The basis for the city's commerce is its position as the northernmost point of the lake Mesna river has provided the basis for several small industries through the years.
One of the major Trondheim.
The E6 highway passes through Lillehammer.
What to see
In addition to the Olympic site, Lillehammer offers a number of other tourist attractions:
Maihaugen, centrally located in Lillehammer, is the largest open-air museum in Norway, with 185 buildings, mostly from Lillehammer town and the valley of Gudbrandsdal.
Especially attractive are
The art museum, "Flygelet".
The PS Hamar and Eidsvoll.
Hafjell, an alpine skiing resort is a short 15 kilometers away in Øyer municipality.
Sjusjøen is a skiing destination with forest and mountain terrain only 20 km away (east) from the centre of Lillehammer in the municipality of Ringsaker.
The Jørstadmoen 3-4 km north-west of Lillehammer.
The rock carvings at Drotten, Fåberg, west of Lågen about 1.5 km above Brunlaug bridge.
