Østfold is a county in Eastern Norway, which from 1 January 2020 to 31 December 2023 was part of Viken. Østfold borders Akershus and southwestern Sweden, while Buskerud and Vestfold are on the other side of Oslofjord. The county's administrative seat is Sarpsborg. The county controversially became part of the newly established Viken County on 1 January 2020. On 1 January 2024, Østfold was re-established as an independent county, however without the former municipality of Rømskog, which was amalgamated with the Akershus municipality Aurskog-Høland in 2020.
Fortum Oyj is a Finnish state-owned energy company located in Espoo, Finland. It mainly focuses on the Nordic region. Fortum operates power plants, including co-generation plants, and generates and sells electricity and heat. The company also sells waste services such as recycling, reutilisation, final disposal solutions and soil remediation and environmental constructions services, and other energy-related services and products e.g. consultancy services for power plants and electric vehicle charging. Fortum is listed on the Nasdaq Helsinki stock exchange.
Skagerak Energi is a Norwegian utility company. The company's main focus is production and distribution of electrical power and other energy, in addition to business areas related to this. The group has about 600 employees, and an annual power production of 5 TWh, about 176,000 grid customers, and an annual revenue of NOK 2 billion.
Hafslund AS is a group with ownership within the power industry. The group is fully owned by Oslo municipality. Hafslund's core business streams are hydropower, with 56 percent ownership in Norway's second largest hydropower company Hafslund Eco AS, and district heating, as majority shareholder in Norway's largest district heating company Hafslund Oslo Celsio AS. The group also owns 50 percent of Eidsiva Energi and thereby 50 percent of Norway's grid company Elvia, as well as broadband and bio heat. Hafslund AS also owns 49 percent of Fredrikstad Energi AS. The group has also ownership in Hafslund New Energy with operations within electrification and Hafslund is one of three partners in the offshore wind partnership Blåvinge together with Fred. Olsen Renewables and Ørsted.
E-CO Energi is a Norwegian power company and after Statkraft the second largest producer of electricity in Norway.
Trondheim Energi, formerly Trondheim Energiverk, was a Trondheim, Norway-based power company and a subsidiary of Statkraft. The company owned the power grid and district heating in Trondheim and Klæbu, fourteen hydroelectric power plants in Nea and Nidelva, and five partially owned power plants in the Orkla Valley.
TrønderEnergi is a power company based in Trondheim Municipality, Norway that operates hydroelectric power plants and wind farms, as well as the power grid in the southern parts of Trøndelag county. The grid encompasses eleven municipalities, and current grid to 120,000 customers. Total electricity production is 3.0 terawatt-hours (11 PJ).
Østfold Energi is a Norwegian energy producer within the business areas of hydropower, wind and heat. The company operates hydroelectric power plants in Østfold and Sogn og Fjordane with an annual power production of 1,680 TW·h/year. The power plants operated by Østfold Energi are Borgund power plant, Stuvane power plant, Nyset-Steggje power plant, Brekke power plant, Tistedalsfoss power plant and Ørje power plant.
Torbjørnskjær Lighthouse is a fully automated coastal lighthouse situated on a skerry in the archipelago municipality of Hvaler, Norway. It marks the east side of the entrance to the Oslofjord, with Færder marking the west. The light is powered by solar power. Landing conditions are very difficult, and nowadays service calls are made via helicopter. The lighthouse and surrounding buildings, which include residences, outhouse, a well, and engine house are proposed protected as a national park.
BorgBuss was a bus company that operated in Fredrikstad, Sarpsborg and Hvaler, Norway between 2004 and 2013. The company itself was founded in 1998 and is still existing, but has no operations anymore. The company is owned 100% by Nettbuss.
Hollungen AS is a company that operates passenger ferries in Hvaler, Norway. The ships MF Hvalerfergen II, MB Hollungen og MB Olava are used on the route Skjærhalden–Lauer–Herføl–Nedgården–Nordre Sandøy–Gr.sund–Makø–Skjærhalden. The company is owned by Peter Palmer, who bought it when the municipal company Hvaler Båt- og Fergeselskap was privatized and split into Hollungen and Hvaler Fjordcruise in 2001.
Hvaler Båt- og Fergeselskap AS is a defunct municipal company that operated the ferries in Hvaler, Norway. Founded in 1893, it was owned by the municipality until 2001 when it was privatized and sold to Glommen Bulk, that again split the company into Hvaler Fjordcruise and Hollungen in 2004. Hvaler Båt- og Fergeselskap operated from the municipal center of Skjærhalden with routes to Lauer, Herføl, Nedgården, Nordre Sandøy, Gr.sund and Makø as well as Strømstad in Sweden. Prior to the Hvaler Tunnel opening in 1989 it also operated the Skjærhalden–Hvaler Ferry.
Hvaler Fjordcruise AS is a company that operates a passenger ferry between Skjærhalden in Hvaler, Norway and Strømstad, Sweden.
The invasion of Hvaler was a Swedish military invasion during the Swedish-Norwegian War of 1814.
Ytre Hvaler National Park is a national park located within the municipalities of Hvaler and Fredrikstad in Østfold, Norway. The park was established on 26 June 2009 and was the first national marine park in the country of Norway. The park manager is located in Skjærhalden.
Akerøya is an uninhabited island in the Hvaler island chain in Østfold, Norway. The island has an area of 1.6 km2. On the islet Festningholmen near Akerøya is Akerøya Fort which from the 17th century was part of the fortifications of Fredrikstad Fortress. Akerøya was protected as a nature reserve from 1978, and is included in the Ytre Hvaler National Park from 2009.
Lossen was a frigate built for the navy of Denmark–Norway at Isegran, Fredrikstad, Norway, and launched in 1684.
Fredrikstad District Court is a district court located in Fredrikstad, Norway. It covers the municipalities of Fredrikstad and Hvaler and is subordinate Borgarting Court of Appeal.
Kjell Sverre Veine is a Norwegian architect who has drawn and participated in several construction projects for construction and housing in Fredrikstad, Sarpsborg and several places in Østfold. For many years he had his architectural office in the Old Town of Fredrikstad.
Søndre Østfold District Court is a district court located in southern Østfold, Norway. This court is based at four different courthouses which are located in Fredrikstad, Halden, Moss, and Sarpsborg. The court serves the southern part of Østfold which includes nine municipalities. The court in Fredrikstad accepts cases from the municipalities of Hvaler and Fredrikstad. The court in Halden accepts cases from the municipalities of Aremark and Halden. The court in Moss accepts cases from the municipalities of Moss, Råde, and Våler. The court in Sarpsborg accepts cases from the municipalities of Rakkestad and Sarpsborg. The court is subordinate to the Eidsivating Court of Appeal.
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