Tomter is a village in
Indre Østfold municipality
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in the county of
Viken,
Norway. As of 2022, Tomter has 2108 inhabitants. It is the largest village in the former
Hobøl municipality, now part of Indre Østfold. Tomter is situated approximately 40 kilometres south of Norway's capital,
Oslo, and approximately 15 kilometres northwest of the biggest city in Indre Østfold,
Askim. Oslo is easily reached with a 40 minute train ride from
Tomter Station. Tomter is one of five villages and cities in Indre Østfold municipality. The others being:
Spydeberg,
Skjønhaug,
Mysen and
Askim. Tomter's population has been increasing heavily the last few years, because of its close proximity to the capital, and train station. Because of this, there is always a lot of construction and development all over the town. Since 2012, Tomter's population has increased with almost 500.
Availability
Tomter Station has connections to the cities of
Oslo,
Ski,
Askim, and
Mysen, all part of The
Østfold Line's eastern line. On the weekdays, trains arrive at the station every 30 minutes, with every other train going the other way. On the weekends, it's once an hour. In the rushhours, theres two trains every 30 minutes going each way.
Not many buses pass through Tomter, except for the school buses going to Knapstad Middle School and
Askim Upper Secondary School and Mysen Upper Secondary School. Most teenagers from Tomter attend Askim Upper Secondary School, and a few attend Mysen Upper Secondary School or something else.
File:Tomter stasjon.jpg, Tomter Station on The Østfold Line
Facilities and activities

The village is the site of Tomter Church (''Tomter kirke''). The village has an elementary school, grocery store, pub, kiosk, museum, library, post office, pizza bakery and hairdresser. It also has a sports field with two football pitches, sports house and eight ski jumps.
Tomter has a railway station on
Østre Linje, a part of the
Østfold Line. The village had a gas station and a fire department earlier.
Notable People
Magnus Jøndal, professional handball player.
References
Villages in Østfold
Hobøl
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