Oslo

==Parks and recreation areas==
{{Main|Parks and open spaces in Oslo}}
[[File:Frogner Park with Vigeland Sculpture Arrangement.jpg|thumb|upright=1.7|[[Frogner Park]] in Oslo]]
Oslo has many parks and green areas within the city core, as well as outside it.
*[[Frogner Park]] is a large park located a few minutes' walk away from the city centre. This is the biggest and best-known park in Norway, with a large collection of sculptures by [[Gustav Vigeland]].
*[[Bygdøy]] is a large green area, commonly called the Museum Peninsula of Oslo. The area is surrounded by the sea and is one of the most expensive districts in Norway.<ref>{{cite web |title=Visit Norway |url=https://www.visitnorway.com/listings/bygd%C3%B8y/2785/ |access-date=20 February 2023 |website=Visit Norway}}</ref>
*[[Ekebergparken Sculpture Park]] is a sculpture park and a national heritage park with a panoramic view of the city at [[Ekeberg]] in the southeast of the city.
*[[St. Hanshaugen Park]] is an old public park on a high hill in central Oslo. "St. Hanshaugen" is also the name of the surrounding neighbourhood as well as the larger administrative district (borough) that includes major parts of central Oslo.<ref>[http://www.friluftsetaten.oslo.kommune.no/parker_friomrader/parker/st_hanshaugen/ City of Oslo parks] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111225044938/http://www.friluftsetaten.oslo.kommune.no/parker_friomrader/parker/st_hanshaugen/|date=25 December 2011 }} {{in lang|no}}</ref>
*[[Tøyen Park]] stretches out behind the old [[Munch Museum]], and is a vast, grassy expanse. In the north, there is a lookout point known as Ola Narr. The Tøyen area also includes the [[University Botanical Garden (Oslo)|Botanical Garden]] and Museum belonging to the University of Oslo.<ref>[http://www.friluftsetaten.oslo.kommune.no/parker_friomrader/parker/toyen_kulturpark/ City of Oslo parks] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090102162648/http://www.friluftsetaten.oslo.kommune.no/parker_friomrader/parker/toyen_kulturpark/|date=2 January 2009 }} {{in lang|no}}</ref>
Oslo (with neighbouring Sandvika-Asker) is built in a horseshoe shape on the shores of the Oslofjord and limited in most directions by hills and forests. As a result, any point within the city is relatively close to the forest. There are two major forests bordering the city: ''[[Østmarka]]'' (literally "Eastern Forest", on the eastern perimeter of the city), and the very large ''[[Nordmarka]]'' (literally "Northern Forest", stretching from the northern perimeter of the city deep into the hinterland).
*[[Sognsvann]] is a lake in Oslomarka, located at the land border, just north of Oslo. Sognsvann was drinking water for Oslo from 1876 to 1967.
The lake's altitude above sea level is 183 metres. The water is in a popular hiking area. Near the water itself, it is great for barbecues, swimming, beach volleyball and other activities.

The municipality operates eight public swimming pools.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.idrettsetaten.oslo.kommune.no/oslobadene/ |title=Municipal swimming pools |publisher=Idrettsetaten.oslo.kommune.no |date=16 June 2010 |access-date=27 June 2010 |archive-date=27 December 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111227034221/http://www.idrettsetaten.oslo.kommune.no/oslobadene |url-status=live}}</ref> [[Tøyenbadet]] is the largest indoor swimming facility in Oslo and one of the few pools in Norway offering a 50-metre main pool. Another in that size is the outdoor pool [[Frognerbadet]].