Shopping malls
Paleet
an upmarket, central shopping centre.
Aker Brygge
A seaside shopping and nightlife centre with high prices, but lots of glam and fun.
House of Oslo
a recently opened shopping center focusing on interior designs with around 20 different shops with their own theme. This may be the most exquisite interior design center in northern Europe. Illum Bolighus is especially worth a visit this is a subsidiary of a famous Danish department store.
Bogstadveien
Good for non-chain stores, focus on clothes and accessories.
Glasmagasinet
dates back to the 18th century, where you can find souvenirs, crystal, china, fashion, kitchenware, interior design and much more. The department store is famous for their large area of cosmetique sales.
Akersgata
a few exclusive shops like Louis Vuitton, gold smith David-Andersen, Follestad, Corso Como, Ting. A brand new high-end shopping centre opened recently at Egertorget, called Eger. The most exclusive shopping-centre in Oslo.
Oslo City
a big shopping center just across the street from the Central station. The shopping center is focused on the young people.
Byporten
The latest addition to the shopping center scene. It's connected to the Central station. This shopping mall is focusing on everything. The travellers' choice! A lot of designers stuff, branded clothing, travel stuff and more.
Steen & Strøm
One of Oslo's oldest department stores and is newly renovated and very stylish with a number of clothing shops with famous brands as well as a cosmetique and an interior design floor. On top you will find an outdoor cafe with view all over the city centre and the surroundings.
Specialty stores
Baby Shop AS
One of Oslo's oldest and most traditional baby stores. It is famous for its celebrity shoppers like the Princess of Norway Märtha Louise and the Crown Princess Mette-Marit.
Frelsesarmeen (Salvation Army)
Salvation Army second-hand store done Norwegian style! Super high quality clothes, some furnishings, and a SA café/Sally Anne SA's fair-trade concept store right next door. Great place for inexpensive hats/gloves/socks when the Oslo winter sneaks up on you.
Living Large
A store for both tall and solid men, sizes range form 3X to 9X with decent formal and informal clothes.
In 2010 Oslo was ranked the most expensive city in the world (http://www.digitaljournal...). Still there are possibilities for getting bargains in Oslo during the big sales. The prices on famous brands are not higher in Oslo than in London or Paris, often lower even if they are not on sale. The big sales are in January and August.
shopping districts
If you are out to shop there's plenty to choose from. The main pedestrian street Karl Johans gate has plenty of shops of dubious quality,. The street Bygdøy allé which is locally famous for its chestnut trees bus 20, 31 has regained its reputation of being a shopping street the past few years by establishments that focuses on kitchens, kitchenware, interior designs, exclusive norwegian furniture, light design and others. The street Møllergata downtown, public transport from stops Stortorget and Møllerveien at either end of the street was earlier known as the furniture street. You will still find a few good, but rather expensive shops for Norwegian furniture in this street. You can easily find this street close to the Christiania Glasmagasin and the street Torggata which contains a few home interior shops like KID, Hemtex and à hlens with a Muji-department in the basement.