Vest-Telemark

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The river Bora in Vinje on the border to Hordaland

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1769	8,858	—
1951	16,375	+84.9%
1960	17,037	+4.0%
1970	15,846	−7.0%
1980	15,746	−0.6%
1990	15,706	−0.3%
2000	14,770	−6.0%
2010?	14,265	−3.4%
2020?	14,300	+0.2%
2030?	14,635	+2.3%
Source: Statistics Norway.

The Vest-Telemark traditional district of Norway comprises the upper and western areas of the county of Telemark. The region consists of six municipalities: Fyresdal, Tokke, Vinje, Nissedal, Kviteseid and Seljord. Vest-Telemark belongs to the traditional region Upper Telemark.

The region is known for its folk traditions within music, clothing, handcrafts, food and architecture. The region is also distinctly marked by its dialect of Norwegian. This form of Norwegian is the variety containing most traces of the Old Norse language and grammar.

Vest-Telemark have 14,252 innhabitants 1. April 2009. The area is 7 700 km².

Vest-Telemark is also the home of slalom (slalåm), Telemark skiing and ski jumping (with its characteristic Telemark landing). "The Cradle of Modern Skiing" is found in Morgedal.

Municipalities

Name	Population	Municipality no.	Language form	Webpage
Fyresdal	1371	0831	Nynorsk	Fyresdal.kommune.no
Kviteseid	2530	0829	Nynorsk	Kviteseid.kommune.no
Nissedal	1395	0830	Nynorsk	Nissedal.kommune.no
Seljord	2937	0828	Nynorsk	Seljord.kommune.no
Tokke	2341	0833	Nynorsk	Tokke.kommune.no
Vinje	3675	0834	Nynorsk	Vinje.kommune.no