Bøler () is a south-eastern suburb of

Oslo Oslo ( or ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of 1,064,235 in 2022 ...

Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard also form part of the Kingdom of ...

. It is one of the more picturesque areas of Oslo.

Østmarka Østmarka is a forested area to the east of Oslo and part of the congregation of woodland areas known as Oslomarka. The area is situated within the municipalities Oslo, Lørenskog, Rælingen, Ski and Enebakk. Østmarka is delimited to the west b ...

forest and lake Nøklevann are in its immediate vicinity. Infrastructure-wise, it has a shopping cente

two elementary schools, a public bath, a library, a church and Bøler (station), a stop on the Østensjøbanen metro line.

History

The name ''Bøler'' comes from

Old Norse Old Norse, also referred to as Old Nordic or Old Scandinavian, was a stage of development of North Germanic languages, North Germanic dialects before their final divergence into separate Nordic languages. Old Norse was spoken by inhabitants ...

''bæl'' (farm). The area was mostly built up in the late 1950s, with high-rise buildings and smaller houses. Bøler was a separate borough of the city of

from the mid-1980s up to December 31, 2003, when it became part of the borough of

Østensjø Østensjø () is a borough of the city of Oslo, Norway. The borough is in the southeastern part of Oslo. It is well known for its proximity to the forested area of Østmarka, a popular resort and hiking area for the citizens of Oslo and Løren ...

Nearby locations

* Ulsrud * Bogerud *

Østensjøvannet Østensjøvannet () is a lake located in the Østensjø borough in Oslo, Norway. It is well known for the wide variety of birds and other wildlife that can be found there. It is currently a wildlife preserve, though urban development posed a se ...

* Abildsø * Oppsal * Skullerud

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Neighbourhoods of Oslo {{DEFAULTSORT:Boler