Sandvika

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|subdivision_name2 = Bærum

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|established_title = City status

|established_date = June 4, 2004

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Sandvika ({{Audio|Sandvika.ogg|pronunciation}}) is the administrative centre of the municipality of Bærum in Norway. It was declared a city by the municipal council in Bærum on 4 June 2003.http://www.baerum.kommune.no/sandvika (in Norwegian)

Sandvika is situated approximately {{convert|15|km|mi|sp=us}} west of Oslo. It is the main transportation hub for Western Bærum, and has a combined bus and railway station. Sandvika is also one of the stops along the route of the Airport Express Train.{{cite web |url=http://www.flytoget.no/Stasjoner/Flytogstasjon-Sandvika |title=Flytogstasjon Sandvika / Stasjoner / Flytoget - Flytoget |access-date=2013-01-10 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130116014932/http://www.flytoget.no/Stasjoner/Flytogstasjon-Sandvika |archive-date=2013-01-16 }} Sandvika also has Scandinavia's largest super mall, Sandvika Storsenter, with 190 stores and a total area of {{convert|60,000|m2|sqft|abbr=off|sp=us|disp=or}}. On 13 March 2013,{{cite web|url=http://www.venstre.no/artikkel/2013/03/12/na-er-baerum-uten-egen-gagate-det-som-var-ei-trivelig-gagate-er-na-vanlig-bilvei/|title=Nå er Bærum uten egen gågate. Det som var ei trivelig gågate er nå vanlig bilvei|date=12 March 2013 |access-date=2015-10-22}} the previously pedestrianized main street was opened for car traffic and on-street parking.

Sandvika used to be home to the BI Norwegian Business School, which moved to new surroundings in Nydalen, Oslo in August 2005.{{cite web |url=http://www.bi.no/om-bi/Historie/BIs-historie-ar-for-ar/ |title=BIs historie år for år - BI |access-date=2012-03-12 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120317021559/http://www.bi.no/om-bi/Historie/BIs-historie-ar-for-ar/ |archive-date=2012-03-17 }} (in Norwegian) The building was, after some refurbishing, converted into the home of Sandvika High School.

Another school in Sandvika is Norges Realfagsgymnas NRG (Norwegian school of maths and science), a combined secondary school and high school. It lies in Skytterdalen and offers education in maths and science.

The nearby island of Kalvøya is a place for recreation.[http://www.abguiden.no/Tursteder/kalvoya.htm ABguiden] - local guide (in Norwegian) The Boat Sport House is located on Kalvøya, and is used by Bærum KK and Bærum RK. It also hosted one of the best known Norwegian music festivals Kalvøyafestivalen.

A small islet in Sandviksbukta, outside Sandvika, is called Danmark. Danes who live in the area join every year on 5 June Denmark's national day to celebrate.[http://www.dansksamfund.info/grunnlovsdag.htm Danish Society in Oslo] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020610233255/http://www.dansksamfund.info/grunnlovsdag.htm |date=2002-06-10 }} Report from the 2002 ceremony It has been debate on the Danish flag on "Danmark", but currently it still is there.

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