Originally Posted by harryhv

You certainly dont need to fly via Moscow both ways - there are alternatives via AMS, FRA, CPH etc by starting and/or finishing in Oslo, same price. For example
https://www.google.com/flights#flt=O...;sd:1;t:f;tt:m

Particularly useful to route via FRA on the return where you can duck into the supermarket in the basement and fill your bags with food, beer, wine and whatever else costs a fortune in Scandinavia - Norway is in the EU free trade zone so no limit on what you bring in