Emanuel Vigeland Museum, also known as Emanuel Vigeland Museum and Mausoleum or Tomba Emmanuelle, is a museum and mausoleum in Oslo created by Emanuel Vigeland. The building is best known for its dark barrel-vaulted main chamber, where the fresco cycle Vita covers the walls and ceiling. Originally planned as a museum, it was transformed in the 1940s into Vigeland’s own mausoleum, giving the interior its unusually sombre and enclosed character.
In Jo Nesbø’s Detective Hole (2026), the mausoleum is used as a meeting place for powerful figures, including police officers, who gather there wearing cloaks and masks. The location’s dark interior, echoing space, and enclosed vaulted chamber give the scene a distinctly secretive and ominous setting.
Jo Nesbø’s Detective Hole (2026)
Jo Nesbo’s Detective Hole
Jo Nesbø’s Detective Hole is very closely tied to Oslo, and the city appears to have been used as a real dramatic environment rather than just a generic Scandinavian backdrop.
Vigeland Sculpture Park
Vigeland Sculpture Park appears in Jo Nesbø’s Detective Hole, The Snowman, Himmel og helvete, Oslo, 31. august, Elling, and many more.
Majorstuen Station
Majorstuen Station appears in Jo Nesbø’s Detective Hole (2026), the Netflix adaptation of Nesbø’s Harry Hole universe, which was filmed extensively in Oslo.
Frognerbadet
Frognerbadet, also known in English as Frogner Open-Air Public Bath, is an outdoor swimming complex in Oslo next to Frogner Park. Opened…
Wilhelms gate Steps
Wilhelms gate Steps appears in The Worst Person in the World (2021). The stairway is used in one of the film’s Oslo street sequences.
Louises gate
Louises gate appears in The Worst Person in the World (2021), where it is used in one of the film scenes. It is also the location used for the poster image
Lars Lillo-Stenberg House
Lars Lillo-Stenberg House is a private villa in Frogner, Oslo, known for its dragestil architecture. The house appears in Sentimental Value (2025).
St. Hanshaugen Park
St. Hanshaugen Park is a frequent filming location for Norwegian and international productions due to its elevated views and classic landscape.
Lorry
Restaurant Lorry appears in Sentimental Value (2025). The restaurant is used as one of the film’s Oslo locations and forms part of its city setting.
Behrens’ gate 5
In Jo Nesbø’s Detective Hole (2026), Behrens’ gate 5 is used for the scenes at Camilla Loen’s apartment, where she is found murdered.
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