Arriving from Sweden
Svinesund → Oslo · E6
Where the E6 crosses into Norway from Sweden at Svinesund, north to Oslo.
Passes through 10 municipalities
About the drive
Along the way
- History — Halden, Fredrikstad, Moss, Vestby, Ås, Frogn, Nordre Follo, Oslo
- Towns & cities — Halden, Fredrikstad, Frogn, Oslo
- Viewpoints by the road — Halden, Oslo
- Culture & festivals — Oslo
- Islands & island hopping — Oslo
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Stops along the route
- Halden
Fredriksten fortress, where Sweden's Charles XII fell in 1718, the Brekke locks on the Halden Canal, and the Gjellestad Viking ship mound.
- Sarpsborg
The thundering Sarpsfossen falls, Borgarsyssel Museum on the spot where Olav Haraldsson founded Borg in 1016, and Bronze Age carvings at Hornes.
- Fredrikstad
Gamlebyen, the Nordic region's best-preserved fortress town, Bronze Age rock carvings along the Oldtidsveien, and part of Ytre Hvaler marine national park.
- Råde
Birdwatching on the shallow Kurefjorden wetland, Oslofjord swims, and Råde church from 1185 with a farm museum next door.
- Moss
Galleri F 15 at Alby farm on Jeløy, home of the Momentum biennial, and the ironworks house where the 1814 Convention of Moss was signed.
- Vestby
The old harbour village of Son, Munch's former summer home at Hvitsten, and swims on the Oslofjord's beaches.
- Ås
The NMBU campus park around historic university buildings, with an arboretum and duck pond, plus the national rowing course on lake Årungen.
- Frogn
Drøbak's white wooden houses and Oscarsborg fortress, which sank the German cruiser Blücher on 9 April 1940 and gave the King time to escape.