As an Oslo resident, it is perfectly okay to drink wine or beer in the park. You see it everywhere when the weather is nice and people are grilling and having a good time. It is when it becomes a nuisance to others that the police will come and stop it.
This is true. Its illegal but not enforced strictly. However I think some places such as Bergen are much more strict in enforcing this. I've only had one incident when it was a problem, and the police officer told me to empty my beer into a drain, and that was it. No fines. And they didn't take the rest of my beers, as far as I remember.
I dont think is okay. Even if you dont get stopped by the police its illegal and its something that should not be used around children or poeple that not searching for it.
Police in Oslo don't care about public drinking as long as you behave, which we all should do in any country and city no matter what. I have never met anyone fined for drinking in public; if police have stopped them, they've only been asked to pour out their beer.
As a norwegian, whenever i go to a place with a long and flat landscape, i feel something is missing inside. Growing up with mountains wherever you look gives me a deep feeling of calm
On a similar note, driving around in Denmark I was struck with the feeling that wherever I drove, just looking around me I feel I could be anywhere in Denmark. That also gave a lack of a sense of progress when driving. In Norway the geography changes a *lot* while driving, so you get a strong sense of progress. Driving in Denmark is smooth and comfortable though. Driving through mountainous valleys in Norway is certainly visually interesting, but I get a bit tired of all the constant curves and speed changes after a while.
As a retired swedish ww2 hero I want to add to the story: We should be thankful and grateful to Norway since most of the nature in the form of scenery, soil / stones and wildlife etc has drifted from the Norwegian hills and mountains during the last ice age to form what today is called sweden. Not many mention this fact - but we should do more to show gratitude toward Norway and the norwegian people. And we should also finally admit that the vikings originally came from Norway (and later spread to sweden and denmark).
Years ago I made a summertrip from Copenhagen to Oslo to Stockholm and back again. At the time it was very popular with street musicians in all the nordic countries. It was summer and therefore also common to see people drinking outside in the street. For that reason I noticed the following: In Copenhagen if a musician and a drinker were side by side, the police would remove the singer and leave the drinker. In Oslo they would remove the drinker and leave the musician. In Stockholm they would remove the both.
I live in Oslo and hope you had a nice trip here. I would realy recommend going up north of you want to see nature. Maby fly to Bodø and take a 4 hour ferry over to Lofoten and explore. Steep old old mountains straight out of the sea and giant sea eagals circling adove. The weather can be awfull, but when it clears up it its just magical.
We cannot wait to travel more within Norway. Derek (and also Mike’s parents) did the trip from Bergen to Flåm on the fjord ferry and the mountain train then flew back from Oslo (without exploring the city) in 2017. We have SOOOO much more to see in beautiful Norway 🇳🇴 🤩
As a previous commenter said, it is illegal to drink alcohol in public in Norway but the Police won't actually care or enforce it unless you cause trouble. It is more about how you behave so you'll have no problem drinking some beer or a bottle of wine with some friends in the park, unless you start getting rude or cause trouble in other ways.
Thanks Bjørn, that’s good to know for when’s we return. Our friend was definitely being overly cautious, but I think it’s probably because of his profession.
There is absolutely a whole bunch of public drinking in Oslo, and in Norway in general. Having lived here for 37 years neither me or any of my friends have ever gotten a fine for public drinking. The law against it is more a tool the police can use to stop people who are a nuisance to others 😊 Go to any park in Oslo during a hot summer day and there will be a lot of people drinking alcohol!
Nice! Good to know for next time. Our friend was probably a bit too cautious but it seems like it’s still much better than in the States where cops think they need to patrol everything haha.
I've just returned from a 4 day drive to Mosjøen in Northern Norway, you guys want to go north if you really want to see mountains and nature, its absolutely stunning. I did have a night in Oslo with a lovely summer evenings walk. Can't argue with anything you have said and I look forward to returning again.
Sounds incredible! Derek (and also Mike’s parents) have done the trip from Bergen to Oslo via fjord cruise to Flåm and the mountain train to Myrdal before connecting to Oslo. We have to explore more and really go north into the mountains! Can’t wait to see more of our friends to the north! 🇳🇴 😃
@@RobeTrotting absolutely, I've been incredibly lucky through work that in the last 4 weeks I have done a 2 week trip driving to the North of Sweden then back to Denmark, then a one week trip driving to Mosjøen and back. My favourite moment was seeing an Elk. The scenery is magicial, far more mountainous in Norway than Sweden. I really recommend that you guys take a drive from Kph.
The norwegian krone has taken a serious beating the last 10 years, which is why it's no longer that much more expensive then the other scandinavian cities. (Would have been 40% more expensive in 2013-14 relative to the danish prices.)
This is a very interesting city, I hope I can visit again sometime in the future. Seeing and sharing places like this is why I love traveling and make videos so much! And please keep up the great job! Subscribed!
It’s a wonderful country - Derek actually did a it of travel around. or way back in 2017 and still raves about it. Can’t wait to do some more exploring there!
Thanks Derek and Mike for making this video! Hope that you can make more videos about Oslo and Norway. Thank you so much as well for talking about Denmark
Awesome to hear that you guys visited Olso in my home country of Norway! I live in Bergen, the second biggest city, on the west coast but I have family and friends living in Oslo and I was there earlier this summer visiting family there and it´s definitely a great city to visit with lots to offer. I went to the Munch museum with my parents which is definitely worth a visit and I also went with a bunch of my family to see Kygo in concert at the Ullevål Stadium and that was such a fun experience! Bergen will always be the place I call home but Oslo definitely has a place in my heart too! :)
As a Dane living in Oslo I can recognise a lot of what you say. Same thoughts I had when I just moved here. Especially the one about the nature. I didn’t realise how much I would love having mountains and nature so close. Now I can’t imagine not having nature so close. I will add though that drinking beers outside in the park is a thing here. It’s mostly okay as long as you’re not a nuisance to others.
Good to know about the parks and having a drink, we probably could have done it and it did seem like some were discretely having wine nearby. The nature is a huge thing, it’s just so nice and definitely not the same in east coast American cities, maybe some like Denver, Colorado have a similar feeling. It sounds like you really love Oslo 🤩
Thanks for the new video. My husband and I were in Oslo in 2018. While we loved it, we love Copenhagen more. Loved the topography in Norway, the scenery is definitely more exciting. We had no problems finding a beer, but it was in a bar, so I suppose that's why we got lucky. I can't remember the prices, but we weren't too surprised. Happy travels !
Great timing guys as I was just thinking about booking a weekend trip to Oslo yesterday after watching a documentary on DR2 about the new Munch art museum that was opened last year.
That's awesome! We didn’t make it to the museum, it was recommended to us though and we saved it go back to - I hope you do go and let us know your thoughts on it! 😊
The Munch museum is cool. My favorite gallery was the one with the series of his self-portraits from various periods of his life. The views of the waterfront from the museum are good too.
As a Copenhagener I’m jealous at cities that really prioritises green spaces and green streets. I lived in Berlin and I always said that Berlin is like a forest and a city on top of each other. Not so visible in Mitte south of Spree but it’s obvious in all other neighbourhoods.
If you come to oslo again, you have take a trip to Ekeberg take a walk in the forest , a lot of art on the way up. In the summer , go to the parks like- Sofienberg. People are nice there. You can talk to anybody ( almost) 😉 And to the beaches* paradisbukta* (paradise shore) be there at sundown and sunrise, i promise you will love the sight. Sometimes it's even events on the beach , delicious music and good people 🥰❤
Thanks for the tips Kine, they all sound like perfect additions to our next Oslo itinerary. We will definitely be back and REALLY want to explore more of Norway. Derek has been before (Bergen to Flåm to Myrdal to Oslo) but he never really spent any time in Oslo and we both really want to explore other regions 🤩🇳🇴
I am a Norwegian and I really liked this positive video from Oslo. I just want to sat that I find the Wine Monopoly to be good and useful. The Norwegian state is a very big customer, so they can get good deals and really good quality wine. And the staff are educated in wine and other drinks, so you can ask them anything you like and get good advice about what you should drink to your meals 👍🏻😊
Glad to hear you enjoyed my hometown Oslo. I have lived here most of my life, and still I feel excited about the fact that I can experience uninhabited islands , deep forests and vibrant city life with just one single tram ticket. Next time join me for a beer in Vålerenga park. I guarantee we will have zero issues with the police as long as we behave in a civilized-ish manner.
Nice short video, I've been to Norway once on a school trip in 6th grade. We didn't go to Oslo, but we went to more southwest/western parts around Stavanger and Haugesund.
I hope you visited Kontiki museet. A tour to Holmenkollen and Nordmarka? If not, you have to go back. By 2026 you have to anyway, when the new vikingship museum opens.
Have visited the city a few times. And it is just clean and well maintained. Expensive, yes, but so is Copenhagen, for those of us who come from the province, Oslo is a mega-expensive city. But I love the beautiful boat ride into the city. Oslo Fjord. Simply so beautiful.
It’s honestly just SO gorgeous. Derek did the Norway in a Nutshell tour in 2017 and so did my (Mike’s) parents - they all still rave about it so I can’t wait to explore more of Norway myself.
@@RobeTrotting Norway is a super beautiful country. With many different landscapes. Like in Denmark. Where there are also great differences in the landscape. You just need to get away from the city. And the tourist magnets.
Oslo resident here, always interesting to hear what outsiders think. About the nature thing. You definitely see that out in the suburbs. Like where we live it is very mixed with housing and nature. It is very common in Norway to place kindgarden, schools etc next to forest areas for children to play in. There are rocks and forests everywhere here so they just leave small chunks around. It is kind of how I remember my childhood too. We spent a lot of time playing in the forests. There are not big forests but usually each neighborhood has some tiny forest you can play in. Other than that I got to say I am actually somewhat envious of your flatness when it comes to biking. I don't like biking in Oslo. All the hills are just exhausting and you get dangerous high speeds going down hill some places. Some speculation on your perception of looks: Part of it I suspect is just that the Nordic look is unusual to people. The other part may be simply because a lot of Norwegian are fit. Like people here are kind of sports obsessed. Not me, which makes me wonder why I live here.
We just got back to the US having spent two weeks in your part of the world. Mostly Copenhagen but did spend a day in Malmo then 2 in Oslo before cruising overnight back to Copenhagen. Saw the first two stages of the Tour then just had fun. We watched a bunch of your videos to prepare for our trip and it helped a lot. I agree that Oslo is no more expensive than Copenhagen and in general we felt the cost of anything during our trip was not crazy high. Loved the differences between the cities and cultures but at the same time how similar they are. Y’all are extremely fortunate to be where you are and we can’t wait to come back some day to enjoy it again. Thanks for sharing your experiences
We are from Gothenburg, Sweden, and have been visiting Oslo on a regular basis since 1996….when our daughter moved there to study. We do agree with you, Oslo is expensive but we’ve learned that’s not that expensive for Norwegians as they normally have higher salaries than in Denmark and Sweden. Yes alcohol is expensive, we know it by now! Something that really impresses us how the Norwegian state has used the revenue from the oil industry for the common good like schools and hospitals. We admire the interesting and beautiful architecture in the centre of Oslo, so much have changed since the turn of the century. Could you please explain why you are shocked and not surprised, astonished or just impressed! Isn’t “shocked” a term for describing a very strong emotion like in Swedish or other germanic languages?
It's a term Americans use interchangeably. Shocked and surprised can mean the same thing. Just another example of Americans' proclivity for hyperbole haha
@@adonisluong43 thank you! But what word is used when you are really shocked by something horrible or awful? Is there a stronger word for a very strong emotion?
As a Northern Norwegian I got surprised when you said Oslo wasn't flat lol, to us the south eastern capital region is viewed as one of the flattest areas of the country and i get kinda anxious when it's so flat and open lol.
😂 True, I guess it’s all relative, right? As in, when we compare it to Denmark instead of the rest of Norway it’s a great deal of elevation - not so much the other way around 😊 Thanks for watching Olav!
The ban on drinking in public, as picknicks go, is not really enforced unless your behavior causes a problem. Plenty of beer cans and wine bottles brought along to Oslo's parks in the summer - no worries.
Ha ha! So now I'll wait for the same 5 points from Stockholm and Helsinki 🤣 I enjoy Oslo, but I love Bergen! talk about view!! 😳 hello from Hundested 🌸🌱
OMG yes 🙌🏼 Derek here and I was in Bergen in 2017 and it’s STUNNING! The nature is incredible and the hiking is just as amazing. We could do Stockholm and Helsinki, could be fun to retrace those trips 🤩
@@RobeTrotting and, if you think not just Scandinavia but also the great North.. go to Reykjavik and Godthåb too :D a friend if mine, from Denmark, told me that a school trip he took, were to Grönland. So cool, I think.
We have just visited Norway. The only thing that shocked us about Oslo was....the traffic. In fact it was so awful that we didn't manage to get to a parking place and after a hour of driving in a square for less than 1 km, we left the city. The rest of Norway was in general spectacular.
Norway is the most beautiful place in the world and the Norwegians are the most beautiful people I have every seen (I think most danes agree lol) - If and when you go again, you should really consider visiting Tromsø, Bergen and Trondheim!
Thank you! Finally a recap from Norway that doesn't oversell our high prices and high cost of living. We're pretty balanced all in all, and we're good at keeping our nature intact, somewhat that is (not including the latest development in harvesting the wind for energy). I support the fact that our ancestors were picky and only brought back prime females from their raids, but as a norwegian I also feel obligated to make a point that primary we were farmers, not savages. Obviously, in terms of history, the vikings were pioneers when it came to opening up traderoutes and exploring the world, but stuff like that really doesn't make for a good story, so the rape and pilage thing is good enough. I think you did a great job at describing Oslo/Norway without fearmongering in terms of prices etc etc PS: We do bring our beer to the park, technically by law it's illegal, but unless you're acting a fool the police has no interest in ruining your day. The police is usually here for making sure you're safe, not for making your life difficult. Anyone who says otherwise is usually the ones acting a fool 😂
We agree and cannot wait to return. Derek (and also Mike’s parents) have done a bit more in Bergen and the fjord boat to Flåm and mountain train to Myrdal.
A Norwegian Bishop once warned young Norwegians students (that at the time would flock to Copenhagen after graduation) that Copenhagen was the "Abode of the Devil!" - due to the relax alcohol rules. Not sure it had the intended effect...
That’s funny! Actually, I think many Danes from Jutland feel the same way 😂 We definitely feel like it a much more drinking culture than we are used to in the States, but they can be a bit conservative in the USA too.
@@peterc.1618The Norwegian definition of a fjord is a bit different than the geological definition of a fjord. In general any long narrow bay is often called a fjord. Even some lakes are called fjords. It’s just how languages evolve. Funnily enough the whole area used to be called “Viken” during the viking age. (It’s the where the name viking comes from). The name “Viken” translates to “the bay” in english. :)
I do understand that you wanted to stay downtown Oslo on your visit and yes there is a lot of nature there. But if you have the chance to come back, I would suggest you take a ride on the T-bane to the end of the line, specially going west. There you will see nature and nothing but nature. Actually the geographical midpoint of Oslo is in the forrest. If you go to Sweden and Finland you will find the same alcohol monopoly, called Systembolaget and Alko. The swedes are even more strict than Norway in this respect. The strongest beer you can buy in stores are 3,5 % and you have to be 20 years old to shop at Systembolaget, in Norway the same limits are 4,7 % and 18 years old. In my mind, Denmark is the most liberal of the Scandinavian countries (and Finland) regarding alcohol because it is connected to Europe by a land border.
I feel a bit treacherous saying this (as it's a channel about living in Copenhagen, and you really make me want to visit it), but now I'm keen to visit Oslo too... it sounds great (even though I'll have to remortgage to even think of visiting anywhere in Scandanavia 🤑). Thanks for sharing, and really, there's nowhere that our Mike could go where he'd be anything as low as a 4. 🌟 But thanks for the warning, that I'm going to feel fugly on my visit.
I just got back from Copenhagen. I was surprised how much money I didn’t spend. Went well below the budget we set. Wasn’t the cheapest place to visit…but not as bad as I was preparing myself for. Staying with a local helped I suppose 😅
Yeah, there are a lot of ways to save money in Copenhagen and knowing a local to get good advice from definitely helps! So glad you were able to enjoy the city under budget! 😊
Oslo here. I ageee with you. We and Sweden are like the Nanny State countries of Europe. We do drink in parks though. Its like «tolerated», by the police as long as you behave :-) copenhagen is like our «freedom getaway city». I would say that Copenhagen is by far the best and most fun and relaxed city on Scandi. It’s more continental :-)
So interesting, I’ve heard this from a few people before but neat to have it validated. Definitely a bit more “relaxed” and “party” vibe in Copenhagen I guess. Thanks for sharing your experience :)
My wife was recently visiting family in Norway and traveled up to Lillehammer to spend time with some cousins; one cousin lives in Oslo and one cousin in Lillehammer. My wife bought a hard cider and opened it up while they were walking around. She was quickly told that she could not drink in public by the cousin from Lillehammer. The Oslo cousin said that it wasn’t a big deal and not to worry about it. Of course the the Lillehammer cousin quickly snapped back with, “WE DO NOT ALL LIVE IN A BIG CITY!!!”. They did have a good laugh. So it may be okay in Oslo but maybe not in other places judging by that one conversation. Also, when I was there, some friends drove us to Sweden where the Norwegian made chocolate and beer was much cheaper! It sounds like there are occasionally check points to curb this from happening, but not always. To me, it’s just a funny little thing that because of the higher taxes in Norway, people travel to Sweden to buy something made in the home country. 🇳🇴🇳🇴🇳🇴🇳🇴
a beer or 2 is fine in most places in Norway, it is when you become intoxicated you have taken it to far and might get a reprimand. If police get to you they will most likely just give you a warning and send you away instead of giving you a fine, that is unless you become alittle "Karen", then you will probably get a fine. When i say most places, i mean places like parks or out in nature. Not at the bench in the local shopping district lol
one thing i'm definitely jealous of u norwegians that we don't have here in denmark and that is 20% income tax i'm so jealous, i live in Copenhagen the lower to middle class people have to pay at least 36-45% tax while u guys only pay 20%, i know it's due to u guys getting lots of money cuz of the oil industry so ur able to sustain urselves more than we can and produce a lot of it, so in return u get the perks. also u guys make double in salary per month compared to us. I've been to Oslo on holiday and it's beautiful but i wish i could pay such low taxes and get higher income like u guys but i guess i never will unless i move there some day 😢😔
If the cops find you drinking alcohol out in public, they don't care too much and more often they let you, done it plenty of times and seen it plenty of times, especially during the summer. They rather judge it by how intoxicated or belligerent you are, If they do stop you, they will probably give you a verbal warning and tell you to enjoy your day. Of course, if there has been recent issues with belligerent drunks, fights and so on, they might press harder on it in those certain places.
I remember first time being in Norway. Sometime in the 90's, I was in early teens. At the grocery store i saw you could buy half a cucumber. I remember thinking, these people must be really poor...
haha wow, that’s actually smart I guess - we both travel for work a lot and it’s often just one of us at home for a week and half a cucumber 🥒 would be just fine lol
@@RobeTrotting all groceries back then we're extremely expensive compared to Denmark. So you could buy half cucumbers, and the tiniest bits of cheese and salami I've seen in my life.
Supermarkets in the UK sell half cucumbers but the price is considerably more than half the price of a whole cucumber. If you don't like cucumber that is several days old, it's worth buying half of one every couple of days.
I don't drink, so most of these are things I didn't even think about each time I've visited Oslo. As for the expense, yes it's quite expensive, but it's like going to London or any other capital / major city, of course it's more expensive! But you can walk 5-10 minutes away from the centre of Oslo and it's cheaper
probably dumb question but what's up with sweden and norway regarding alcohol? i'm danish and here it's super chill people can drink wherever they want and theirs to limit to when they can buy it which is amazing plus it's cheap too so that's great. Why is sweden and norway so strict when it comes to alcohol and that u cant drink it in the park what's that all about?
hahaha Not really SHOCKING! just different. Im from Baltimore Maryland in the US and just going to Montreal was enough of a culture shock for me. Shocking Europe here I come.
Norwegian here who is born in Oslo, while drinking in public is not allowed in Norway, its my impression that it is more aimed at people drinking in the streets or being belligerent, disturbing the city peace etc. It also possibly ties into regulation of areas where alcohol consumption is allowed, as we have quite strict rules on alcohol in general. Like a bar can loose its serving license if you bring your alcohol outside of the bar area. They will likely be given a warning, but lots of responsibilities for bar or club owners. However it is socially acceptable to enjoy alcohol in the parks or along by the city swimming areas along the sea. Especially youth flock to the parks all summer to play music and party. There are certant parks that have a more youthfull crowd and can be more rowdy, but there are lots of parks in oslo, and you can also find quite nice spaces to drink a bottle of wine with your significant other. I don't know anyone who ever got a ticket or fine from drinking in public in a park in oslo, not saying that it doesn't happen, but i never heard about it and i am 34 now. The police has a laissez-faire approach to such things, and are more concerned if there is minors drinking etc.
On a certain level, we have a drug store in our brain, the neurochemicals that show up in flow: so dopamine, norepinephrine, anandamide, endorphins, and serotonin. If you were to try to cocktail the street drug version of that, right, you're trying to blend like heroin and speed and coke and acid and weed- and point is, you can't do it. It turns out the brain can cocktail all of 'em at once, which is why people will prefer flow to almost any experience on Earth. It's our favorite experience. It's the most addictive experience on Earth. Why? 'Cause it cocktails five or six of the largest pleasure drugs the brain can produce. We're all capable of so much more than we know. That is a commonality across the board. And one of the big reasons is we're all hardwired for flow, and flow is a massive amplification of what's possible for ourselves.
Thank you for making a video that isn't 90% sulking about how expensive it is. When it comes to other stuff than alcohol, like you said, it's on par with Paris, Copenhagen, Amsterdam etc. Also, like others are saying. Drinking in public parks here is "illegal". Especially in the larger parks like Vigelandsparken/Frognerparken, Torshovparken and Sofienbergparken. The waterside bars like Salt, Vippa and Sukkerbiten are better thou.. ;)
GLAD to see you two back on track (giving your fans great and edifying video content). I'll tell you the thing that would shock me about being anywhere else in Scandinavia is how much Danish is actually intelligible to others from ... say, Norway and especially Sweden, Danish being the most like Swedish, or so I have heard.
Wait - does the US have alcohol monopoly? At least in some states? That really surprises me. It certainly goes against the cliche image of the US that we have here in Europe.
It depends from state to state but in Pennsylvania it does and our laws used to SUPER strict - couldn’t sell beer and wine/liquor at the same location, while we were in university you couldn’t buy any alcohol on sundays (besides in a bar or restaurant).
about not drinking in public - its not allowed - but see Sofienbergparken and Birkelunden - theres hundreds partying there in good weather...not only wine/beer- the pot-smoke is thick too...
I know what you mean about landscape. I am from Ohio but retired in Florida. Florida is flat like a pancake! Highest elevation is 345 feet, 105 meters. Been to Norway years ago. YES! They are gorgeous! Thought all the normal people were locked up at home!
Yes it it technically illegal to drink in the park, but it´s actually become pretty common for people to just sit down in the park and have a bottle of wine or a couple of beers
You can definitely drink in public ppl do it all the time at parks when it’s summer time. Especially on 17th of May, basically the whole city is out drinking in public 😂
Oslo and around is about flattest part of Norway, try go more to the country side and not only to the city and asphalt. Go far north Trondheim, Dovre, Bergen, Lofoten, Værøy, Tromsø, Finnmark etc.
About the Alcohol-monopoly: In the late 19th century we in the Nordic countries were drinking ourselves out of the civilisation - and we grew wise to the fact that we better do something to temper that, hence the monopolies, and the steep taxation (typically based on alcohol content, not on price from producer.)
Drinking in public is technically illegal, but mostly the cops will turn a blind eye if it’s in a park midday and done in an orderly fashion. You can enjoy a beer in a park without getting arrested/fined. It’s very contextual.
Yeah, our friend was probably overly cautious. We ended up leaving a bottle of wine for the hotel staff haha 😂 but I guess we learned for our next Oslo trip.
It's perfectly fine to drink beer or wine in the parks in Oslo. Nobody would even find it strange. You are right in that it's not allowed by law, but the police have more important things to do.
Haha our alcohol policy is pretty conservative. We do dink and barbecue in parks but just certain places, and the police are usually okay with it. But not in the Royal garden ofc. Glad you enjoyed your stay.
Hey! Rlly love the vids🥰🇩🇰 Can you maybe make a vid as working as an Au-pair? i would rlly help me out, since i singed up for the program :) i already live in europe, so maybe you guys can help me out?
Public drinking isn't explicitly legal, but you will only be criminalised for disturbing the peace or others. Wine drinking in the park is very unususal though. The only place where there's a major issue is drinking near an establishment serving drinks, because they can get in trouble and be fined for improper serving of alcohol - that includes drinks they don't serve. If you are drinking somewhere, you may only drink inside or inside their outdoors area. Drinking on the street is more of a public faux pas, but drinking in the park, at the beach (maybe not right in the middle of people) or at a hiking spot. Drinking in the forrest could get you a side eye, but it's mostly about moderation and respect.
Oops, you should never say that.. Norway was actually the first country in Scandinavia to be united in a kingdom., before Denmark. Iceland, Greenland, Faroe Islands belonged to Norway before it was stolen by Denmark with the accept from the winning countries after the Napoleon wars. The union with Denmark is often called "The 400 year night" in Norway for a good reason.
Police don't enforce it unless it's a nuisance for others. It's more about having a park available for kids and all, and not drunkards potentially creeping out and scaring people.
As an Oslo resident, it is perfectly okay to drink wine or beer in the park. You see it everywhere when the weather is nice and people are grilling and having a good time.
It is when it becomes a nuisance to others that the police will come and stop it.
Godt at høre! Troede lige I var bleve! kedelige 😊!? Yes I do agree about the nuisance! In the same situation, , I'd call the Cop's too 😲 !
This is true. Its illegal but not enforced strictly. However I think some places such as Bergen are much more strict in enforcing this.
I've only had one incident when it was a problem, and the police officer told me to empty my beer into a drain, and that was it. No fines. And they didn't take the rest of my beers, as far as I remember.
I dont think is okay. Even if you dont get stopped by the police its illegal and its something that should not be used around children or poeple that not searching for it.
Yeah. As a Dane I would think so. In Scandinavia we usually accept open alkohol containers in public. So munch BS out there!
Police in Oslo don't care about public drinking as long as you behave, which we all should do in any country and city no matter what. I have never met anyone fined for drinking in public; if police have stopped them, they've only been asked to pour out their beer.
As a norwegian, whenever i go to a place with a long and flat landscape, i feel something is missing inside. Growing up with mountains wherever you look gives me a deep feeling of calm
I can only imagine but think I would feel the same way. It was incredible having such nice landscape after years in Denmark haha.
On a similar note, driving around in Denmark I was struck with the feeling that wherever I drove, just looking around me I feel I could be anywhere in Denmark. That also gave a lack of a sense of progress when driving.
In Norway the geography changes a *lot* while driving, so you get a strong sense of progress.
Driving in Denmark is smooth and comfortable though. Driving through mountainous valleys in Norway is certainly visually interesting, but I get a bit tired of all the constant curves and speed changes after a while.
Even better on the west coast, mountains, fjords and the sea
As a retired swedish ww2 hero I want to add to the story: We should be thankful and grateful to Norway since most of the nature in the form of scenery, soil / stones and wildlife etc has drifted from the Norwegian hills and mountains during the last ice age to form what today is called sweden. Not many mention this fact - but we should do more to show gratitude toward Norway and the norwegian people. And we should also finally admit that the vikings originally came from Norway (and later spread to sweden and denmark).
Years ago I made a summertrip from Copenhagen to Oslo to Stockholm and back again. At the time it was very popular with street musicians in all the nordic countries. It was summer and therefore also common to see people drinking outside in the street. For that reason I noticed the following:
In Copenhagen if a musician and a drinker were side by side, the police would remove the singer and leave the drinker. In Oslo they would remove the drinker and leave the musician. In Stockholm they would remove the both.
Sounds like years ago. Have never seen that in Stockholm.
Perfectly describes the nations
You can drink as long as You do not boder other people and don't make troubles 😀
Well, it WAS years ago. I don't know how it is today.
Spot on !
Norwegians feel very protective about street musicians.
I live in Oslo and hope you had a nice trip here.
I would realy recommend going up north of you want to see nature. Maby fly to Bodø and take a 4 hour ferry over to Lofoten and explore. Steep old old mountains straight out of the sea and giant sea eagals circling adove. The weather can be awfull, but when it clears up it its just magical.
We cannot wait to travel more within Norway. Derek (and also Mike’s parents) did the trip from Bergen to Flåm on the fjord ferry and the mountain train then flew back from Oslo (without exploring the city) in 2017. We have SOOOO much more to see in beautiful Norway 🇳🇴 🤩
As a previous commenter said, it is illegal to drink alcohol in public in Norway but the Police won't actually care or enforce it unless you cause trouble.
It is more about how you behave so you'll have no problem drinking some beer or a bottle of wine with some friends in the park, unless you start getting rude or cause trouble in other ways.
Thanks Bjørn, that’s good to know for when’s we return. Our friend was definitely being overly cautious, but I think it’s probably because of his profession.
There is absolutely a whole bunch of public drinking in Oslo, and in Norway in general. Having lived here for 37 years neither me or any of my friends have ever gotten a fine for public drinking. The law against it is more a tool the police can use to stop people who are a nuisance to others 😊
Go to any park in Oslo during a hot summer day and there will be a lot of people drinking alcohol!
Nice! Good to know for next time. Our friend was probably a bit too cautious but it seems like it’s still much better than in the States where cops think they need to patrol everything haha.
Recently I’ve been feeling more and more drawn to Norway so thanks for sharing!
I've just returned from a 4 day drive to Mosjøen in Northern Norway, you guys want to go north if you really want to see mountains and nature, its absolutely stunning. I did have a night in Oslo with a lovely summer evenings walk. Can't argue with anything you have said and I look forward to returning again.
Sounds incredible! Derek (and also Mike’s parents) have done the trip from Bergen to Oslo via fjord cruise to Flåm and the mountain train to Myrdal before connecting to Oslo. We have to explore more and really go north into the mountains! Can’t wait to see more of our friends to the north! 🇳🇴 😃
@@RobeTrotting absolutely, I've been incredibly lucky through work that in the last 4 weeks I have done a 2 week trip driving to the North of Sweden then back to Denmark, then a one week trip driving to Mosjøen and back. My favourite moment was seeing an Elk. The scenery is magicial, far more mountainous in Norway than Sweden. I really recommend that you guys take a drive from Kph.
The norwegian krone has taken a serious beating the last 10 years, which is why it's no longer that much more expensive then the other scandinavian cities. (Would have been 40% more expensive in 2013-14 relative to the danish prices.)
This is a very interesting city, I hope I can visit again sometime in the future. Seeing and sharing places like this is why I love traveling and make videos so much! And please keep up the great job! Subscribed!
If i had to move from Denmark it would definitely be Norway
It’s a wonderful country - Derek actually did a it of travel around. or way back in 2017 and still raves about it. Can’t wait to do some more exploring there!
As a Norwegian I would def move to Denmark....or Switzerland
Thanks Derek and Mike for making this video!
Hope that you can make more videos about Oslo and Norway.
Thank you so much as well for talking about Denmark
Our pleasure! And hope to be back to Oslo and share more content in Norway in the future :)
Awesome to hear that you guys visited Olso in my home country of Norway! I live in Bergen, the second biggest city, on the west coast but I have family and friends living in Oslo and I was there earlier this summer visiting family there and it´s definitely a great city to visit with lots to offer. I went to the Munch museum with my parents which is definitely worth a visit and I also went with a bunch of my family to see Kygo in concert at the Ullevål Stadium and that was such a fun experience! Bergen will always be the place I call home but Oslo definitely has a place in my heart too! :)
I visited Oslo for the first time a couple of months ago and absolutely loved the landscapes and green spaces.
As a Dane living in Oslo I can recognise a lot of what you say. Same thoughts I had when I just moved here. Especially the one about the nature. I didn’t realise how much I would love having mountains and nature so close. Now I can’t imagine not having nature so close.
I will add though that drinking beers outside in the park is a thing here. It’s mostly okay as long as you’re not a nuisance to others.
Good to know about the parks and having a drink, we probably could have done it and it did seem like some were discretely having wine nearby. The nature is a huge thing, it’s just so nice and definitely not the same in east coast American cities, maybe some like Denver, Colorado have a similar feeling. It sounds like you really love Oslo 🤩
Thanks for the new video. My husband and I were in Oslo in 2018. While we loved it, we love Copenhagen more. Loved the topography in Norway, the scenery is definitely more exciting. We had no problems finding a beer, but it was in a bar, so I suppose that's why we got lucky. I can't remember the prices, but we weren't too surprised. Happy travels !
Great timing guys as I was just thinking about booking a weekend trip to Oslo yesterday after watching a documentary on DR2 about the new Munch art museum that was opened last year.
That's awesome! We didn’t make it to the museum, it was recommended to us though and we saved it go back to - I hope you do go and let us know your thoughts on it! 😊
The Munch museum is cool. My favorite gallery was the one with the series of his self-portraits from various periods of his life. The views of the waterfront from the museum are good too.
As a Copenhagener I’m jealous at cities that really prioritises green spaces and green streets. I lived in Berlin and I always said that Berlin is like a forest and a city on top of each other. Not so visible in Mitte south of Spree but it’s obvious in all other neighbourhoods.
If you come to oslo again, you have take a trip to Ekeberg take a walk in the forest , a lot of art on the way up. In the summer , go to the parks like- Sofienberg. People are nice there. You can talk to anybody ( almost) 😉
And to the beaches* paradisbukta* (paradise shore) be there at sundown and sunrise, i promise you will love the sight. Sometimes it's even events on the beach , delicious music and good people 🥰❤
Thanks for the tips Kine, they all sound like perfect additions to our next Oslo itinerary. We will definitely be back and REALLY want to explore more of Norway. Derek has been before (Bergen to Flåm to Myrdal to Oslo) but he never really spent any time in Oslo and we both really want to explore other regions 🤩🇳🇴
Norway is so beautiful. Norway is the country with most EV's in the world, and Oslo even the buses is electrical. Good for clean air and noise.
@Gorm Gamle Norway is also rated as one of the most peaceful countries in the world. Yet they are exporting a lot of weapons and weapon systems.
I am a Norwegian and I really liked this positive video from Oslo. I just want to sat that I find the Wine Monopoly to be good and useful. The Norwegian state is a very big customer, so they can get good deals and really good quality wine. And the staff are educated in wine and other drinks, so you can ask them anything you like and get good advice about what you should drink to your meals 👍🏻😊
Glad to hear you enjoyed my hometown Oslo. I have lived here most of my life, and still I feel excited about the fact that I can experience uninhabited islands , deep forests and vibrant city life with just one single tram ticket. Next time join me for a beer in Vålerenga park. I guarantee we will have zero issues with the police as long as we behave in a civilized-ish manner.
Nice short video, I've been to Norway once on a school trip in 6th grade. We didn't go to Oslo, but we went to more southwest/western parts around Stavanger and Haugesund.
Derek did a trip from Bergen to Oslo in 2017 and loved it. We really want to see more!
4:00 Thats normal in Norway too though when the sun is shining in the summer……(even though it’s illegal)
I hope you visited Kontiki museet. A tour to Holmenkollen and Nordmarka? If not, you have to go back. By 2026 you have to anyway, when the new vikingship museum opens.
Have visited the city a few times. And it is just clean and well maintained. Expensive, yes, but so is Copenhagen, for those of us who come from the province, Oslo is a mega-expensive city. But I love the beautiful boat ride into the city. Oslo Fjord. Simply so beautiful.
It’s honestly just SO gorgeous. Derek did the Norway in a Nutshell tour in 2017 and so did my (Mike’s) parents - they all still rave about it so I can’t wait to explore more of Norway myself.
@@RobeTrotting Norway is a super beautiful country. With many different landscapes. Like in Denmark. Where there are also great differences in the landscape. You just need to get away from the city. And the tourist magnets.
Oslo resident here, always interesting to hear what outsiders think. About the nature thing. You definitely see that out in the suburbs. Like where we live it is very mixed with housing and nature. It is very common in Norway to place kindgarden, schools etc next to forest areas for children to play in. There are rocks and forests everywhere here so they just leave small chunks around. It is kind of how I remember my childhood too. We spent a lot of time playing in the forests. There are not big forests but usually each neighborhood has some tiny forest you can play in.
Other than that I got to say I am actually somewhat envious of your flatness when it comes to biking. I don't like biking in Oslo. All the hills are just exhausting and you get dangerous high speeds going down hill some places.
Some speculation on your perception of looks: Part of it I suspect is just that the Nordic look is unusual to people. The other part may be simply because a lot of Norwegian are fit. Like people here are kind of sports obsessed. Not me, which makes me wonder why I live here.
We just got back to the US having spent two weeks in your part of the world. Mostly Copenhagen but did spend a day in Malmo then 2 in Oslo before cruising overnight back to Copenhagen. Saw the first two stages of the Tour then just had fun. We watched a bunch of your videos to prepare for our trip and it helped a lot. I agree that Oslo is no more expensive than Copenhagen and in general we felt the cost of anything during our trip was not crazy high. Loved the differences between the cities and cultures but at the same time how similar they are. Y’all are extremely fortunate to be where you are and we can’t wait to come back some day to enjoy it again. Thanks for sharing your experiences
We are from Gothenburg, Sweden, and have been visiting Oslo on a regular basis since 1996….when our daughter moved there to study. We do agree with you, Oslo is expensive but we’ve learned that’s not that expensive for Norwegians as they normally have higher salaries than in Denmark and Sweden. Yes alcohol is expensive, we know it by now! Something that really impresses us how the Norwegian state has used the revenue from the oil industry for the common good like schools and hospitals. We admire the interesting and beautiful architecture in the centre of Oslo, so much have changed since the turn of the century. Could you please explain why you are shocked and not surprised, astonished or just impressed! Isn’t “shocked” a term for describing a very strong emotion like in Swedish or other germanic languages?
It's a term Americans use interchangeably. Shocked and surprised can mean the same thing. Just another example of Americans' proclivity for hyperbole haha
@@adonisluong43 thank you! But what word is used when you are really shocked by something horrible or awful? Is there a stronger word for a very strong emotion?
@@mailyholmertz2006 horrible and awful? You can say appalled, horrified, revolted and the likes. Those are quite strong words.
@@adonisluong43 thank you once again! Now I understand better!
As a Northern Norwegian I got surprised when you said Oslo wasn't flat lol, to us the south eastern capital region is viewed as one of the flattest areas of the country and i get kinda anxious when it's so flat and open lol.
😂 True, I guess it’s all relative, right? As in, when we compare it to Denmark instead of the rest of Norway it’s a great deal of elevation - not so much the other way around 😊 Thanks for watching Olav!
The ban on drinking in public, as picknicks go, is not really enforced unless your behavior causes a problem. Plenty of beer cans and wine bottles brought along to Oslo's parks in the summer - no worries.
Ha ha!
So now I'll wait for the same 5 points from Stockholm and Helsinki 🤣
I enjoy Oslo, but I love Bergen!
talk about view!! 😳
hello from Hundested 🌸🌱
OMG yes 🙌🏼 Derek here and I was in Bergen in 2017 and it’s STUNNING! The nature is incredible and the hiking is just as amazing. We could do Stockholm and Helsinki, could be fun to retrace those trips 🤩
@@RobeTrotting and, if you think not just Scandinavia but also the great North.. go to Reykjavik and Godthåb too :D a friend if mine, from Denmark, told me that a school trip he took, were to Grönland. So cool, I think.
Norwegian here. "Mountains" in Oslo? new to me...
Porthøgda is the most prominent, but yeah - mountains.
@@RobeTrotting Porthøgda is a hill, not a mountain :)
I'd love to see a "how much you spend in a week" type video in reference to your spending in cph
We have just visited Norway. The only thing that shocked us about Oslo was....the traffic. In fact it was so awful that we didn't manage to get to a parking place and after a hour of driving in a square for less than 1 km, we left the city. The rest of Norway was in general spectacular.
Norway is the most beautiful place in the world and the Norwegians are the most beautiful people I have every seen (I think most danes agree lol) - If and when you go again, you should really consider visiting Tromsø, Bergen and Trondheim!
Yes 🙌🏼 we can’t wait to return. Derek has been to Flåm and Bergen and don’t the mountain train but we need to see more of beautiful Norway 🇳🇴 🤩
Thank you! Finally a recap from Norway that doesn't oversell our high prices and high cost of living. We're pretty balanced all in all, and we're good at keeping our nature intact, somewhat that is (not including the latest development in harvesting the wind for energy). I support the fact that our ancestors were picky and only brought back prime females from their raids, but as a norwegian I also feel obligated to make a point that primary we were farmers, not savages. Obviously, in terms of history, the vikings were pioneers when it came to opening up traderoutes and exploring the world, but stuff like that really doesn't make for a good story, so the rape and pilage thing is good enough. I think you did a great job at describing Oslo/Norway without fearmongering in terms of prices etc etc PS: We do bring our beer to the park, technically by law it's illegal, but unless you're acting a fool the police has no interest in ruining your day. The police is usually here for making sure you're safe, not for making your life difficult. Anyone who says otherwise is usually the ones acting a fool 😂
During COVID we were asked to keep a distance of 2 meters to other people. Now we are back to the normal 10 meters.
Haha, the famous Scandinavian warmth 😂 Thanks for watching Sandra 👍🇳🇴
To bad you only saw Oslo, so many other nice places if you travel around. Big variety in nature.
We agree and cannot wait to return. Derek (and also Mike’s parents) have done a bit more in Bergen and the fjord boat to Flåm and mountain train to Myrdal.
@@RobeTrotting great😊👍
A Norwegian Bishop once warned young Norwegians students (that at the time would flock to Copenhagen after graduation) that Copenhagen was the "Abode of the Devil!" - due to the relax alcohol rules. Not sure it had the intended effect...
That’s funny! Actually, I think many Danes from Jutland feel the same way 😂 We definitely feel like it a much more drinking culture than we are used to in the States, but they can be a bit conservative in the USA too.
"mountains" around Oslo :D You will be truly shocked if you go west then :)
I was disappointed by the Oslo fjord, it's a bit like calling the Thames east of London the London fjord.
@@peterc.1618 that’s because it’s not a fjord.
@@Anna-pj8te Time to call a bay a bay. I thought the Nordics were famous for being straight-talking.
@@peterc.1618The Norwegian definition of a fjord is a bit different than the geological definition of a fjord. In general any long narrow bay is often called a fjord. Even some lakes are called fjords. It’s just how languages evolve. Funnily enough the whole area used to be called “Viken” during the viking age. (It’s the where the name viking comes from). The name “Viken” translates to “the bay” in english. :)
@@Anna-pj8te Thank you for that but the etymology of the word 'Viking' has not been definitively established.
I do understand that you wanted to stay downtown Oslo on your visit and yes there is a lot of nature there. But if you have the chance to come back, I would suggest you take a ride on the T-bane to the end of the line, specially going west. There you will see nature and nothing but nature. Actually the geographical midpoint of Oslo is in the forrest.
If you go to Sweden and Finland you will find the same alcohol monopoly, called Systembolaget and Alko. The swedes are even more strict than Norway in this respect. The strongest beer you can buy in stores are 3,5 % and you have to be 20 years old to shop at Systembolaget, in Norway the same limits are 4,7 % and 18 years old.
In my mind, Denmark is the most liberal of the Scandinavian countries (and Finland) regarding alcohol because it is connected to Europe by a land border.
I feel a bit treacherous saying this (as it's a channel about living in Copenhagen, and you really make me want to visit it), but now I'm keen to visit Oslo too... it sounds great (even though I'll have to remortgage to even think of visiting anywhere in Scandanavia 🤑). Thanks for sharing, and really, there's nowhere that our Mike could go where he'd be anything as low as a 4. 🌟 But thanks for the warning, that I'm going to feel fugly on my visit.
I just got back from Copenhagen. I was surprised how much money I didn’t spend. Went well below the budget we set. Wasn’t the cheapest place to visit…but not as bad as I was preparing myself for. Staying with a local helped I suppose 😅
Yeah, there are a lot of ways to save money in Copenhagen and knowing a local to get good advice from definitely helps! So glad you were able to enjoy the city under budget! 😊
We loved it. Your videos really helped a lot and gave us a pretty good idea on what to expect! Can’t wait to visit again
I'm very happy you seem to like it here! Damn, how starstruck I would've been if I'd randomly seen you.
We really enjoyed Oslo, can’t wait to return. I wish we ran into you though! Bow we have to come back 😊
You had me at “…and you’re awesome!”
Oslo here. I ageee with you. We and Sweden are like the Nanny State countries of Europe. We do drink in parks though. Its like «tolerated», by the police as long as you behave :-) copenhagen is like our «freedom getaway city». I would say that Copenhagen is by far the best and most fun and relaxed city on Scandi. It’s more continental :-)
So interesting, I’ve heard this from a few people before but neat to have it validated. Definitely a bit more “relaxed” and “party” vibe in Copenhagen I guess. Thanks for sharing your experience :)
Yaay, besides being Danish, im also part Norwegian
My wife was recently visiting family in Norway and traveled up to Lillehammer to spend time with some cousins; one cousin lives in Oslo and one cousin in Lillehammer. My wife bought a hard cider and opened it up while they were walking around. She was quickly told that she could not drink in public by the cousin from Lillehammer. The Oslo cousin said that it wasn’t a big deal and not to worry about it. Of course the the Lillehammer cousin quickly snapped back with, “WE DO NOT ALL LIVE IN A BIG CITY!!!”.
They did have a good laugh. So it may be okay in Oslo but maybe not in other places judging by that one conversation.
Also, when I was there, some friends drove us to Sweden where the Norwegian made chocolate and beer was much cheaper! It sounds like there are occasionally check points to curb this from happening, but not always. To me, it’s just a funny little thing that because of the higher taxes in Norway, people travel to Sweden to buy something made in the home country.
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You guys nail the mail. What do you eat for dinner in Denmark since we have very limited foreigner food
a beer or 2 is fine in most places in Norway, it is when you become intoxicated you have taken it to far and might get a reprimand. If police get to you they will most likely just give you a warning and send you away instead of giving you a fine, that is unless you become alittle "Karen", then you will probably get a fine. When i say most places, i mean places like parks or out in nature. Not at the bench in the local shopping district lol
I live close to Oslo. Yes alcohol is insanely expensive here. And you cant buy it on Sunday ☹️.
Men barer/pubar är öppna...
Go to Stavanger in Norway that is 7-8 hours from Oslo
Our friend used to live there but we never visited because it was mostly during 2020 😣
Cool to see you visit the old danish town of christanstad
one thing i'm definitely jealous of u norwegians that we don't have here in denmark and that is 20% income tax i'm so jealous, i live in Copenhagen the lower to middle class people have to pay at least 36-45% tax while u guys only pay 20%, i know it's due to u guys getting lots of money cuz of the oil industry so ur able to sustain urselves more than we can and produce a lot of it, so in return u get the perks. also u guys make double in salary per month compared to us. I've been to Oslo on holiday and it's beautiful but i wish i could pay such low taxes and get higher income like u guys but i guess i never will unless i move there some day 😢😔
If the cops find you drinking alcohol out in public, they don't care too much and more often they let you, done it plenty of times and seen it plenty of times, especially during the summer.
They rather judge it by how intoxicated or belligerent you are, If they do stop you, they will probably give you a verbal warning and tell you to enjoy your day.
Of course, if there has been recent issues with belligerent drunks, fights and so on, they might press harder on it in those certain places.
Thank you, good to know for when we return. Our friend was likely being very careful (and I think because of his job).
@@RobeTrotting What kind of job does he have? A recovering alcoholic?😂
I remember first time being in Norway. Sometime in the 90's, I was in early teens.
At the grocery store i saw you could buy half a cucumber. I remember thinking, these people must be really poor...
haha wow, that’s actually smart I guess - we both travel for work a lot and it’s often just one of us at home for a week and half a cucumber 🥒 would be just fine lol
@@RobeTrotting all groceries back then we're extremely expensive compared to Denmark. So you could buy half cucumbers, and the tiniest bits of cheese and salami I've seen in my life.
Supermarkets in the UK sell half cucumbers but the price is considerably more than half the price of a whole cucumber. If you don't like cucumber that is several days old, it's worth buying half of one every couple of days.
Love it 😊
Thanks 😁
I wondered who you talked to about enjoying alcohol in one of Oslo's many parks. Sure, on paper it's not allowed, but everyone does it..
I don't drink, so most of these are things I didn't even think about each time I've visited Oslo. As for the expense, yes it's quite expensive, but it's like going to London or any other capital / major city, of course it's more expensive! But you can walk 5-10 minutes away from the centre of Oslo and it's cheaper
probably dumb question but what's up with sweden and norway regarding alcohol? i'm danish and here it's super chill people can drink wherever they want and theirs to limit to when they can buy it which is amazing plus it's cheap too so that's great. Why is sweden and norway so strict when it comes to alcohol and that u cant drink it in the park what's that all about?
ofc u can drink in the park....
And do remember to check out a grunnlovsdag 17 may in Oslo, and see if you can spot any differences from a Danish grundlovsdag...
hahaha Not really SHOCKING! just different. Im from Baltimore Maryland in the US and just going to Montreal was enough of a culture shock for me. Shocking Europe here I come.
I am shocked how much the buzzword shock was used in this video ;)
😂 Shocking, isn’t it haha
@@RobeTrotting 😲 indeed 😜
You’re both a ten 🙌☺️
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Norwegian here who is born in Oslo, while drinking in public is not allowed in Norway, its my impression that it is more aimed at people drinking in the streets or being belligerent, disturbing the city peace etc. It also possibly ties into regulation of areas where alcohol consumption is allowed, as we have quite strict rules on alcohol in general. Like a bar can loose its serving license if you bring your alcohol outside of the bar area. They will likely be given a warning, but lots of responsibilities for bar or club owners.
However it is socially acceptable to enjoy alcohol in the parks or along by the city swimming areas along the sea. Especially youth flock to the parks all summer to play music and party.
There are certant parks that have a more youthfull crowd and can be more rowdy, but there are lots of parks in oslo, and you can also find quite nice spaces to drink a bottle of wine with your significant other.
I don't know anyone who ever got a ticket or fine from drinking in public in a park in oslo, not saying that it doesn't happen, but i never heard about it and i am 34 now.
The police has a laissez-faire approach to such things, and are more concerned if there is minors drinking etc.
On a certain level, we have a drug store in our brain, the neurochemicals that show up in flow: so dopamine, norepinephrine, anandamide, endorphins, and serotonin. If you were to try to cocktail the street drug version of that, right, you're trying to blend like heroin and speed and coke and acid and weed- and point is, you can't do it. It turns out the brain can cocktail all of 'em at once, which is why people will prefer flow to almost any experience on Earth. It's our favorite experience. It's the most addictive experience on Earth. Why? 'Cause it cocktails five or six of the largest pleasure drugs the brain can produce. We're all capable of so much more than we know. That is a commonality across the board. And one of the big reasons is we're all hardwired for flow, and flow is a massive amplification of what's possible for ourselves.
Thank you for making a video that isn't 90% sulking about how expensive it is.
When it comes to other stuff than alcohol, like you said, it's on par with Paris, Copenhagen, Amsterdam etc.
Also, like others are saying. Drinking in public parks here is "illegal". Especially in the larger parks like Vigelandsparken/Frognerparken, Torshovparken and Sofienbergparken.
The waterside bars like Salt, Vippa and Sukkerbiten are better thou.. ;)
I did get a 18-dollar beer in the area Aker Brygge, so "touristy" of me, lol.
No problem du drink beer and eine in the parks of Oslo, lived here my whole life of 28 years and never had a problem with it. And everybody does it!
Yeah, our friend was probably a bit over-cautious (possibly due to his job) but now we know for when we return 👍🇳🇴😊
GLAD to see you two back on track (giving your fans great and edifying video content).
I'll tell you the thing that would shock me about being anywhere else in Scandinavia is how much Danish is actually intelligible to others from ... say, Norway and especially Sweden, Danish being the most like Swedish, or so I have heard.
Wait - does the US have alcohol monopoly? At least in some states? That really surprises me. It certainly goes against the cliche image of the US that we have here in Europe.
It depends from state to state but in Pennsylvania it does and our laws used to SUPER strict - couldn’t sell beer and wine/liquor at the same location, while we were in university you couldn’t buy any alcohol on sundays (besides in a bar or restaurant).
I live in Oslo :D great video
about not drinking in public - its not allowed - but see Sofienbergparken and Birkelunden - theres hundreds partying there in good weather...not only wine/beer- the pot-smoke is thick too...
You went to Oslo and all we get is a 5 min vid..
I know what you mean about landscape. I am from Ohio but retired in Florida. Florida is flat like a pancake! Highest elevation is 345 feet, 105 meters. Been to Norway years ago. YES! They are gorgeous! Thought all the normal people were locked up at home!
But I always drink beer in the park here, hehe, so even if it might not be allowed, pretty much everyone does it.
Ah okay, our friend may have been a little cleverly cautious 😂
Yes it it technically illegal to drink in the park, but it´s actually become pretty common for people to just sit down in the park and have a bottle of wine or a couple of beers
Oslo and Norway in general has become much less expensive because the Exchange rate has dropped.
You can definitely drink in public ppl do it all the time at parks when it’s summer time. Especially on 17th of May, basically the whole city is out drinking in public 😂
Yes 🙌🏼 We really want to experience 17 May next year 🇳🇴 🤩
Wooow. That was expensive beer!
Keep the locals straight and narrow.
You weren't shocked. You were surprised.
Come to Bergen guys!
Oslo and around is about flattest part of Norway, try go more to the country side and not only to the city and asphalt. Go far north Trondheim, Dovre, Bergen, Lofoten, Værøy, Tromsø, Finnmark etc.
About the Alcohol-monopoly: In the late 19th century we in the Nordic countries were drinking ourselves out of the civilisation - and we grew wise to the fact that we better do something to temper that, hence the monopolies, and the steep taxation (typically based on alcohol content, not on price from producer.)
Interesting! Did you just inspire research for a future video? 🤔
Drinking in public is technically illegal, but mostly the cops will turn a blind eye if it’s in a park midday and done in an orderly fashion. You can enjoy a beer in a park without getting arrested/fined. It’s very contextual.
I feel betrayed. 😏 But as long as u never go to or make a video about Sweden, I’ll forgive u guys. 😅
What if we make one from Skåne, but call it “Old Denmark” or “East Denmark”?
@@RobeTrotting well.. that I would actually love, support and encourage. 😍👍😂
Come to Trondheim in Norway next time, its much more intresting then Oslo Norway.
Yes 🙌🏼 there’s a lot more exploring in Norway we want and need to do 😊🇳🇴
Did you know, that Oslo was called Christiania back in the 1800...? Just like the one on Amager... ;)
Yes, we actually did know that and funny enough, we can actually prove it haha 😂 - I think we mention it in a video about maps of Denmark 🇩🇰 😊🇳🇴
@@RobeTrotting Oh... :) I might have missed that one... Thanks for your videos... ;)
I grab a beer everywhere in norway, the trick is to not care, nobody will say anything as long as you are behaving
Yeah, our friend was probably overly cautious. We ended up leaving a bottle of wine for the hotel staff haha 😂 but I guess we learned for our next Oslo trip.
so funny you consider ours hills as mountains 😄
In comparison haha
It's perfectly fine to drink beer or wine in the parks in Oslo. Nobody would even find it strange. You are right in that it's not allowed by law, but the police have more important things to do.
Good to know. Our friend was probably being overly cautious, it in retrospect it could be because of his profession.
Haha our alcohol policy is pretty conservative. We do dink and barbecue in parks but just certain places, and the police are usually okay with it. But not in the Royal garden ofc. Glad you enjoyed your stay.
Hey!
Rlly love the vids🥰🇩🇰
Can you maybe make a vid as working as an Au-pair? i would rlly help me out, since i singed up for the program :)
i already live in europe, so maybe you guys can help me out?
As a regular cycler, I am glad that Cph is flat.
As a norwegian we drink in the park we Just give a fuck. if the Police man has a bad day you maybe be given a fine
Yeah, I think our friends were being super cautious.
Public drinking isn't explicitly legal, but you will only be criminalised for disturbing the peace or others. Wine drinking in the park is very unususal though. The only place where there's a major issue is drinking near an establishment serving drinks, because they can get in trouble and be fined for improper serving of alcohol - that includes drinks they don't serve. If you are drinking somewhere, you may only drink inside or inside their outdoors area. Drinking on the street is more of a public faux pas, but drinking in the park, at the beach (maybe not right in the middle of people) or at a hiking spot. Drinking in the forrest could get you a side eye, but it's mostly about moderation and respect.
Oslo, Norway, Danmark just saying :)
Could you call it “Gammel Danmark”?
Oops, you should never say that..
Norway was actually the first country in Scandinavia to be united in a kingdom., before Denmark.
Iceland, Greenland, Faroe Islands belonged to Norway before it was stolen by Denmark with the accept from the winning countries after the Napoleon wars. The union with Denmark is often called "The 400 year night" in Norway for a good reason.
Police don't enforce it unless it's a nuisance for others. It's more about having a park available for kids and all, and not drunkards potentially creeping out and scaring people.
True. Our friend was likely being overly cautious because of his job.