"Viken is a county in Eastern Norway that was established on 1 January 2020 by the forced merger of Akershus, Buskerud and Østfold with the addition ...
of three other municipalities. It takes its name from Viken, Scandinavia, the historical region in western Sweden that before the middle ages also included areas in today´s southeastern Norway, but has entirely different borders and does not include key parts of the historical region.
Both its creation and its name are subjects of strong controversy and Viken is opposed by the counties concerned; the elected regional assembly and county executive of Viken County have declared the disestablishment of Viken in 2021 as the main political goal of Viken County, while refusing to do anything to merge the counties in practice. The governing platform of Viken County describes Viken as "an ill-considered construct." In practice the existing counties will continue to function with separate county administrations based on their existing infrastructure, in anticipation of their formal reestablishment.[citation needed] The county seat is Oslo, which has been the seat of Akershus county since the middle ages. All of Viken is located within the historical Akershus, which historically included most of Eastern Norway." - (en.wikipedia.org 31.03.2020)
