Facts about the region

The country's smallest county by area outside of Oslo

63 percent is covered by forest 

19,5 percent of the total area is agricultural land, the highest in Norway

256 000 inhabitants

4,7 percent of the country’s total population

Third largest population density in Norway

Agriculture creates values worth over one billion kroner every year

The industry in Vestfold is versatile

The fifth largest exporting county

Food and beverage industries

Computer and electrical equipment industry

Metal goods industry

Oil refining, chemical and pharmaceutical industry

Petroleum products

Larvikite

High-tech industrial products

980 km coastline

Several important ports and ferry connections

International airport with 31 destinations

2 million passengers travel from the airport anually

Vestfoldbanen is the country's busiest regional train line

125 000 people in the workforce

113 000 people works in Vestfold

66 percent in the private sector

33 percent with higher education

One university (Universitetet i Sørøst-Norge)

One international school with two campuses in Tønsberg and Sandefjord

Housing prices < 55 percent of Oslo in average

Have a yearly net migration and considered among the country's most attractive counties to settle in

Recognized for a plesant climate

A popular holiday destination for Norwegians, preferably during summer months