Follafoss is a village

Village

A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...

 located in the municipality of Verran

Verran

Verran is a municipality in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Innherred region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Malm...

 in Nord-Trøndelag

Nord-Trøndelag

is a county constituting the northern part of Trøndelag in Norway. As of 2010, the county had 131,555 inhabitants, making it the country's fourth-least populated county. The largest municipalities are Stjørdal, Steinkjer—the county seat, Levanger, Namsos and Verdal, all with between 21,000 and...

 county, Norway

Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

. The 0.8 square kilometres (197.7 acre) village has a population (2011) of 402. The population density

Population density

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 of the village is 503 PD/km2.

Follafoss is located in the middle of the Beitstadfjorden

Beitstadfjorden

Beitstadfjorden is the innermost arm of the Trondheimsfjord in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the municipalities of Steinkjer, Inderøy, Verran, and Mosvik. The fjord has a length of from southwest to northeast, and a width of about ....

, the inner-most arm of the Trondheimsfjord

Trondheimsfjord

The Trondheimsfjord , an inlet of the Norwegian Sea, is Norway's third longest fjord at long. It is located in the west central part of the country, and it stretches from Ørland in west to Steinkjer in north, passing the city of Trondheim on its way...

, about 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) southwest of the municipal center of Malm

Malm

is a former municipality, a village, and the administrative centre of the municipality of Verran in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. Malm is located along the Trondheimsfjord, about a drive west from the town of Steinkjer. The village of Malm has a population of 1,572. The population density of...

 and about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) northeast of Verrastranda

Verrastranda

Verrastranda is a village located in the municipality of Verran in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located on the north shore of the Verrasundet arm of the Trondheimsfjord. The village of Verrabotn lies about to the southwest and Follafoss lies about to the northeast. Norwegian National...

. The Follaelva river empties into the Trondheimsfjord

Trondheimsfjord

The Trondheimsfjord , an inlet of the Norwegian Sea, is Norway's third longest fjord at long. It is located in the west central part of the country, and it stretches from Ørland in west to Steinkjer in north, passing the city of Trondheim on its way...

 at Follafoss. The lakes Holden and Selavatnet both feed the river and also provide power through the Nord-Trøndelag Elektrisitetsverk

Nord-Trøndelag Elektrisitetsverk

Nord-Trøndelag Elektrisitetsverk or NTE is a power company serving Nord-Trøndelag in Norway and owned by Nord-Trøndelag county municipality. NTE is one of the largest producers of electricity in Norway, with an annual production of 3,995 GWh per year...

 power company through hydroelectric power from the dam

Dam

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s on the lakes.

The village is also the location of Follafoss Church

Follafoss Church

Follafoss Church is a parish church in the municipality of Verran in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Follafoss. The church is the main church in the Verran parish which is part of the Nord-Innherad deanery in the Diocese of Nidaros. The wooden church building was...

. The local paper mill

Paper mill

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, Södra Cell Folla

Södra Cell Folla

Södra Cell Folla is a paper mill located in Follafoss, Norway. The mill produces 100 000 tonnes of CTMP pulp per year, and is owned by Södra Skogsägarna.-History:...

, is the largest employer in the area.