Oslo Virtual Walk

Take a free virtual walking tour through Oslo, Norway — home to 717,710 people and one of Europe's most remarkable cities. Nearaway streams immersive 4K street-level footage from Oslo, letting you explore its neighbourhoods, culture, and atmosphere from anywhere in the world — no passport, no flights, no account required. This virtual walk collection includes 4 different 4K walking tour videos across Oslo.

Oslo was founded around 1000 AD — traditionally attributed to Harald Hardrada — near the medieval fortress of Akershus at the head of the Oslofjord. The city suffered a catastrophic fire in 1624, after which King Christian IV rebuilt it closer to Akershus and renamed it Christiania. It was renamed Kristiania in 1877 and finally reverted to the original Oslo in 1925. The city boomed as Norway industrialised in the 19th century and today reflects both Viking heritage and a Scandinavian obsession with contemporary design, sustainability, and quality of life — routinely topping global liveability indices.

Oslo is consistently ranked one of the world's most expensive cities, yet Vigeland Park — one of the world's most visited sculpture parks — is completely free. The city also has more electric vehicles per capita than anywhere else on Earth. The best time to take a virtual walk through Oslo is may–august (long daylight hours, midnight sun, outdoor life) or december (christmas markets, northern lights nearby). Must-try local foods in Oslo include Rakfisk (fermented trout), Fårikål (lamb and cabbage stew), Brunost (brown cheese). Vigeland Park is free and open 24/7 — 212 bronze and granite sculptures by Gustav Vigeland covering the full range of human emotion. The T-bane (metro) goes almost everywhere and doubles as a museum on wheels through the city's modernist station art.