Sandvika is situated approximately 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) west of Oslo.
It is the main transportation hub for Western B�rum, and has a combined
bus and railway station. Sandvika is also one of the stops along the
route of the Airport Express Train. Sandvika also has Scandinavia's
largest super mall, Sandvika Storsenter, with 190 stores and total area
of 60 000 m.
Sandvika used to be home to the BI Norwegian Business
School business school. This school moved to new surroundings in
Nydalenin August 2005. The building was after some refurbishing
converted into the home of Sandvika High School.
The nearby island
Kalv�ya is a good place for recreation. The Boat Sport House is located
on Kalv�ya, and is used by B�rum KK and B�rum RK.
A small islet in
Sandviksbukta outside Sandvika is called Danmark. Danes who live in the
area join together every year on 5 June 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 Kols�s 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 L�kke bridge in the foreground with Kols�s in the
background. The bridge still stands in Sandvika
