These are Rolf E. Stenersens allé, and Jon P. Erliens vei, named after two individuals that played a role in the early days of the village.

Part of the village is grass covered and there are traces of burial mounds dating back to the Iron Age.

Direct access to Oslomarka is gained by paths through Damefallet via Almeveien and Gaustad Hospital via Sognsveien.

All these are entry points to Nordmarka and are accessible by bus, train or T-Bane and are all inside zone 1.

[3] The 16 buildings are managed and maintained by the student welfare organization, Studentsamskipnaden i Oslo og Akershus/SIO.

From housing students in gymnasiums on mattresses, soldier barracks left over from WW2, and private flats with absurd terms, to other solutions.

[6] The building of Sogn Studentby was done in stages, and financed by Den Weis-Rosenkroneske Stiftelse, municipalities throughout Norway based on how many students each municipality thought they needed to secure a place to rent, loans from Norwegian State Housing Bank, and privately with donations and loans from Storebrand.

[7] Parallel with SiO's Sogn Solution others like Nordnorsken (1946-1960) with help from Nasjonalhjelpen and the city, took some pressure of the situation.

Since 1954 there had been local plans for a plaza with modern sculptures by young artists, envisioned by Stenersen.

[28] The professor Sigmund Skard characterized Vinje as sort of a Hippie from Telemark, as mayor Brynjulf Bull unveiled him.

They were part of Rolf Stenersen's gift to Aker municipality in 1936, he decided some time between 1946 and 1966, being in the building committee, be hung on the walls in Sogn Studentby.

950 works of artists like Ludvig Karsten, Bernt Julius Muus Clüver, Erik Harry Johannessen, Rolf Nesch, Jakob Weidemann, and Sigurd Winge.

67–78 Due to a lack of jazz clubs in Oslo from 1967 to 1978, students operated Sogn Jazzklubb here.

The first major booking in 1967 was Don Cherry with Jan Garbarek, and the last concert organized by Sogn Jazzklubb was Radka Toneff in 1978.

Espen Rud, Terje Bjørklund, and Arild Andersen were members of a rolling house band.

[34][35] 94–98 In 1994 the restaurant was closed, and a student group led by members of committee:Leieboerutvalget worked towards overtaking SIO and running the place themselves.

International students, and freshmen under 23 years of age, from other counties than Oslo or Akershus, are prioritized.