American Reacts to 20 FREE Things to do in Oslo
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- As an American the Norwegian city of Oslo comes across to me as an amazing place to visit and enjoy some amazing activities. However today I am excited to learn about some of the best FREE activities that you can do in Oslo. I am also interested to see if these free things are actually any good or if you get what you pay for. If you enjoyed the video feel free to leave a comment, like, or subscribe for more!
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The statues on the Grass root squats are inspired by how Norwegians handled the terrorist attacks on 22/7-2011. It consists of 50,000 bronze statues of people lifting in a herd. The statues are only 8-10 cm high and consist of 400 different designs. The work symbolizes that individually we are weak, but together we can carry the heaviest burdens. "Together we are strong"
This is also all built into the sidewalk, and you can actually walk over them, and they will hold your weight together, even if one of them would break...
grass root square is a memorial for the people who died on utøya in the terrorist attack in 2011.
Not exactly. The statues made by a South-korean artist are inspired by how Norwegians handled the terrorist attacks on 22/7. It consists of 50,000 bronze statues of people lifting in a herd. The statues are only 8-10 cm high and consist of 400 different designs. The work symbolizes that individually we are weak, but together we can carry the heaviest burdens. "Together we are strong"
@@In_my_own_mind There was a bombing in Oslo, and the terrorist went to Utøya and shot people on summer camp.
The $4 ferry ride is actually just a public transport ticket. You can use it on buses, trains, trams, tubes and the ferries 👌🏼 the $4 ticket is valid for about 1 hour, so you'll need to buy a return ticket too if you want to disembarking and stay at one of the islands for a bit. But you can buy a 24-hour or 7-days ticket, and use all public transportation in Oslo, including the ferries👌🏼
She showed the wrong ferry though. The ones she showed is more like 7$ and go to Nesodden, not the islands.
It's a CRIME to not mention The Cork Screw! If you're in Oslo in the winter, you have to go sledding! It's a 2KM ride and the metro stops at the beginning and end, so you can just go back up and go again and again. There are plenty of TH-cam videos if you want to react. :)
This is a common trait in most Norwegian cities(free books), it used to be a urban hipster-thing, but it spread like plague!
Now its free knowledge everywhere! Its the nightmare of the iliterates!
yea we have one of those old converted phonebooths with books in them very close to where i used to live in trondheim too, theyre really neat to be honest
I don't really get the point of this. Why not just borrow books from the library?
@@arnelilleseter4755 because the distance it took me to go over to that phone booth was 2 minutes, and the library 15min. thats why
@@arnelilleseter4755 And, the book selection might be different...
I live on an island...surrounded by 5000 more islands. With 239, 057 islands, Norway have the largest number of islands in the world. Which isn't that surprising, since Norway got the second longest coastline in the world too. The Ice Age really did a number on our geography.
Not ice age but ice ages.
@@steinarhaugen7131 no, _Jod Biden._
There are many table tennis tables outside around in Oslo, just bring your gear and play! And in winter time, go to Korketrekker'n and have a ride down hill!
There are lots of other initiatives aswell that not many people know about. The tram museum is frequently open for free during the summer and can be opened with prebooked appointment if not (it is run by volunteers).
Also two veteran trams drives through the city (line 12 through Aker Brygge, the old Observatory and Vigelandsparken. At least 10 of these things she's spoken about are in the immediate proximity of this tramline) during summer, and they are free (all the regular trams running line 12 are not though).
They have a torch march from the northern part of Oslo where the River starts and all the way down to the Ocean each year. I think it's called the Light Way or something approximate. They have made all sorts of lighting art along the entire river for this event and it's really pretty (as you can imagine, this is not during summer as it is too bright out then).
They have one night every year where all museums and cultural institutions are free. It's called Kulturnatt (Culture Night). If you plan on going to Oslo, it could be an idea to check out when this is supposed to be in the current year and save really much. You can not realistically do everything in one night as they also have symphonies and shows that night and lots of activities for children and adults alike everywhere, so you'll have prioritize.
Oslo is most beautiful in summer and the best museum there; Folkemuseet has the best stuff out during summer. But they also put on traditional clothing around Christmas and has a nice market that looks like you are transported several hundred years back in time.
If you are in Oslo try to listen to the bells of City Hall and see if you can recognize the tune the bells play. It will frequently change to play known melodies. The Culture Night is one of the few events where you can "climb" the belltower of City Hall and actually see the Bells. I've had a lecture by the bell-player at a culture night several years ago.
I was in Oslo last summer and did the free walking tour. It was really, really good, the guide was very knowledgeable about the history of the city. They are volunteers, and don’t get any funding from the city. As such, you’re kind of expected to tip your guide at the end, but it’s not mandatory. I tipped 200 NOK because of how good the guide was.
RE: The river in OSLO (Akerselva)
Oslo is in fact a description of the area;
"OS" is a synonym for 'river' and "LO" is 'where a river meets the sea' (think: Estuary, mouth, etc).
These ferrys at Aker brygge is rented every fall when school starts, and the "fadderuke" begins. This means partying. I worked with rigging the sound systems on these once. It can pack a punch.
About the Fortress (Akershus festning), It WAS taken and used from 1940 to 1945 by the German nazies. So it's not really correct that it was never occupied. :)
It was never taken while it was an active part of Oslo's defences, which it was not during the Second World War.
....and what would you say about 1814 ....when Norway was invaded by a neighbour called Sweden. They send 50000 soldiers occupying and taking control over Norway. That control lasted for the next 91 years until 1905. I never heard that Akershus fortress was not under (was free from) Swedish control during those years....
91 years should be a long enough period in order to be noticed....but obvious not long enough for the video maker who come with a claim which is not correct at all.....
@@Dan-fo9dk No, Dan, just...no. Don't embark on something you don't know or don't understand.
The Norwegian union with Sweden was not initiated by a war against Norway itself, but by the result of the Napoleonic wars in which Denmark was on the losing side and Sweden was on the victorious side. As a result, Denmark had to cede Norway to Sweden according to the Treaty of Kiel.
Norway resisted and defended itself and held its ground in Østfold against the Swedes' superior numbers and the war NEVER reached Oslo and Akershus Fortress. On the Norwegian side, it became clear that a lasting war with the Swedes would be very difficult, and after two weeks Norway asked for negotiations, which the Swedish king accepted.
The Moss Convention meant that Norway had to accept the Swedish king as king over Norway as well, not according to the Treaty of Kiel, but on new terms. Norway thus got to keep its new Constitution, but with the changes that had become necessary as a result of the union. It was clear from the agreement that Norway was an independent kingdom within the union, and not a subservient part of a union.
So, to summarize, Akershus Fortress was not attacked in this conflict and consequently it did not fall either.
@@Valfodr_jr Thanks! I was about to question this as I had never heard of it. Could been a part of history unknown to me.
@@Valfodr_jr Thank you! :)
Could you do a video on the Norwegian Royal Guard? They are one of the most talented drill and guarding platoons in the world.
During winter you can get a cheap subway ticket to Voksenkollen (?) and bring a sled (what do you call it in English) with you. There's something called the "Corkscrew" (Korketrekker'n) and there's several kilometers of downhill you can race with a sled :)
That in itself is free, and a sub (anything, works with bus and tram too) lasts 1hour unless you get a more expensive one (24h, week, month etc). It ends near a stop so you can just go up again.
There's ice skating at "Spikersuppa" near Nationaltheateret which is free, or ice skating at one of the many other lakes (for instance there's one near Manglerud in east of Oslo, Østensjøvannet or any other lakes in the city limits.
Oslo has the world's largest lit ski trail network as well, which is free, and is also used for hiking during other seasons.
You can go fishing if you have a boat or rent a boat, or use a bridge or coastline.
Vigelandsparken is a popular place to go, being a landmark, having lots of sculptures and being huge and great for get-togethers or strolling.
During summer the best places IMO are along Akerselva (the river cutting through the city), just good times all around.
Some times there's open concerts or festivals even.
Title said "20 things" but there were only 10 so I thought I'd add some (7 now) off the top of my head. Find the 3+ remaining for yourself :) Ask people, Google or go exploring.
The amazing thing is Akershus Festning is actually haunted, it’s some super interesting history
18:40 "Jernbanetorget" (lit. "the iron rail market/square"), is the location of the Oslo central station (formerly "Østbanestasjonen", meaning the eastern station, back when the railway network was split in east and west)
My mum used to point at a poster of the mad,crazy baby when I had a tantrum as a child ( that's you !)....😂
Libraries have started to become a lot more than "just" books, they're for internet access, 3D-printing, gaming, VR, ...
Libraries in Oslo are epic. I grew up in, what the US probably would call a suburb, a "drabantby" for those who speak Norwegian, called Oppsal. There are tons of local libraries littered across Oslo, and Oppsal has a small one. When I was a kid, we would rent books, VHS movies, CDs, video games. As long as you are a member, it's all free (as long as you deriver it back in time). And btw, membership is also free!
Heia Oppsal !
Bare et lite tips så engelsktalende ikke misforstår.
Bytt ut ordet "rent" (leie),
med "borrow" (låne).
Hilsen fra Manglerud ❤
16:46
I'd say that about 2/3rd of the time when you say that you guys don't have something in the use you actually do.
It might be rare, only in a couple of locations.
But you got most of these things, fish markets, ski jumps etc...
Tyler if you remember, you saw the sculptures in the Ekeberg park also in your Fredrikstad reaction ;)
Here where I live they make ice sculptures in our park that everyone can visit/view for free. We also have an ice-Cathedral where you can marry, with an ice hotel right near it, also with sculptures. This years theme there is "Africa" so you will see rhinos, hippopotamus, lions etc made of ice there.
Yey!! I’m so happy you found the video interesting!! Thanks for nice feedback 😁😁
If you want to see art in Norwegian parks, look to Bjørndalen in Fredrikstad, where they commissioned an US artist to make wooden sculptures of animals all around the trail ;)
#7 Aker brygge is nice, but also expensive, and instantly crowded on popular nights out. It´s pretty sweet to chill out in a lounge on a floating deck in the summer sun with a cold beer, though!
I was in Oslo in the mid 90s. I knew an artist or more correct my brother did. The artist and his wife, took my brother and me to one of Oslo's most hidden secrets; Emanuel Vigeland's Museum. It is a chapel decorated with Vigeland's work. If I remember it right Emanuel is brother of, well, he is. Emanuel is Gustav Vigeland's brother. I couldn't remember Gustav's name. Gustav Vigeland is the artist behind the sculptures in The Frogner Park.
03:48 That is just one floor. This library has 5 floors with most of them being "double floors", as in there are stairs up to a an above platform on most of them that is separate from the elevator floors.
She is actually a bit wrong about Akershus fortress. It was never defeated while it was an active and viable fortress. However when the Germans invaded it was occupied, but then it wasnt more than what it is today. A mix between a public spot, museum and military HQ\Warschool buildings. Yes, it is still an active miliary base, but most of the areas are accessible apart from some of the building interiors. It is also the only area in Norway were executions can be done, basically treason, but Norway doesnt have the death penalty anymore. Then again, we didnt have it the last time we enabled it and executed Quisling so... Yes, that is the guy the word Quisling comes from and it does mean traitor.
11:34 The royal palace (which is not a castle) is one of the places you'll see His majesty the kings guard (HMKG). They have dedicated music and drill troops, who will often perform around the world, and in various places in Norway around constitution-day (May 17th)
Free book trading / donation is common several places. Here in Fredrikstad it's very common.
Actually those ferries shown in the clip are not the ferries to the Islands, they are going to Nesoddtangen(Nesodden a peninsula outside Oslo). But to be fair, the ferries to the Islands docks just 50m away 🙂
No ski jump in the USA, says Tyler. Wrong again! Bear Mountain Ski Jum is one of them, located in the state of New York.
Before I moved this summer, Ekebergparken and the viewpoint was part of my commute route.
Art is highly appreciated in Norway, and sculptures are incorporated into every official building project. Street art, which is my passion, is also so appreciated. Here street artists are commisioned by both government, businesses and private people to decorate buildings and stuff. You should check out street art in Bergen and Stavanger. You will be amazed.
As someone who dosn’t do any street art myself. The art is appreciated, the random blocky name things are not 😅
@@bubble0 some graffiti name-art can be cool if theyre really big and elaborate but the tiny shittily drawn SDK shit can fuck off. i used to be a painter and ive had my fair share of annoyances having to go over to the same fucking wall every monday for a month because Tjen Folket slaps down a trashy looking hammer and sickle
Love your videos.. i live on the West Coast of norway.. you are welcome here any time.. free stay and food 😊
You should definately search on TH-cam for the world record ski jump. Terrifying!
Akershus has of course been taken, like April 9th-40. What she means, is that the fortress was never taken while it still functioned as a fortress. The Gestapo actually used the fortress to execute resistance-fighters during ww2
Tyler, previously you have seen the castle and the soldiers there, you have seen Akerselva as well and you have seen Vigelandsparken in previous videos that you have reacted to. You have an amazingly bad memory.
He's seen a LOT of videos, so it must be hard to remember everything. These videos also tend to be made by foreigners that doesn't fully understand the concepts they are trying to explain, or young natives that doesn't quite know the history or significance of their topics. Of course there is also the language barriers that makes things confusing, as a LOT is lost in translation. Being clear, concise, and accurate can often be hard.
@@DivineFalcon He should be able to remember what he sees when he sees it again and again. I do!
The book "you bring one, you take one" we have those in Québec, Canada too... probably the idea comes from you guys! 🙂
Norway is full of art.
You should check out videos of The Kings Guard. Basicly manned by conscripts of both gender doing service for 1 year. Higly respected in worldwide military tattoo competitions. Search for HMKG Tattoo.
6:52 it is connected to the sea
Along rv3 in the middle of Trondheim and Oslo you can see the worlds largest moose statue, it is placed at a rest stop in Stor Elvdal, it is very beautiful. Color light makes it look beautiful at night. In a small town called Tynset at Nord Osterdal vgs. they have these large moskitos on display outside the school. They are made of steel and at night they light up at night.
I was a NCO in the Kings Gard. You must see the changing of the Gard, they are clever.
I love when Grünerløkka is mentioned. Born and raised.
lol frisbee golf and phone boths dressed as librarys even i have around here and this is the countryside waterfront of norway xD and weirdly enough we have also alot of skate parks in norway lol skate parks you see in venice in america almost
Fun fact: the royals don’t get married in the Domskirke, but rather at Nidarosdomen in Trondheim😄 This is where Olav the holy is buried underneath the church🧐
You can see skimping tomorrow, it's the four hill tournament have come to Innsbruck. Check out the sports channels or se if you can stream it.
You should visit norway sometime.
I hope you take the time to watch the King’s speech for the New Year!
I know many Norwegians are against the monarchy, but, in my opinion, we truly do have the best of the lot!
That library won prize for the best library in the world in 2022!
Video about a city in Norway, Bergen😊
Takk!
Thanks B U S S
1:45 Everything is relative. SOme things may be expensive, but what do you get in return? I paid under $30 for MRI of my foot today.
The ferries are public transport, I believe.
They are.
The Akerselva «river» devides Os from Lo… Oslo :)
Norway has the second most islands in the world after Sweden with it's 239,057. In comparison Canada on on 4th have "only" 52455 islands.
Mini free libraries do exist in the US. I’ve seen videos on TH-cam of people making them in the US.
She just pronounced Opera as we would in Norwegian. Common Norwegian English mistake. Her English isn’t the best😝 Also Oslo lays in an inlet within a “fjord”, hence the name Oslofjorden. Tho it’s neither deep nor steep as those touristy famous once you see in the western part of the country. The ferry only goes back and forth from Akerbrygge to Nesodden, which is across the fjord on the opposite side of downtown Oslo and the docs. Between these two stops there are small islands situated within the Oslofjord, where there’s either small cabins or places where people go to get their tan on and swim like Langøyene, or in English: the long islands. Many takes the ferry back and forth to work on foot… Been living in Oslo since 2011, and never heard or seen that memorial. And our castle isn’t known for being beautiful. Actually quite ugly, compared to other castles in Europe, a brown ugly square box! And I live near the Botanical Gardens and I love how we have so many parks, small streams/rivers, ponds, trees and close to nature like Nord and Øst Marka. And sadly people just dumps their books at those old phoneboots.
The free guiding is a trick, they are two people working together.
At the end of the tour the guide says that if you think the tour was good, please give a small amount. Thats when nr two jumps in, he/she holds up in the air two or three hundred kroner and boasts about the guiding. Then others that are on the tour feel that they have to do the same.
Quite often the guides don't really know what they are talking about.
If there are several of you in Oslo or other citys in Norway or europe, it's much better to make a groupe and pay for an authorised guide thats just as cheap.
At least then you know you are being told the truth and not just made up stories😁
That’s not at all the experience I had when I went on the walking tour last summer. The guide was extremely knowledgeable and interesting and she was almost ashamed to receive a tip at the end, and kept saying that it was not mandatory. Several people didn’t tip and she didn’t say anything about it. Also she was alone, no one did that charade you mentioned.
And I looked up several of the facts she mentioned just because they were interesting and I wanted to know more, and all the ones I looked up seemed to be right.
@@curlsofa2017 You might of been lucky, I have experenced the opposite.
It is very comming to Get books to read.
you should move to norway
Absolutely agreed!
I agree!! I am From Norway
Totally agree!
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I am also from Norway
Anything public is owned by the people so of course access to it is free.
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My approvals.
It's supposed to look like a glacier not an iceberg.
Try to react to this, Denmark. TH-camre, Claire and Craig travel. My wonderful country.
You should do a video where you react to what happen on utøya 22.juli 2011
You had to seek on Hans Majestet kongens garde kompani. The Kings guards
The concrete is ice
The royal guard has a a special drill company dedicated to drill and marching band performance. They're all serving their 1 year mandatory military service and spend that year getting absurdly good at what they do. They compete in the Edinburgh Military Tattoo and have won "best in show" more times than not. Well worth a look th-cam.com/video/7UL35opyTTY/w-d-xo.html
They also adopted a King Penguin that lives in Edinburgh Zoo and gave it a military rank, they named him Nils Olav. Then, whenever they return to Edinburgh he gets a promotion. He's since died, but been succeeded twice. The current penguin is Nils Olav III. He's a Brigadier General. In 2008 he was also knighted by a British general and is thus Sir Nils Olav III. th-cam.com/video/tNRV5J0CpjI/w-d-xo.html
6:53 She mentions nothing about the fact that Akershus Festning is also one of Norway's haunted places. 👻👻👻
There are videos of sørenga in the summer if you want to see how it looks during summer
th-cam.com/video/onUMnZmqJwA/w-d-xo.html
More on the Aker river th-cam.com/video/Hs0AIMP2phA/w-d-xo.html
th-cam.com/video/250ekqaFGJo/w-d-xo.html
This video shows you a bit of what it's like to do a ski jump in Holmekollen🙂
the armed forces mus
eum is awesome ;-)
Here is sørenga beach in summer th-cam.com/video/onUMnZmqJwA/w-d-xo.html
Trust me as a Norwegian we don't pay that much..most of these free things we have and we have a lots of them are tax cut money coming back to the country and it's people. With amazing government people.
Frogner parken
Free... We pay approx. 40% tax on income and an additional 25% VAT on goods and services...
Mythology is fun. In Norway, health care is included. If you make $61,000 usd in Oslo, you will pay $15,522usd in taxes. However, the average montly health insurance in the US, is $480us/month. So let's subtract that and compare; Oslo; 15522 - (12*480)=$9,762us. New York; you will pay $9,762us in taxes. I didn't make this up. It's on the dollar the same. (I checked it three times :))
@@jeschinstad Yes, my father was put on the waiting list for a hip replacement. After 2 years, he chose to take out a loan and undergo an operation at his own expense in Spain. It cost him $11,000. My stepbrother didn't get help before he died. I had to warn with lawyers to get my mother into a nursing home. etc etc So the nice free system works best on paper.
@@Betterprepared: Why is Spain relevant in this discussion? In Spain, only public hospitals are available for free, while you have to pay to go to a commercial hospital.
She rushes through all these things a bit too fast but they’re good tips.
Everything mentioned is funded with taxes tbh. Free for you tho.
The video you've reacted to is silly, really. All public spaces in Oslo is free to visit, as it is also in the rest of the world. And, Tyler, why are you not just going here yourself at this point? I'm sure there's a lot of pips here willing to sponsor you.
she got a quite strange definition of "free things to do" lots of theese are more like "go to really expensive touristplaces and dont buy anything"
i would not swim in that beach in Oslo or in the Oslofjord at all it is the most polluted body of water in the whole country.
I don't think you are correct on this. Polluted, yes, in some areas, most polluted in the country - I doubt it. If it was, there would be warning signs from the authorities all over the place. There are loads of nice bathing places in and around Oslo.
..."hundreds of people have tried to invade Oslo"...
What? That's not what she says! You have to listen to what is being said. You often misunderstand things. She said: different countries have tried to occupy this place.
we uses too muchpublic tax money on street arts even if it cool
I completely disagree. Our public art has made us billions in tourism.
@@jeschinstad I said too much...like kristiansands art project eating up millions...or the paint that oslo decided too paint circles that went of in rain....
We probably should spend a little less....or spend it better
@@runeandersen6187: Maybe. I don't know. But don't you think that our reputation for valuing art is a contributing factor for us receiving so many gifts? Like the sculpture park that we got a glimpse of in the video, for instance. People come to Oslo from all over the world to watch this art, you know. My point is that expenses and cost are wildly different things.
@@jeschinstad we paying millions in art support for a guy pooping blue paint on a stage.....
I think we should take care of our museums , make our town nice and good looking. But before spending to much on far fetched art prjects as the one i mention first, we should not have people that struggle too pay all the bills and food because of high energy prices, lack of doctors etc....
When most citizen's have basic need, then we can spend on more specialized art.
Don't misunderstand me, most norwegian have it very good, but the last 2 years have put extremly many people and family in positions that our economy as a country shouldn't have..
@@runeandersen6187: Don't complain to me about energy prices or problems getting food. That's voluntary. If you choose to over-invest, so that your interest payments cuts into your food budget, that's your problem. If you choose not to accept our help in difficult times because of your pride, you can't complain that we're not spending enough helping you. It's offensive to me how little Norwegians know about their rights.
If you walk along the coast the whole way from start to finish you've walked actoos the planet twice when yo finish you walk, atleast thats what one of my teachers told me when i was a young boy
Akerselva may look enticing but goddamn is it a shit place. i was there during easter 2019 visiting a girl i was "dating" and me and a friend spotted so many goddamned heroin needles i thought i traveled to LA for a sec. Løkka itself probably houses more stoners per resident than any other place ive been to here though so thats neat
You should do a collab with @Itsmebrysonp who's made a lot of videos in this category.
He had a two weeks trip to Denmark, Norway and Sweden last year (got a lot of donations from subs), and made some videos about his first trip out of the USA.
Go check him out. Great guy✌️