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Christmas in Oslo

Published: 27.05.2026 · Updated: 06.07.2026

How to see Oslo in the Christmas season

Gaveshopping på julemarked i Oslo

Experience Christmas in Oslo

In our Christmas map, we give you the full guide to Christmas markets, Christmas shops and extra decorated streets in Oslo.

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Christmas food

Legg inn restauranter med julemeny

Christmas opening hours

Åpningstider i Oslo advent og jul 2026

Before Christmas

Most shops have extended opening hours the last weeks before Christmas: They close later in the evening, and they are open the last three Sundays before Christmas Eve.

During Christmas/holidays

25 and 26 December and 1 January are public holidays in Norway, and most shops and attractions are closed.

December 24th and December 31st are not public holidays, but many shops and offices close early. Many attractions are already closed.

The Oslo Visitor Centre is closed all Sundays in December, as well as 24 and 25 December and 1 January.

Christmassy hotels

Amerikalinjen

Amerikalinjen

Hotel Bristol

Hotel Bristol

Hotel Continental

Hotel Continental

Hotell Bondeheimen

Hotell Bondeheimen

Grand Hotel Oslo

Grand Hotel Oslo

Clarion Hotel Oslo

Clarion Hotel Oslo

Scandic Holmenkollen Park

Scandic Holmenkollen Park

Clarion Hotel The Hub

Clarion Hotel The Hub

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