Holmenkollen Ski Arena, Oslo

This December my boyfriend and I decided to go on holiday to Norway. We stayed in the capital, Oslo, and had a lovely week experiencing Christmas Oslo. While we were there we saw quite a few attractions and museums. Not least of which was the ski jump at Holmenkollen. The ski jump was one of the places around Oslo that was on the top of our list to see. We had heard that the ski jump was famously built for the Olympic Games in the fifties and that it was worth a look, so we looked up how to get to it from the city centre. Getting There Although the ski jump isn't exactly out of the way, it's ... more

The magnificent ski jump at Holmenkollen is one of Oslo’s most popular tourist attractions. Even in snow-free July, and in spite of major renovations taking place, the complex was teaming with visitors; some were Norwegians who had come by private car, others had come in coaches, stopping off on an organised tour, and others still, like us, had made the journey from central Oslo by bus. The ski jump is visible from the city although it is a thirty minute trip from the centre of the Norwegian capital. I am an avid spectator of winter sports so I was excited at the prospect of visiting ... more