How to Enter Oslo’s Security Zone on King Harald’s Funeral Day

Oslo will impose extensive security restrictions for King Harald V’s funeral on Wednesday, September 9. The entire city center will be closed to traffic from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m., leaving pedestrians as the only practical way to approach the area.

Access to the Royal Palace and Oslo Cathedral, where the funeral ceremony will begin at 1 p.m., will be possible through 10 entry points. Police will staff the entrances. People entering the security zone should expect checks and searches and must show valid identification. Bicycles, electric scooters and umbrellas will not be permitted inside the cordon.

Oslo municipality said the procession and ceremony require a high level of security to ensure that the event is carried out safely and with dignity. Preparations were already visible around the capital, including a canopy and steps being built over the entrance to Oslo Cathedral.

A two-level stand was also being constructed in the square outside the cathedral for Norwegian and international media. Some 650 journalists from 19 countries, including Norway, have received accreditation. They will not be allowed to speak with guests entering or leaving the cathedral, and most guests will be driven to the door.

The procession carrying King Harald’s coffin will travel from the Royal Palace to Oslo Cathedral and continue to Akershus Fortress, where he will be laid to rest in the royal mausoleum.