Oslo
The Akershus fortress dominates Oslo, which is the capital and most-populous city in Norway. Founded in 1048, the city was known as Kristiana until 1925. It is a beautiful city that is coincidentally – and officially – the world's most expensive city. Meeting venues in Oslo tend to be technically advanced and easily accessible.Oslo International Airport (OSL), known as Gardermoen, is approximately 20 miles southeast of the city center. Right in its middle of it is the Flytoget train, which can speed groups into the middle of Oslo in 20 minutes and for far, far, far less than can a taxi. It runs nearly all the time. Flights from everywhere come into Gardermoen, and there are particularly painless connections from New York City's JFK and Chicago's O'Hare.There are two large convention venues in Oslo's vicinity; the first is Norway's largest convention center, the Norway Exhibition & Convention Centre, which is in Lillestrom, 15 miles east of Oslo and a short drive long the E6 freeway, or 12 minutes by train. It has more than 440,000 square feet of convention space, including a new exhibition hall opened in 2009; connected to it is the 355-room Tho…
Oslo