Vippetangen is the southern tip of the Akersnes peninsula in central Oslo, Norway, located just southeast of Akershus Fortress and surrounded on three sides by the Oslofjord. Historically, it has served as an important part of the Port of Oslo, with dock facilities built from 1899 onwards that included fishing harbours, international passenger ship piers, and a grain silo; for many decades grain was transported by tram from Vippetangen to mills in the city. The area has also hosted military facilities, quarries, and recreational bathing, and in 1905 King Haakon VII and his family landed there when returning to assume the Norwegian throne. Today, Vippetangen remains a key transport hub and the main ferry port for routes such as Oslo–Copenhagen and water buses to the Oslo Islands, and is undergoing urban renewal as part of the Fjord City waterfront development.