Akershus County Municipality

Akershus County Municipality Akershus fylkeskommune
Former County
Coat of arms
Location in Norway
Coordinates: 59°54′43.18″N 10°45′19.83″E / 59.9119944°N 10.7555083°E / 59.9119944; 10.7555083
Country	Norway
Disestablished	1 Jan 2020
Administrative center	Oslo
Government
• County mayor	Anette Solli
ISO 3166 code	NO-02
Employees	4,000
Schools	35
Pupils	20,000
Transit authority	Ruter
Website	www.akershus.no

Akershus County Municipality (Norwegian: Akershus fylkeskommune) was the regional governing administration of the old Akershus county in Norway. The county municipality was established in its most recent form on 1 January 1976 when the law was changed to allow elected county councils in Norway. The county municipality was dissolved on 1 January 2020, when Akershus was merged with the neighboring counties of Buskerud and Østfold, creating the new Viken county which is led by the Viken County Municipality. The administrative seat is located in Oslo (which was not part of Akershus) and the county mayor was Anette Solli. On 1 January 2024, Akershus was re-established as an independent county with expanded borders due to municipal amalgamations in 2020, which will not be reversed.

The main responsibilities of the county municipality included the running of the 35 upper secondary schools. It managed all the county roadways, public transport, dental care, culture, and cultural heritage sites in the county.^[1]