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Oslo's centrality in the political, cultural and economical life of Norway continues to be a source of considerable controversy and friction.
Parts of Oslo suffer from congestion, yet it is the only European capital where people live with the wilderness literally in their back yard, or with access to a suburban train line that allows the city's many hikers and long-distance skiers to simply step off the train and start walking or skiing.
Oslo's tram- and metro system is the largest in Europe compared to the number of inhabitants, and Oslo is the smallest city in the world with a comprehensive metro system.
Oslo was destroyed several times by fire, and after the fourteenth calamity, in 1624, King Christian IV of Norway ordered it rebuilt at a new site across the bay, near Akershus Fortress and given the name Christiania (later, 1878-1924, Kristiania).
Oslo's centrality in the political, cultural and economical life of Norway continues to be a source of considerable controversy and friction.
Oslo is an important centre of maritime knowledge in Europe and is home to approximately 980 companies and 8,500 employees within the maritime sector, among which are some of the world's largest shipping companies, shipbrokers, and insurance brokers[3].
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