Editing Volda Municipality (section)

==Culture==
Volda is primarily known for strong cultural heritage and academic traditions. A private [[library]] at Egset, the first rural of its kind in Norway, is said to have inspired the young [[Ivar Aasen]] in the 19th century. [[Martin Ulvestad]], Norwegian&ndash;American author who published an English-Danish-Norwegian dictionary in 1895, (''Engelsk-Dansk-Norsk Ordbog med fuldstændig Udtalebetegnelse'') was born in Volda. The ''[[Norsk Landboeblad]]'' newspaper was based in Volda in the 1800s. ''Volda landsgymnas'' (established 1910) was the first Norwegian secondary school outside a major city. Among the most important institutions today is the Volda University College.

[[Volda University College]] (HVO) is one of 25 [[university college]]s in Norway. HVO, with an enrollment of about 3,000 students, specializes in education of teachers, animators, and journalists. This has attracted or incubated several animation companies to Volda, whose work is highlighted in the annual Animation Volda Festival, which started at HVO in 2007.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Animation Volda Festival: About Us |url=https://www.animationvolda.no/kopi-av-news |access-date=2020-12-29 |website=Animation Volda Festival}}</ref> HVO is host of the annual Norwegian Documentary Film Festival ({{aka}} DOKFILM), which started in 1997.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-12-29 |title=About DOKFILM |url=http://www.dokfilm.no/english/ |access-date=2020-12-29 |website=DOKFILM}}</ref>

The national ski festival X2 is also held in Volda during April every year.

The [[Volda TI]] sports club includes an [[association football]] team, whose home field is Volda Stadion. The football squad has consistently played in the [[2. divisjon]] to [[4. divisjon]] leagues (tiers three to five of the [[Norwegian football league system]]) for a number of decades.

As a logical consequence of the huge influx of students, as well as a county hospital, public services are by far the most dominant sector, representing almost 50% of economic life in Volda. [[Industrial sector|Industry]] and [[agriculture]] are also prevalent.{{citation needed|date=December 2020}} Bjørkedalen is noted for its tradition in building wooden boats.{{citation needed|date=December 2020}}

The [[Sivert Aarflot Museum]] is located at Ekset in Volda.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sivert Aarflot Museum, Volda |url=http://www.sunnmore.museum.no/english/sivert-aarflot-museum/ |access-date=February 1, 2018 |website=Stiftinga Sunnmøre Museum}}</ref>  Volda and its environs are featured prominently in the film ''[[Trollhunter|Troll Hunter]]'' (2010).