Oslo guide for expats in French / Guide pour expatriés sur Oslo en français
EasyExpat
30 January, 2011 16:11
We have now fully manually translated our original guide in English into French.
Known as Norge, this section of Scandinavia lies to the northwest of Finland and its immediate neighbour, Sweden on Europe's most Northern peninsula. Oslo is Norway's capitol and the largest city (total area of 454 km2). There is a population of around 590,041. The city is also incredibly safe with one of the lowest homicide rate in the world.
The metropolitan area of Oslo accounts for 25 percent of Norway's gross domestic product. The region has one of the highest per capita GDPs in Europe. Oslo has been ranked the second most expensive place to live in the world, and the most expensive in Europe according to the EAI.
At the end of 2009, 4,734 French nationals were recorded by the French Embassy. The whole French community is about 5 000 people (the 8th largest country of the European Economic Area present in Norway) who live mainly in Oslo (70%), Stavanger (16%) and Bergen (7%).
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