Norway Christmas

Christmas in Oslo

The happening month of December is considered to be very special in Oslo, Norway. The stores & malls are full of Christmas specials and Oslo gleams with Christmas lights. Santa Claus is already there in the snow to give gifts to the kids and there is much for every age group.

Rådhusplassen, or the City Hall Square, of Oslo is situated by the harbour and one can find the exciting, special & cosy Christmas Market for children & adults. One can find Christmas Delicacies such as cookies, candies, food, drinks and Christmas presents, decorations, arts & crafts for celebrating in the Norwegian way. The Oslo City Hall Square welcomes everyone during 4’0 clock in the evening to 9′o clock in the night and there is no entry fee. People bring in their family & friends to find the best of Christmas spirit in the Rådhusplassen.

City Hall Square, Oslo

Another attraction in Oslo during the Christmas celebrations is the organisation of The Annual Christmas Fair at the Norwegian Museum of Cultural History. The fair is a popular tradition among both tourists & locals and is considered to be the largest pre-Christmas event in Oslo. Visitors purchase homemade crafts & decorations, cakes and other Christmas treats from over 100 old-fashioned stalls.

The cafés are decorated for the Christmas holidays and serve coffee, gingerbread cakes & other Norwegian Christmas specialties to children and visitors. The stalls in the open-air museum are decorated according to the traditions of the original inhabitants, showing how Christmas has been celebrated through the ages in both poor & rich Norwegian homes.

Annual Christmas Fair