Classification of county

County is a regional administrative unit both for national and county activity and an important unit in the publication of statistics.

County 2026

Oslo introduced parallel names. The county authority/municipality is called Osloven tjïelte in Southern Sámi, Oslo suohkan in Lule Sámi, and Oslo suohkan or Oslo gielda in Northern Sámi. An adjustment of the municipal boundary towards 3118 Indre Østfold entails the transfer of land areas between three municipalities and five basic statistical units. These adjustments result in corresponding changes to the county boundaries between Østfold and Akershus. Geodata is available here: https://kartkatalog.geonorge.no/metadata/administrative-enheter-fylker/6093c8a8-fa80-11e6-bc64-92361f002671