An Illustrated Guide to Oslo, Courtesy of Norway’s Coolest Design Firm Snøhetta — vogue.com

Snøhetta deserves at least some of the credit for the world’s ongoing obsession with modern Scandinavian design. In the past few years, this Oslo-based design and architecture firm has made everything from the angular glass pavilion for New York City’s National September 11 Memorial & Museumn to the pixelated landscapes on Norway’s updated banknotes. The firm’s aesthetic is bold yet sleek, intellectual, and at times slightly odd. That eclectic mix makes Snøhetta’s designers perfect guides to Norway’s capital. Here, in words and pictures, they share their favorite things to do in Oslo—a list that includes river hikes and a jazz-punk band that promises to “fuck up your Monday.” (The band performs only on Sundays.) Check out all of Snøhetta’s selections below.

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