cinemas 14 Årboka fra Film & Kino 2019
Community centres 32 Kulturetaten
Education: Degree level & higher (Percentage) 50.70% Statistics Norway
Film festivals 11 Kulturetatens årsberetning 2019
Films given theatrical release (Per year, per country) 232 Årboka fra Film & Kino 2019
Foreign born population (Percentage) 25.00% Oslo kommune statistikkbanken
Foreign films given theatrical release (Per year, per country) 232 Årboka fra Film & Kino 2019
Geographical area (Square kilometre) 480
Heritage & historical sites 8,729 Byantikvaren i Oslo — Buildings/monuments/sites that are are registered as protected by a formal legal decision. 1 649 are registered in accordance with the Cultural Heritage Act and 7080 in accordance with the Planning and Building Act.
Households 345,670 Statistics Norway
International students 5,495 DIKUEducation
Libraries (Per 100,000 Population) 3.4 Oslo Muncipality
Live music venues 36 Oslos Kulturelle infrastruktur - A survey of production and exhibition premises for visual art performing arts and music.
Michelin star restaurants 4 Michelin Guide
Museums 21 The Norwegian Museum Association/ Arts Council Norway
Music performances (Per year) 2,900 Norsk konsertarrangarer
National museums 1 The Norwegian Museum Association
Nightclubs, discos & dance halls 60 Næringsetaten, Oslo kommune
Other museums 17 Arts Council Norway
Percentage of national population living in the city 12.70% City of Oslo
Percentage of public green space: Parks & gardens 68.00% Bymiljøetaten, Oslo kommune
Population 681,071 Statistics Norway
Public libraries 23 Deichman/Oslo public library
Restaurants 400 Næringsetaten, Oslo kommune
Restaurants (Per 100,000 population) 59 Næringsetaten, Oslo kommune
Specialist Higher Education Institutes: Public 8 Oslo kommune
Students Enrolled at art & design institutions 2,248 Oslo kommune
Theatres 44 Oslos Kulturelle infrastruktur - A survey of production and exhibition premises for visual art performing arts and music.
Visits to top five most visited museums & galleries 2,168,842 The National Museum was closed in 2019.
Working Age Popluation 357,542 City of Oslo — Employed between ages 15-74.

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