Sandvika

Sandvika? / I is the name of a town in the municipality of Bærum, Akershus in Norway in the Fylke. It is the seat of the administration of the municipality and has since the year 2003 on a town. The city is located in the southwestern municipality Bærum, right on the Oslo fjord, about 15 kilometers southwest of the city center of Oslo. In recent decades, the population of the city has increased significantly. Due to its convenient transport links to the neighboring city of Oslo, many commuters have settled in Sandvika. Geographically, it is assigned to the metropolitan area of Oslo.

Great economic importance for the environment, the Sandvika Sandvika based in Storsenter, the largest shopping mall in Scandinavia with a sales area of over 50,000 sqm.

The city is connected by highways E18 and E16 with Oslo. From Sandvika station National Rail local and long-distance trains and trains of the Airport Express Train express train which connects the city with the Oslo-Gardermoen airport in a travel time of 40 to 45 minutes.