Oslo Shopping

My best advice is to not shop in Oslo. It's too expensive. If you are looking for antiques, special edition books, original maps, etc., there are shops on Akersgata (one just across the street from the old fort and another across the street from the Parliament building).

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Juhl's is a small jewellery shop in Oslo (another one is found in Bergen and the main shop is in Kautokeino) where handmade silver jewellery produced in Kautkeino, Lapland is sold. The Juhl family has been living there for years already.
You can clearly see the influence of the climate and the traditional Sami designs on the jewellery's design. Some is more traditional Sami style and other pieces look like icy landscapes up there in the North. It's hard to make a choice and so you're likely to leave the shop with more than one piece. It's also a great gift for those back home since the jewellery is really special and similar can't be found elsewhere.
They also sell paintings and decoration items in the shop.

What to buy: Hard to say, depends on your budget also. There is a lot of nice stuff, but I liked the more modern earrings best.

What to pay: Around 100-150 Euro for a pair of earrings, bracelets are more expensive.

If you are looking for a centrally located and wide range services camera store in Oslo, this is it. Oslo Kamera Service is a long-running store with a good reputation and knows by the photography community in Norway.
They do lots of digital stuff, but retain good services also for us opld-fashioned black and white and color print and slides photographers.
You can get your camera fixed here, develop film and do your own digitals on-line, buy and sell cameras etc.
What they do have here, but sometimes missing from upstart digital focus shops are knowledgeable staff.

What to pay: Quite average for Norway, their occasional camera sales are of comparably good value.

Companys (located in Bogstadveien, a popular shopping district) has two floors of women's and men's clothes, focusing on popular Scandinavian brands. Tiger of Sweden, Odd Molly, Day et Mikkelsen, Bruuns Bazar, By Malene Birger and Acne are some of the featured brands. This is the place for jeans, shoes and dresses.

What to pay: It is pricey, designer jeans prices.. so you have to expect to pay 900 NOK or more for a pair of jeans.

Two floors of designer items including exclusive children's toys, soaps, notebooks, bags, jewellery, vases etc. It is very expensive, but a lot of cool and unsual things. Be aware though cause many of the items are not made or designed by Norwegians.

What to buy: Try to look for items designed by Norwegians - the staff will help you :)

What to pay: Very pricey!

Ting (translated it means things) is a popular store in Akersgaten (close to the luxury stores Mulberry and Louis Vuitton), it's an upscale giftstore where you can find quirky and pretty stuff for your bathroom, livingroom and kitchen. They sell international and some Scandinavian brands.
Some of the things you will find: colorful funny toasters, metallic toilet bags, edgy infants clothing, fun cards, pretty candles and designerware for your kitchen.

What to pay: Prices vary from 50 NOK and up.. There's something for every wallet, thick or thin

Norway is not the tourist Mecca for shoppers, however there are a few things that are worth taking home with that won't set you wallet back. I would recommend: Norwegian knitted sweaters and handicraft from different areas of Norway. These items are, however, very expensive.

For other souvenirs you don't need to go to a souvenir shop, because a lot of things are found in supermarkets that usually even cheaper , for example food products like -“Makrell i Tomat ( fish with tomatoes)” or Freia Melkesjokolade (milk chocolate).

What to buy: Other options for cheeper souvenirs:

- Cheese slicer and goat's milk cheese. Very, very useful

- Norwegian Milk Chocolate - Their ad says: A SMALL PIECE OF NORWAY (I personally prefer Swiss chocolate - Sorry)

- Salty liquorice

What to buy: It looks like soap... and if you pput it in your fridge people will think you are nuts for keeping soap there - but instead it is a piece of cheese. Just ask Lars' wife.

Thus brown piece of cheese is unique to Norway and it is called Gudbrandsdalsost, from the Gudbrandsdal Valley where it was originally made. It is made from a blend of goat's milk and cow's milk and cream - but don't ask me where the brown colour comes from. I have no idea.

The best way to serve it (and eat it) is to slice it very thinly using a metal cheese slicer. And the taste? It has a slight hint of caramel... Yummy.

What to pay: Very cheap - it comes in various sizes - and you can even get it in individually wrapped slices.