Oslo, the capital city of Norway, attracts tourism throughout the year and is known for its greenery, museums, architecture and skiing. The city's weather varies starkly, with freezing winters and warm and comfortable summers.
1. Education in Oslo is completely free, not only in schools but in the colleges as well!
2. In Oslo, in fact, in the whole Norway, the full-paid maternity leave for women is 44 weeks and for men it is 6 weeks.
3. The income-tax rate in Oslo is quite high—around 22%.
4. Viking Ship Museum of Oslo has in its display fully intact ships as old as 1000 years old. It is one of the most recognized tourist destinations of the city.
5. Nobel Peace Prize ceremony is held every year in Oslo at Oslo City Hall. The first Nobel prize was awarded here on 10th December, 1901.
6. Frogner Park in Oslo is the world's largest sculpture park, with 212 bronze and granite sculptures. All the sculptures in the park have been designed by a single artist, Gustav Vigeland.
7. Oslo's population is the healthiest in Norway, with only 19% of the population being obese against 28% of national average.
8. Every year since 1947, Oslo gifts Christmas tree to London's Trafalgar Square, in gratitude for their support during World War II.
9. Oslo hosted winter Olympics in 1952, in which total 694 participants from 30 countries competed in 22 events.
10. A large part of the total area in Oslo is forested. In fact, nature is just 15 minutes of drive away from anywhere in lthe city.