Follafoss is a

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in the municipality of

Steinkjer Steinkjer is a municipality in Trøndelag Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is part of the Innherad Districts of Norway, region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the Steinkjer (town), town of Steinkjer which is located on th ...

Trøndelag Trøndelag (; sma, Trööndelage) is a county in the central part of Norway. It was created in 1687, then named Trondhjem County ( no, Trondhjems Amt); in 1804 the county was split into Nord-Trøndelag and Sør-Trøndelag by the King of Denmar ...

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 northe ...

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

Malm is the administrative centre of the municipality of Steinkjer in Trøndelag county, Norway. The village of Malm is located along the Breistadsundet strait which flows into the Trondheimsfjorden. The village of Bartnes lies across the strait fro ...

and about northeast of the village of

Verrastranda Verrastranda is a village located in the municipality of Steinkjer in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located on the north shore of the Verrasundet arm of the Trondheimsfjord. The village of Verrabotn lies about to the southwest and the village ...

. The Follaelva river empties into the

Trondheimsfjord The Trondheim Fjord or Trondheimsfjorden (), an inlet of the Norwegian Sea, is Norway's third-longest fjord at long. It is located in the west-central part of the country in Trøndelag county, and it stretches from the municipality of Ørland in ...

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 Nord-Trøndelag Elektrisitetsverk or NTE is a power company serving Nord-Trøndelag in Norway and owned by Nord-Trøndelag county municipality. NTE is one of the largest producers of electricity in Norway, with an annual production of 3,4 TWh per ...

power company through

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from the

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s on the lakes. Follafoss kirke

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

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of .

Follafoss Church Follafoss Church ( no, Follafoss kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in the Steinkjer municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Follafoss. It is the church for the Verran parish, which is part of the ...

is located in the village. There is a

pulp mill A pulp mill is a manufacturing facility that converts wood chips or other plant fiber sources into a thick fiber board which can be shipped to a paper mill for further processing. Pulp can be manufactured using mechanical, semi-chemical, or ful ...

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