Vestgrensa Student Village

Vestgrensa is located in a quiet area right next to the University of Oslo. Here you live with Oslo's largest gym, Domus Athletica, right outside your doorstep, and with good public transportation to the rest of the city. Note! There is noisy construction work at Vestgrensa. Read more further down on the page.

Housing units

352 housing units
for one person
46 housing units
for couples
0 housing units
for families
6 housing units
adapted for wheelchair

See housing units

Reportage from Vestgrensa student village

This is how it is at Vestgrensa Student Village

Car parking

There is parking for rent in the parking garage, located in the building next to the student village.
Read more about the parking arrangement here.
Storage

Some of the housing units have their own storage room, whilst others share. All storage rooms are located in the basement and are marked with housing numbers.
Construction projects at Vestgrensa

Construction works in the vicinity
UiO started construction of the Life of Science building in the vicinity of the student village in February 2019. This is a large project. UiO estimates that the building will be completed in 2026 and includes development of nice outdoor areas. Noisy works will be carried out periodically while the work is in progress. You can read more about the project here.
Working hours: Monday – Friday between 07.00 – 19.00.
Noise and vibration are expected in connection with these works. The project states that they will continuously monitor the noise levels, dust, and vibrations on surrounding areas to ensure that they comply within applicable legislation and regulations.
Public transport

There are two subway stations located close to the student village, Forskningsparken and Ullevål Stadion. There are also trams and several bus lines in the area.
Bicycle parking

Bikes are parked in the outdoor bike shed or at the bike rack at Trimveien 6.
Waste

At Vestgrensa, you can throw your trash in waste containers outside Trimveien 6 and 8.
Remember to recycle all your trash!
You can read more about recycling in the municipality of Oslo here.
Roof terrace

The residents of Trimveien 8 have access to a common roof terrace. Please show consideration to others in the student house when using the roof terrace. This means that barbecuing, smoking or shaking carpets is not permitted.
Laundry

If you live in Trimveien 6, you will have access to the common laundry in the basement.
Read more about how to use the laundry here.
In Trimveien 8, all housing units come with a washing machine.