Søndre Skøyen Chapel, church building in Oslo, Norway
Søndre Skøyen Chapel is a small wooden church building on top of Skøyenåsen, a low hill in Oslo. It has a square shape, a pyramid roof, and a small bell tower, with plain dark wood furnishings inside.
The chapel was built in 1980 and designed by architect Elisabet Breen Fidjestøl for the Søndre Skøyen district. It was added to the Oppsal parish to give the growing neighborhood its own place for worship and gatherings.
Inside, a stained glass window behind the altar glows with color when the sun hits it, and the room feels quiet enough for someone to light a candle and stay a while. The underground church hall is used for neighborhood meetings and social events, making the building a regular part of local life.
You can reach the chapel on foot through quiet residential streets, and the hilltop location makes it easy to spot from below. The building is modest in size, so moving around inside takes only a few minutes and suits a short visit.
The chapel’s bell cannot swing or ring loudly; it can only produce a soft tone, and it was given as a gift by Odd Grønningseter from Molde. The organ, inaugurated in 1995, is a digital instrument rather than a traditional pipe organ.
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