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Follo is one of three districts
Districts of Norway

Norway is divided into a number of districts. Many districts have deep historical roots, and only partially coincide with today's administrative units of counties of Norway and municipalities of Norway....
 in the county of Akershus
Akershus

is a Counties of Norway in Norway, bordering Hedmark, Oppland, Buskerud, Oslo and ?stfold; it has also a short border with Sweden . Akershus is the second largest county by population after Oslo, with more than half a million inhabitants....
, Norway
Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a constitutional monarchy in Northern Europe that occupies the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula....
. It is located between Oslo
Oslo

is the Capital and largest List of cities in Norway in Norway.Metropolitan Oslo or the Greater Oslo Region makes up the third largest urban area in Scandinavia after Metropolitan Stockholm and Metropolitan Copenhagen....
 and Østfold
Østfold

is a Counties of Norway in southeastern Norway, bordering Akershus and southwestern Sweden , while Buskerud and Vestfold is on the other side of Viken....
 and includes the southwestern part of the county's area east of Oslo, namely the municipalities Frogn
Frogn

Frogn is a Municipalities of Norway in Akershus Counties of Norway, Norway. It is part of the Follo Districts of Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the List of cities in Norway of Dr?bak....
, Oppegård
Oppegård

Oppeg?rd is a village and Municipalities of Norway in Akershus Counties of Norway, Norway. It is part of the Districts of Norway of Follo. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Kolbotn....
, Ski
Ski, Norway

is a Municipalities of Norway in Akershus Counties of Norway, Norway. It is part of the Districts of Norway of Follo. The administrative centre of the municipality is the List of cities in Norway of Ski....
, Vestby
Vestby

Vestby is a Municipalities of Norway in Akershus Counties of Norway, Norway. It is part of the Follo Districts of Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Vestby....
, Ås
Ås

?s is a Municipalities of Norway in Akershus Counties of Norway, Norway. It is part of the Follo Districts of Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of ?s....
, Nesodden
Nesodden

Nesodden is a Municipalities of Norway in Akershus Counties of Norway, Norway. It is part of the Districts of Norway of Follo. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Nesoddtangen....
, and Enebakk
Enebakk

Enebakk is a Municipalities of Norway in Akershus Counties of Norway, Norway. It is part of the Follo Districts of Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Kirkebygda....
 (the latter is by some regarded as belonging to Romerike
Romerike

Romerike is a Districts of Norway located north-east of Oslo, in what is today south-eastern Norway. It consists of the Akershus municipalities Fet, L?renskog, Nittedal, R?lingen, Skedsmo, S?rum and Aurskog-H?land in the southern end , and Ullensaker, Gjerdrum, Nannestad, Nes, Akershus, Eidsvoll and Hurdal in the northern end ....
, rather than Follo). Follo covers around 819 km², and has a population of almost 116 000.

Follo is one judicial district, Follo. The district court is located in the regional centre of Ski, which is also the largest town in the area.






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Follo is one of three districts
Districts of Norway

Norway is divided into a number of districts. Many districts have deep historical roots, and only partially coincide with today's administrative units of counties of Norway and municipalities of Norway....
 in the county of Akershus
Akershus

is a Counties of Norway in Norway, bordering Hedmark, Oppland, Buskerud, Oslo and ?stfold; it has also a short border with Sweden . Akershus is the second largest county by population after Oslo, with more than half a million inhabitants....
, Norway
Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a constitutional monarchy in Northern Europe that occupies the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula....
. It is located between Oslo
Oslo

is the Capital and largest List of cities in Norway in Norway.Metropolitan Oslo or the Greater Oslo Region makes up the third largest urban area in Scandinavia after Metropolitan Stockholm and Metropolitan Copenhagen....
 and Østfold
Østfold

is a Counties of Norway in southeastern Norway, bordering Akershus and southwestern Sweden , while Buskerud and Vestfold is on the other side of Viken....
 and includes the southwestern part of the county's area east of Oslo, namely the municipalities Frogn
Frogn

Frogn is a Municipalities of Norway in Akershus Counties of Norway, Norway. It is part of the Follo Districts of Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the List of cities in Norway of Dr?bak....
, Oppegård
Oppegård

Oppeg?rd is a village and Municipalities of Norway in Akershus Counties of Norway, Norway. It is part of the Districts of Norway of Follo. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Kolbotn....
, Ski
Ski, Norway

is a Municipalities of Norway in Akershus Counties of Norway, Norway. It is part of the Districts of Norway of Follo. The administrative centre of the municipality is the List of cities in Norway of Ski....
, Vestby
Vestby

Vestby is a Municipalities of Norway in Akershus Counties of Norway, Norway. It is part of the Follo Districts of Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Vestby....
, Ås
Ås

?s is a Municipalities of Norway in Akershus Counties of Norway, Norway. It is part of the Follo Districts of Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of ?s....
, Nesodden
Nesodden

Nesodden is a Municipalities of Norway in Akershus Counties of Norway, Norway. It is part of the Districts of Norway of Follo. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Nesoddtangen....
, and Enebakk
Enebakk

Enebakk is a Municipalities of Norway in Akershus Counties of Norway, Norway. It is part of the Follo Districts of Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Kirkebygda....
 (the latter is by some regarded as belonging to Romerike
Romerike

Romerike is a Districts of Norway located north-east of Oslo, in what is today south-eastern Norway. It consists of the Akershus municipalities Fet, L?renskog, Nittedal, R?lingen, Skedsmo, S?rum and Aurskog-H?land in the southern end , and Ullensaker, Gjerdrum, Nannestad, Nes, Akershus, Eidsvoll and Hurdal in the northern end ....
, rather than Follo). Follo covers around 819 km², and has a population of almost 116 000.

Follo is one judicial district, Follo. The district court is located in the regional centre of Ski, which is also the largest town in the area. The municipalities of Frogn and Vestby have coastlines along the Oslofjord
Oslofjord

The Oslofjord is a bay in the south-east of Norway, stretching from an imaginary line between the Torbj?rnskj?r fyrstasjon and F?rder lighthouses and down to Langesund in the south to Oslo in the north....
. Ås and Oppegård have coastlines along the Bunnefjord (a part of the Oslofjord that extends south-east), and Nesodden has coastlines along both fjords.

All municipalities in Follo are within an hour's drive from Oslo, and large parts of the workforce actually work in Oslo. Apart from the long coastline, Follo is has extensive woods and farmland, and only little industry. Most parts of Follo are well suited for outdoor activities, and many athletes have come from this district – such as Trine Hattestad
Trine Hattestad

Trine Hattestad is a former Norway javelin thrower. She was born on 18 April 1966 in L?renskog, Norway.Hattestad made her international debut at the European Junior Championships in 1981 with a fifth place....
 (javelin), Jon Rønningen
Jon Rønningen

Jon R?nningen is a former Norway wrestling and a member of Kolbotn IL . He won a total of 9 medals in international championships and was the third Norwegian to win two individual Summer Olympics gold medals ....
 (wrestling), and Siren Sundby
Siren Sundby

Siren Sundby is a former Norway sailor.She won an Olympic Games gold medal in the Europe -class in the 2004 Summer Olympics. She also won the world championships in the Europe-class in 2003 and 2004....
 (sailing).