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{{short description|Municipality in Vestfold, Norway}}
{{about|the municipality in Norway|the city within Sandefjord Municipality|Sandefjord (town)|other uses|Sandefjord (disambiguation)}}
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|county                 = Vestfold
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|capital                = [[Sandefjord (town)|Sandefjord]]
|established            = 1 Jan 1838
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|demonym                = Sandefjording
|language               = Bokmål
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|mayor                  = [[Bjørn Ole Gleditsch]]
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'''Sandefjord''' ({{IPA|no|ˈsɑ̂nːəfjuːr|-|Sandefjord.ogg}}) is a [[List of municipalities of Norway|municipality]] in [[Vestfold]] county, [[Norway]]. It is located in the [[Traditional districts of Norway|traditional district]] of [[Vestfold]]. The [[administrative centre]] of the municipality is the [[Sandefjord (town)|city of Sandefjord]]. Other population centres in Sandefjord include [[Andebu (village)|Andebu]], [[Fevang]], [[Fokserød]], [[Fossnes]], [[Freberg]], [[Hafallen]], [[Helgerød]], [[Himberg, Norway|Himberg]], [[Høyjord]], [[Kodal]], [[Lahelle]], [[Melsomvik]], [[Råstad]], [[Solløkka]], [[Stokke (village)|Stokke]], [[Storevar]], [[Strand, Vestfold|Strand]], and [[Unneberg]].

The {{convert|422|km2|adj=on}} municipality is the 233rd largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Sandefjord is the most populous municipality in Vestfold and the 14th most populous municipality in Norway, with a population of 65,574. The municipality's [[population density]] is {{convert|158.3|PD/km2}} and its population has increased by 6.5% over the previous 10-year period.<ref name="ssb hist pop">{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |title=Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/06913/ |language=Norwegian}}</ref><ref name="ssb area">{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |title=09280: Area of land and fresh water (km²) (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/09280/ |language=Norwegian}}</ref>

Sandefjord is known for its rich [[Vikings|Viking]] history and the prosperous [[whaling]] industry, which made Sandefjord the richest city in Norway.<ref name="Porter">{{Cite book |last1=Porter |first1=Darwin |title=Frommer's Norway |last2=Prince |first2=Danforth |publisher=Wiley |year=2003 |isbn=9780764524677 |pages=158 |language=en}}</ref> Today, it has built up the third-largest merchant fleet in Norway.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Things to Do in Sandefjord – Frommer's |url=http://www.frommers.com/destinations/sandefjord/272982 |access-date=2017-12-28 |website=Frommers.com}}</ref> [[Sandefjord Museum]] is the only museum in Europe dedicated to whaling, and is home to [[Gokstad Mound]] where the 9th-century [[Gokstad Ship]] was discovered.

Sandefjord has numerous nicknames, including the [[whaling]] "capital" of Norway or as the undisputed summer city of [[Norway]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2011-01-14 |title=Three shot in Sandefjord |url=http://www.newsinenglish.no/2011/01/14/three-shot-in-sandefjord/ |access-date=2017-12-28 |website=Newsinenglish.no}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The Viking trail through Vestfold, Norway |url=http://destinationviking.no/onewebmedia/VikingtrailCicero(1).pdf |access-date=2017-12-28 |website=Destinationviking.no }}</ref> Sandefjord is also known as the "whaling capital of the world."<ref name="Engel">{{Cite book |last=Engel |first=Lyle Kenyon |title=Scandinavia: A Simon & Schuster Travel Guide |publisher=Cornerstone Library |year=1963 |pages=145 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="SR">{{Cite book |last1=Ryder |first1=Simon |title=Insight Guides Norway |last2=Duffy |first2=Cameron |publisher=Insight Guides |year=2018 |isbn=9781786717580 |pages=163}}</ref><ref name="EA">{{Cite book |last=Alspaugh |first=Emmanuelle |title=Fodor's Norway |publisher=Fodor's Travel Publications |year=2006 |isbn=9781400016143 |language=en}}</ref>{{rp|F-7}}<ref name="HKB">{{Cite book |last=Bertelsen |first=Hans Kristian |title=Sandefjord: A modern city with vast potential |publisher=Grafisk Studio |year=1985 |isbn=8290636008}}</ref>{{rp|81}} It has also been dubbed the "Bathing City" (Badebyen), due to its many beaches and former resort spas.<ref name="EA" />{{rp|73}} It is still considered a resort town, due to high numbers of visitors during summer months.<ref name="MB">{{Cite book |last=Berman |first=Martha |title=Fielding's Scandinavia |publisher=Fielding Worldwide |year=1995 |isbn=9781569520499 |pages=240 |language=en}}</ref>

Sandefjord has become a transportation hub, home of [[Sandefjord Airport, Torp|Torp Airport]], one of Norway's largest airports. Daily ferry connections to Sweden are provided by [[Color Line (ferry operator)|Color Line]] from the city harbor. [[European Route E18]], one of Norway's main north–south highways, traverses the municipality.

Sandefjord is a stronghold for the [[Conservative Party (Norway)|Conservative Party]];<ref>{{Cite news |date=2015-09-15 |title=Høyre vant valget i Sandefjord |language=no |work=[[NRK|Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation]] |url=https://www.nrk.no/vestfold/hoyre-vant-valget-i-sandefjord-1.12553309 |access-date=2017-12-28}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=11 May 2011 |title=Mørkeblått flertall i 61 kommuner |url=https://kommunal-rapport.no/artikkel/morkeblatt_flertall_i_61_kommuner |access-date=2017-12-28 |website=Kommunal-rapport.no |language=no}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Karakterer |url=http://www.klassekampen.no/article/20140130/PLUSS/140139984 |access-date=2017-12-28 |website=[[Klassekampen]] |language=no}}</ref> the Conservative coalition received over 70 percent of votes cast in 2011. Current mayor is [[Bjørn Ole Gleditsch]] from the Conservative Party, who has been mayor since 2004.

== General information ==
[[File:Sandefjordsfjorden.png|thumb|left|The name originally belonged to the main [[fjord]], now called the [[Sandefjordsfjord]].<ref name="HKB1998">{{Cite book |last=Bertelsen |first=Hans Kristian |title=Bli kjent med Vestfold |publisher=Stavanger Offset AS |year=1998 |isbn=9788290636017 |language=no |trans-title=Become acquainted with Vestfold}}</ref>{{rp|96}}]]
The [[ladested]] of [[Sandefjord (town)|Sandefjord]] was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see [[formannskapsdistrikt]] law). In 1845, the ladested of Sandefjord was made a [[kjøpstad]] (giving it market town rights). On 1 January 1889, a part of the neighboring municipality of [[Sandar, Norway|Sandeherred]] (population: 318) was transferred into Sandefjord. In 1931, an area of the neighboring municipality of [[Sandar, Norway|Sandar]] (population: 66) was transferred into Sandefjord. In 1950, another area of the neighboring municipality of [[Sandar, Norway|Sandar]] (population: 226) was transferred into Sandefjord.<ref name="Dag">{{Cite book |last=Jukvam |first=Dag |year=1999 |title=Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen |url=http://www.ssb.no/emner/00/90/rapp_9913/rapp_9913.pdf |publisher=[[Statistics Norway|Statistisk sentralbyrå]] |language=no |isbn=9788253746845}}</ref>

During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the [[Schei Committee]]. On 1 January 1968 the municipality of Sandefjord (population: 6,242) was merged with the surrounding municipality of [[Sandar, Norway|Sandar]] (population: 24,898), creating a much larger municipality of Sandefjord.<ref name="Dag" />

On 1 January 2017, the rural municipalities of [[Andebu]] and [[Stokke]] were merged into Sandefjord as part of a nationwide municipal reform. This merger was the first one to take place during the reform.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sandefjord - Kommunesammenslåing |url=https://www.sandefjord.kommune.no/Politikk-og-innsyn/kommunesammenslaing-o/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171209044720/https://www.sandefjord.kommune.no/Politikk-og-innsyn/kommunesammenslaing-o/ |archive-date=2017-12-09 |access-date=2017-12-08}}</ref>

=== Etymology ===
The name Sandefjord was first mentioned in chapter 169 of ''[[Sverris saga]]'' from the year 1200. It was then referring to the fjord which is now known as ''Sandefjordsfjord''.<ref name="RD">{{Cite book |last=Davidsen |first=Roger |title=Et Sted i Sandefjord |publisher=Sandar Historielag |year=2008 |isbn=9788299456753 |location=Sandefjord, Norge |language=no}}</ref>{{rp|353}} The municipality (originally the city of Sandefjord) is named after the local fjord, now called [[Sandefjordsfjorden]] since the [[Sandefjord (town)|city of Sandefjord]] grew up at the head of the fjord. The first element of the name comes from the old ''Sande'' farm ({{langx|non|Sandar}}). The old farm name is the [[plural]] form of {{wikt-lang|non|sandr}} which means "[[sand]]" or "[[sandbank]]s". The last element comes from the word {{wikt-lang|non|fjǫrðr}} which means "[[fjord]]".<ref>{{Cite book |last=Rygh |first=Oluf |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3YpBAAAAIAAJ |title=Norske gaardnavne: Jarlsberg og Larviks amt |date=1907 |publisher=W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri |edition=6 |location=Kristiania, Norge |page=260 |language=no |authorlink=Oluf Rygh}}</ref><ref name="TS">{{Cite book |last1=Sandberg |first1=Tore |url=https://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2015111907579 |title=Sandefjord zoomet inn av fotograf Tore Sandberg |last2=Arveschoug |first2=Cato |publisher=C. Arveschoug and Magne Helland |year=2001 |isbn=9788299616706 |language=no}}</ref>{{rp|6}}<ref>{{Cite book |last=Aadnevik |first=Kjell-Einar |title=Turguide til Larvik og Omegn |publisher=Dreyers forlag |year=2019 |isbn=9788282654418 |page=135 |language=no}}</ref>

=== Coat of arms ===
[[File:Sandefjord komm.svg|thumb|100px|left|Coat of arms (1914–2017)]]
[[File:Sandefjord komm 2017.svg|thumb|100px|left|Coat of arms (since 2017)]]
Sandefjord has had two coats of arms over the course of its history.

The original [[coat of arms]] was granted on 9 May 1914 and they were in use until 1 January 2017.<ref name="RD" />{{rp|256}} The official [[blazon]] is ''"[[Or (heraldry)|Or]], a Viking ship sable with a sail [[Variation of the field|paly]] gules and argent under a whale [[embowed]]"''. This means the arms have a [[field (heraldry)|field]] (background) has a [[tincture (heraldry)|tincture]] of [[Or (heraldry)|Or]] which means it is commonly colored yellow, but if it is made out of metal, then gold is used. The arms usually showed a [[mural crown]] over the shield. The [[charge (heraldry)|charge]] is a Viking ship with a red and white striped sail with an arched whale over the top. The [[Viking ship]] symbolizes the famous [[Gokstad ship]], which was found in Sandefjord in 1880, one of the best preserved Viking ships known. The whale symbolizes that in the late 19th and early 20th century, Sandefjord was a main home port for [[whale hunting|whalers]] operating in the southern oceans. The arms were designed by [[Andreas Bloch]]. The municipal flag has the same design as the coat of arms.<ref name="NK">{{Cite web |title=Civic heraldry of Norway - Norske Kommunevåpen |url=https://www.heraldry-wiki.com/heraldrywiki/index.php?title=Sandefjord |access-date=2023-12-04 |publisher=Heraldry of the World}}</ref><ref name="flags">{{Cite web |title=Sandefjord, Vestfold (Norway) |url=https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/no-07-06.html |access-date=2023-12-04 |website=Flags of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Sandefjord kommune, våpen |url=https://foto.digitalarkivet.no/fotoweb/archives/5003-Kommunev%C3%A5pen/Kart%20og%20tegninger%20og%20segl/he10071208070062.tif.info#c=%2Ffotoweb%2Farchives%2F5003-Kommunev%25C3%25A5pen%2F%3Fq%3Dsandefjord |access-date=2023-12-04 |website=Digitalarkivet |publisher=Arkivverket |language=no}}</ref>

The current [[coat of arms]] was approved for use starting on 1 January 2017, after the merger of [[Andebu]], [[Stokke]], and Sandefjord.<ref>{{Cite web |date=9 September 2016 |title=Nytt kommunevåpen for nye Sandefjord kommune |url=https://www.regjeringen.no/no/aktuelt/nytt-kommunevapen-nye-sandefjord/id2510803/ |access-date=28 May 2017 |website=Regjeringen.no |language=no}}</ref> The official [[blazon]] is ''"[[Or (heraldry)|Or]], a whaler with raised harpoon on a boat issuant from the base [[Sable (heraldry)|sable]]"'' ({{langx|no|I gull i en oppvoksende båt en hvalfanger med hevet harpun, alt i svart}}). This means the arms have a [[field (heraldry)|field]] (background) has a [[tincture (heraldry)|tincture]] of [[Or (heraldry)|Or]] which means it is commonly colored yellow, but if it is made out of metal, then gold is used. The [[charge (heraldry)|charge]] is a whaler with a harpoon standing on a boat that is coming out of the base of the shield. The arms show part of a local whale hunting monument to symbolize the historical importance of [[whaling]]. The arms were designed by Erik Raastad from Sandefjord who called the design "courage and strength". There were also minor modification done by the heraldic expert Jan Eide from Oslo. The municipal flag has the same design as the coat of arms.<ref name="NK" /><ref name="flags" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-01-01 |title=Godkjenning av våpen og flagg |url=https://lovdata.no/dokument/LF/forskrift/2016-09-09-1041 |access-date=2023-12-04 |website=Lovdata.no |publisher=Norges kommunal- og arbeidsdepartementet |language=no}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Sandefjord kommune, våpen |url=https://foto.digitalarkivet.no/fotoweb/archives/5003-Kommunev%C3%A5pen/Kart%20og%20tegninger%20og%20segl/Sandefjord_Kommunev%C3%A5pen.png.info#c=%2Ffotoweb%2Farchives%2F5003-Kommunev%25C3%25A5pen%2F%3Fq%3Dsandefjord |access-date=2023-12-04 |website=Digitalarkivet |publisher=Arkivverket |language=no}}</ref>

== History ==
=== Viking history ===
{{See also|Gokstad ship}}
[[File:Gokstad viking ship -excavation.jpg|thumb|The 9th century [[Gokstad Ship]] was discovered in Sandefjord.]]
Sandefjord has been inhabited for thousands of years.<ref name="TS" />{{rp|6}} Excavations indicate that people have inhabited Sandefjord for around 3,000 years. Rock carvings at Haugen farm by [[Istrehågan]] in Jåberg are dated to 1,500–500 BCE.<ref name="gonorway.no">{{Cite web |title=Sandefjord |url=http://www.gonorway.no/norway/counties/vestfold/sandefjord/7635e3a768b71b0/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180619042655/http://gonorway.no/norway/counties/vestfold/sandefjord/7635e3a768b71b0/index.html |archive-date=2018-06-19 |access-date=2017-12-28 |website=Gonorway.no}}</ref> Haugen farm is home to Vestfold county's largest [[petroglyph]] site.<ref name="SB04">{{Cite book |last=Børresen |first=Svein E. |title=Vestfoldboka: en reise i kultur og natur |publisher=Skagerrak forlag |year=2004 |isbn=9788292284070 |language=no}}</ref>{{rp|38}} In 1961–1962, 78 rock carvings were discovered at the site. They consist of ships, spiral figures, circular hollows, and much more.<ref name="HKB2000">{{Cite book |last=Bertelsen |first=Hans Kristian |url=https://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2016022448041 |title=Sandefjord i bilder |publisher=Grafisk studio forlag |year=2000 |isbn=8290636024 |trans-title=Sandefjord in pictures}}</ref>{{rp|88}}

The Vikings lived in Sandefjord and surrounding areas about 1,000 years ago, and numerous Viking artifacts and monuments can be found in Sandefjord.<ref name="visitnorway.com">{{Cite web |title=Sandefjord – In the footsteps of the Vikings |url=https://www.visitnorway.com/places-to-go/eastern-norway/sandefjord/ |access-date=2017-12-28 |website=Visitnorway.com}}</ref> One of the most important remains from the [[Viking Age]] was found at the grave site ''[[Gokstadhaugen]]'' (Gokstad Mound) in Sandefjord. The [[Gokstad ship]] was excavated by [[Nicolay Nicolaysen]] and is now in the [[Viking Ship Museum in Oslo]]. The ''[[Viking (replica Viking longship)|Viking]]'', an exact replica of the Gokstad ship, crossed the Atlantic Ocean from [[Bergen]] to be exhibited at the [[World's Columbian Exposition]] in Chicago in 1893. A [[replica]] of the Gokstad ship, called ''[[Gaia ship|Gaia]]'', currently has Sandefjord as home port.<ref name="SG">{{Cite book |last=Gjerseth |first=Simen |url=https://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2020092207664 |title=Nye Sandefjord |publisher=Liv forlag |year=2016 |isbn=9788283301137 |language=no}}</ref>{{rp|277}}<ref name="gonorway.no" /> Other known replicas include the ''Munin'', (a half scale replica) located in Vancouver, Canada.

The Gokstad Ship, Norway's largest preserved Viking ship, was discovered during an excavation at [[Gokstad Mound]] in 1880. The Vikings first settled here due to its speedy route from Sandefjord and along the coast.<ref name="www.sandefjord.no">{{Cite web |title=Local history and heritage |url=http://www.sandefjord.no/en/new-residents/facts-and-history-about-sandefjord/local-history-and-heritage/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171209100007/http://www.sandefjord.no/en/new-residents/facts-and-history-about-sandefjord/local-history-and-heritage/ |archive-date=2017-12-09 |access-date=2017-12-28 |website=Sandefjord.no}}</ref> Viking settlements and grave sites have been discovered in Sandefjord.<ref name="FS04">{{Cite book |last=McKay |first=D. |title=Fodor's Scandinavia |publisher=Fodor Travel Publications |year=2004 |isbn=9781400013401 |edition=10}}</ref>{{rp|397}}

Sandefjord functioned as a seaport defined by the twin industries of shipping and shipbuilding throughout the 1600s and 1700s. It was formally recognized as a market town ([[kjøpstad]]) by [[Oscar I of Sweden|King Oscar]] in 1845. Its population at the time was 749 residents.<ref name="www.sandefjord.no" />

=== Health resort ===
[[File:Sandefjord dom zdrojowy 2.jpg|thumb|[[Sandefjord Spa|Kurbadet]] is housed in one of the largest wooden buildings in the [[Nordic countries|Nordics]].<ref name="visitnorway.no">{{Cite web |title=Kurbadet 1837–1939 |url=https://www.visitnorway.no/listings/kurbadet-1837-1939/24176/ |website=visitnorway.no}}</ref>]]
The [[Sandefjord (town)|city of Sandefjord]] became known as a world-renowned health resort destination between 1837 and 1939. Royalty and Prime Ministers from throughout Europe visited the town for its spas in the late 1800s.<ref>{{Cite book |last=George |first=Francis Stevens |title=Camp NoE |publisher=Lulu Publications, Inc. |year=2017 |isbn=9781387047680 |page=50}}</ref> It gained its reputation as a health and pleasure community when [[Sandefjord Spa|Sandefjord sulfur spa and resort]] ({{lang|no|Sandefjord Kurbad}}) was established in 1837. It was the first spa in town and functioned as a medical institution focusing on the treatment of symptoms for rheumatic diseases. The original bathhouse has been restored and is now a culture house by the city center.<ref name="www.sandefjord.no" /> It was one of Europe's most visited baths until its closure in 1939.<ref name="MJ96">{{Cite book |last=Jøranlid |first=Marianne |url=https://www.nb.no/items/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2008061204054 |title=40 trivelige turer i Sandefjord og omegn |publisher=Vett Viten |year=1996 |isbn=9788241202841}}.</ref>{{rp|36}}

Around 50,000 people, mostly Norwegians, visited the bath from 1837 to 1939. A majority of spa visitors were from Norway, but international guests from Germany, [[Great Britain|Britain]], and the United States also visited the spas of Sandefjord.<ref name="gonorway.no" /> Today the bath's building, ''[[Kurbadet]]'', has been restored and hosts cultural events and various annual activities.<ref name="DKeye">{{Cite book |last=Evensberget |first=Snorre |title=DK Eyewitness Travel Guide Norway |publisher=Penguin |year=2016 |isbn=9781465458902 |page=129}}</ref>

=== Town fires ===
Sandefjord has experienced numerous town fires, including a town fire in 1800 which led to most of the town burning down and subsequently having to be rebuilt.<ref name="DKeye" /> An additional fire in 1900 destroyed 56 houses and caused major damage.<ref name="gonorway.no" /> Sandefjord's  ships and the shipping industry remained untouched from the major fire of March 1900.<ref name="FO95">{{Cite book |last=Olstad |first=Finn |url=https://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2015082608073 |title=Sandefjords historie Bind 1: Strandsitter og verdensborger |publisher=Sandefjord kommune |year=1995 |isbn=9788299059572 |language=no}}</ref>{{rp|200}} The fire, which started on the night before 16 March 1900, led to the entire city center burning down, including important business offices. Both newspapers in town, ''[[Sandefjords Blad]]'' and ''Vestfold'', saw their offices burnt down. Six jewelry stores, three watchmakers, eight grocery stores, and a variety of other shops were destroyed. The fire started in the factory ''Nordmannen''. The fire caused the loss of 51 buildings for a total value of {{NOK|1.5 million|link=yes}} in addition to {{NOK|1 million|link=yes}} in loss of store items.<ref name="AH76">{{Cite book |last=Hoffstad |first=Arne |url=https://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2011061608049 |title=Sandefjord - byen vår: trekk fra Sandefjordsdistriktets historie under hvalfangsteventyret 1905-1968 |year=1976 |isbn=8299038413 |language=no}}</ref>{{rp|7–9}} [[Sandefjord Church]] (built in 1872) also burnt down during the town fire of 1900.<ref name="RD" />{{rp|330}}

A new town fire on 27–28 March 1915 led to the death of two people and destroyed seven farms. Large parts of the street Storgata were also destroyed.<ref name="AH76" />{{rp|74}}<ref name="FO95" />{{rp|299}}

=== Whaling and ships ===
[[File:Sandefjord Hvalfangstmonumentet.jpg|thumb|[[Whaler's Monument]] is made in style of a compass, and it rotates slowly.<ref name="SG" />{{rp|349}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Whaling Monument |url=https://www.visitvestfold.com/en/sandefjord/see-and-do/attractions/?TLp=200332&The-Whaling-Monument |access-date=28 December 2017 |website=Visitvestfold.com}}</ref>]]
Sandefjord is perhaps best known as a whaling community.<ref>{{Cite web |title=County Vestfold |url=http://www.gonorway.no/norway/counties/vestfold/ |website=gonorway.no}}</ref> The centre of the world's modern whaling industry was located in town, and local residents not only made up practically all the crew on the Norwegian whaling fleet, but substantial numbers of them also worked within the whaling industry in nearby countries. For over fifty years in the late 1800s, Sandefjord functioned as the world center for the whaling industry, including the manufacture and equipment of whaling vessels, floating factories, and whale-catchers.<ref name="JT" />{{rp|25}} Sandefjord has also been named the "whaling capital of the world."<ref name="Engel" /><ref name="SR" /><ref name="EA" /><ref name="HKB" /> There were 25 whaling companies that were established in Sandefjord between 1905 and 1914.<ref name="Schandy">{{Cite book |last1=Schandy |first1=Tom |url=https://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2018103007016 |title=Naturperler i Vestfold |last2=Helgesen |first2=Tom |publisher=Forlaget Tom & Tom v/Schandy |year=2012 |isbn=9788292916148 |language=no}}</ref>{{rp|170}} During the 1911–1912 season, Sandefjord had 27 whaling companies with a total of 115 vessels. This made up over 30 percent of the world's whaling firms.<ref name="FO95" />{{rp|218}}

[[File:Sandefjord Southern Actor.jpg|thumb|''[[Southern Actor]]'', [[museum ship]] at Museum's Wharf]]
[[File:Tall ship Christian Radich under sail.jpg|thumb|''[[Christian Radich]]'', full-rigged ship built in Sandefjord]]
Starting in 1850, a number of ships from Sandefjord were [[whaling]] and [[seal hunting|sealing]] in the [[Arctic Ocean]] and along the coast of [[Finnmark]]. The first whaling expedition from Sandefjord to the [[Southern Ocean|Antarctic Ocean]] was sent in 1905. Towards the end of the 1920s, Sandefjord had a fleet of 15 [[factory ship]]s and more than 90 whalers. In 1954, more than 2,800 men from the district were hired as crew on the whalers, but from the mid-1950s whaling was gradually reduced. The number of southbound expeditions rapidly decreased during the 1960s, and the 1967–1968 season became the last for Sandefjord.<ref name="Schandy" />{{rp|170}} In 1971, Sandefjord's last whale processing vessel was sold to [[Japan]].<ref name="HKB2000" />{{rp|28}} The shipping industry was gradually readjusted from whaling to other ship types during this period. The local [[Framnæs Mekaniske Værksted]] and [[Jotun (company)|Jotun Group Private Ltd.]] had major roles in this business.

Today, the memories of this important period of Sandefjord's history are kept alive at the [[Sandefjord Museum|Whaling Museum]] ({{lang|no|Hvalfangstmuseet}}). This museum is the only museum in Europe specializing in whales and the history of whaling.<ref name="visitnorway.com" /><ref name="atlasobscura.com">{{Cite web |title=Norway Is Home to a Whaling History Museum |url=https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/sandefjord-museum |access-date=2017-12-28 |website=Atlas Obscura}}</ref> The history of the whalers can also be explored at the Museum's Wharf with a visit aboard the [[whale-catcher]] ''[[Southern Actor]]''. [[Whaling]] is considered to be the industry which made Sandefjord the richest city in Norway.<ref name="Porter" />

Sandefjord also has shipping traditions of tall sailing ships and steam ships. The full-rigged sailing ship ''[[Christian Radich (ship)|Christian Radich]]'', three-masted [[barquentine]] ''[[Endurance (1912 ship)|Endurance]]'', [[whaler|whale catcher]] ''[[Jason (ship)|Jason]]'' and [[Viking ship]] replica ''[[Viking (replica Viking longship)|Viking]]'' were some of the many ships built by [[Framnæs Mekaniske Værksted]].

[[Hans Albert Grøn]] of Sandefjord established the first whaling station in the [[Faroe Islands]] in 1894, which was located at [[Langasandur|Gjánoyri]] on the island of [[Streymoy]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Joensen |first=Jóan Pauli |title=Pilot Whaling in the Faroe Islands: History, Ethnography, Symbol |publisher=Faroe University Press |year=2009 |isbn=9789991865256 |page=225}}</ref><ref name="JT">{{Cite book |last1=Tønnessen |first1=Johan Nicolay |title=The History of Modern Whaling |last2=Johnsen |first2=Arne Odd |publisher=University of California Press |year=1982 |isbn=9780520039735}}</ref>{{rp|84}} As of 1903, half of all whaling companies in the Faroe Islands were operated out of Sandefjord.<ref name="FO95" />{{rp|205}} Furthermore, Sandefjord was the headquarters of the [[South African Whaling Company]] (SAWC), which was established in 1908 and managed by shipowner [[Johan Bryde]] of Sandefjord.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Bertelsen |first1=Bjørn Enge |title=Navigating Colonial Orders: Norwegian Entrepreneurship in Africa and Oceania |last2=Kjerland |first2=Kirsten Alsaker |publisher=Berghahn Books |year=2014 |isbn=9781782385400 |page=128}}</ref> Sandefjordian whaling firms were also established on the coast of Africa, in [[Portugal]], [[Mexico]], [[Western Australia]], among other places.<ref name="FO95" />{{rp|327}}

=== Antarctic expeditions ===
[[File:Peter I Island 1929A.jpg|thumb|The [[Norwegian flag]] was raised at Framnæsodden in [[Sandefjord Cove]] on Antarctica's [[Peter I Island]] in 1929.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Index of /ekspedisjoner/Norvegia II |url=http://www.polarhistorie.no/ekspedisjoner/Norvegia%20II |access-date=27 April 2023}}</ref>]]
[[File:Bouvet island.jpg|thumb|Norway achieved sovereignty of [[Bouvet Island]] during [[Nils Larsen]]'s Antarctic expeditions.]]
Towards the beginning of [[World War I]], Norwegian whaling spread throughout the world, most and foremost from Sandefjord. Expeditions from Sandefjord went as far as [[Point Cloates|Norwegian Bay]] in Australia, [[Stewart Island]] in New Zealand, [[Walvis Bay]] in Namibia, [[Corral, Chile]], and also isolated places such as [[Kerguelen Islands]], [[South Georgia Island]], [[Bouvet Island]], and the [[Southern Ocean]].<ref name="FL17">{{Cite book |last=Lund |first=Fredrik Larsen |url=https://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2020042248016 |title=Norske utposter : nordmenn utenfor allfarvei |publisher=Vega forlag |year=2017 |isbn=9788282115377 |language=no}}</ref>{{rp|618–619}}

In the 1910s, affluent resident [[August F. Christensen]] was given a grant to practice whaling outside [[Peru]] and [[Ecuador]]. He was also appointed Ecuador's consul to Norway. He achieved an agreement with Ecuadorian government officials which allowed Norwegians to inhabit the [[Galápagos Islands]], and also receive {{convert|200|ha}} of land, pay no taxes for ten years, and be allowed to keep their Norwegian citizenship.<ref name="FL17" />{{rp|665–666}}<ref>{{Cite book |last=Hoff |first=Stein |url=https://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2007080704011 |title=Drømmen om Galapagos: En ukjent norsk utvandrerhistorie |publisher=Grøndahl & Søn |year=1985 |isbn=8250407687 |pages=16–18 |language=no}}</ref> Christensen created huge local interest of Galápagos, and the local company ''[[La Colonia de Floreana A/S]]'' was established on 21 March 1925. Its main goal was to exploit the Norwegian fishing rights at the Galápagos Islands. A ship named ''Floreana'' departed from Sandefjord on 15 May 1925, equipped with enough men and goods to establish a colony.<ref name="FL17" />{{rp|666–667}}

[[File:Modell av Grytviken kirke (HS.03422).jpg|thumb|Model of [[Norwegian Anglican Church, Grytviken|Whalers Church]] in Grytviken, exhibit at [[Sandefjord Museum]].]]
On 16 November 1904, [[Carl Anton Larsen]] of Sandefjord established the whaling community of [[Grytviken]], the largest settlement in [[South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Headland |first=Robert |title=The Island of South Georgia |publisher=CUP Archive |year=1992 |isbn=9780521424745 |page=130}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The Beginnings – Hvalfangstmuseet |url=http://www.hvalfangstmuseet.no/en/the-beginnings/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612142228/http://www.hvalfangstmuseet.no/en/the-beginnings/ |archive-date=12 June 2018 |access-date=10 June 2018}}</ref> [[South Georgia Island]] lies a few thousand kilometers east of [[Cape Horn]].<ref name="FL17" />{{rp|619}}

[[Nils Larsen]] (1900–1976) was a sea captain from Sandefjord, famous for his expeditions of [[Antarctica]] in the early 20th century. It was under his expeditions that Norway achieved annexation of [[Bouvet Island]] in 1927 and [[Peter I Island]] two years after. A cove on Antarctica's Peter I Island is named [[Sandefjord Cove]] in honor of Larsen's hometown.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lars Christensen |url=http://www.polarhistorie.no/personer/Christensen%2C%20Lars |access-date=1 June 2017 |publisher=Norsk Polarhistorie}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Norvegia ekspedisjon |url=http://www.polarhistorie.no/hendelser/1209014058.72 |access-date=2017-06-01 |publisher=Norsk Polarhistorie}}</ref> [[Sandefjord Ice Bay]] in continental Antarctica is also named after Sandefjord.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gazetteer - AADC |url=https://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/gaz/display_name.cfm?gaz_id=98 |publisher=[[Australian Antarctic Data Centre]]}}</ref> [[Mount Nils Larsen]] in [[Queen Maud Land]], [[Mount Nils]] in [[Enderby Land]] and [[Nils Larsen Glacier]] are examples of many geographical names given in honor of Nils Larsen.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Barr |first=Susan |date=2014-09-28 |title=Nils Larsen – 2 |url=http://nbl.snl.no/Nils_Larsen_-_2 |access-date=2017-12-28 |website=Nbl.snl.no}}</ref>

=== World War II ===
[[File:Bundesarchiv Bild 101I-113-0003-15, Nordeuropa, Küstenbatterie, Bunker.jpg|thumb|upright|German [[fortresses]] were constructed on both [[Vesterøya|West]]- and [[Østerøya|East Island]].]]
A week after [[Operation Weserübung]], German forces entered Sandefjord on 16 April 1940. About 30-40 men arrived in semi-trucks from [[Horten]] under the leadership of Erik von Drydalski. After handing their directives to Sandefjord police chief Kjartan Bruun Hansen, the men left for Hotel Atlantic, where they established their headquarters in Sandefjord. German troops in Sandefjord soon rose to 200.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Christophersen |first=Egil |title=Vestfold i krig |publisher=Bokkomitéen |year=1989 |isbn=9788299199506 |pages=16–17 |language=no}}</ref> At the beginning of the [[German occupation of Norway]], a German ''Hafenkapitän'' ([[harbormaster]]) was placed at Tollboden, and a representative for [[Admiral Norwegen]] was placed in an office building at [[Framnæs Mekaniske Værksted|Framnes verft]]. German soldiers could be seen marching throughout the city. At the beginning of the occupation, over 2,000 German officers visited ''Socitetsbygningen'' (today's [[Park Hotel (Sandefjord)|Park Hotel]]), which belonged to [[Sandefjord Spa]]. The [[Nazi flag]] was waving over the building during the visit. Norwegian students were told to learn the German language, and handed out a book, ''[[Deutsche Fibel]]''. They were also given a copy of Adolf Hitler's book ''[[Mein Kampf]]'' translated into the Norwegian language.<ref name="LH17">{{Cite book |last=Holskjær |first=Lars |url=https://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2020062948131 |title=Kamper uten tall : fra Sandefjords historie |publisher=Forlagshuset i Vestfold |year=2017 |isbn=9788293407294 |language=no}}</ref>{{rp|116–117}}

[[File:Albert-kristoffer-johan-skålsvik.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Albert Skålsvik of Krokemoa is honored at ''[[Minnehallen]]''.]]
German forces constructed two coastal forts in Sandefjord, located at the southern tips of two local peninsulas: [[Vesterøya]] and [[Østerøya]]. The largest German construction in Sandefjord took place at [[Vesterøya|Folehavna]], where a fortress was erected in the spring of 1941. Four cannons with a target range of {{convert|14|km}} were installed at the site, along with a {{convert|120|m|adj=on}} tunnel. The four {{convert|15|cm|adj=on}} cannons were installed in concrete gun pits on the sloping rocks. German construction also took place by the lake [[Goksjø]], and also at Jernbaneallén, where a former garage structure was turned into a prison camp.<ref name="LH17" />{{rp|121–122}}<ref name="FO97">{{Cite book |last=Olstad |first=Finn |url=https://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2015102906004 |title=Sandefjords historie B.2: En vanlig småby? |publisher=Sandefjord kommune |year=1997 |isbn=8299379725 |language=no}}</ref>{{rp|114}}

Many local residents were killed during World War II, including a number of seamen. Håkon Andersen of Framnes was killed onboard ''Arcturus'' when the ship was attacked by British [[Beaufighter]]s. Albert K. J. Skålsvik (1921–1944) of Krokemoa, a member of the Norwegian Homefleet ("Hjemmeflåten"), was 18 years when the war broke out. Skålsvik was killed, along with the captain, when the ship ''DS Kong Bjørn'' was attacked by allied warplanes by [[Ryvingen Lighthouse]] in 1944. He is now commemorated at the [[Minnehallen|Hall of Remembrance]] in the town of [[Stavern]] in neighborin [[Larvik Municipality]]. Skålsvik's younger brother, Bernard, was also a part of the Homefleet and was killed at age 17 in 1945.<ref name="LH17" />{{rp|192}}<ref>{{Cite book |last=Tønnessen |first=Johan Nicolay |url=https://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2008052600012 |title=Kristiansands historie : 1914-1945 : i krigens århundre |publisher=Christianssands sparebank |year=1974 |page=544 |language=no}}</ref>

Radios were illegal, and people of Sandefjord such as Henry Melby of [[Gokstad]] was arrested for having a radio in 1942. He was incarcerated at the tanker ''Inger Johanne'', which was attacked by allied warplanes in 1944, killing 15 people, including Henry Melby.<ref name="LH17" />{{rp|192}}

In the fall of 1941, German occupation forces replaced Sandefjord's city manager Finn Sandberg with [[Nasjonal Samling|NS]]-member [[Frithjof Holtedahl]] who was soon appointed mayor. The neighboring [[Sandar, Norway|Sandar Municipality]] received its NS mayor in November 1941, Ole Kristian Holtan.<ref name="FO97" />{{rp|119}} Olaf Bøe from [[Nasjonal Samling]] was appointed editor for [[Sandefjords Blad|Sandefjords Presse]] by [[Anders Beggerud]] in 1944.<ref name="FO97" />{{rp|119}}

Following World War II, Norway became one of the founding members of [[NATO]] and several air bases were constructed in Norway using NATO funds. One of these was [[Sandefjord Airport Torp]], which was to be used by the [[United States Air Force]] in case of war. Construction began in 1953 and was completed in July 1956.

=== SAS merge ===
[[File:Dalaåsen.jpg|thumb|Rural municipalities of Andebu and Stokke merged into Sandefjord in 2017.]]
The municipalities of Sandefjord (S), [[Andebu]] (A) and [[Stokke]] (S) merged on 1 January 2017. The merge was the first of numerous nationwide merges following a municipal reform by the [[Solberg Cabinet]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=9 December 2017 |title=Sandefjord – Kommunesammenslåing |url=https://www.sandefjord.kommune.no/Politikk-og-innsyn/kommunesammenslaing-o/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171209044720/https://www.sandefjord.kommune.no/Politikk-og-innsyn/kommunesammenslaing-o/ |archive-date=9 December 2017}}</ref><ref name="EL3">{{Cite book |last=Larsen |first=Erlend |url=https://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2020080407076 |title=Tre kommuner blir til én: Suksesskriteriene bak nye Sandefjord |publisher=E-forlag |year=2016 |isbn=9788293057277 |language=no}}</ref>{{rp|8}} The "new" municipality became the most populous in Vestfold county.<ref name="EL3" />{{rp|13, 171}} Proposed names for the "new" municipality were [[Gokstad]], [[Sandar, Norway|Sandar]], and [[Torp Airport|Torp]], however, the name ''Sandefjord'' was ultimately kept.<ref name="EL3" />{{rp|116}}

A poll conducted by the ''[[Sandefjords Blad]]'' newspaper in January 2015 called 600 residents in Andebu, 750 in Stokke, and 1,000 in Sandefjord. All were given the question "Do you think Stokke, Andebu, and Sandefjord should establish one single municipality?". About 69% of Sandefjord residents answered "yes", while 64% (Andebu) and 61% (Stokke) answered "yes" in Stokke and Andebu.<ref name="EL3" />{{rp|136}}

Few Stokke residents read ''[[Sandefjords Blad]]'', the main newspaper of Sandefjord, and relatively few residents commute to the [[Sandefjord (town)|city of Sandefjord]] for work. Despite this, Stokke residents voted to merge with Sandefjord due to two key features: its wealth and the nearby international airport.<ref name="EL3" />{{rp|72}} About 78 percent of Stokke residents ultimately voted to merge into Sandefjord during the September 2015 elections.<ref name="EL3" />{{rp|165}}

=== Population growth ===
The municipality experienced a 98.6 percent population growth from 1875 to 1900. Even not including the boundary adjustments between the municipalities of Sandar and Sandefjord in 1888, this population increase was substantially higher than most Norwegian cities. Sandar experienced the largest population growth of any Norwegian town, and over twice the growth of other towns in Vestfold County.<ref name="FO95" />{{rp|111}}

From 1875 to 1900, the disposable income of people from Sandefjord increased by over 200 percent.<ref name="FO95" />{{rp|80}} Total assets in local banks also increased, and in 1895–1900, total assets went from [[Norwegian krone|NOK]] 0.6 to 1.9 million in Aktiekreditbanken and from NOK 1.1 million to 1.3 million in Sandefjords Sparebank.<ref name="FO95" />{{rp|85}} Even after whaling lost its importance, Sandefjord remained Norway's richest city, and from 1913 to 1917, the median income increased by over 350 percent.<ref name="FO95" />{{rp|295}}

<gallery mode="packed" >
Norge Sandefjord (7998937239).jpg|Postcard of Sandefjord − about 1970
Ommestadkollen, Sandefjord, Vestfold, Norway - panoramio.jpg|Ommestadkollen
Sandefjord_(14547787946).jpg|Sandefjord in 1947
</gallery>

== Geography ==
[[File:Brua til Natholmen.jpg|thumb|The bridge to [[Natholmen]], one of 116 islands in Sandefjord.<ref name="MJ96" />{{rp|38–39}}<ref name="RD" />{{rp|3}}]]
[[File:Stauper_-_panoramio_(2).jpg|thumb|right|The [[Stauper]] Islands]]
Sandefjord is a coastal municipality on the western shore of the [[Oslo Fjord]]. It can be described as a suburb of [[Oslo]], situated {{convert|110|km}} southwest of the capital.<ref name="HKB" />{{rp|4}} Sandefjord is the largest municipality in [[Vestfold]] county. Its coastline has various beaches and sheltered coves, and several forests are scattered across the municipality.<ref name="visitnorway.com" /> The two [[headland|peninsulas]] called [[Østerøya]] ("East Island") and [[Vesterøya]] ("West Island") contribute to a total coastline of {{convert|146|km}}, and form the [[Sandefjordsfjorden]] and [[Mefjorden]]. The coastline offers a wide variety of sandy beaches, [[skerry|skerries]], and [[islet]]s, along with [[bay]]s and sloping rocks. Forested areas are often laced with paths and lighted for trails for summer hikes and winter skiing.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Skagerak International School: Life in Sandefjord |url=http://www.skagerak.org/page.cfm?p=355 |access-date=2017-12-28 |website=Skagerak.org}}</ref> Of Sandefjord's total area, {{convert|37.7|km²}} (31%) is agricultural and {{convert|36.2|km²}} (26%) is forest. About 2 percent is made up of lakes and rivers.<ref name="RD" />{{rp|100}} Sandefjord is located east of [[Larvik Municipality]], west of [[Færder Municipality]], and southwest of [[Tønsberg Municipality]].

The coastal municipality includes about 124 islands.<ref name="snl">{{Cite encyclopedia |title=Sandefjord |encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]] |publisher=[[Kunnskapsforlaget]] |url=https://snl.no/Sandefjord |date=2023-11-15 |editor-last=Lundbo |editor-first=Sten |language=no |accessdate=2023-12-04}}</ref> Small island bays give shelter for overnight campers, and many islets have relatively accessible beaches.<ref name="MJ96" />{{rp|38–39}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Video Sandefjord City |url=http://www.gonorway.com/norway/articles/3673 |access-date=28 December 2017 |website=Gonorway.com}}</ref> Sandefjord is home to several peninsulas, including the {{convert|12|km2|adj=on}} [[Vesterøya]], the {{convert|8|km2|adj=on}} [[Østerøya]], the {{convert|1|km2|adj=on}} [[Engø]], Marøy, and Årø. The island of [[Langøya, Sandefjord|Langøya]] (Langø) is the largest island at {{convert|0.55|km2|acre}}, while other islands include the {{convert|0.4|km2|acre|adj=on}} Ravnø, the {{convert|0.25|km2|acre|adj=on}} Skogøy/Storøya, the {{convert|0.2|km2|acre|adj=on}} [[Natholmen]], the {{convert|0.13|km2|acre|adj=on}} Storholmen, the {{convert|0.1|km2|acre|adj=on}} Ormestadholmen, the {{convert|0.08|km2|acre|adj=on}} Grindholmen, and the {{convert|12|acre|km2|adj=on}} [[Granholmen, Sandefjord|Granholmen]]. Despite its location in between Flautangen and Lindholmen (both part of [[Færder Municipality]]) in the [[Tønsbergfjorden]], the archipelago of [[Stauper]] belongs to Sandefjord. It consists of ten large islands and a number of smaller skerries and islets.<ref name="HKB2000" />{{rp|143}}

There were two natural lakes in Sandefjord prior to the 2017 merger: [[Goksjø]], which is the third-largest in [[Vestfold]] County, and the smaller {{convert|2000|m2|adj=on}} lake Napperødtjern.<ref name="MJ96" />{{rp|29}} Napperødtjern lies a few hundred meters north of Goksjø and is a [[nature preserve]] surrounded by swamp forests and wetland.<ref name="SG" />{{rp|234}} Artificial ponds include [[Bugårdsparken|Bugårdsdammen]], [[Brydedammen]], Virikdammen, Kroksjø, Veradammen, Svarttjern, and others. Local wildlife such as moose, deer, and avifauna can often be observed near freshwater lakes and rivers.<ref name="RD" />{{rp|103–105}}

Sandefjord has four fjords: [[Sandefjordsfjord]], [[Lahellefjord]], [[Mefjord]], and [[Tønsbergfjord]], which it shares with neighboring [[Tønsberg]] and [[Færder]] municipalities.<ref name="MJ96" />{{rp|45}}

The highest point in the municipality is [[Brånafjell]] at {{convert|398.9|m}}, which lies northwest of the village of [[Høyjord]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-10-15 |title=Høyeste fjelltopp i hver kommune – Kartverket |url=http://www.kartverket.no/Kunnskap/Fakta-om-Norge/Hoyeste-fjelltopp-i-kommunen/Tabell/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141015125316/http://www.kartverket.no/Kunnskap/Fakta-om-Norge/Hoyeste-fjelltopp-i-kommunen/Tabell/ |archive-date=2014-10-15 |access-date=2017-12-28}}</ref> [[Hjertås]] at {{convert|148|m}} above sea level is the highest point within the [[Sandefjord (town)|city of Sandefjord]]. From the peak are surrounding views of the [[Oslofjord]], [[Vealøs]] by [[Skien]], [[Skrim]] and [[Torp Airport|Torp]].<ref name="EL2">{{Cite book |last=Larsen |first=Erlend |url=https://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2014071107097 |title=På Tur i Vestfold |publisher=E-forlag |year=2011 |isbn=9788293057222 |volume=2 |language=no}}</ref>{{rp|202–204}}<ref name="Schandy" />{{rp|171}}

=== Climate ===
[[File:Bytunet2.JPG|thumb|left|''Bytunet'' in Byparken (City Park), spring 2008.]]
[[File:Sandefjord.jpg|thumb|Sandefjord during winter.]]
[[File:Sandefjord Tangen north.JPG|thumb|Tangen Beach during summer.]]
[[Climate of Norway|The climate of the entirety of Norway]] is extremely affected by the [[Gulf Stream]]. Were it not for the warming effects of the Gulf Stream, coastal cities along the [[Oslo Fjord]] would be up to {{convert|4|C}} colder.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Nikel |first=David |title=Moon Oslo |publisher=Moon Travel Guides |year=2017 |isbn=978-1631216619 |page=95}}</ref> This means that the climate, the summers especially, are warmer than in other regions at the same latitude, i.e. the [[State of Alaska]] or [[Siberia]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Berezin |first=Henrik |title=Norway Travel Adventures |publisher=Hunter Publishing, Inc. |year=2011 |isbn=9781588437068}}</ref> Sandefjord has a higher latitude than [[Juneau, Alaska]]; Sandefjord is at 59°08′N, while the capital of Alaska is at 58°18′N. Sandefjord experiences more sun than any other Norwegian municipality during the summer months.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Westeng |first=Kjersti |date=2017-07-22 |title=Her er det mest sol på sommeren i Norge |url=https://www.nettavisen.no/nyheter/innenriks/her-er-det-mest-sol-pa-sommeren-i-norge/3423357069.html |access-date=2017-12-28 |website=[[Nettavisen]] |language=no}}</ref>

Warm breezes from the [[Skagerrak]] cause a mild climate, and Sandefjord experiences the highest annual number of cloud-free days in Norway.<ref name="HKB" />{{rp|4}} The climate is relatively mild for its latitude. Fields become green in early May, but the air remains slightly cold. The summer seldom begins before the end of May, when temperatures often rapidly increase. The whole month of June and most of July experience little darkness during night and [[songbirds]] are silent for only 2–3 hours at most.<ref name="JTE18">{{Cite book |last=Ebbesen |first=Jorgen Tandberg |title=The Sulphureous Bath at Sandefjord in Norway |publisher=Sagwan Press |year=2018 |isbn=9781297731068}}</ref>{{rp|6}} July is the warmest month of the year in Sandefjord when temperatures often rise above {{convert|20|C}}.

Sandefjord has a relatively humid [[continental climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Dfb]]) with warm summers, no dry season, and relatively much precipitation year long. During the colder season, which is from the end of November until early March, there is a 56 percent average chance that precipitation will be observed during a given day. The likelihood of snow falling is highest in late January and the season in which it is likely to snowfall spans from early November until early April. The coldest day of the year in Sandefjord is 4 February, with an average low temperature of {{convert|-6|C}} and average high of only {{convert|-1|C}}.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Average Weather For Sandefjord, Norway |url=http://weatherspark.com/averages/28895/Sandefjord-Vestfold-Norway |access-date=2015-05-15 |website=WeatherSpark}}</ref>

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| Feb low C  = -5
| Mar low C  = -2
| Apr low C  = 2
| May low C  = 7
| Jun low C  = 11
| Jul low C  = 13
| Aug low C  = 13
| Sep low C  = 9
| Oct low C  = 5
| Nov low C  = 1
| Dec low C  = -3

| Jan avg record low C  = -14
| Feb avg record low C  = -14
| Mar avg record low C  = -10
| Apr avg record low C  = -4
| May avg record low C  = 1
| Jun avg record low C  = 5
| Jul avg record low C  = 9
| Aug avg record low C  = 8
| Sep avg record low C  = 2
| Oct avg record low C  = -2
| Nov avg record low C  = -6
| Dec avg record low C  = -11

| Jan precipitation mm  = 75
| Feb precipitation mm  = 53
| Mar precipitation mm  = 52
| Apr precipitation mm  = 52
| May precipitation mm  = 52
| Jun precipitation mm  = 57
| Jul precipitation mm  = 60
| Aug precipitation mm  = 76
| Sep precipitation mm  = 64
| Oct precipitation mm  = 93
| Nov precipitation mm  = 83
| Dec precipitation mm  = 68

| precip days colour      = green
| Jan precipitation days  = 13
| Feb precipitation days  = 10.8
| Mar precipitation days  = 10.4
| Apr precipitation days  = 10
| May precipitation days  = 10.5
| Jun precipitation days  = 10.1
| Jul precipitation days  = 10.4
| Aug precipitation days  = 12.2
| Sep precipitation days  = 9.9
| Oct precipitation days  = 12.9
| Nov precipitation days  = 13.8
| Dec precipitation days  = 12.9

| Jan snow days  = 6.6
| Feb snow days  = 5.7
| Mar snow days  = 4.5
| Apr snow days  = 1.2
| May snow days  = 0
| Jun snow days  = 0
| Jul snow days  = 0
| Aug snow days  = 0
| Sep snow days  = 0
| Oct snow days  = 0.1
| Nov snow days  = 2.2
| Dec snow days  = 5.3

| humidity colour = green
| Jan humidity    = 82
| Feb humidity    = 79
| Mar humidity    = 76
| Apr humidity    = 73
| May humidity    = 69
| Jun humidity    = 69
| Jul humidity    = 74
| Aug humidity    = 76
| Sep humidity    = 76
| Oct humidity    = 81
| Nov humidity    = 83
| Dec humidity    = 82

| Jand sun  = 3.3
| Febd sun  = 4.5
| Mard sun  = 7.0
| Aprd sun  = 9.0
| Mayd sun  = 11.3
| Jund sun  = 12.9
| Juld sun  = 12.2
| Augd sun  = 10.2
| Sepd sun  = 7.5
| Octd sun  = 4.9
| Novd sun  = 3.3
| Decd sun  = 3.0

| source = [[Meteoblue]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Climate Sandefjord |url=https://www.meteoblue.com/en/weather/historyclimate/climatemodelled/sandefjord_norway_3140390 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210521150206/https://www.meteoblue.com/en/weather/historyclimate/climatemodelled/sandefjord_norway_3140390 |archive-date=2021-05-21 |access-date=2021-05-21 |publisher=[[Meteoblue]]}}</ref>
| source 2 = climate-data.org<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sandefjord Climate (Norway) |url=https://en.climate-data.org/europe/norway/vestfold/sandefjord-9925/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210521150059/https://en.climate-data.org/europe/norway/vestfold/sandefjord-9925/ |archive-date=2021-05-21 |access-date=2021-05-21 |publisher=climate-data.org}}</ref>
}}

=== Villages ===
[[File:Høyjord stavkirke, MIS.jpg|thumb|[[Høyjord Stave Church]] is the only [[stave church]] left in [[Vestfold]] County.<ref name="snl" />]]
Sandefjord Municipality includes several larger urban areas in addition to the [[Sandefjord (town)|city of Sandefjord]] (population: 45,816):<ref name="snl" />
* [[Stokke (village)|Stokke]] (2022 pop. 4,221)
* [[Andebu (village)|Andebu]] (pop. 2,532)
* [[Melsomvik]] (pop. 2,067)
* [[Kodal]] (pop. 1,059)
* [[Fossnes]] (pop. 650)
* [[Høyjord]] (pop. 381)

A small part of Sandefjord, [[Himberg (Sandefjord)|the Himberg farm]], is an [[exclave]] inside the borders of the neighboring [[Larvik Municipality]].<ref name="RD" />{{rp|139}}<ref name="EL3" />{{rp|13}} All efforts at annexing Himberg into surrounding Larvik have been met with massive protests from local residents. A 1995 annexation attempt was ultimately canceled due to large protests from Himberg residents. Himberg is a rural agricultural community consisting of no more than ten households.<ref name="MJ96" />{{rp|114–117}} There are only four similar exclaves in Norway, and [[Himberg (Sandefjord)|Himberg]] is the most populous exclave in the nation, with a population of around 40. It is {{convert|1.4|sqkm}}.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-10-11 |title=Her er Sandefjords ytterste nøgne ø ... |url=https://www.sb.no/nyheter/her-er-sandefjords-ytterste-nogne-o-1.8615149?ns_campaign=article&ns_mchannel=recommend_button&ns_source=facebook&ns_linkname=facebook&ns_fee=0 |website=[[Sandefjords Blad]]}}</ref>

==Government==
Sandefjord Municipality is responsible for [[primary education]] (through 10th grade), outpatient [[Health care|health services]], [[old age|senior citizen]] services, [[welfare spending|welfare]] and other [[Social work|social services]], [[zoning]], [[economic development]], and municipal [[road]]s and utilities. The municipality is governed by a [[Municipal council (Norway)|municipal council]] of [[Direct election|directly elected]] representatives. The [[mayor]] is [[Indirect election|indirectly elected]] by a vote of the municipal council.<ref name="ks">{{Cite encyclopedia |title=kommunestyre |encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]] |publisher=[[Kunnskapsforlaget]] |url=https://snl.no/kommunestyre |date=2022-09-20 |editor-last=Hansen |editor-first=Tore |language=Norwegian |editor2-last=Vabo |editor2-first=Signy Irene |accessdate=2022-10-14}}</ref> The municipality is under the jurisdiction of the [[Vestfold District Court]] and the [[Agder Court of Appeal]].

===Mayors===
{{main article|List of mayors of Sandefjord}}

===Municipal council===
The [[Municipal council (Norway)|municipal council]] {{lang|no|(Kommunestyre)}} of Sandefjord is made up of 45 representatives that are elected to four year terms. The tables below show the current and historical composition of the council by political [[Political party|party]]. 
{{div col}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sandefjord
|start                     = 2023
|end                       = 2027
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2023 - Vestfold |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2023/ko/vestfold/sandefjord#seats |access-date=2024-02-01 |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = 
|Total                     = 45
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 8
|Demokratene               = 1
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 5
|Grønne                    = 1
|Høyre                     = 18
|INP                       = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Rødt                      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 2
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 3
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sandefjord
|start                     = 2019
|end                       = 2023
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2019 - Vestfold og Telemark |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2019/ko/vestfold%20og%20telemark/#seats |access-date=2023-12-06 |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 45
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 12
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 4
|Grønne                    = 2
|Høyre                     = 15
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Rødt                      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 5
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|Venstre                   = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sandefjord
|start                     = 2015
|end                       = 2019
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2015 - Vestfold |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2015/ko/vestfold/#seats |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref><ref name="ssb valg">{{Cite web |title=Table: 04813: Members of the local councils, by party/electoral list at the Municipal Council election (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/04813/ |publisher=Statistics Norway |language=Norwegian}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 39
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 10
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 4
|Grønne                    = 1
|Høyre                     = 17
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 1
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sandefjord
|start                     = 2011
|end                       = 2015
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2011 - Vestfold |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2011/ko/vestfold/Sandefjord#seats |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 39
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 9
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 5
|Høyre                     = 18
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Pensjonistpartiet         = 1
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sandefjord
|start                     = 2007
|end                       = 2011
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 39
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Venstre                   = 1
|Høyre                     = 17
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 8
|Pensjonistpartiet         = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sandefjord
|start                     = 2003
|end                       = 2007
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 39
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 8
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 10
|Høyre                     = 10
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 1
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 5
|Venstre                   = 1
|Pensjonistpartiet         = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sandefjord
|start                     = 1999
|end                       = 2003
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" /><ref>{{Cite book |date=2000 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1999 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/publikasjoner/pdf/nos_c621/nos_c621.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |isbn=8253748531 |issn=0332-8023 |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger, Norge}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 47
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 8
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 9
|Høyre                     = 14
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 5
|Senterpartiet             = 1
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 5
|Venstre                   = 1
|Pensjonistpartiet         = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sandefjord
|start                     = 1995
|end                       = 1999
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite book |date=1996 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1995 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_c342.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |isbn=8253743351 |issn=0332-8023 |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger, Norge}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 47
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 12
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 9
|Høyre                     = 16
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 4
|Senterpartiet             = 2
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|Venstre                   = 1
|Rød_Valgallianse          = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sandefjord
|start                     = 1991
|end                       = 1995
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite book |date=1993 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1991 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_c057.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |isbn=8253737939 |issn=0332-8023 |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger, Norge}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 55
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 14
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 7
|Høyre                     = 18
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 5
|Rød_Valgallianse          = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 6
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sandefjord
|start                     = 1987
|end                       = 1991
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite book |date=1988 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1987 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b765.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |isbn=8253726325 |issn=0332-8023 |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger, Norge}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 55
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 16
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 12
|Høyre                     = 18
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 4
|Senterpartiet             = 1
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sandefjord
|start                     = 1983
|end                       = 1987
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite book |date=1984 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1983 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b450.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |isbn=8253720378 |issn=0332-8023 |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger, Norge}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 55
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 17
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 6
|Høyre                     = 22
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 4
|Senterpartiet             = 1
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|Venstre                   = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sandefjord
|start                     = 1979
|end                       = 1983
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite book |date=1979 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1979 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b093.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |isbn=8253710836 |issn=0332-8023 |location=Oslo, Norge}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 55
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 16
|DLF                       = 1
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 1
|Høyre                     = 26
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 5
|Senterpartiet             = 2
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Venstre                   = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sandefjord
|start                     = 1975
|end                       = 1979
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite book |date=1977 |title=Kommunevalgene 1975 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a769.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |isbn=8253705646 |location=Oslo, Norge}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 55
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 1
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 18
|DLF                       = 2
|Høyre                     = 23
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 6
|Senterpartiet             = 2
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sandefjord
|start                     = 1971
|end                       = 1975
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite book |date=1973 |title=Kommunevalgene 1972 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a457.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |isbn=8253701144 |location=Oslo, Norge |volume=I}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 55
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 20
|Høyre                     = 21
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|Sosialistisk_Folkeparti   = 2
|Venstre                   = 5
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sandefjord
|start                     = 1967
|end                       = 1971
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1967 |title=Kommunevalgene 1967 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a214.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo, Norge |volume=I}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 55
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 21
|Høyre                     = 22
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Sosialistisk_Folkeparti   = 2
|Venstre                   = 5
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sandefjord
|city                      = yes
|start                     = 1963
|end                       = 1967
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1964 |title=Kommunevalgene 1963 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xii_138.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo, Norge}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 37
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 12
|Høyre                     = 20
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Venstre                   = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sandefjord
|city                      = yes
|start                     = 1959
|end                       = 1963
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1960 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1959 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xii_022.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo, Norge}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 37
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 12
|Høyre                     = 20
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Venstre                   = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sandefjord
|city                      = yes
|start                     = 1955
|end                       = 1959
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1957 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1955 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xi_252.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo, Norge}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 37
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 12
|Høyre                     = 19
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Venstre                   = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sandefjord
|city                      = yes
|start                     = 1951
|end                       = 1955
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1952 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1951 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xi_120.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 36
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 11
|Høyre                     = 18
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Venstre                   = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sandefjord
|city                      = yes
|start                     = 1947
|end                       = 1951
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1948 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1947 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_x_165.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 36
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 11
|NKP                       = 1
|Høyre                     = 16
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|V/DRF                     = 6
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sandefjord
|city                      = yes
|start                     = 1945
|end                       = 1947
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1947 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1945 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_x_133.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 36
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 11
|NKP                       = 2
|Høyre                     = 14
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 4
|Venstre                   = 5
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sandefjord
|city                      = yes
|start                     = 1937
|end                       = 1940* 
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1938 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1937 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_ix_133.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 36
|Høyre                     = 18
|Venstre                   = 7
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 11
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sandefjord
|city                      = yes
|start                     = 1934
|end                       = 1937 
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1935 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1934 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_ix_057.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo, Norge}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 36
|H/FV                      = 18
|Venstre                   = 9
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 9
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sandefjord
|city                      = yes
|start                     = 1931
|end                       = 1934 
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1932 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1931 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_viii_186.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo, Norge}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 36
|H/FV                      = 20
|Venstre                   = 8
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 8
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sandefjord
|city                      = yes
|start                     = 1928
|end                       = 1931 
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1929 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1928 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_viii_093.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo, Norge}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 36
|H/FV                      = 19
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 10
|smallparty                = Joint list of the [[Liberal Party (Norway)|Liberal Party]] and [[Temperance Party (Norway)|Temperance Party]]
|smallparty_no             = Venstre og Avholdspartiet
|smallparty_color          = linear-gradient(135deg, {{Party color|Liberal Party of Norway}} 50%, {{Party color|Temperance Party (Norway)}} 50%);
|smallparty_number         = 7

|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sandefjord
|city                      = yes
|start                     = 1925
|end                       = 1928 
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1926 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1925 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_vii_192.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo, Norge}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 36
|H/FV                      = 18
|smallparty                = Joint list of the [[Liberal Party (Norway)|Liberal Party]] and [[Temperance Party (Norway)|Temperance Party]]
|smallparty_no             = Venstre og Avholdspartiet
|smallparty_color          = linear-gradient(135deg, {{Party color|Liberal Party of Norway}} 50%, {{Party color|Temperance Party (Norway)}} 50%);
|smallparty_number         = 7
|SDA                       = 2
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Local_Lists               = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sandefjord
|city                      = yes
|start                     = 1922
|end                       = 1925
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1923 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1922 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_vii_078.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo, Norge}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 36
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|SDA                       = 2
|H/FV                      = 19
|Venstre                   = 2
|Avholdspartiet            = 5
|Local_Lists               = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sandefjord
|city                      = yes
|start                     = 1919
|end                       = 1922
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1920 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1919 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_vi_189.pdf |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo, Norge}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 36
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 9
|H/FV                      = 18
|Venstre                   = 8
|Local_Lists               = 1
|}}
{{div col end}}

===Politics===
[[File:Bjørn Ole Gleditsch.JPG|thumb|With assets of nearly half a billion kroner, [[Bjørn Ole Gleditsch]] ([[Høyre (party)|H]]) is the richest mayor in Norway.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Flesland |first=Stig |date=25 September 2008 |title=Norges rikeste ordfører |url=https://www.nettavisen.no/na24/norges-rikeste-ordfrer/2245090.html |website=Nettavisen}}</ref>]]
Sandefjord is a stronghold for the [[Conservative Party (Norway)|Conservative Party]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sandefjord - Valg 2007 Østafjells - NRK Nyheter |url=http://nrk.no/nyheter/distrikt/ostafjells/valg_2007_ostafjells/1.2602102 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130514221232/http://nrk.no/nyheter/distrikt/ostafjells/valg_2007_ostafjells/1.2602102 |archive-date=14 May 2013 |access-date=13 May 2013}}</ref> In the [[2011 Norwegian local elections|Norwegian local elections of 2011]], 47.9% of voters voted for the Conservative Party. The right-wing parties received a total of 70.4% of the vote in Sandefjord, compared to 51.2% nationwide.<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Nygaard |first1=Paal Even |last2=Holtan |first2=Merete |date=2011-09-13 |title=Høyre tok halve kommunen |language=no |work=[[Sandefjords Blad]] |url=https://www.sb.no/valg-2011/valg-2011/hoyre-tok-halve-kommunen/s/2-2.428-1.6487406}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last1=Ulrichsen |first1=Steinar |last2=Ude |first2=Tone Merethe |date=2011-09-12 |title=Her er det endelige resultatet |language=no |work=[[Sandefjords Blad]] |url=https://www.sb.no/valg-2011/valg-2011/her-er-det-endelige-resultatet/s/2-2.428-1.6486293}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Valg 2011 - |url=https://www.regjeringen.no/html/kmd/valgresultat/2011/bks.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170209122907/https://www.regjeringen.no/html/kmd/valgresultat/2011/bks.html |archive-date=2017-02-09 |access-date=2018-04-19}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=NRK Valgresultat 2011 Landsoversyn |url=http://nrk.no/valg2011/valgresultat/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130517015903/http://nrk.no/valg2011/valgresultat/ |archive-date=2013-05-17 |access-date=2013-05-13}}</ref> The current mayor, [[Bjørn Ole Gleditsch]], was elected in 2004 with the support of the [[Progress Party (Norway)|Progress Party]]. Gleditsch is the wealthiest mayor to ever be elected in Norway.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Flesland |first=Stig |title=Norges rikeste ordfører |url=http://www.na24.no/article2245090.ece |access-date=2017-12-28 |website=Na24.no}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2012-10-19 |title=Han er Norges rikeste ordfører |work=[[Dagbladet]] |url=http://www.dagbladet.no/2012/10/19/nyheter/innenriks/politikk/skattelista_2012/ordforer/23928138/ |access-date=2017-12-28}}</ref> [[Cathrine Andersen]] from the Progress Party has been deputy mayor since 2015.<ref>{{Cite web |date=24 September 2015 |title=+ Cathrine Andersen blir byens varaordfører |url=https://www.sb.no/valg2015/nyheter/cathrine-andersen-blir-byens-varaordforer/s/5-73-106915?ns_campaign=article&ns_mchannel=recommend_button&ns_source=facebook&ns_linkname=facebook&ns_fee=0 |website=[[Sandefjords Blad]]}}</ref>

== Demographics ==
{{Historical populations
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|footnote    = Note: The municipal borders were changed in 1889, 1931, and 1950; causing a significant change in the population.
|source      = [[Statistics Norway]]<ref name="ssb hist pop">{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |title=Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/06913/ |language=Norwegian}}</ref><ref name="FM">{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |title=Folketelling 1960 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/folketellinger/kommunehefter/1960/kh_1960_0706.pdf |language=Norwegian }}</ref> and Norwegian Historical Data Centre<ref name="NHDC">{{Cite web |last=Universitetet i Tromsø – Norges arktiske universitet |author-link=University of Tromsø |title=Censuses in the Norwegian Historical Data Archive (NHDC) |url=https://rhd.uit.no/folketellinger/reg_komm_e.html}}</ref>
|1845|794
|1855|1165
|1865|1797
|1875|2452
|1891|4238
|1900|4869
|1910|5183
|1920|5651
|1930|5930
|1946|6302
|1951|6717
|1960|6984
|1970|31752
|1980|34758
|1990|35888
|2000|39317
|2010|43126
|2020|63764
|2023|65574
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According to [[Statistics Norway]] in 2017, the municipality was home to 62,622 residents. There were 2,797 vacation homes in Sandefjord as of 2018, and 2,19 people per housing unit. About 69% of residents are members of [[Church of Norway]], 18% are unaffiliated, and 12.8% are members of other religious communities. In addition to the local [[Church of Norway]] churches, the municipality also houses various minor congregations, including an Adventist church and Methodist church.<ref name="TS" />{{rp|147}}

Religious minorities with congregations in town include [[Pentecostals]] (Salem), [[Catholics]] ([[Saint John the Baptist's Church, Sandefjord|St. Johannes Døperen]]), [[Methodists]] (Metodistkirken), [[Seventh-day Adventists]] (Adventkirken), [[Baptists]] (Baptistkirken), [[Norwegian Lutheran Mission]] (Den lille gren), [[Jehovas Witnesses]] (Rikets Sal) and [[Muslims]] (Alkawther Islam Center and Sandefjord Islamic Center).<ref name="RD" />{{rp|370}} Baptists first established a congregation in town in the 1880s and Methodists in the 1890s.<ref name="FO95" />{{rp|178}}
[[File:Konferansesenter1.jpg|thumb|left|Brunstad Conference Center in [[Stokke]].]]
[[Brunstad Christian Church]] (Smith's Friends) is an [[evangelical]] [[non-denominational]] church which was established in neighboring [[Horten Municipality]] in 1905. [[Brunstad Conference Center]] is the denomination's headquarters and is located in [[Stokke (village)|Stokke]]. It is the only worldwide denomination which was established in Norway.<ref name="EL2" />{{rp|313}}<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Elstad |first1=Hallgeir |last2=Winje |first2=Geir |last3=Bekkevold |first3=Halvor |date=23 May 2018 |title=Brunstad Christian Church |url=http://snl.no/Brunstad_Christian_Church |via=Store norske leksikon}}</ref>

The largest minority groups in 2017 (first- and second generation immigrants) are Lithuanians (1.95%), Polish (1.93%), Iraqis (1.24%), Vietnamese (0.80%), Germans (0.71%), Swedes (0.69%), Kosovans (0.67%), Bosnians (0.64%), and Danes (0.51%).<ref>{{Cite web |title=09817: Immigrants and Norwegian-born to immigrant parents, by immigration category, country background and percentages of the population (M) 2010 – 2019 |url=http://www.ssb.no/en/statbanken/statbank/table/09817/ |website=[[Statistics Norway]]}}{{Dead link|date=February 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

After the merger with Stokke and Andebu in 2017, Sandefjord has a population of over 63,000. This makes Sandefjord to the 11th most populous municipality in Norway.<ref name="EL3" />{{rp|13}}<ref name="kommunal-rapport_2017-01">{{Cite web |date=2 January 2017 |title=Nå har vi 426 kommuner i Norge |url=https://kommunal-rapport.no/kommunestruktur/2017/01/na-har-vi-426-kommuner-i-norge |website=kommunal-rapport.no}}</ref> It is the most populous city in [[Vestfold]] County;<ref name="snl" /> One in four people from Vestfold county are from Sandefjord, or 25.2 percent of the county population.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-04-30 |title=Nå teller vi 62.622 innbyggere |url=https://www.sb.no/nyheter/sandefjord/vestfold/na-teller-vi-62-622-innbyggere/s/5-73-695042?ns_campaign=article&ns_mchannel=recommend_button&ns_source=facebook&ns_linkname=facebook&ns_fee=0 |website=[[Sandefjords Blad]]}}</ref>

== Economy ==
[[File:Jotun_malingsfabrikk_(77754127).jpg|thumb|[[Jotun (company)|Jotun]] is one of the world's largest manufacturers of paints and coating products.]]
Sandefjord is the wealthiest municipality in Norway.<ref name="Porter" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Things to Do in Sandefjord – Frommer's |url=http://www.frommers.com/destinations/sandefjord/introduction |access-date=2017-12-28 |website=Frommers.com}}</ref> Important industries in Sandefjord are information technology, chemical production, tourism, navigation, ship building and fishing.<ref name="JTE18" />{{rp|6}}<ref name="ReferenceA">{{Cite web |title=Sandefjord |url=http://www.gonorway.no/norway/counties/vestfold/sandefjord/7635e3a768b71b0/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180619042655/http://gonorway.no/norway/counties/vestfold/sandefjord/7635e3a768b71b0/index.html |archive-date=19 June 2018 |access-date=8 December 2017 |website=gonorway.no}}</ref> It is home to the international airport [[Sandefjord Airport Torp|Torp Airport]], paint producer [[Jotun (company)|Jotun]], the brewery [[Grans Brewery|Grans Bryggeri]], the chocolate factory [[Hval Sjokoladefabrikk]], and the engineering company Ramboll Oil & Gas. High-tech and information technology have become important industries in recent times,<ref name="TS" />{{rp|5–6}} represented by some of Norway's largest web shops: Komplett, mpx.no, and netshop.no.

The largest employer, besides the municipality itself, is [[Jotun (company)|Jotun]], which was established in Sandefjord in 1926. Jotun is now one of the world's largest manufacturers of paints and coating products.<ref name="www.sandefjord.no1">{{Cite web |title=Sandefjord wants your business to succeed |url=http://www.sandefjord.no/en/new-residents/jobs/sandefjord-wants-your-business-to-succeed/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171209044519/http://www.sandefjord.no/en/new-residents/jobs/sandefjord-wants-your-business-to-succeed/ |archive-date=9 December 2017 |access-date=28 December 2017 |website=Sandefjord.no}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Gopalkrishnan |first=C. |title=The Entrepreneur's Choice: Cases on Family Business in India |publisher=Routledge |year=2016 |isbn=9781134906598 |page=243}}</ref> As of February 2017, Jotun has a presence in over 100 countries and employed 9,500 employees worldwide. The Jotun Group operates four divisions, while its head office is located in Sandefjord.<ref name="gonorway.no" /> As of 2016, Jotun had 9,800 employees including one thousand employees within Norway. It operated 37 factories in 21 countries and is represented in 120 countries through distributors, offices, and agents. It is owned by the [[Bjørn Ole Gleditsch|Gleditsch]] family and [[Orkla ASA]].<ref name="SG" />{{rp|314}}

While Jotun by far is the largest company in [[Vestfold]] county, the second-biggest company is [[Komplett]]. A web shop operating in all of Scandinavia, Komplett had a [[Norwegian krone|NOK]] 7.3&nbsp;billion revenue in 2015 and had 800 employees.<ref>{{Cite web |date=21 October 2016 |title=Vestviken 24 – Her er Vestfolds 250 største bedrifter |url=https://www.vestviken24.no/vv24naringsliv/vestfold/okonomi-og-naringsliv/her-er-vestfolds-250-storste-bedrifter/s/5-83-50496 |access-date=2017-12-28 |website=Vestviken24.no}}</ref>
[[File:Åsnes - panoramio.jpg|thumb|Seaside homes at Åsnes by [[Sandefjordsfjord]]]]

Sandefjord had Norway's most expensive seaside vacation homes as of 2011, with an average price of [[Norwegian krone|NOK]] 7.2&nbsp;million.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Prisvekst og økende omsetning av fritidsboliger ved sjøen |url=http://eiendomnorge.no/prisvekst-og-okende-omsetning-av-fritidsboliger-ved-sjoen/ |access-date=2017-12-28 |website=Eiendom Norge}}</ref> General property values in Sandefjord appreciated 25.7 percent between 2010 and 2015.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-05-06 |title=Her har boligprisene steget mest – og minst de siste årene |url=https://www.dn.no/privat/eiendom/2015/05/06/1152/Bolig/her-har-boligprisene-steget-mest-og-minst-de-siste-rene |access-date=2017-12-28 |website=Dn.no}}</ref>

[[File:Sandefjord Muzeum Wielorybnictwa 3.jpg|thumb|[[Sandefjord Museum|Sandefjord Whaling Museum]] has had over one million visitors as of 1994.<ref name="IT94">{{Cite book |last1=Tollnes |first1=Ivar |url=https://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2012121038117 |title=Sandefjord: Den lille storbyen |last2=Akselsen |first2=Olaf |publisher=Sandefjords blad |year=1994 |isbn=9788299070447}}</ref>{{rp|104}}]]
[[File:Gokstad.jpg|thumb|The bilingual interpretive sign at [[Gokstad Mound]] measures {{convert|23.5|m}}, symbolizing the ''[[Gokstad Ship]]'s'' length.<ref name="TS" />{{rp|40}}]]

The largest companies in Sandefjord based on [[operating income]] in 2015:<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-10-21 |title=Her er Vestfolds 250 største bedrifter |url=https://www.vestviken24.no/vv24naringsliv/vestfold/okonomi-og-naringsliv/her-er-vestfolds-250-storste-bedrifter/s/5-83-50496?ns_campaign=article&ns_mchannel=recommend_button&ns_source=facebook&ns_linkname=facebook&ns_fee=0 |website=vestviken24.no}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! No.
! Company name
! Operating income<br />in 2015 (in [[Norwegian krone|NOK]])
|-
| 1
| [[Jotun (company)|Jotun]]
| 16,844,327,000
|-
| 2
| [[Komplett]]
| 7,256,700,000
|-
| 3
| Skjeggerød AS
| 4,523,277,000
|-
| 4
| ALSO AS
| 2,457,643,000
|-
| 5
| Carlsen Fritzøe AS
| 1,543,189,000
|}

=== Tourism ===
Sandefjord is dubbed a resort area due to its many summer visitors.<ref name="MB" /> Sandefjord is also nicknamed the "Bathing City" due to its many beaches, islands and minor archipelagos. Beaches such as Vøra and nearby [[Langeby]] on [[Vesterøya]] attract summer visitors from [[Oslo]] and other larger Norwegian cities.<ref name="EA" /> Sandefjord became a bathing destination when [[sulphur]] was discovered in waters and [[gyttja]] in 1837.<ref name="snl" /><ref name="JTE18" />{{rp|18}}

Sandefjord is home to over two thousand vacation homes, most of which are built along the seaside.<ref name="snl" /> Sandefjord had Norway's most expensive vacation homes as of 2012; the mean vacation home price was [[Norwegian krone|NOK]] 7.1&nbsp;million in 2012.<ref>{{Cite web |date=27 December 2012 |title=Norges dyreste hytteområde har en gjennomsnittpris på 7,1 millioner kroner |url=https://www.abcnyheter.no/helse-og-livsstil/2012/12/27/165194/norges-dyreste-hytteomrade-har-en-gjennomsnittpris-pa-71-millioner-kroner |access-date=28 December 2017 |website=Abcnyheter.no}}</ref>
[[File:Sandefjord Voera.JPG|thumb|left|Vøra attracts tourists from all of Norway, and can be crowded during summer.<ref name="TS" />{{rp|70}}<ref name="HKB" />{{rp|36}}]]

Sandefjord may be best known for its bathing and many beaches.<ref name="FS04" />{{rp|398}}<ref name="EA" />{{rp|74}} The city of Sandefjord is in the southern part of the municipality and it lies on a low, slightly inclined [[Shore|strand]], protected on three sides by hills, and only open towards the south where the [[Sandefjordsfjord]] is located. It is known for its great bathing and pure sea water quality. It has a country-like appearance with clean streets and quaint roads. The area is dependent on the beaches during the summer season when many tourists arrive in Sandefjord.<ref name="JTE18" />{{rp|6}} The bathing season in Sandefjord generally begins on the first of June and runs through the last day of August.<ref name="JTE18" />{{rp|11}}

Visitors to [[Sandefjord Spa]] in the 19th century were the first tourists to the area, and this made Sandefjord into a popular holiday destination.<ref name="IT94" />{{rp|140}} Sandefjord's fame as a seaside mecca dates back to 1837, when [[sulphur spring]]s first were discovered in town.<ref name="HKB" />{{rp|51}} Sandefjord has been nicknamed "Eastern Norway's vacation paradise." A majority of current tourists and vacation homeowners are from the capital of [[Oslo]].<ref name="HKB" />{{rp|4}}

Sandefjord is home to four hotels: [[Scandic Park Hotel]], [[Hotel Kong Carl]], Torp Hotel, and [[Clarion Collection]] Hotel Atlantic.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Lee |first=Phil |title=The Rough Guide to Norway |publisher=Rough Guides |year=2017 |isbn=9780241243183 |page=118}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=15 September 2012 |title=800 færre hotelldøgn i Sandefjord |url=https://www.sb.no/nyheter/800-ferre-hotelldogn-i-sandefjord-1.7540505?ns_campaign=article&ns_mchannel=recommend_button&ns_source=facebook&ns_linkname=facebook&ns_fee=0 |website=[[Sandefjords Blad]]}}</ref>

[[File:Skjellvika Sandefjord.jpg|thumb|center|800px|[[Skjellvika]] Beach]]

== Culture ==
{| style="float:right;" class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Number of immigrants (1st and 2nd generation) in Sandefjord by country of origin in 2017<ref>{{Cite web |title=Immigrants and Norwegian-born to immigrant parents, by immigration category, country background and percentages of the population |url=https://www.ssb.no/statistikkbanken/selectvarval/Define.asp?subjectcode=&ProductId=&MainTable=FolkInnvkatLand&nvl=&PLanguage=1&nyTmpVar=true&CMSSubjectArea=befolkning&KortNavnWeb=innvbef&StatVariant=&checked=true |access-date=12 April 2018 |publisher=[[Statistics Norway]]}}</ref>
|-
! Ancestry !! Number
|-
| {{flag|Lithuania}} || 1,121
|-
| {{flag|Poland}} || 1,111
|-
| {{flag|Iraq}} || 733
|-
| {{flag|Vietnam}} || 504
|-
| {{flag|Sweden}} || 429
|-
| {{flag|Germany}} || 423
|-
| {{flag|Kosovo}} || 408
|-
| {{flag|Bosnia and Herzegovina}} || 394
|-
| {{flag|Denmark}} || 319
|-
| {{flag|Syria}} || 298
|-
| {{flag|Somalia}} || 250
|-
| {{flag|Philippines}} || 207
|-
| {{flag|Thailand}} || 191
|-
| {{flag|United Kingdom}} || 189
|-
| {{flag|Afghanistan}} || 182
|}
[[File:HjertnesKulturhusSandefjord.jpg|thumb|left|[[Hjertnes Civic and Theater Center]]]]
[[File:Villa Midtås, Anders Jahres hjem, Sandefjord kommune, Vestfold.jpg|thumb|left|Former villa of [[Anders Jahre]] at Midtåsen]]

The 9th century [[Gokstad Ship]] was discovered in Sandefjord during an 1880 excavation led by [[Nicolay Nicolaysen]]. The ship itself, which is now at the [[Viking Ship Museum (Oslo)|Viking Ship Museum]] in Oslo, was built around year 910. It is the largest preserved Viking ship in Norway.<ref name="Schandy" />{{rp|170}}<ref>{{Cite web |last=Martin |first=Will |title=Sharks, otters, and a man playing rugby: These are the 6 most beautiful banknotes in the world right now |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/best-bank-note-of-the-year-2017-2018-4 |website=Business Insider}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Sødal |first=Hedda |date=2009-09-24 |title=Fant 1000 år gammel fot |language=no |work=[[Aftenposten]] |url=https://www.aftenposten.no/article/ap-7K2r8.html}}</ref> A Viking chieftain was buried at the [[Gokstad Mound]] ({{lang|no|Gokstadhaugen}}), along with the {{convert|23.5|m}} Gokstad Ship. Interpretive signs have been put up at the Gokstad Mound on Helgerødveien.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Gokstad mound |url=https://www.visitnorway.com/listings/the-gokstad-mound/2407/ |access-date=28 December 2017 |website=Visitnorway.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The Viking Trail through Vestfold – Articles |url=https://www.visitvestfold.com/en/articles/The-Viking-Trail-through-Vestfold/ |access-date=2017-12-28 |website=Visitvestfold.com}}</ref>

Sandefjord has four churches remaining from the Middle Ages: [[Høyjord Stave Church]], [[Kodal Church]], [[Skjee Church]], and [[Andebu Church]]. While Andebu Church has Norway's oldest parish register (dated 1623), Høyjord Stave Church is the only [[stave church]] left in [[Vestfold]] county. Its chancel dates to the year 1100 and is the oldest part of the church. Burial mounds dating to the Viking Age can be seen around the church.<ref name="snl" /><ref name="HKB1998" />{{rp|113}} [[Sandar Church]] by [[Sandefjord Station]] was constructed atop of the ruins of a medieval church dated to the 13th century. The present church, however, was erected in 1792.<ref name="RD" />{{rp|352}}<ref name="HKB2000" />{{rp|83}}<ref name="DP91">{{Cite book |last=Philpott |first=Don |title=The Visitor's Guide to Norway |publisher=Moorland |year=1991 |isbn=9780861904242 |page=76}}</ref>
[[File:Sandefjord Bryggekapellet.jpg|thumb|[[Bryggekapellet|Harbour Chapel]] a floating church]]

Midtåsen Sculpture Park contains a collection of bronze and marble works by sculptor [[Knut Steen]], which is housed in a pine forest [[pavilion]] overlooking Sandefjord and the [[Sandefjordsfjord]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Boff-MEN |first=Emma |date=19 June 2017 |title=Sandefjord – where is it, how to get there, and where to stay |url=http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/trips-and-breaks/sandefjord-it-how-there-stay-13169385 |access-date=2017-12-28 |website=Manchestereveningnews.co.uk}}</ref> The former estate of shipping magnate [[Anders Jahre]] is located at Midtåsen, and is now owned by the municipality. Guided tours of the villa are available.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Midtåsen |url=https://www.visitoslo.com/en/osloregion/culture/history/?TLp=1137952&Midtasen |access-date=28 December 2017 |website=Visitoslo.com}}</ref> The villa was designed by architect [[Arnstein Arneberg]]. It is located in a {{convert|60|daa|acre|adj=on}} park.<ref name="SG" />{{rp|265}}

[[Hjertnes Civic and Theater Center]] is home to three auditoriums and an outdoor [[amphitheater]]. A movie theater, City Hall and library are found at Hjertnes. Concerts, opera, and other cultural events also take place at Hjertnes Civic Center.<ref name="www.sandefjord.no2">{{Cite web |title=Fill your days with good experiences |url=http://www.sandefjord.no/en/new-residents/culture-and-leisure/fill-your-days-with-good-experiences/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171212031606/http://www.sandefjord.no/en/new-residents/culture-and-leisure/fill-your-days-with-good-experiences/ |archive-date=2017-12-12 |access-date=2017-12-28 |website=Sandefjord.no}}</ref>

===Art===
[[File:Midtåsen_skulpturpaviljong.png|thumb|right|The Sculpture [[pavilion]] at Midtåsen Sculpture Park.]]
Sandefjord is the city in Norway with the most sculptures per inhabitant. There are around 100 sculptures from over 50 artists and sculptors including [[Ørnulf Bast]], [[Nils Aas]], [[Dagfin Werenskiold]], [[Knut Steen]], [[Per Krohg|Per Krogh]], and others. Notable sculptures include the [[Whaler's Monument]] and the Sea Queen ({{lang|no|Havdronningen}}) by [[Arnold Haukeland]], which is located outside [[Hjertnes Civic and Theater Center]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Tveitan |first=Flemming Hofmann |date=2011-06-08 |title=Skulpturbyen Sandefjord |language=no |work=[[Sandefjords Blad]] |url=https://www.sb.no/skulpturbyen/skulpturbyen/skulpturbyen-sandefjord/s/2-2.428-1.6291115 |access-date=2021-08-21}}</ref> [[Midtåsen Sculpture Park]] contains a collection of bronze and marble works by Knut Steen in a park and villa designed by [[Arnstein Arneberg]]. Poseidon Sculpture Park, which is located in [[Badeparken]], features Greek mythology sculptures by [[Nina Sundbye]]. [[Arne Durban]]'s sculpture "Mother and Child" is located in the City Park (“Byparken”), while a sculpture of priest [[Magnus Brostrup Landstad]] made by [[Hans Holmen]] can be seen at ''Landstads plass'' by [[Sandar Church]]. A polar bear sculpture by [[Skule Waksvik]] is located outside [[Sandefjord Museum]], while a whale jawbone arch is placed outside [[Scandic Park Hotel]]. A memorial to fallen sailors (''Sjømannsminnesmerket'') was placed outside [[Sandefjord Church]] in 1920 and was made by sculptor [[Gustav Lærum]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Lundh |first=Gro Laheld |title=Verd å se: skulpturer, monumenter og større dekorative arbeider i Sandefjord |publisher=Sandefjord kommune |year=2003 |isbn=8299671701 |language=no}}</ref>

The fountain at Christopher Hvidts Plass, the Thaulow fountain, was donated to the city in 1875 by [[Heinrich Arnold Thaulow]], the city's first physician and founder of [[Sandefjord Spa]]. It is the city's oldest sculpture and its first donation.<ref name="SG" />{{rp|335}}

In 2017, the NGO ''Art for All in the World'' conducted a project where seven mural artists contributed. A mural by [[Eduardo Kobra]], “Peace between nations”, can be seen behind ''Peter Grøns gate 2B''. Street art by graffiti artist [[Victor Ash (artist)|Victor Ash]] can be seen at ''Stockfeldsgate 6-8''.<ref name="MS" />{{rp|108}}

===Museums===
Sandefjord is home to Europe's only museum dedicated to [[whaling]], which is located in the city center.<ref name="visitnorway.com" /><ref name="DP91" /> The museum was one of the first original museums in Norway when established in 1917. Today it boasts over 150,000 photographs as well as exhibits of marine animals, a restored whale catcher, and more.<ref name="atlasobscura.com" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=History of The Museum – Hvalfangstmuseet |url=http://www.hvalfangstmuseet.no/en/the-museum/history-of-the-museum/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180622060433/http://www.hvalfangstmuseet.no/en/the-museum/history-of-the-museum/ |archive-date=22 June 2018 |access-date=28 December 2017 |website=Hvalfangstmuseet.no}}</ref> A whale catcher named ''[[Southern Actor]]'' is docked at Museum's Wharf and is a part of the Maritime Museum. It is the only whale catcher from the Modern Whaling Epoch still to be in its original working order. It was constructed by [[Sevilla Whaling Co.]] in 1950 and brought to Sandefjord in 1989.<ref name="FO97" />{{rp|395}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Southern Actor – Hvalfangstmuseet |url=http://www.hvalfangstmuseet.no/en/southern-actor/ |access-date=28 December 2017 |website=Hvalfangstmuseet.no}}</ref> Museum's Wharf ("Museumsbrygga") was established in 1995 and both the ''[[Gaia ship]]'' and ''Southern Actor'' were placed at the wharf.<ref name="FO97" />{{rp|394}}

There are six protected buildings in Sandefjord as of 2008: City Museum (Bymuseet), Maritime Museum (Sjøfartsmuséet), and the three farms Elverhøy, Nordby, and Auve farms. The city's oldest house, which is located at Skippergaten 6 and was built in 1667, is also one of the city's protected structures.<ref name="RD" />{{rp|258}} The City Museum and Maritime Museum, along with [[Sandefjord Museum]], are the three museums found in Sandefjord. Sandefjord Museum is among the world's largest whaling museums.<ref name="IT94" />{{rp|104}}<ref name="TS" />{{rp|140}} It was established in 1917 and was a gift to the city from [[Lars Christensen]].<ref name="FO95" />{{rp|314–315}}

== Transportation ==
[[File:Color_Hybrid_2.jpg|thumb|right|The NOK 1.1 billion ''[[MS Color Hybrid]]'' is the world's largest hybrid ship.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bjørneset |first=Olaug |date=2017-01-24 |title=To etterlengta kontraktar til Ulstein |language=no |work=[[Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation]] |url=https://www.nrk.no/mr/ulstein-fekk-to-kontraktar-pa-ein-dag-1.13340295 |access-date=2021-08-20}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Ege |first=Rune Thomas |date=2016-09-02 |title=Slik blir Color Lines nye milliardferge: Skal gå på batteri |language=no |work=[[Verdens Gang]] |url=https://www.vg.no/forbruker/reise/i/WLgLxr/slik-blir-color-lines-nye-milliardferge-skal-gaa-paa-batteri |access-date=2021-08-20}}</ref>]]
[[File:Douglas_C-53D_Dakota_LN-WND_Dakota_Norway_(7450550318).jpg|thumb|right|''[[Dakota Norway]]'', Norway's only [[Douglas DC-3]].<ref name="EL3" />{{rp|162}}<ref>{{Cite book |last=Hoogendoorn |first=Hans |title=ANWB Goud – Noorwegen |publisher=ANWB Media – Boeken & Gidsen. |year=2005 |isbn=9789018019402 |page=83}}</ref>]]
[[Sandefjord Airport Torp]] is one of Norway's largest airports, and is particularly known for its high number of international flights.<ref name="nsb.no">{{Cite web |title=Airport train and bus service |url=https://www.vy.no/en/traffic-and-routes/route-map-and-stations/airport-train-and-bus-routes |website=vy.no}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-08-02 |title=Rekordsommer på TORP! |url=https://www.torp.no/aktuelt/rekordsommer-pa-torp-article1502-281.html |website=Torp flyplass}}</ref> Torp is Norway's second-largest airport in terms of international flights in 2003. As of 2003, Torp had over one million annual passengers, of which around 50% were for international flights.<ref>{{Cite book |last=OECD |title=OECD Reviews of Regulatory Reform OECD Reviews of Regulatory Reform: Norway 2003 Preparing for the Future Now: Preparing for the Future Now |publisher=OECD Publishing |year=2003 |isbn=9789264103122 |page=129 |authorlink=OECD}}</ref> Despite being located about {{convert|110|km}} south of Oslo, Torp is sometimes [[Oslo Airport location controversy#Torp and Rygge|called Oslo Airport Torp]]. It is reached with a free shuttle bus from [[Sandefjord Airport Station]] which is located along the [[Vestfold Line|Vestfoldbanen]] railway line.

Sandefjord Airport is a budget airline hub for airlines such as [[Widerøe]], [[Ryanair]], and [[Wizz Air]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Macmillan |title=Let's Go 2009 Europe |publisher=Let's Go, Inc |year=2008 |isbn=9780312387082 |page=737}}</ref> Torp offers direct routes to over 30 international and domestic destinations,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Torp Sandefjord Airport |url=https://www.visitoslo.com/en/product/?TLp=16585 |access-date=28 December 2017 |website=Visitoslo.com}}</ref> including daily flights to European cities such as [[London]] and [[Amsterdam]].<ref name="www.sandefjord.no1" /> Sandefjord is served by frequent intercity trains to Oslo and onwards to [[Oslo Airport]].

Daily ferries connect Sandefjord to Sweden.<ref name="gonorway.no" /> [[Color Line (ferry operator)|Color Line]] ferries ''[[MS Color Hybrid]]'' and ''[[MS Color Viking|Color Viking]]'' connect the town to [[Strömstad]] in Sweden.<ref name="Fodor91">{{Cite book |last=Fodor |first=Eugene |title=Fodor's Scandinavian Cities |publisher=Fodor's Travel Publications |year=1991 |isbn=9780679019596 |page=93}}</ref> [[Fjord Line]] is another ferry service connecting Sandefjord and Sweden.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Strömstad-Sandefjord |url=https://www.fjordline.com/en/stromstad-sandefjord/ |access-date=28 December 2017 |website=Fjordline.com}}</ref> The neighboring town of [[Larvik (town)|Larvik]] is home to daily ferry operations between Norway and [[Hirtshals]], Denmark.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Taylor-Wilkie |first=Doreen |title=Insight Guides Norway |publisher=Insight |year=2018 |isbn=9781780052106 |page=304}}</ref> [[Scandi Line]] was a former ferry service operating ferries between Sandefjord and Sweden.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Lonely Planet |title=Norway |publisher=Lonely Planet Publications |year=1999 |isbn=9780864426543 |page=98}}</ref> Sandefjord is also home to a domestic ferry route: [[Jutøya|MF Jutøya]] transports people and goods to the nearby island of [[Veierland]] from Engø peninsula several times per day.<ref name="AM">{{Cite book |last1=Mšbius |first1=Aaron |title=Norwegen |last2=Mšbius |first2=Michael |publisher=DuMont Reiseverlag |year=2014 |isbn=9783770167326 |pages=167–168}}</ref> Sandefjord is also a cruise ship destination.<ref name="TS" />{{rp|51}}

[[European route E18]] traverses the municipality. It is one of Norway's most important main roads, and makes the drive to [[Oslo]] approximately 90 minutes.<ref name="IT94" />{{rp|140}}

=== Public transit ===
[[File:Sandefjord Airport, Torp from the air cropped.jpg|thumb|Only [[Bergen Airport, Flesland|Bergen]]- and [[Oslo Airport]]s have more international flights than Torp Airport.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-08-02 |title=Rekordsommer på TORP! |url=https://www.torp.no/aktuelt/rekordsommer-pa-torp-article1502-281.html |access-date=2017-12-28 |website=Torp.no}}</ref>]]
[[Sandefjord Station]] is the central train station and is served by regional trains operated by [[Vy]]. The main bus station is also located by Sandefjord Station. Fast and frequent express buses from Sandefjord shuttle along the [[European route E18]] highway, connecting to [[Kristiansand (city)|Kristiansand]] and linking key resorts in [[Southern Norway]]. Trains and buses for Sandefjord leave [[Oslo Central Station]] (Oslo S) every 30 minutes, and the journey takes two hours.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Aarons |title=Fodor's Scandinavia |publisher=Fodor's Travel Publications, Inc |year=2006 |isbn=9781400016426 |page=234}}</ref> The public transportation system in Sandefjord is known as [[Vestfold Kollektivtrafikk]] (VKT).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bus Sandefjord – Transport – Sandefjord |url=https://www.visitvestfold.com/en/sandefjord/transport/Bus-Sandefjord/ |access-date=28 December 2017 |website=Visitvestfold.com}}</ref>

Besides Sandefjord Station, additional railway stations include [[Sandefjord Airport Station]] and [[Stokke Station]]. Torp Express Bus Service operates buses from Sandefjord Airport to Oslo. There are free shuttle buses between Sandefjord Airport Station and Sandefjord Airport.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Transport Oslo – Torp Sandefjord Airport |url=https://www.visitoslo.com/en/transport/transport-airport/sandefjord-torp/ |access-date=2017-12-28 |website=Visitoslo.com}}</ref>

[[File:Panoramic view of Sandefjord Lufthavn Torp Norway 2015-05-27 darker.JPG|thumb|center|800px|[[Sandefjord Airport Torp]] is one of Norway's largest airports.<ref name="nsb.no" />]]

== Sport ==
[[File:Storstadion 05-july-2006.JPG|thumb|Sandefjord Fotball at [[Storstadion]].]]
[[Bugårdsparken|Bugårds Park]] is the sits of Sandefjord's largest sporting grounds and facilities, including areas for soccer, tennis, frisbee golf, handball, badminton, archery, rollerskating, horseback-riding, water sports, ice hockey, and ice skating. The {{convert|60|acre|adj=on}} park sits by [[List of schools in Sandefjord#Secondary/High Schools|Sandefjord High School]] and is also home to a walking path, [[duck pond]] and designated picnic areas. The swimming center with its {{convert|2500|m2|adj=on}} public pool is also located in Bugårds Park. Indoor handball courts are housed in Jotunhallen, while tennis courts are found in Pingvinhallen.<ref name="www.sandefjord.no2" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Bugårdsparken |url=https://www.visitvestfold.com/en/product/?TLp=697825 |website=visitvestfold.com}}</ref>

Sandefjord Golfbane is an 18-hole golf course located at Jåberg, about {{convert|5|km|adj=on}} from the city center. It was designed by [[Peter Chamberlin]]. It was established in August 2009.<ref name="SG" />{{rp|125}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Banen – Sandefjord Golf |url=http://www.sandefjordgolf.no/banenv%C3%A5r |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170808144016/http://www.sandefjordgolf.no/banenv%C3%A5r |archive-date=8 August 2017 |website=sandefjordgolf.no}}</ref>

=== Professional sports ===
[[Sandefjord Fotball]] is a professional [[association football|football]] club which plays in [[Tippeligaen]]/Eliteserien (Norwegian Premier League). The team previously played home games at [[Storstadion]], but has played at [[Komplett Arena]] since its opening in 2007. The club reached the [[Norwegian First Division]] in 1999, the year after its foundation.

Sandefjord is noted for its strong performance in professional handball. Sandefjord is home to two top league handball teams: [[Sandefjord TIF]] and [[IL Runar]].<ref name="HKB2000" />{{rp|166}} From 1991 to 2008 Sandefjord TIF won nine Men's Premier League and another local team, [[IL Runar|Runar Håndball]], won four.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Hole |first=Arne |date=2016-05-19 |title=Gutta med 533 landskamper skal løfte Sandefjord igjen |language=no |work=[[Aftenposten]] |url=https://www.aftenposten.no/article/ap-dOv961.html}}</ref> [[Sandefjord TIF Handball]] won the Men's Premier League again in 2005–2006.

In professional ice skating, Sandefjord has been the location of [[Norwegian Allround Championships]] in 1928, 1958, and 1961.<ref name="VM">{{Cite book |last=Møller |first=Vilhelm |title=Sandefjord - sett fra luften |publisher=[[Sandefjords Blad]] |year=1980 |isbn=8299070406 |pages=12, 28–30}}</ref>

The Gamle Stadion hosted [[motorcycle speedway]] around the pitch during the 1970s<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpmIgcPhgzk |title=Speedwaystevne | website=YouTube |access-date=16 February 2024}}</ref> and held the final of the [[Norwegian Individual Speedway Championship]] in 1972.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.historyspeedway.nstrefa.pl/indmnorwegii.php |title=Individual Speedway Norwegian Championship | website=Historia Sportu Zuzlowego |access-date=16 February 2024}}</ref>

== Education ==
[[File:SandefjordVGS2.jpg|thumb|Sandefjord High School is the largest in Norway.<ref name="snl" />]]
[[File:FramnesSkoleSandefjord.jpg|thumb|Framnes Elementary School]]
[[Sandefjord High School]] (SVGS) has about 2,000 students and is Norway's largest high school.<ref name="vfk1">{{Cite web |title=Om oss |url=http://www.vfk.no/skoler/sandefjord-vgs/meny/om-oss/ |website=Vestfold fylkeskommune}}</ref> It is a result of the merge between Sandefjord's four former high schools.<ref name="TS" />{{rp|113}} [[Skagerak International School]] is also located in town and offers English-speaking kindergarten, elementary school, middle school, and high school. Other private schools include Moe School and Mokollen School. Skiringssal folkehøyskole is a [[folk high school]] in Sandefjord, which is owned by [[Vestfold]] county.<ref name="snl" /> There are six public middle schools in Sandefjord: Andebu, Breidablikk, Bugården, Ranvik, Stokke, and Varden middle schools. There are 21 public elementary schools in the municipality as well.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sandefjord – Skoler i Sandefjord |url=https://www.sandefjord.kommune.no/Skole-og-barnehage/Skole-og-SFO/skoler-i-sandefjord/ |website=sandefjord.kommune.no}}</ref>

Sandefjord High School (SVGS) and its two-story {{convert|32000|m2|sqft|adj=on}} facilities are located at Krokemoa near the [[Bugårdsparken|Bugårds Park]]. It is a public [[International Baccalaureate World School]],<ref>{{Cite book |last=Bosberry-Scott |first=Wendy |title=IB World Schools Yearbook 2012 |publisher=John Catt Educational Ltd |year=2012 |isbn=9781908095350 |page=189}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Sandefjord videregående skole |url=http://www.ibo.org/en/school/000685 |website=International Baccalaureate®}}</ref> but also offers general academics (the college preparatory ''studiespesialisering'' of the Norwegian school system), as well as elite sports, vocational education, and more.<ref name="vfk1" />

[[Skagerak International School]] is a private, English-language, [[International Baccalaureate World School]] at Framnes.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Skagerak International School |url=http://www.ibo.org/en/school/000686 |website=International Baccalaureate®}}</ref> Its education is offered to both international and Norwegian students. Established as a High School in 1991, the school expanded to include a kindergarten as well as primary and middle schools in 2000. The basis of the education is formed by the International Baccalaureate Primary Years (PYP), Middle Years (MYP) and Diploma (DP) programs. Skagerak is located in a renovated shipyard on the waterfront at [[Framnaes shipyard|Framnes]]. Camps and excursions are offered for all primary and middle school students, as well as two or more annual trips abroad. High school students travel abroad for cultural and service-oriented trips, mostly to areas in Europe, Central Asia, and Africa. The High School is a member of [[UNESCO]]'s ''SOUL'' project.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Skagerak International School: History |url=https://www.skagerak.org/page.cfm?p=352 |website=[[Skagerak International School]]}}</ref>

As of 2018, 250 students are enrolled at [[Pilot Flight Academy]] at [[Torp Airport]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-08-22 |title=Frode vil ha 600 studenter på Torp |url=https://www.sb.no/sandefjord/utdanning/samferdsel/frode-vil-ha-600-studenter-pa-torp/s/5-73-766660 |website=[[Sandefjords Blad]]}}</ref>

== Points of interest ==
[[File:Hvalfangstmonumentet1.JPG|thumb|[[Whaler's Monument]] with [[Scandic Park Hotel]] seen on the left]]
[[File:Sandar kirke.jpg|thumb|[[Sandar Church]] was consecrated in 1792.<ref name="TS" />{{rp|149}}]]
Notable points of interest include:<ref name="gonorway.no" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Attractions – See and do – Sandefjord |url=https://www.visitvestfold.com/en/sandefjord/see-and-do/attractions/ |access-date=2017-12-28 |website=Visitvestfold.com}}</ref>
* '''[[Gokstad Mound|Gokstad Burial Mound]]''', site of the discovery of the 9th-century [[Gokstad Ship]].
* '''[[Sandefjord Museum]]''' (the Whaling Museum), Europe's only museum dedicated to the whaling industry.<ref name="DP91" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=The Whaling Museum |url=https://www.visitvestfold.com/en/sandefjord/see-and-do/attractions/?TLp=3492&The-Whaling-Museum |access-date=28 December 2017 |website=Visitvestfold.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Hvalfangstmuseet |url=http://www.hvalfangstmuseet.no/en/ |access-date=28 December 2017 |website=Hvalfangstmuseet.no}}</ref>
** '''[[Gaia ship]]''', 1990 replica of the [[Gokstad Ship]] at Museum's Wharf in Sandefjord Harbor.
** '''[[Southern Actor]]''', [[whale-catcher]] turned [[museum ship]]. Only whale catcher from the Modern Whaling Epoch still to be in its original working order.<ref name="snl" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=The Whale catcher Southern Actor |url=https://www.visitnorway.com/listings/the-whale-catcher-southern-actor/13/ |website=visitnorway.com}}</ref><ref name="FO97" />{{rp|395}}
* '''[[Whaler's Monument]]''', rotating bronze monument, erected in honor of pioneering whalers
* '''[[Sandefjord Spa]]''' (Kurbadet), the 1899 thermal baths are housed in one of Scandinavia's largest wooden buildings.
* '''Bjerggata''', one of the oldest parts of the [[Sandefjord (town)|city of Sandefjord]] with preserved wooden houses.<ref name="RD" />{{rp|304–305}}<ref name="TS" />{{rp|14}}
* '''[[Hjertnes Civic and Theater Center]]''', adjacent to [[Badeparken]] and [[Scandic Park Hotel]].
* '''[[Sandar Church]]''', built on ruins of a 13th-century [[medieval]] stone church. Present church was erected in 1792.<ref name="VM" />
* '''[[Sandefjord Church]]''', 1903 church, home of Sandefjord Church Bells and host of various concerts and events.
* '''[[Høyjord Stave Church]]''', in [[Andebu]], only preserved [[stave church]] in [[Vestfold]] County.<ref name="SB04" />{{rp|67}}<ref name="HKB1998" />{{rp|113}}
* '''[[Hvaltorvet]] Shopping Centre''', largest shopping mall in Sandefjord, located in the city center.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-08-28 |title=KLP kjøper Hvaltorvet kjøpesenter |url=http://retailmagasinet.no/nyhetsarkiv/klp-kjoper-hvaltorvet-kjopesenter |access-date=2017-12-28 |website=Retailmagasinet.no}}</ref>
* '''Harbour Chapel''' ("Bryggekapellet"), Europe's only floating church.<ref name="MS" />{{rp|107}}
* '''[[Vesterøya#Folehavna Fort|Folehavna Fort]]''', ruins from a German fortress constructed in 1941 during the [[German occupation of Norway]].<ref name="Schandy" />{{rp|173–175}}<ref name="SG" />{{rp|71}}
* '''[[Sundås Fort]]''', ruins from fortifications constructed in 1899 during the [[Union between Sweden and Norway]].<ref name="SG" />{{rp|43}}<ref name="EL2" />{{rp|347–349}}
* '''[[Istrehågan]]''', ancient burial ground which dates to the [[Roman Iron Age (Northern Europe)|Roman Iron Age]] around 1500–500 BCE.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rock carvings and standing stones at Haugen Farm |url=https://www.visitvestfold.com/en/larvik/product/?TLp=200315 |website=visitvestfold.com}}</ref>

== Recreation ==
[[File:Utsikt fra Tønsberg tønne.jpg|thumb|View from [[Østerøya#Tønsberg Barrel|Tønsberg Barrel]], a [[seamark]] known since the days of King [[Sverre of Norway|Sverre]].<ref name="IT94" />{{rp|13}}]]
[[File:Knattholmen leirsted.jpg|thumb|Entry to Knattholmen Campground on [[Natholmen|Natholmen Island]].]]
Sandefjord has some of Eastern Norway's largest preserved coastal recreation areas.<ref name="FO97" />{{rp|398}}<ref name="IT94" />{{rp|140}} This includes [[Yxnøy]], which is one of the largest preserved nature areas along [[Vestfold]]'s coast.<ref name="Schandy" />{{rp|177}} There are  {{convert|20|km}} of coastal hiking trails on [[Østerøya]] peninsula, including to its southern tip where [[Østerøya#Tønsberg Barrel|Tønsberg Barrel]] is located. Tønsberg Barrel is an old beacon mentioned in ''[[Sverris saga]]''. The {{convert|20|km|adj=on}} coastal path at Østerøya (East Island) is an extension of the {{convert|25|km|adj=on}} coastal path on [[Vesterøya]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=The coastal path at Østerøya and Yxney |url=https://www.visitvestfold.com/en/see-and-do/attractions/natural-attractions/?TLp=415569&Kyststien-pa-Osteroya-og-Yxney |access-date=2017-12-28 |website=Visitvestfold.com}}</ref> These {{convert|45|km}} of hiking trails are part of the international [[North Sea Trail]].<ref name="AM" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Kyststien Brochure : Side 2 |url=https://www.sandefjord.kommune.no/globalassets/kultur-friluftsliv-by--og-stedsutvikling/kfbs-dokumenter/idrett-og-friluftsliv/ut-pa-tur/kyststien-side-2.pdf |access-date=2017-12-28 |website=Sandefjord.kommune.no}}</ref> Additional hiking trails are found at Preståsen, Hjertnes Forest, Fjellvikåsen, Mokollen, Midtås, as well as the Culture Walk.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Marked trails from the center of Sandefjord |url=https://www.visitvestfold.com/en/product/?TLp=980666 |access-date=2017-12-28 |website=Visitvestfold.com}}</ref> There are also {{convert|100|km}} of hiking trails that are attached to trailheads by Heisetra in rural [[Andebu]].<ref name="SG" />{{rp|31}}<ref>{{Cite book |last=Larsen |first=Erlend |url=https://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2013061805140 |title=På Tur i Vestfold |publisher=E-forlag |year=2010 |isbn=9788293057130 |volume=1 |page=20 |language=no}}</ref><ref name="Schandy" />{{rp|200}} Sandefjord is home to ten [[cross-country skiing trail]]s (loipes).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sandefjord – Vinteraktiviteter |url=https://www.sandefjord.kommune.no/Kultur-og-fritid/Idrett-og-friluftsliv/Ut-pa-tur/Vinteraktiviteter/ |access-date=28 December 2017 |website=Sandefjord.kommune.no}}</ref>

[[Goksjø]] is a {{convert|3.47|km2|adj=on}} lake on the border between Sandefjord and [[Larvik]] municipalities. It is the third-largest lake in [[Vestfold]] county.<ref>{{Cite web |date=20 July 2015 |title=Sandefjords Blad – Alle stier fører til Goksjø |url=https://www.sb.no/goksjo/friluftsomrade/alle-stier-forer-til-goksjo/f/5-73-82160 |access-date=2017-12-28 |website=[[Sandefjords Blad]]}}</ref> Goksjø is popular for swimming, kayaking and fishing; some of the fish species found here are [[Northern pike]], [[European perch]], [[Ide (fish)|Ide]], [[Common dace]], [[European eel]], [[Salmon]] and [[Brown trout]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Goksjø |url=https://sandefjordby.no/goksjo/ |access-date=27 April 2023}}</ref> Freshwater fishing is also common by rivers such as Svartåa in [[Andebu]] and the Hagenes River in [[Kodal]]. [[Numedalslågen]], which is considered one of Norway's best salmon fishing rivers, is located in neighboring town of [[Larvik (town)|Larvik]].<ref name="ReferenceA" /><ref name="EL2" />{{rp|526}}<ref name="JTE18" />{{rp|10}}

Sandefjord is home to numerous campgrounds, all which are located along the seaside. Campgrounds include Asnes, [[Langeby]], Vøra, Sjøbakken, Strand Leirsted, [[Solløkka]], and islands such as [[Granholmen, Sandefjord|Granholmen]] and [[Natholmen]].<ref name="MS">{{Cite book |last=Schmidt |first=Martin |title=Norwegen |publisher=Reise Know-How Verlag Peter Rump |year=2020 |isbn=9783831746248 |page=111 |language=de}}</ref><ref name="IT94" />{{rp|140}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Camping |url=https://www.visitvestfold.com/en/sandefjord/accommodation/camping/?viewType=list#!}}</ref> [[Langeby]] is considered Sandefjord's best beach by [[Frommer's]]<ref name="Porter" /> and [[Fodor's]] Travel Guides,<ref name="EA" />{{rp|74}} and is home to Langeby Camping which offers boat and kayak rentals. Tent camping is permitted on numerous nearby islands, including the {{convert|4.5|ha|adj=on}} Hellesøya<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hellesøya |url=https://sandefjordby.no/hellesoya/ |access-date=27 April 2023}}</ref> and the {{convert|5|ha|adj=on}} Buerøya.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Buerøya |url=https://sandefjordby.no/bueroya/ |access-date=27 April 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=13 July 2015 |title=Hopp fra øy til øy med båt i fjorden |url=https://www.sb.no/nyheter/turer-i-sandefjord/hopp-fra-oy-til-oy-med-bat-i-fjorden/s/5-73-79340?ns_campaign=article&ns_mchannel=recommend_button&ns_source=facebook&ns_linkname=facebook&ns_fee=0 |website=[[Sandefjords Blad]]}}</ref> Langeby lies adjacent to [[Vøra]], a neighboring beach and campground. Vøra tends to get crowded during warm summer days due to tourism. It attracts summer vacationers from throughout Norway during warm summer months.<ref name="TS" />{{rp|70}}<ref name="HKB" />{{rp|36}}

The archipelago of [[Stauper]] in the [[Tønsbergfjorden]], between the island of [[Tjøme (island)|Tjøme]] and the [[Østerøya]] peninsula, is particularly popular during summer months. These islands are popular for swimming, kayaking, boating, and camping. It consists of four larger islands, four small islands, and a number of islets.<ref name="Schandy" />{{rp|181}}<ref name="SG" />{{rp|291}}

Tent camping is permitted in forests, a minimum of {{convert|150|m}} from the nearest settlement.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sandefjord – Camping |url=https://www.sandefjord.kommune.no/Kultur-og-fritid/Idrett-og-friluftsliv/Camping/ |website=sandefjord.kommune.no}}</ref><ref name="MJ96" />{{rp|86}}

=== Beaches ===
[[File:Sandefjord Langeby.JPG|thumb|Langeby Beach attracts thousands of visitors every summer.<ref name="HKB" />{{rp|36}}]]
[[File:Langeby Camping, Sandefjord. - no-nb digifoto 20160511 00221 NB NKF P 02 E 026.jpg|thumb|Camping at [[Langeby]] Beach, 1966]]
Sandefjord's {{convert|146|km}} of coastline is home to various beaches:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Badestrender i Sandefjord – Sandefjordby.no |url=http://www.sandefjordby.no/badestrender-i-sandefjord/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180418225651/http://www.sandefjordby.no/badestrender-i-sandefjord/ |archive-date=18 April 2018 |access-date=7 December 2018}}</ref><ref name="oslofjorden.com">{{Cite web |title=Informasjon om friluftsliv, badeplasser, kyststier, turkart, båtramper i Oslofjorden |url=http://www.oslofjorden.com/badesteder/kart_badeplasser_sandefjord_kommune.html |access-date=28 May 2023 |website=oslofjorden.com |language=no}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Sandefjord – Badeplasser |url=https://www.sandefjord.kommune.no/Kultur-og-fritid/Idrett-og-friluftsliv/Badeplasser/ |website=sandefjord.kommune.no}}</ref>
* '''Asnes''' ([[Vesterøya|West Island]]): Campground, convenience store, public restrooms, diving boards, sloping rocks.
* '''Flautangen''' ([[Østerøya|East Island]]): Firepits, fishing, public restrooms.
* '''[[Vesterøya#Folehavna Fort|Folehavna]]''' (West Island): Hiking trails, fishing, sloping rocks. Ruins from a German fortress built in 1941.<ref name="Schandy" />{{rp|173–175}}<ref name="SG" />{{rp|71}}
* '''Fruvika''' (West Island): Firepits, benches, public restrooms.
* '''[[Granholmen, Sandefjord|Granholmen]]''' (islet): Campground, convenience store, public restrooms, pier, boat rentals, playground.
* '''Grubesand''' (West Island): 100-meter beach with hiking trails, firepits, sloping rocks, picnic tables, fishing, and public restrooms.
* '''[[Langeby]]''' (West Island): Campground, convenience store, fishing, boat pier, restrooms, sloping rocks, floating platform, diving boards, showers, volleyball court, soccer field, playground.
* '''Sandtangen''' ([[Goksjø]] Lake): Freshwater beach with pier and floating platform.
* '''[[Skjellvika]]''' (Østerøya): Oceanside pier, diving boards, hiking trails, floating platform, sloping rocks.
* '''Strømbadet''' (city center): floating jetty for swimming in the Sandefjord Harbor. Access from Hjertnesstranda.
* '''Tangen''' (Vesterøya): Diving boards, floating platform, soccer field, playground, volleyball court, benches, toilets.
* '''Truber and [[Yxnøy]]''' (East Island): Sloping rocks, public restrooms, hiking trails, picnic tables.
* '''Vøra''' (Vesterøya): Campground, convenience store, volleyball court, public restroom, playground, soccer field, floating platform.
[[File:Goksjo.jpg|thumb|[[Goksjø]] Lake is used for ice-skating, swimming, kayaking, and fishing.]]
[[File:Sandefjord, Norwegia 15.JPG|thumb|Between 116<ref name="RD" />{{rp|3}}<ref name="MJ96" />{{rp|38}}-124<ref name="snl" /> islands and minor islets are within city limits.]]

Additional beaches include Bogen (Nallberg), Brunstad, Kleivern, Korsvik, Kulerødvannet, Sandbånn and Rossnesodden (Melsomvik), Storevar, Stålerødvannet, Ertsvika, Strandvika, Albertstranda, Ormestadvika, Trollsvann, and Vårnes.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Badestrender i Sandefjord |url=https://www.visitnorway.no/listings/badestrender-i-sandefjord/21039/ |website=visitnorway.no}}</ref>

Several islands with beaches are only accessible by boat, including Gokstadholmen, Lindholmen, Gåsø, Furuholmen, Gåsøkalven, Ravnø, Buerøya and Hellesøya.<ref name="oslofjorden.com" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Badeplasser |url=https://www.sandefjord.kommune.no/Kultur-og-fritid/Idrett-og-friluftsliv/Badeplasser/ |website=Sandefjord Municipality}}</ref>

The lake [[Goksjø]] is home to beaches such as Gubbetangen and Sandtangen.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2 February 2023 |title=Vestfoldguide – Baderplasser Sandefjord |url=https://vestfold.guide/badeplasser-sandefjord |website=Vestfoldguide}}</ref>

In the early 1940s, Sandefjord's mayor [[Frithjof Holtedahl]] acquired the beaches of Asnes on [[Vesterøya]] and [[Skjellvika]] on [[Østerøya]]. Mayor Holtedahl was also instrumental in acquiring the beach [[Vøra]] in 1943.<ref name="FO97" />{{rp|132}}

=== Nature preserves ===
The early 1980s saw the establishment of several nature preserves in Sandefjord, including at [[Fokserød]], [[Strandvika]], [[Hemskilen]], and [[Vøra]].<ref name="FO97" />{{rp|397}}

Sandefjord is home to 16 [[nature preserve]]s as of 2017:<ref name="snl" /><ref>[https://archive.today/20120527042209/http://dnweb12.dirnat.no/nbinnsyn/status/NBdata.asp?FyNr=07&Datasett=VV Nature Preserves in Vestfold County]. Visited 9 December 2017.</ref>
* Dalaåsen ([[beech forest]])
* Flisefyr-Hidalen (forest)
* Storås and Spirås (forest)
* Veggermyra og Nordre Skarsholttjønn (marsh)
* [[Langø (Sandefjord)|Langø]] and Bokemoa ([[protected landscape]])
* Robergvannet ([[wetland]])
* Melsom (plant- and [[wildlife preserve]])
* Napperødtjern ([[riparian forest]])
* [[Fokserød]] (beech forest)
* Holtan (plant preserve)
* Strandvika (riparian forest)
* [[Hemskilen]] (wetland)
* Vøra (geological area)
* Akersvannet (marsh)

===Public parks===
Public parks in Sandefjord include:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Parker, friområder og grøntanlegg |url=https://www.sandefjord.kommune.no/Kultur-og-fritid/Parker-og-grontanlegg/ |access-date=2021-08-12 |website=Sandefjord kommune |language=no}}</ref>
[[File:Badeparken_Sandefjord_2.JPG|thumb|right|Poseidon Sculpture Park]]
[[File:Sandefjord,_Norway_-_panoramio_(3).jpg|thumb|right|Byparken]]
* '''[[Bugårdsparken]]''' ("the Bugårds Park"), 60-acre park that is home to [[Storstadion]], a 20-acre [[duck pond]], public pools, ice-skating rink, and a sports facilities.
* '''Byparken''' ("the Town Park"), built after the town fire of 1900. Home of the statue ''Mother and Child'' by [[Arne Durban]].<ref name="HKB" />{{rp|60–61}} The decision to establish a city park was made by the city council on 28 June 1901. In 1906, enough funds had been received to secure the land. The park has a cubic stone pedestal gifted to the city in May 1995 from [[Sandefjord Rotary]]. On this pedestal is where the "sculpture of the month" has been placed every month since 1995.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Tollnes |first=Roar L. |url=https://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2016030968144 |title=Kulturminner: Byparken |publisher=Sandar historielag |year=1997 |language=no |accessdate=2021-08-21}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Hjalmarsson |first=Lars |date=2020-09-22 |title="Grisehodetroll": – Det er virkelig på tide å gjøre noe med den" |language=no |work=[[Sandefjords Blad]] |url=https://www.sb.no/grisehodetroll-det-er-virkelig-pa-tide-a-gjore-noe-med-den/s/5-73-1190343 |access-date=2021-08-24}}</ref>
* '''[[Badeparken]]''' ("the bathing park"), 15-acre city park with fitness trail, an amphitheater, and playground, adjacent to [[Scandic Park Hotel]] and [[Hjertnes Civic and Theater Center]]
** '''Poseidon Sculpture Park''', sculpture park by [[Nina Sundbye]] established in 1995 
* '''Andebuparken''', park in the center of [[Andebu]]
* '''Sandefjord Hundepark''' (Sandefjord Dog Park), dog park near [[Sandefjord Upper Secondary School]] managed by Sandefjord hundeklubb
* '''[[Midtåsen Sculpture Park]]''', 15-acre park at Anders Jahre's former villa, sculptures and views of the [[Sandefjordsfjord]]. The park was dedicated to artist [[Knut Steen]].<ref name="SG" />{{rp|265}}
* '''Hjertnesstranda''' ("the Hjertnes Beach"), park at the harbor-front with barbecue grills, sand volleyball fields, benches, public toilets.
** '''Sandefjord Skatepark'''
* '''Kirkeparken''' ("the church park"), park immediately west of Sandefjord Church.<ref name="RD" />{{rp|330}}
* '''Preståsen''', park and recreation area situated on a {{convert|44|m|adj=on}} high hill overlooking the city. Preståsen has various hiking trails, benches, a playground, barbecue sites, a water fountain, and [[Brydedammen]], which is a large pond. It has two access points from Bjerggata in the city center.<ref name="HKB2000" />{{rp|14–15}}

===Fauna===
[[File:Lynx Nationalpark Bayerischer Wald 01.jpg|thumb|[[Eurasian lynx]] is rare but occasionally observed in Sandefjord.<ref>{{Cite web |date=6 August 2004 |title=Gaupe i Sandefjord |url=https://www.nrk.no/vestfold/gaupe-i-sandefjord-1.277821 |publisher=[[Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=3 February 2016 |title=+ Spor etter gaupe i Veggeskogen |url=https://www.sb.no/nyheter/spor-etter-gaupe-i-veggeskogen/s/5-60-49729?ns_campaign=article&ns_mchannel=recommend_button&ns_source=facebook&ns_linkname=facebook&ns_fee=0 |website=[[Sandefjords Blad]]}}</ref>]]
Wildlife includes the [[Mountain hare]], [[European badger]], [[European beaver]], [[Roe deer]], [[Red deer]], [[Moose]], [[Red fox]], [[European hedgehog]], [[European pine marten]], and [[Norway lemming]]. More rare but occasionally encountered are the [[Gray wolf]], [[Eurasian lynx]], [[Wolverine]] and [[Brown bear]].

Wolves are extremely rare in Sandefjord, although they have been observed on numerous occasions.<ref>{{Cite web |date=13 February 2003 |title=Ulv i Vestfold? |url=https://www.nrk.no/vestfold/ulv-i-vestfold_-1.273682 |access-date=28 December 2017 |publisher=[[Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=4 December 2013 |title=Sandefjords Blad – Sjelden Vestfold-gjest fanget på foto |url=https://www.sb.no/nyheter/nyheter/sjelden-vestfold-gjest-fanget-pa-foto/s/2-2.428-1.8196328 |access-date=28 December 2017 |website=[[Sandefjords Blad]]}}</ref> A wolf shot in neighboring [[Lardal]] in 2013 was the first wolf killed in [[Vestfold]] County in over 100 years.<ref>{{Cite web |date=4 December 2013 |title=Tønsbergs Blad – Ulv trolig oppdaget i Sandefjord |url=https://www.tb.no/nyheter/vestfold/ticker/ulv-trolig-oppdaget-i-sandefjord/s/2-2.516-1.8196625 |access-date=28 December 2017 |website=[[Tønsbergs Blad]]}}</ref>

[[Common European Viper]] is the only venomous snake found in Norway.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Skei |first1=Jon Kristian |last2=Knutsen |first2=Espen |date=16 May 2019 |title=hoggorm |url=http://snl.no/hoggorm |via=[[Great Norwegian Encyclopedia]]}}</ref> There are an additional two non-venomous snake species found in Vestfold County: [[European grass snake]] and [[European smooth snake]]. The [[Slowworm]] is considered a lizard.<ref name="EL2" />{{rp|22}}

== Notable residents ==
{{main category|People from Sandefjord}}

=== Business & Public Service ===
[[File:Lars Christensen.jpg|140px|thumb|Lars Christensen, 1934]]
[[File:Bjørn Ole Gleditsch.JPG|140px|thumb|Bjørn Ole Gleditsch, 2010]]
* [[Christen Christensen (shipowner)|Christen Christensen]] (1845–1923), a Norwegian shipyard and ship-owner
* [[Johan Bryde]] (1858–1925), a ship owner and whaler, set up a whaling station in South Africa
* [[Carl Anton Larsen]] (1860–1924), an Antarctic explorer, set up the Antarctic whaling industry and the settlement at [[Grytviken]] on [[South Georgia (island)|South Georgia]]
* [[Olaf Alfred Hoffstad]] (1865–1943), a botanist, school principal and Mayor of Sandefjord, 1911/1934
* [[Christian Theodore Pedersen]] (1876–1969), a [[Norwegian American]] seaman, [[whaling]] captain, and [[fur trader]] in [[Alaska]], Canada, and the northern Pacific
* [[Lars Christensen]] (1884–1965), a Norwegian shipowner and whaling magnate
* [[Ole Aanderud Larsen]] (1884–1964), a ship designer and co-founder of the paint company [[Jotun (company)|Jotun]]
* [[Ingrid Christensen]] (1891–1976), a polar explorer who was the first woman to set foot on [[Antarctica]]
* [[Anders Jahre]] (1891–1982), a shipping magnate 
* [[Odd Gleditsch, Sr.]] (1895–1990), a business entrepreneur and co-founder of the paint company [[Jotun (company)|Jotun]]
* [[Theodore Theodorsen]] (1897–1978), a Norwegian American theoretical [[aerodynamicist]]
* [[Anton Fredrik Klaveness (1903–1981)|Anton Fredrik Klaveness]] (1903–1981), a Norwegian equestrian and ship-owner
* [[Karenanne Gussgard]] (born 1940), a retired justice of the [[Supreme Court of Norway]] 1990/2010
* [[Bjørn Ole Gleditsch]] (born 1963), an heir to paint company [[Jotun (company)|Jotun]]; Mayor of Sandefjord since 2003 
* [[Marie Benedicte Bjørnland]] (born 1965), the head of the [[Norwegian Police Security Service]] from 2012 to 2019
* [[Frederic Hauge]] (born 1965), an environmental activist who founded and runs [[Bellona Foundation]]

=== The Arts ===
[[File:Dag Solstad.jpg|140px|thumb|Dag Solstad, 2010]]
[[File:Ina Wroldsen (cropped).jpg|140px|thumb|Ina Wroldsen, 2016]]
* [[Ole Windingstad]] (1886–1959), a Norwegian conductor, pianist and composer
* [[Eline Nygaard Riisnæs]] (1913–2011), a pianist and musicologist at [[UiO]]
* [[Teddy Nelson]] (1939–1992), a country music singer, sang with [[Skeeter Davis]]
* [[Dag Solstad]] (born 1941), a Norwegian novelist, short-story writer and dramatist
* [[Shields and Yarnell|Lorene Yarnell]] (1944–2010), a dancer and actress, one of an American mime duo
* [[Karin Fossum]] (born 1954), a Norwegian author of crime fiction; the ''"Norwegian queen of crime"''
* [[Bent Hamer]] (born 1956, a film director, writer and producer<ref>{{IMDb name|0357584|Bent Hamer}}. Retrieved 31 January 2021</ref>
* [[Nils Mathisen]] (born 1959), a musician and composer who plays keyboards, violin, guitar and bass
* [[Anita Hegerland]] (born 1961), a singer<ref>{{IMDb name|0373744|Anita Hegerland}}. Retrieved 31 January 2021</ref>
* [[Finn Gjerdrum]] (born 1961), a Norwegian film producer<ref>{{IMDb name|0321521|Finn Gjerdrum}}. Retrieved 01 February 2021</ref>
* [[Ole Mathisen]] (born 1965), a saxophone and clarinet musician and composer
* [[Hans Mathisen]] (born 1967), a guitarist
* [[Petter Wettre]] (born 1967), a jazz musician (Saxophone) and composer 
* [[Per Mathisen]] (born 1969), a bassist and composer
* [[Thomas Numme]] (born 1970), a television host
* [[Henrik Hagtvedt]] (born 1971), a scholar, artist, and author
* [[Espen Sandberg]] (born 1971), a Norwegian film director and advertising producer<ref>{{IMDb name|1650283|Espen Sandberg}}. Retrieved 31 January 2021</ref>
* [[Joachim Rønning]] (born 1972), a film director<ref>{{IMDb name|1461392|Joachim Rønning}}. Retrieved 31 January 2021</ref>
* [[Ina Wroldsen]] (born 1984), a Norwegian singer and songwriter
* [[Per Fredrik Åsly]] (born 1986) known as ''PelleK'', an actor, composer, singer, and YouTuber<ref>{{IMDb name|6870862|Per Fredrik Åsly}}. Retrieved 01 February 2021</ref>
* [[Apetor|Tor Eckhoff]] (1964–2021), a [[YouTuber]]
* [[Lukas Zabulionis]] (born 1992), a saxophonist and composer who lives in Sandefjord

=== Sport ===
[[File:Ronny Johnsen (2017-07-29 img05).jpg|140px|thumb|Ronny Johnsen, 2017]]
* [[Thorbjørn Svenssen]] (1924–2011), a footballer with a then record of 104 caps for [[Norway national football team|Norway]]
* [[Solfrid Johansen]] (born 1956), a sport rower, came 4th & 5th at [[1976 Summer Olympics|1976]] & [[1984 Summer Olympics]]
* [[Erik Bjørkum]] (born 1965), a sailor and team silver medallist at the [[1988 Summer Olympics]]
* [[Ronny Johnsen]] (born 1969), a [[Association football|footballer]] with 384 club caps and 62 for [[Norway national football team|Norway]]
* [[Morten Fevang]] (born 1975), a football midfielder with 400 club caps 
* [[Geir Ludvig Fevang]] (born 1980), a retired football midfielder with 390 club caps

== In popular culture ==
[[File:Johnny Depp in Queensland, Australia (June 2015).JPG|thumb|''[[Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales]]'' (2017) was directed by two people from Sandefjord.]]
* Both directors of ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales]]'' (2017), [[Joachim Rønning]] and [[Espen Sandberg]], are from Sandefjord.
* ''[[Hodet over vannet]]'' (1993) was filmed at [[Yxney]] on [[Østerøya]] in Sandefjord.<ref name="RD" />{{rp|74}}<ref>{{IMDb title|qid=Q11975568|id=tt0107121|title=Head Above Water}} Retrieved 28 December 2017.</ref> The [[Head Above Water (film)|1996-remake]] is starring [[Cameron Diaz]].
* ''[[Deadline Torp]]'' (2005), Norwegian film based on the 1994 [[Torp hostage crisis]]. It was directed by [[Nils Gaup]] and written by [[Jo Nesbø]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=26 November 2004 |title=Deadline Torp med suksess |url=https://www.nrk.no/kultur/deadline-torp-med-suksess-1.2896723 |access-date=28 December 2017 |publisher=NRK}}</ref><ref>{{IMDb title|qid=Q11964978|id=tt0448189|title=Deadline Torp}} Retrieved 28 December 2017.</ref>
* An episode, "Power Junkies" (season 1), of ''[[Outrageous Acts of Science]]'' (2012) was partly shot in Sandefjord.<ref>{{Cite web |title="Outrageous Acts of Science" Power Junkies (TV Episode 2012) |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2873096/locations |access-date=28 December 2017 |website=IMDb}}</ref>
* Episode #5.26 of the British TV series ''[[Coach Trip]]'' (2010) was shot in Sandefjord.<ref>{{Cite web |date=4 October 2010 |title=Episode #5.26 |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1746298/ |access-date=28 December 2017 |website=IMDb}}</ref>
* ''[[Den starkaste]]'' (1929), Swedish silent film partly shot in Sandefjord.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Den starkaste (1929) |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0020450/locations |access-date=28 December 2017 |website=IMDb}}</ref>
* ''[[Valfångare]]'' (1939), Swedish movie filmed in Sandefjord.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Valfångare (1939) – The Swedish Film Database |url=http://www.svenskfilmdatabas.se/en/item/?type=film&itemid=3894#filming-locations |access-date=28 December 2017 |website=Svenskfilmdatabas.se}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=24 October 1942 |title=Valfångare |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0032089/ |access-date=28 December 2017 |website=IMDb}}</ref> It was directed by [[Anders Henrikson]] and [[Tancred Ibsen]].
* Music video for "Belinda" (2021) by [[Marcus & Martinus]] was shot at Sandefjord Airport
* "[[Sang til Sandefjord]]", song played daily by Sandefjord Church
* Music video for "The Cabin" (2013) by [[Ylvis]] was shot in [[Andebu]], Sandefjord.<ref>{{Cite web |date=23 September 2013 |title=Sandefjords Blad – Spilte inn musikkvideo i Andebu |url=https://www.sb.no/kultur/kultur/spilte-inn-musikkvideo-i-andebu/s/2-2.428-1.8080822 |access-date=28 December 2017 |website=[[Sandefjords Blad]]}}</ref>
* Music video for "Hvalfangsmuseet" (2011) by [[Bare Egil Band]] was shot in Sandefjord.<ref>{{Cite web |date=4 August 2011 |title=Sandefjords Blad – Sandefjording med Bare Egil-video på NRK |url=https://www.sb.no/kultur/kultur/sandefjording-med-bare-egil-video-pa-nrk/s/2-2.428-1.6402745 |access-date=28 December 2017 |website=[[Sandefjords Blad]]}}</ref>
* ''The Machinery'' (2020–), [[Viaplay]] TV show featuring [[Kristoffer Joner]]. It is based in and filmed in Sandefjord. Filming began in Sandefjord in 2019.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Lindø |first=Leif Tore |date=2019-09-03 |title=Joner får hovedrolle i ny, norsk tv-serie |language=no |work=[[Stavanger Aftenblad]] |url=https://www.aftenbladet.no/kultur/i/2GJaPq/joner-faar-hovedrolle-i-ny-norsk-tv-serie |access-date=2021-08-25}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Armstrong |first=Victoria Jane |date=2019-09-09 |title=Kristoffer Joner i hovedrollen i Sandefjord-basert serie |language=no |work=[[Sandefjords Blad]] |url=https://www.sb.no/kristoffer-joner-i-hovedrollen-i-sandefjord-basert-serie/s/5-73-983628 |access-date=2021-08-25}}</ref>

Sandefjord is mentioned in a number of songs, including "[[Ola var fra Sandefjord]]" (by [[Einar Rose]], later recorded by the Johnny Band and others), "{{ill|I Sandefjord by|no|I Sandefjord by}}" ([[Anita Hegerland]]), "En sang om en sjømann" ([[Lillebjørn Nilsen]]), "Oasen 2014" ([[Tix]]), "Medvind" ([[Erik og Kriss]]), "Vanvittig Utopi II" ([[Gatas Parlament]]), "Så Det På TV" ([[Postgirobygget (band)|Postgirobygget]]), and "Helt om natten, helt om dagen" ([[Lars Vaular]]).

== Gallery ==
<gallery mode="packed">
Haukerød Skolekorps 2016.jpg|[[Constitution Day (Norway)|17 May]] parade, 2016
Tønsberg tønne.jpg|[[Østerøya#Tønsberg Barrel|Tønsberg Barrel]] at the southern tip of [[Østerøya]]
Joachim Frich Sandefjord.jpg|Sandefjord in 1848, painting
Sandefjord kirke1.JPG|Sandefjord Church
Sandefjord innseiling IMG 6023.jpg|Seaside entry to Sandefjord
Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution (1891) (17813080994).jpg|[[Gokstad Mound]]
GransBryggeri2.jpg|[[Grans Brewery]]
Sandefjord - building 10.jpg|Typical house in Bjerggata
Sandefjord_Næringsforening.jpg|Sandefjord, spring 2019
Sandefjord Hotel Atlantic.jpg|[[Clarion Collection]] Hotel Atlantic
SandefjordVGS1.jpg|[[Sandefjord High School]] is Norway's largest.
Sandefjord, Norway - panoramio (3).jpg|City Park (Byparken)
</gallery>

== See also ==
{{Portal|Norway}}
* [[List of schools in Sandefjord]]
* ''[[Sandefjords Blad]]'' (local newspaper)
* [[Larvik/Sandefjord Region|Larvik and Sandefjord metropolitan region]]
* [[Sang til Sandefjord]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
{{EB1911 poster|Sandefjord}}
{{Commons category}}
{{Wiktionary}}
* [http://ssb.no/kommunefakta/sandefjord Municipal fact sheet] from [[Statistics Norway]] {{in lang|no}}
* {{Wikivoyage inline|Vestfold}}
* {{Wikivoyage inline|Sandefjord}}
* [http://www.hvalfangstmuseet.no/ Whaling Museum]
* [http://www.sandefjord.folkebibl.no/ Sandefjord Public Library] {{in lang|no}}
* [http://www.gamlesandefjord.no/ The local history society "Gamle Sandefjord" – "Old Sandefjord"] {{in lang|no}}
* [http://www.sandarhistorielag.no/ A local history society dedicated to the erstwhile municipality of Sandar – Sandar Historielag i Sandefjord] {{in lang|no}}
* [http://www.sandefjord1801.wikispaces.com/ A biographical dictionary of the population of the town of Sandefjord in 1801] {{in lang|no}}
* [http://munin-sandefjord.blogspot.ch/ A blog-format collection of potted biographies of people in Sandefjord who turn up in the sources as of 1762 as well as occasional articles based on that material, mostly in Norwegian]

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