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Mark Sensen, 18 November 1995
Gules, three sunrays Or bend. Bend sunrays stand for sunrise, as a symbol for
the name of fylkeskommune. It is said that sunrays are represented in heraldry
interlaced straight and wavy. Straight ones represent light, and wavy ones heath.
Željko Heimer, 19 November 1995
Adopted 26 September 1958.
Mark Sensen, 18 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.