Vigeland Sculpture Park, or Vigelandsparken, is the best-known part of Frogner Park in Oslo and contains Gustav Vigeland’s large sculpture installation, including the bridge figures, the fountain, and the Monolith plateau. It is one of Oslo’s most recognisable landmarks and one of the city’s most frequently used screen locations.
Vigeland Sculpture Park appears in Jo Nesbø’s Detective Hole (2026), The Snowman (2017), Himmel og helvete (1969), Oslo, 31. august (2011), Elling (2001), and Trailer Park Boys: Out of the Park: Europe (2016). It has also appeared in other productions, but these are among the clearest documented examples.
In Jo Nesbø’s Detective Hole (2026), various statues in Vigeland Sculpture Park are used between scenes in dark, atmospheric shots. The sculptures are shown in ways that make them appear especially sinister and mysterious, using the park as part of the series’ noir version of Oslo.
In The Snowman (2017), Vigeland Sculpture Park is used for Harry Hole’s drunken aftermath scene, where he wakes up in a shed in the park. The location is also part of the film’s wider Oslo setting and appears in material connected to the shoot around the sculpture area.
In Himmel og helvete (1969), large parts of the park were used. Scenes were filmed near the Monolith, and the park is also used for the sequence in which the young characters run through the sculpture area while high and imitate the statues.
In Oslo, 31. august (2011), the park appears in the night scene at the echo point, where Anders shows the place to a young woman.
In Elling (2001), Vigeland Sculpture Park is used as part of the film’s Oslo setting. The sculptures appear as recognisable elements of the city rather than as a single major set-piece.
In Trailer Park Boys: Out of the Park: Europe (2016), the boys visit Vigeland Sculpture Park in the Oslo episode. The park is used as one of the city’s best-known landmarks during their stop in Norway.
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.
The Snowman
The Snowman is a 2017 psychological thriller film directed by Tomas Alfredson and written by Peter Straughan, Hossein Amini, and Søren Sveistrup.
Frognerbadet
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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.
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).
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.
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.
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
Restaurant Schrøder
Restaurant Schrøder appears in Jo Nesbø’s Detective Hole (2026) and The Snowman (2017). In both productions, the restaurant is used in by Harry Hole.
St. Hanshaugen Park
St. Hanshaugen Park is a frequent filming location for Norwegian and international productions due to its elevated views and classic landscape.
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