Sandefjord football is a young club established in 1998. The football club has developed from amatur towards professional football. Sandefjord football wish to keep develop towards being in the lead in Norway.
The club’s arena is Release Arena, with room for approx. 6500 people.
Tickets
Tickets are available here.
For more information about Sandefjord fotball club and matches, see the website.
Sandefjord has so many sculptures that an entire book entitled "Worth Seeing" is dedicated to them. The town – and the book – invite you to enjoy a walking tour of the sculptures. Among the largest and most famous works of art are Knut Steen's "Hvalfangstmonumentet" by the harbour and "Fortuna" in Badeparken, Nils Aas' embellishment of Hjertnes' funds wall towards Badeparken, and Arnold Haukeland's "Havdronningen" outside the Hjertnes cultural centre.
There is a sculpture park at Midtåsen, featuring a selection of the works of Knut Steen in marble and bronze. The sculptures are placed within their own pavilion in the midst of beautiful natural surroundings.
The famous Gokstad Viking longship was excavated in 1880 and gave a reliable picture of what a Viking longship would have looked liked.
When Nicolaysen dug out the mound, he quickly saw that there had been grave robbers there. Weapons were placed in all men's graves from this time. It is as certain as jewelry being placed in women's graves. There were no weapons in the grave.
The skeleton found was of a man who was believed to be between 50 and 70 years old when he was buried. It was also believed that the man had been suffering from arthritis. He was around 1.85 meters tall. In the Viking Age, this was far above the average height of a man.
Next to the skeleton were some remains of fabric, which may be remnants of the dead man's suit. The pieces of wood are believed to be the remains of a bed. He had brought three fishing hooks. A board game with a piece made of horn is reminiscent of the game we today call mill. There were also many pieces of harnesses for horses. One of the pieces depicts a rider with a horse – and has become known as the rider medallion.
In addition to the skeleton, the remains of the feathers of a peacock were found. This find is the first of its kind from the Nordic region. Was the man supposed to bring the bird for food, or was it to show his power that this particular bird was placed in the pile? For eating utensils, the man had also brought six cups and a plate, all of which were made of hardwood. Three small boats and several beds were found in front of the mast. Otherwise, there was also hiking equipment such as a sled, a vessel for drinking water (750 litres), bargeboard for a tent and kitchen equipment – a trough, some cutting boards and a large bronze kettle.
12 horses and six dogs were also found outside the ship.
The Gokstad mound was reopened in 2007 and new investigations were carried out on the grave. The grave was previously believed to be that of Olav Geirstad-Alv, half-brother of Halvdan Svarte. However, recent discoveries have increased the uncertainty surrounding this version of history. It is therefore still uncertain who was buried in the Gokstad mound. The area has been equipped with informative notice boards and can be found on the RV 303, about 2 kilometres from the centre towards Tønsberg.
The Library in Tønsberg
Six viking tombs were found at archaeological excavations 1987-91 in Storgaten 16. Two boat graves are marked in the lower floor of the library.
Slagen Church
Several viking graves can be seen in the cemetary at Slagen Church. Bus no. 113 to Klokkeråsen.
Idyllic residential areas with protected houses. Nordbyen is Tønsberg's oldest unbroken row of houses. "Bentegården" dated 1725-1775 is one of Tønsberg's oldest houses and is protected.
The place where people meet, now – just as before. Vincent Stoltenberg Lerche, the Tønsberg author, claimed that the Quayside had the same place in the daily life of Tønsberg as Forum Romanum in its time.
Theres a good selection of restaurants, and Foynhagen which is Tønsberg very own concerts and nightlife arena. Youll find 3 of Tønsbergs hotels in the area: Quality Hotel Tønsberg, Thon hotel Tønsberg Brygge and Quality Hotel Klubben.
Not far away is Tønsberg quest marina, which gets over 8000 boat-guest during the summer.
At the southern end of the park there is a fountain with a monument of Wilh. Wilhelmsen, which was erected in connection with the shipping company's 100 years' jubilee in 1961.
In "Codex Tunsbergensis" (town laws from 1276) it is called "Frodakelda" and this name is carved in the stone wall behind the water basin.
Before the district was connected to Farris water supply in 1968, many of the local residents came here to collect good coffee water. There are still some who do so today.
Sculptor Carl E. Paulsen. Location: Gunnarsbø.
Sculptor Carl E. Paulsen. Location: Halv. Wilhelmsens allé.