Oslo Webcam – Norway’s Capital from Three Hilltops

The Oslo Webcam is a rotating live stream from three hilltops around Norway’s capital, produced by Norway Live in collaboration with Visit Oslo. Most of the time it looks down from Ekeberg, the wooded ridge southeast of the center, across the Bjorvika waterfront: the white marble roof of the Opera House, the leaning tower of the MUNCH museum, the Barcode high-rises and the harbor basin at Sorenga. Every few minutes the feed cuts to the top of the Holmenkollen ski jump, looking straight down the inrun to the stadium, or to Grefsenkollen in the north, where the whole city spreads out toward the fjord. An information panel about Oslo changes with each view.

About Oslo

Oslo sits at the head of the Oslofjord, with forested hills on three sides and open water to the south. It was founded around 1049 by Harald Hardrada, became the capital around 1300 under Haakon V, and was called Christiania until 1925. The city holds 724,290 people as of 2025, about 1.55 million with the metropolitan area, on 480 square kilometers (190 square miles), much of it woodland.

The Ekeberg cameras are at Ekebergrestauranten, the hillside restaurant that Christian Ringnes has owned since 2005. The lookout called Utsikten on this slope is where Edvard Munch set The Scream. Beside the restaurant is Ekebergparken, a sculpture park of about 10 hectares (25 acres) that Ringnes financed and opened in September 2013 with 31 works. The first preset frames the city center with MUNCH, opened in 2021, and the Opera House, opened in 2008 and clad in Carrara marble and white granite over 49,000 square meters (530,000 square feet). The Barcode towers, finished in 2016, stand behind the mouth of the Akerselva, which runs 9.8 kilometers (6.1 miles) from Maridalsvannet. The second preset swings west over the Sorenga apartments to Havnelageret, the long arcaded warehouse on Langkaia, with the Royal Palace, built in the first half of the 19th century for King Charles XIV John, on its rise beyond.

The Holmenkollen camera sits at the top of the Holmenkollbakken inrun tower, about 60 meters (197 feet) above the ground at a venue 375 meters (1,230 feet) above sea level. The hill was rebuilt between 2008 and 2010, is rated HS134 with a K-point of 120 meters (394 feet), and its record of 146 meters (479 feet) belongs to Ilkka Herola. The Holmenkollen Ski Festival has run here since 1892, and the hill hosted the 1952 Winter Olympics. The third site, Grefsenkollen, is a timber restaurant that opened in 1927 as a sports lodge for the Ringnes brewery, about 365 meters (1,198 feet) up on Grefsenasen.

Weather and Climate in Oslo

On the 1991 to 2020 normals, January averages minus 2.3 C (27.9 F), April 6.2 C (43.2 F), July 17.6 C (63.7 F) and October 6.5 C (43.7 F). The extremes are wide: a record high of 34.6 C (94.3 F) in July 2018 and a record low of minus 26.0 C (minus 14.8 F) in January. Snow settles far more reliably on Holmenkollen, some 375 meters (1,230 feet) higher than the harbor, than on the Bjorvika quays.

In December the sun stays low and the Ekeberg view spends much of the day in blue dusk with the Barcode towers lit from inside, while in June the light lingers late into the evening. Autumn brings yellow birches around the Holmenkollen stadium, and the fog and rain that can hide the far side of the city for a whole day.

Things to Do Near Oslo

Ekebergparken is free and open at all hours, with sculptures by Salvador Dali, Lynn Chadwick, Richard Hudson and Per Ung among the oaks, and a stop for the Ekeberg tram at its gate. A meal at Ekebergrestauranten puts you at the camera’s own viewpoint, a short walk from the Scream lookout. Down in Bjorvika you can walk up the sloping marble roof of the Opera House, visit MUNCH, and swim at the Sorenga seawater pool on the pier. Public ferries cross from the quays to the islands, including Hovedoya with its medieval monastery ruins.

At Holmenkollen the Ski Museum sits at the jump itself, and the top of the inrun tower gives the same view the stream shows. On the north side, the Grefsenkollen restaurant has drawn day-trippers since 1927, with the whole of the wide City Center preset below its terrace.

Similar Webcams You Might Like

More live cameras in Norway.

• Oslomarka Webcam
• Drammen Webcam
• Trondheim Port Webcam

Frequently Asked Questions

What can you see on the Oslo Webcam?

Five views in rotation. Two are from Ekeberg: the city center with MUNCH, the Opera House, the Barcode towers and the Akerselva outlet, and a wider Sorenga view across the harbor to Havnelageret and the Royal Palace. One looks down the Holmenkollen ski jump to the stadium, a fourth is the wide City Center sweep from Grefsenkollen south to the fjord, and a fifth, captioned simply Oslo, looks across wooded hillside and suburbs. If the view you want is not on screen, wait a few minutes.

Where is the Oslo Webcam located?

At three sites. The main camera is at Ekebergrestauranten on Ekeberg hill, about 1.5 kilometers (0.9 miles) southeast of the central station, looking northwest over Bjorvika. The second is on the Holmenkollen inrun tower, northwest of the center at 375 meters (1,230 feet) above sea level, and the third at the Grefsenkollen restaurant on the north side of the city.

Does the Oslo Webcam show downtown Oslo or the port?

It shows the downtown waterfront from above, not from street level. The Ekeberg presets take in Bjorvika, the inner harbor basin and the ferry quays beside the Opera House, with local ferries moving across the water. The main cruise and container quays lie further west and south, mostly outside the frame, as are the shopping streets around Karl Johans gate.

Does the Oslo Webcam show the airport or the ski slopes?

No. Oslo Airport at Gardermoen is north of the city and out of view of all three cameras. The Holmenkollen view is of the ski jump, not a downhill slope, and no lifts or pistes appear. For skiing near Oslo, watch the Oslomarka and Drammen cameras linked above.

What is the weather like in Oslo?

Winters average a little below freezing, with January at minus 2.3 C (27.9 F), and summers are mild, with July at 17.6 C (63.7 F). Spring and autumn sit around 6 C (43 F). Rain and low cloud are common from October onward.

Does it snow in Oslo?

Yes. Snow falls most winters and lies longest on the high ground, so the Holmenkollen camera turns white well before the quays at Sorenga do, and after a thaw it is often the only site still showing snow.

Can you see the northern lights on the Oslo Webcam?

Not as a rule. The cameras point down at a floodlit city rather than up at the sky, and Oslo lies well south of the belt where the aurora is a regular sight. Only a very strong geomagnetic storm brings the lights this far south.

Source: Norway Live – Kanal3