Sandefjord

Sandefjordsfjord defines the setting of Sandefjord — its sheltered waters run south toward the Skagerrak, making the harbour and maritime connections central to the town’s everyday character. Sandefjord became one of Norway’s leading whaling centres in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, a past examined by the Norwegian Whaling Museum, founded in 1917. At Gokstadhaugen, just outside the centre, the Gokstad ship was excavated from a Viking-Age burial mound in 1880; it is among the country’s most important ship discoveries. Today, the waterfront and wooded coastal terrain place the town firmly in the rhythm of the Vestfold shore. View additional webcams nearby to better understand how Sandefjord relates to the Vestfold coast.

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