A few facts about Oslo
- About 1.1 million people live in Oslo, the capital of Norway and its biggest city.
- Close by: Nesoddtangen (7 km), Strømmen (15 km) and Lillestrøm (18 km).
Dating by city / Norway / Oslo region / Oslo
No one from Oslo has a public profile here yet. Create yours and people nearby will be able to find you.
Skip the dinner reservation for a first date in Oslo. A coffee, a gallery or a walk through a market gives you something to talk about and an easy way to end it after an hour.
Within 50 km of Oslo there are 19 towns and cities — Drammen, Lillestrøm and Asker among them — with more than 1.4 million residents in all. In the app you choose the distance yourself: from 10 km to 500 km, or “Any distance”.
Yes. YADate is a free online dating site, in Oslo and everywhere else: profiles, search filters, likes, messages, voice messages and gifts cost nothing, and there is no premium plan. The only limits are daily caps against spam, such as 40 new conversations a day.
YADate never creates fake profiles or writes on behalf of people who don't exist. A moderator checks every photo before it appears, every member confirms an email address, and any profile can be reported. If someone asks for money or rushes you onto another app, report them — a moderator will look into it.
Yes. In the filters you can search around any other city, in Norway or abroad.
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