Editing Sandefjord (section)

== 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]]