Sandvika () is the administrative centre of the municipality of
Bærum in
Norway. It was declared a
city
A city is a human settlement of notable size.Goodall, B. (1987) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Human Geography''. London: Penguin.Kuper, A. and Kuper, J., eds (1996) ''The Social Science Encyclopedia''. 2nd edition. London: Routledge. It can be def ...
by the
municipal council in Bærum on 4 June 2003.
Sandvika is situated approximately west of
Oslo. It is the main transportation hub for Western Bærum, and has a combined bus and
railway station. Sandvika is also one of the stops along the route of the
Airport Express Train. Sandvika also has Scandinavia's largest super mall,
Sandvika Storsenter
Sandvika Storsenter is a super-regional mall located in Sandvika outside of Oslo, Norway. It is owned by the Olav Thon Group () which in turn is owned by the Olav Thon Foundation ().
The mall opened October 14, 1993, and was then 24,000 square ...
, with 190 stores and a total area of . On 13 March 2013, the previously pedestrianized main street was opened for car traffic and on-street parking.
Sandvika used to be home to the
BI Norwegian Business School, which moved to new surroundings in
Nydalen, Oslo in August 2005. The building was, after some refurbishing, converted into the home of Sandvika High School.
Another school in Sandvika is Norges Realfagsgymnas NRG (Norwegian school of maths and science), a combined secondary school and high school. It lies in Skytterdalen and offers education in maths and science.
The nearby island of
Kalvøya is a place for recreation. The Boat Sport House is located on Kalvøya, and is used by
Bærum KK
Bærum Kajakklubb is a sports club from Bærum, Norway.
Established in 1935, its only sport is canoe racing. It is based at Kalvøya outside of Sandvika, and has shared the locality with the rowing club Bærum RK since 1972.
Well-known members i ...
and
Bærum RK
Bærum Roklubb is a sports club from Bærum, Norway.
Established in 1917, its only sport is sport rowing. It is based at Kalvøya outside Sandvika, and has shared the current locality with the canoeing club Bærum KK since 1972. Bærum RK origin ...
. It also hosted one of the best known Norwegian music festivals
Kalvøyafestivalen.
A small islet in
Sandviksbukta, outside Sandvika, is called
Danmark.
Danes
Danes ( da, danskere, ) are a North Germanic ethnic group and nationality native to Denmark and a modern nation identified with the country of Denmark. This connection may be ancestral, legal, historical, or cultural.
Danes generally regard t ...
who live in the area join together every year on 5 June
Denmark's national day to celebrate. It has been debate on the Danish flag on "Danmark", but currently it still is there.
In art and music
Claude Monet visited in early 1895. During his stay he painted several views of the town and the surrounding landscape, with the mountain ridge
Kolsås featuring in many of the paintings either in the background or as the primary subject. Perhaps the most well known of the paintings from this visit is 'Sandviken Village in Snow' which features the Løkke bridge in the foreground with Kolsås in the background. The bridge still stands in Sandvika.
Go Norway Tourism Site Bærum page
/ref>
Gallery
File:Sandvika Baerum Norway.jpg, Viewing towards Sandvika
Image:Kalvoen.jpg, Kalvøya Bridge towards Sandvika, taken during April sunset
File:526 Sandvika Flyvefoto - no-nb digifoto 20150820 00165 bldsa PK22436.jpg, Sandvika in the mid-1930s
References
Cities and towns in Norway
Bærum
Populated places in Viken
{{Akershus-geo-stub