Second-hand children's clothes in Oslo: shops, swaps and flea markets
A charity shop is not the same as children's clothes. We went through the Fretex shops in Oslo one by one, and only some of them stock children at all. Worth checking before you drag a four-year-old across town.
These stock children's clothes
Fretex Alnabru
Ole Deviks vei 20, 0666 Oslo
Mon–Fri 10–18, Sat 10–17
Fretex Majorstuen
Kirkeveien 62, 0368 Oslo
Mon–Fri 10–18, Sat 11–17
These do not
They are good charity shops, but children are not among their listed categories. Go for your own sake, not the children's.
- Fretex UllevålsveienUllevålsveien 12, 0171 Oslo
- Fretex GrønlandSmalgangen 8, 0188 Oslo
- Fretex Arkivet, Olaf Ryes plassOlaf Ryes plass 3, 0552 Oslo
The product categories come from the shops' own pages, checked on 12 August 2026, and they can change. Call ahead if it is a long trip.
Shops where people sell their own
Green Kids & Moms Second Hand
Lørenveien 43, 0585 Oslo
Mon–Fri 10–18, Sat 10–16
Around 200 square metres at Løren with used children's and women's clothing, toys and baby equipment. Private individuals do the selling: you rent a stand that becomes your own mini shop, and the shop handles the sale for a twenty per cent commission. That means the stock changes constantly, so it is worth dropping by more than once rather than expecting to find everything on a first visit. They have no room for full-size prams, but they do take strollers.
The other routes
School flea markets in spring and autumn
Parent councils at the schools run flea markets, and that is where the real volume of children's clothes and gear is — often at a tenth of shop prices. The dates are set locally and usually announced only a few weeks ahead, so we do not list them here. Follow the school's own channels and neighbourhood groups, and arrive early: the best gear is gone within the first hour.
Swap events and giveaway groups
Many kindergartens, libraries and volunteer centres run clothes-swap days, and they are free: you bring what your child has outgrown and go home with something that fits. For toddler clothes this is often better than buying, simply because a pair of trousers gets four months of use.
The resale apps
Most second-hand trade in children's clothes in Oslo happens in the apps and neighbourhood groups, not in shops. The advantage is that you can search by size and brand; the disadvantage is that you cannot see the garment. For outerwear — rain sets, snowsuits, boots — it is worth asking for photos of the wear on knees and elbows before you set off to collect it.
Borrow instead of buying
For the things used only a handful of times — skis, skates, a backpack, a tent — BUA is free, and rarely worth buying second-hand either. Sixteen places in Oslo lend for a week at a time.
Wondering how much you actually need? The kit list has quantities for every age and season — and a section on what to hold off buying at all:
We only list shops we have verified against their own pages. There are more second-hand shops in Oslo than those listed here — if you know one that stocks children's clothes, tell us and we will check it.