SeeInner North

Blindern Campus - University of Oslo

Blindern Campus is home to functionalist landmarks from 1920-1930s. The new (1999) library building at Blindern is an imposing building in black polished stone and glass, it stands out as a landmark among the pre-war buildings.

Getting there: tram 17 or 18

Directions Suggest a nearby place

Listing from Wikivoyage: Oslo/Inner North, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Updated 28 Sept 2026. Something wrong? Tell us.

Close by

DoInner North
University of Oslo
Main campus
The University of Oslo is Norway's oldest and second largest university. The main campus is at Blindern where most buildings are in red brick, functionalist style. On campus there are student associations and dormitories, gyms, the meteorological institute and research institutes within an area of more than 1 square kilometer. The university hospital is next door on the other side of ring road 3. Botanical garden and museum, zoological and geological museums are at Tøyen in eastern Oslo. Subjects: Education, Aesthetic Studies and Musicology, Health and Medicine, History, Philosophy, and Culture Studies, Information Technology and Informatics, Language and Literature, Economics, Leadership and Administration, Mathematics, Natural Science, and Technology, Media Studies, Religion and Theology, Social Sciences and Psychology. The law school is in the original university buildings in downtown. Some classes are taught in English.
EatInner North
University of Oslo Student Canteen (Fredrikke)
Student canteen food at student prices. Several canteens dish up filling food at budget prices, the main canteen in the Fredrikke building has edible meals at under 50kr. There's also several other student canteens, although they are closed during the summer. One branch in the city centre is at St. Olavs plass.
SeeWest
Oslo Transport Museum
Sporveismuseet
The museum is in a former tram depot, and still has a track connecting to the Oslo tram system. It features a collection of old trams and buses. On the first Sunday afternoon of each month, the museum operates a historic tram in the streets.
Sat-Tue 11:00-15:00
SeeInner North
Tramway Museum
Displays the history of Oslo's trams, buses and metro. Among other things, a wooden tram from the Holmenkollen line and a trolleybus are exhibited.
NOK?/adult