diff --git a/python/cxx/unit_system.cpp b/python/cxx/unit_system.cpp
index e675e8b83..640fd7c0e 100644
--- a/python/cxx/unit_system.cpp
+++ b/python/cxx/unit_system.cpp
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#include <fmt/format.h>
+
 #include <opm/parser/eclipse/Units/UnitSystem.hpp>
 
 #include "export.hpp"
@@ -7,4 +9,17 @@ void python::common::export_UnitSystem(py::module& module)
 {
     py::class_<UnitSystem>(module, "UnitSystem")
         .def_property_readonly( "name", &UnitSystem::getName );
+
+
+    py::class_<Dimension>(module, "Dimension")
+        .def_property_readonly("scaling", &Dimension::getSIScaling)
+        .def_property_readonly("offset", &Dimension::getSIOffset)
+        .def("__repr__", [](const Dimension& dim) {
+            auto scaling = dim.getSIScaling();
+            auto offset = dim.getSIOffset();
+            if (dim.getSIOffset() != 0)
+                return fmt::format("Dimension(scaling={}, offset={})", scaling, offset);
+            else
+                return fmt::format("Dimension(scaling={})", scaling);
+        });
 }
diff --git a/python/opm/_common.py b/python/opm/_common.py
index 8721a5647..3596551dc 100644
--- a/python/opm/_common.py
+++ b/python/opm/_common.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ from .libopmcommon_python import action
 from .libopmcommon_python import Parser, ParseContext, Builtin, eclSectionType
 from .libopmcommon_python import DeckKeyword
 from .libopmcommon_python import DeckItem
+from .libopmcommon_python import Dimension
 from .libopmcommon_python import UnitSystem
 
 from .libopmcommon_python import EclipseState
diff --git a/python/opm/io/__init__.py b/python/opm/io/__init__.py
index b23b081cb..7a967ffdb 100644
--- a/python/opm/io/__init__.py
+++ b/python/opm/io/__init__.py
@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
 from .parser import *
 from .log import *
+from opm._common import UnitSystem
+from opm._common import Dimension