Rykkinn
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Rykkinn is a dormitory town in the north-west of Bærum
with about 10,000-15,000 inhabitants. It is located between Kolsås
and the area of Skui
and Vøyenenga
.
Rykkinn consists mainly of apartment
blocks and smaller houses. Most of Rykkinn's buildings and infrastructure were built in the early 1970s due to the growing demands for housing near Oslo. The mix of houses and apartments can therefore be seen as a part of the social democratic
ideology that heavily influenced Norwegian society at that time: People of different classes were to live peacefully side by side in the new suburb. Perhaps for this reason Rykkinn has had a development more akin to Oslo's
eastern bourough which is quite different from much of the otherwise affluent municipality.
Rykkinn also has a shopping mall, which used to contain Norway's highest educational facility for commercial trading - Kjøpmannsinstituttet. Rykkinn is home to the Norwegian national basketball venue, and they also have a basketball team in the Top series of Norwegian basketball called 3B/Bærums Verk.
Harald Eia
, a Norwegian comedian who has often included references to Rykkinn in his performances, and Nikolaj Frobenius
, an author and screenwriter, were born here.
Frobenius' book Teori og Praksis caused much controversy because of its criticism of Rykkinn and he has later faced negative articles in the local paper Budstikk. The film Sønner av Norge (Sons of Norway) is based on the book.
Bærum
is a municipality in Akershus county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Sandvika. Bærum was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838. A suburb of Oslo, Bærum is located on the west coast of the city....
with about 10,000-15,000 inhabitants. It is located between Kolsås
Kolsås
Kolsås is a wooded mountain ridge in the municipality of Bærum, Norway. Geologically, Kolsås belongs to the Oslo Graben area. Its two peaks consist of hard rhomb porphyric lava covering softer rocks, forming steep cliffs to the east, south and west....
and the area of Skui
Skui
Skui is a district in the municipality of Bærum, Norway. Together with the district Emma Hjort, its population is 6,281....
and Vøyenenga
Vøyenenga
Vøyenenga is a village in Akershus, Norway....
.
Rykkinn consists mainly of apartment
Apartment
An apartment or flat is a self-contained housing unit that occupies only part of a building...
blocks and smaller houses. Most of Rykkinn's buildings and infrastructure were built in the early 1970s due to the growing demands for housing near Oslo. The mix of houses and apartments can therefore be seen as a part of the social democratic
Social democracy
Social democracy is a political ideology of the center-left on the political spectrum. Social democracy is officially a form of evolutionary reformist socialism. It supports class collaboration as the course to achieve socialism...
ideology that heavily influenced Norwegian society at that time: People of different classes were to live peacefully side by side in the new suburb. Perhaps for this reason Rykkinn has had a development more akin to Oslo's
Oslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
eastern bourough which is quite different from much of the otherwise affluent municipality.
Rykkinn also has a shopping mall, which used to contain Norway's highest educational facility for commercial trading - Kjøpmannsinstituttet. Rykkinn is home to the Norwegian national basketball venue, and they also have a basketball team in the Top series of Norwegian basketball called 3B/Bærums Verk.
Harald Eia
Harald Eia
Harald Meldal Eia is a Norwegian comedian.-Career:Together with Bård Tufte Johansen, he has been author of, and participated in, several successful Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation comedy TV series, such as Lille Lørdag , Åpen Post , Uti vår hage , Team Antonsen , Tre brødre som ikke er brødre ,...
, a Norwegian comedian who has often included references to Rykkinn in his performances, and Nikolaj Frobenius
Nikolaj Frobenius
Nikolaj Frobenius is a Norwegian novelist and screen writer.Frobenius was born in Oslo, but grew up at Rykkinn. He studied film writing and research at LCP, London. He has written several books and screenplays, including the screenplay for the classic nordic film thriller Insomnia, which was...
, an author and screenwriter, were born here.
Frobenius' book Teori og Praksis caused much controversy because of its criticism of Rykkinn and he has later faced negative articles in the local paper Budstikk. The film Sønner av Norge (Sons of Norway) is based on the book.