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Østre Toten is Innlandet’s potato-rooted ridge basin - a municipality where fields ripple with onions and spuds, lake breezes stir baroque gardens, and a silver potato plant sprouts across the coat of arms. With around 14,900 residents and a landscape shaped by Lake Mjøsa, Totenåsen, and the villages of Lena, Skreia, Kapp, Kolbu, and Totenvika, Østre Toten is the kind of place where you can hike past Viking stones, explore language history, and still sip spruce cordial beside a manor painted by Norway’s first romantic landscape artist. It’s got crops, culture, and a name that means “eastern part of Toten.”

Top Attractions

• Peder Balke-senteret

  1700s manor with wall paintings, baroque park & café

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• Fredholm Hageopplevelser

  romantic cottage garden in Totenvika

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• Grytenholm Isigard

  Icelandic horse farm with scenic riding tours

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• Mjøsmuseet

  local history museum with archives & exhibitions

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• Mjøsas Ark

  museum in Kapp with Viking sword, rock carvings & eco exhibits

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• Norsk Hestesenter

  national horse center at Starum with breeding & training

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Unique Experiences

• Totenåsen Trails

  hiking & skiing routes through forested hills

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• Boardwalk from Kapp to Peder Balke

  lakeside stroll with views & sculptures

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• Kolbu Church

  1730 timber church with medieval roots

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• Totenvika Pilgrim Route

  part of the 60 km trail network through Skreia

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• Torsætra Café

  traditional food stop in the hills with local specialties

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Where to Stay in Østre Toten

Idylliske Evjua ved Mjøsa8.5 / 10 · 32 reviewsfrom $380 / nightLovely tiny house with a dream view !0 / 10 · ★★★from $213 / nightFokhol Gård Gjestehus7.6 / 10 · 307 reviewsfrom $122 / night

Getting There

Østre Toten lies southeast of Gjøvik, with Lena as its administrative center and Kapp as its lakeside heart. Reach it via Rv33 from Minnesund or Gjøvik, or by train to Eina Station. The area is best explored by boots, bike, or bold curiosity - especially if you’re chasing potato echoes, fjord lore, or the hush of pine needles beside a painting that once stirred a nation’s soul.