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slo is Norway’s
capital and
largest city.
The city is
home to about
650,000
people and is
surrounded by fjords and forests
making it one of the most
picturesque and unspoiled cities
in Europe. Museums, galleriesand green spaces contrast with
nightlife in numerous bars, clubs
and live music venues, perform-
ing arts theatres and a great opera
house, along with hundreds of
cafés and restaurants.
Set at the tip of Oslofjord
which leads to the North and
Baltic Seas, Oslo has always had
a close connection with the sea.
Some 60 ships a day use theBY
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HONGBUSINESS TRAVELcity to live in the world.
However, facilities are
excellent and incentives are
offered for meetings and
conventions. That helps to keep
costs reasonable for delegates
and other attendees. There is
an excellent range of top-class
budget accommodations, a great
selection of free attractions, and
good value meals in cafés andcity's port and it handles 125,000
containers annually. The city is
home to the world's largest ship
and offshore classification society
DNV GL.
Norway has one of the high-
est GDPs per capita in the world,
and the highest in Europe after
Luxembourg. It is also has an
expensive capital; Mercer ranks
Oslo as the 20th most expensiveO