The Oslo region is a highly developed growth area in Scandinavia. It is made up of two counties: Oslo and Akershus. Oslo, also a municipality, is the geographical and functional centre of the region and the capital of Norway. The region has one million inhabitants, 90,000 companies, and one of the highest purchasing power standards (PPS) in the world. As the capital region, it is also the centre of one of the most robust economies in the world and at the top of international ratings for quality of life.The Oslo region has the most highly educated workforce in Europe and is ranked second among the world's leading information societies. More than 40 per cent of those with higher education in Norway live in the Oslo region and close to 50 per cent of Norway´s R&D is carried out in this knowledge centre.
Norway and the other Nordic countries have a higher proportion of mobile phones and Internet users than the European Union average. The telecommunications infrastructure in Norway is fully digitised, and the Oslo region in particular is leading the way towards a wireless society. Prices for telecommunication services are among the lowest in Europe and the region serves as an excellent test market for new ideas and products.
On average, the Oslo region is a two-hour flight from most European cities and has the second most punctual airport in Europe. It is less than twenty minutes by high speed train from the airport to Oslo city centre. A well-developed public transport system gives easy access to the whole region and the greater Oslo area, for work or for leisure in the nearby mountains and the Oslo fjord.
Read more about business in Oslo and Oslo Teknopol at www.oslo.technopole.no
