Vestre Toten

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Vestre Toten is Innlandet’s knife-carved industrial basin - a municipality where aluminum meets agriculture, observatories peer into Nordic skies, and two silver knives cross the coat of arms. With around 13,600 residents and a landscape shaped by the Hunnselva River, Einavatnet Lake, and the villages of Raufoss, Eina, Bøverbru, and Reinsvoll, Vestre Toten is the kind of place where you can hike past open-air museums, explore space through telescopes, and still sip lingonberry cordial beside a forge that once shaped parts for NASA. It’s got grit, galaxies, and a name that means “western Toten.”

Top Attractions

• Totenbadet

  indoor waterpark with wave pool, lazy river & jacuzzis

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• Friluftsmuseet Stenberg

  open-air museum with 19th-century farm & cultural landscape

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• Raufoss Church

  1939 stone church with rose-painted altar & village heart

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• Ås Church

  1921 octagonal timber church with scenic surroundings

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• Haagaar Observatory

  stargazing site with telescopes & astronomy events

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Unique Experiences

• Raufoss Industrial Park

  home to aluminum tech, defense systems & global exports

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• Toten Golfklubb

  9-hole course near Einavatnet with pine-framed fairways

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• Einavatnet Lake

  fishing, canoeing & birdwatching in a tranquil setting

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• Øveraasen Snow Clearing

  visit the birthplace of snowplows used from China to Antarctica

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• Knife-Making Heritage

  explore the legacy of Totenkniven, a locally crafted blade

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Where to Stay in Vestre Toten

Midt i Raufoss, stor leilighet med hage9.3 / 10 · ★★★ · 4 reviewsfrom 5 / nightKveldsro8.2 / 10 · ★★★ · 5 reviewsfrom 1 / nightPerfect for business and leisure in Raufoss0 / 10 · ★★★from 9 / nightNice Home In Eina With House Sea View0 / 10 · ★★★★from 6 / nightBadeland Gjestegård7.5 / 10 · 407 reviewsfrom 2 / night

Getting There

Vestre Toten lies south of Gjøvik and northwest of Hadeland, with Raufoss as its administrative center. Reach it via the Gjøvikbanen railway or by car from Oslo (2 hours). The area is best explored by boots, bike, or bold curiosity - especially if you’re chasing blade echoes, starlit lore, or the hush of pine needles beside a forge that shaped the future.