挪威奥斯陆市
奥斯陆是挪威首都,也是该国最大的城市,人口超过 65 万。奥斯陆及其周边地区拥有 120 多万人口,是欧洲人口密度最大的地区之一。当地失业率较低,经济健康发展。
奥斯陆是一座格局紧凑的首都,南面是奥斯陆峡湾,其他三面是马尔卡国家级保护森林。奥斯陆交通便捷,是挪威的国内及国际交通枢纽。全世界共有 116 条直达奥斯陆的国际航班,这一数字仍在不断增长。
奥斯陆是欧洲十大创新城市之一,挪威拥有大量软件工程领域的世界顶尖人才,当地的高科技产业生态系统蓬勃发展,风险投资活跃度达到创纪录水平。
奥斯陆是全球最发达的沿海首都之一。挪威作为沿海国家的历史十分悠久,奥斯陆集中体现了该国发达的航运业和相关专业服务。奥斯陆在其他领域也拥有先进的技术和专业知识,包括生命科学、信息与通信技术、能源与环境技术,以及创意行业。
奥斯陆成功入选“2019 欧洲绿色首都”,其宗旨是到 2030 年不再使用化石燃料。奥斯陆也是“2017 循环经济推广领袖奖”的获得者。
奥斯陆是许多世界知名品牌的发源地或举办地,包括“诺贝尔和平奖”颁奖典礼、蒙克博物馆、国际冬季运动会、奥斯陆歌剧院,以及康斯伯格创新孵化器,但这些仅仅是其中的一小部分。
奥斯陆始终面向未来,共有 37 所大学和研究机构。奥斯陆的人口结构呈年轻化趋势(25-35 岁的人口将在未来八年内增加 40%),当地人才济济,民众受教育水平在全世界名列前茅。奥斯陆是新技术的率先使用者,也是 IBM 和 Visa 等电子商务巨头的试销市场。
奥斯陆的创业氛围十分浓烈。与其他北欧国家相比,挪威对高科技项目的关注度较低,但这一情况正在迅速改变。据 The Nordic Web 网站统计,挪威约有 15% 的高科技投资项目聚焦可持续发展,这一比例在所有北欧国家中是最高的。
平等催生了创新与合作,这让奥斯陆建起了全球领先的高科技产业集群。
诚然,奥斯陆是个小城市,但在很多方面大有作为。
Oslo, Norway.
Oslo is the capital of Norway and the country’s largest city with over 650,000 inhabitants. Oslo and its surrounding region counts for more than 1.2 million inhabitants. It is one of the most prosperous regions in Europe. Unemployment is low, and the economy is healthy.
It is a compact capital city surrounded by the Oslo Fjord on its south side and the national protected forest Marka to its east, north and west. Oslo is a very accessible city and Norway’s hub for national and international travel. There are 116 international direct flights to OSL, and growing.
The Oslo region emerges as one of top 10 most innovation-intense regions in Europe, Norway has a massive stock of world-class software engineering talent, a thriving tech ecosystem, and a track record of venture investing and exits.
Oslo stands out as one of the leading maritime capitals in the world with a unique concentration of competence in shipping and specialized services developed from our strong history as a maritime nation. Advanced technology and expertise are also found within fields such as life sciences, information and communication technologies (ICT), energy and environmental technologies and creative industries.
Oslo is The European Green Capital in 2019 and its aim to become a fossil free city by 2030. The city was awarded Leadership Award for Cycling Promotion 2017.
Oslo has many strong brands. The Nobel Peace Prize ceremony. Munch. International winter sport events. Opera. Kongsberg Innovation. These are just a very few examples on strong international brands hosted by or originated in the Oslo region.
Oslo is geared for the future, and it has 37 universities and institutions. The population of Oslo is young (age group 25-35 will increase by 40% next 8 years), talented and among the highest educated in the world. We are early adopters of new technology, and test market for leading providers of ecommerce like IBM and Visa.
We have a hot startup community. Norway’s tech scene may spend less time in the limelight than some of its Nordic cousins, but that is changing fast. About 15% of tech investments in Norway were focused on sustainability, the highest among all the Nordic countries. (The Nordic Web)
Equality fosters creativy and collaboration, and we have world-leading clusters in high technology industries.
We happily admit that our city is small. But it is small in a very big way.