Venues of the 1994 Winter Olympics

Øyer and Ringebu, each with just under 5,000 inhabitants, are 18 and 50 kilometers (11 and 31 mi) north of Lillehammer, respectively, in the valley Gudbrandsdalen.

The hill has capacity for 35,000 spectators and hosted, in addition to the ski jumping events, the opening and closing ceremonies.

[13] Toneheim Folk High School's dormitories and surrounding areas, named Hamar Olympic Subsite Village, hosted 500 athletes.

[16][17] Lillehammer Art Museum and Maihaugen where the official culture venues, with the latter hosting the 102nd IOC Session.

For the first time in Olympic history, environmental and sustainability issues were considered in venue construction.

[21] This resulted in five venues being modified during their design and construction phase to lessen their impact upon the environment.

[22] Gjøvik Olympic Cavern Hall was constructed inside a mountain that maintained a year-round temperature of −8 °C (18 °F), with the excavated rock used to build a beach promenade.

[39] The FIS Nordic Combined World Cup has been hosted in Lillehammer on various occasions, most recently in December 2010.

[44] The International Broadcast Center was built as a future campus for Lillehammer University College.

[16] Only part of the athlete accommodation was built for permanent use, and was sold as regular housing after the Games.

[13] Similarly, the media accommodation was built as a mix of permanent and temporary housing, with the latter being sold as cottages after the Games were completed.