About us

about us

Oslo Kongressenter Folkets Hus BA, located in the heart of central Oslo, is organised as a joint stock company in which the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions (LO), the Jern og Metall union and the Sparebank 1 bank are majority shareholders. The story of the “People’s House” goes all the way back to the end of the 19^th century, but the foundation of today's congress centre was completed in 1989.

Oslo Congress Centre is a leading modern congress centre consisting of more than 20 event rooms of various sizes. We also lease and operate Samfunnsalen (Arbeidersamfunnets plass 1, next to Sentrum Scene). See an overview of our capacity here (PDF).

Oslo Congress Centre hosts nearly 1,000 events over the course of a year. We help our customers with everything from planning to implementation. Our flexible rooms, meeting rooms, restaurants and break areas enable us to tailor-make everything from smaller meetings to major conferences and congresses. We also have extensive experience in arranging banquets, Christmas dinners, corporate kick-offs, events, fairs and concerts.

Quality, flexibility, innovation and focus on service are important aspects of our offering.

In addition to the conference department, Oslo Kongressenter Folkets Hus BA has a property department (leasing and operating approximately 25,000 m² of office space), an in-house service centre (photocopying and digital printing) and its own cafeteria.

We currently have approximately 60 employees and a turnover of approximately NOK 100 million.

Facts

Approximately 12,000 m² in area
25 different facilities (halls, meeting rooms, and restaurants)
Approximately 2,500-3,000 m² exhibition area (including the Congress Hall and Forum)
1,400 seats in one hall – conference layout
1,040 seats in one hall – banquet layout