Christmas market in Oslo

Take the ferry to Oslo at Christmas time, when the city is decorated with Christmas lights and the shops are bursting with gift ideas. On the first weekend of Advent, Oslo's streets and fir trees are lit up and the Christmas month is marked by Christmas concerts and markets. If you don't want to do all your Christmas shopping in the shops, visit one of Oslo's cosy Christmas markets, where you can buy gifts and treats and sample traditional Norwegian food and drink.

One of the city's larger Christmas markets is at Youngsstorget, and you can also head to Sandvika, where the traditional Christmas market is decorated for Christmas every year. For a different Christmas experience, visit the Designers' Christmas Market at Grünerløkka and outside the Blue Jazz Club.

At Karl Johans Gate in Spikersuppa you can visit the Christmas market; Christmas in Winterland. Christmas delicacies are sold from the stalls and the whole family can have fun together and get into the right Christmas spirit.

Christmas in Winterland is located right next to the Spikersuppa ice rink, where both young and old can get on it smoothly. Pack your skates in your suitcase and spend a romantic evening at Spikersuppa Ice Rink in the centre of Oslo. The ice rink is open every day during the winter season from late November to early March and is free to use. If you don't have your own skates, you can rent them from the pavilion next to the rink.