A massive sculptural floor lamp illuminates the 'great living room' - the large open area - between the surrounding seven-storey blocks of apartments at Haugenstua in the Stovner district. The housing development at Haugenstua mainly consists of ten seven-storey blocks from the 1960s. The lamp was credited as the largest floor lamp in the world when inaugurated, standing nine meters high with the shade, four meters in diameter.

Stovner

 Named after a farm from the late Middle Ages, the Stovner district sits in the far northeastern part of the city, bordered by forest on its eastern boundary. 

The housing density in Stovner is lower than Oslo as a whole, with a concentration in dense terrace blocks developed in "satellite cities" after the Second World War.   Several mid-rise blocks of flats were developed in the 1960s and 1970s, envisioned as 'new urban communities' distinct from the old city and surrounded by nature. Then, as today, this creates a striking juxtaposition of density against expansive nature.

 One standout feature in the district is Stovner Tower. This pedestrian infrastructure is a meandering gangway up above the trees. The elevated promenade leads only back to where you started, yet connects you to the city and nature with its sweeping views. From atop Stovner Tower, one can look over the entire Groruddalen valley. Another enticing feature is a seventy-meter (229-foot) high stone staircase up a mountainside, leading to a hut with a spectacular vista over the environs.  

 Stovner is the district with the highest density of immigrants in Oslo, with a majority originating from non-Western countries. In this context, Stovner has recently been the focus of activities to understand and promote public spaces that can help build communities and nurture local identities.

 This district is also home to Norway's oldest public railway line, Stovner is connected by the subway Line 5, with stops at Vestli, Stovner, and Rommen stations, with many interconnections to the city centre and other districts.