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Adopted on 11 December 1987.
The flag of Akershus represents the silhouette of Akershus castle, built
under king Hakon V (the same king who was in charge of building Vardøhus -
the castle represented on the flag of Finnmark).
Proportions are 1:1
Jan Oskar Engene, 17 November 1995
Akershus, Buskerud and Østfold and three other municipalities were merged
into Viken on 1 January 2020.
Valentin Poposki, 16 January 2020
The merger was opposed in all three counties which were to merge
both before and after the implementation - even the local government
has made the reversal its main goal.
As a result, it was decided by
the national parliament in 2022 that the merger be reversed. On
2024-01-01, Akershus, Buskerud and Østfold counties were
re-established and their original arms were readopted; since their
flags had actually been banners of arms, they were automatically
readopted as well.
Tomislav Todorovic, 19 April 2024
The following communes are listed in this county (fylke). The codes following the names are assigned by Norway for statistical and administrative purposes.
The following are former municipalities of this county.