Surrounding areas join Oslo shutdown
March 15, 2021
All 51 municipalities in Norway’s large Viken county that surrounds Oslo are now subject to most of the same strict anti-infection measures that already apply in the capital. The restrictions apply from midnight Monday and will extend until at least April 11.
Visitors to the mountain community and ski center of Geilo in Viken won’t be able to eat out or visit the bar at the venerable Dr Holms Hotel, but at least they can stay at hotels or
hytter this Easter. PHOTO: Wikipedia
The expanded restrictions in Viken, which extends from the Swedish border in the south well into the mountain communities of the former Buskerud County, follow a further tightening of rules in Oslo annnounced earlier Monday evening. Oslo residents will no longer be able to drive over the city line to go shopping or eat out.