The Alna River''Berlitz: Oslo Pocket Guide''. 2013. London: Berlitz. () is a river that runs through

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, Norway, from Alnsjøen to the Oslo Fjord at

Bjørvika Bjørvika is a neighborhood in the Sentrum borough of Oslo, Norway. The area is an inlet in the inner Oslofjord, situated between Gamlebyen and Akershus Fortress. It serves as an outlet for the river Akerselva. Since the 2000s, it has been ...

. It also drains Breisjøen, Steinbruvann, Tokerudbekken, and

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. It runs through the boroughs of

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, Nordstrand,

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Alna Alna is a borough of the city of Oslo, Norway. It is named after the Alna River, River Alna, which flows through it. The borough consists of the following neighborhoods: * Alnabru * Ellingsrud * Furuset * Haugerud, Oslo, Haugerud * Hellerud * Li ...

, and

Grorud Grorud is a borough of the city of Oslo, Norway. The borough contains the Ammerud, Grorud, Kalbakken, Rødtvet, Nordtvet and Romsås areas. To the north of the borough is the forest of Lillomarka. The borough is the smallest in Oslo, with ...

. Large sections of the river run in

culvert A culvert is a structure that channels water past an obstacle or to a subterranean waterway. Typically embedded so as to be surrounded by soil, a culvert may be made from a pipe (fluid conveyance), pipe, reinforced concrete or other materia ...

s and the river is highly polluted, partially because it is used as a sewer drain. The Municipality of Oslo is creating linked walking trails and green spaces along the length of the Alna.

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