is the administrative centre of the 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....

 in Norway

Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

. It was declared a city by the municipal council in Bærum on 4 June 2003.

Sandvika is situated approximately 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) 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 the main transportation hub for Western Bærum, and has a combined bus and railway station

Sandvika Station

Sandvika Station is a railway station located in downtown Sandvika in Bærum, Akershus, Norway. The station serves as a local public transport hub and is located on the Asker Line and the Drammen Line. The station was opened with the Drammen Line in 1872. In 2005 the Asker Line opened allowing...

. Sandvika is also one of the stops along the route of the Airport Express Train

Flytoget

is a Norwegian high-speed airport rail link connecting Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Oslo Central Station in nineteen minutes. Run by Flytoget AS , it operates on the high-speed Gardermoen Line using sixteen GMB Class 71 electric trains. Normal service frequency is once every ten minutes, with half...

. Sandvika also has Scandinavia's largest super mall, Sandvika Storsenter

Sandvika Storsenter

Sandvika Storsenter is a super-regional mall located in Sandvika outside of Oslo, Norway. It is currently the largest mall in Scandinavia with 190 stores. Sandvika Storsenter is owned by Olav Thon....

, with 190 stores and total area of 60 000 m².

Sandvika used to be home to the BI Norwegian Business School business school. This school moved to new surroundings in Nydalen

Nydalen

Nydalen is a neighbourhood in the Nordre Aker borough in northern Oslo, Norway.- History :Since the late 19th century Nydalen has been a largely industrial area...

 in August 2005. The building was after some refurbishing converted into the home of Sandvika High School.

The nearby island Kalvøya

Kalvøya

Kalvøya is situated in the inner Oslofjord. The island is right outside of Sandvika in Bærum. The island has been connected to the mainland by a suspension bridge to Kadettangen since 1963.Kalvøya is one of the most popular bathing spots in Bærum...

 is a good place for recreation. The Boat Sport House is located on Kalvøya, and is used by Bærum KK

Bærum KK

Bærum Kajakklubb is a sports club from Bærum, Norway.Established in 1935, its only sport is canoe racing. It is based at Kalvøya outside of Sandvika, and has shared the locality with the rowing club Bærum RK since 1972....

 and Bærum RK

Bærum RK

Bærum Roklubb is a sports club from Bærum, Norway.Established in 1917, its only sport is sport rowing. It is based at Kalvøya outside of Sandvika, and has shared the current locality with the canoeing club Bærum KK since 1972. Bærum RK originally had its own house at Kalvøya, but this was moved to...

.

A small islet in Sandviksbukta outside Sandvika is called Danmark. Danes who live in the area join together every year on 5 June Denmark

Denmark

Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...

's national day to celebrate.

Claude Monet visited in early 1895. During his stay he painted several views of the town and the surrounding landscape, with the mountain ridge Kolsås featuring in many of the paintings either in the background or as the primary subject. Perhaps the most well known of the paintings from this visit is 'Sandviken Village in Snow' which features the Løkke bridge in the foreground with Kolsås in the background. The bridge still stands in Sandvika.