It is the main transportation hub for Western Bærum, and has a combined bus and railway station.

On 13 March 2013,[3] the previously pedestrianized main street was opened for car traffic and on-street parking.

Sandvika used to be home to the BI Norwegian Business School, which moved to new surroundings in Nydalen, Oslo in August 2005.

Danes who live in the area join every year on 5 June Denmark's national day to celebrate.

Perhaps the most well known of the paintings from this visit is 'Sandviken Village in Snow' which features the Løkke bridge in the foreground with Kolsås in the background.