Eiksmarka is a suburb of the Norwegian municipality of Bærum

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 around 4,000 inhabitants, just west of Oslo

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...

. It is served by Eiksmarka station

Eiksmarka (station)

Eiksmarka is a station on the Røa Line of the Oslo Metro. It is located between Ekraveien and Lijordet, 8.9 km from Stortinget.The station was opened in 1951 as part of the extension to Lijordet. After the closing of Grini in 1995, it is the first of three stations on the Røa Line within Bærum...

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It is an affluent area in the most expensive part of Bærum, north of the borough of Jar. Eiksmarka is known for good golfing and tennis and for being a safe and pleasant environment for families.

The only gallop racecourse in Norway, Øvrevoll Galloppbane, is located between Eiksmarka and the neighbouring borough of Jar.

To the east, Eiksmarka borders Lysakerelven

Lysakerelven

Lysakerelven is a river in Norway that forms the boundary between the municipalities of the capital city of Oslo and Bærum....

 with the Oslo borough of Røa

Røa

Røa was a borough of the city of Oslo, Norway up to January 1, 2004, when it became part of the Vestre Aker district.Røa is also a suburb of Oslo, located approximately 7 kilometers away from downtown Oslo. It primarily consists of duplex houses and apartment blocks as well as single-family...

on the eastern side of the river.