Follafoss is a

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in the municipality of Steinkjer in

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county,

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. The village lies on the northern shore of the

Beitstadfjorden Beitstadfjorden () is the innermost arm of the Trondheimsfjord in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the municipalities of Steinkjer, Inderøy, and a small part extends into Indre Fosen. The fjord has a length of from southwest to nort ...

, about halfway between the east and west end of the fjord. Follafoss village is about southwest of the village of Malm and about northeast of the village of

Verrastranda Verrastranda is a village located in the municipality of Steinkjer in Trøndelag county, Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which compri ...

. The Follaelva river empties into the Trondheimsfjord at Follafoss. The lakes

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and

Selavatnet Straumsetervatnet or Selavatnet is a lake on the border of the municipalities of Åfjord and Steinkjer in Trøndelag county, Norway. The majority of the lake lies in Steinkjer, with the northwestern end of the lake partially lying in Åfjord. The ...

both feed the river and also provide power through the Nord-Trøndelag Elektrisitetsverk power company through hydroelectric power from the dams on the lakes. Follafoss kirke

The village has a population (2018) of 397 and a

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of . Follafoss Church is located in the village. There is a

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in the village, MMK FollaCell A.S., which is the largest employer in the area.

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Område: Follafoss
Villages in Trøndelag Steinkjer {{Trøndelag-geo-stub