The shopping mall is located at in the neighborhood of Tveita on the border between the boroughs of Alna and Østensjø.
It is situated beside Tveita Station on the Oslo Metro and is connected with five different bus lines.
[1] [2][3] Tveita Senter was reopened in 2003, after a major renovation during which both its interior and exterior was rebuilt.
[citation needed] During the 1970s Tveita Senter struggled with shoplifting, vandalism and drug addicts.
In 1979 the board of directors chose to hire Jan Kvalen as its security guard in an attempt to rid the mall of people causing problems.