Fosen

Fosen is a traditional district in coastal Trøndelag county, Norway. The district consists of the municipalities Osen, Åfjord, Ørland, Indre Fosen, Orkland, Heim, Hitra, and Frøya. In colloquial speech, Fosen also refers to the Fosen peninsula, with the peninsula also having the Southern Sami name Fovsa. In the early 20th century, the region became a site of environmental conflict and activist attention over a wind turbine farm that encroached on reindeer herders of the Sámi people. The Norwegian supreme court ruled in 2021 that the wind farm violated Sámi indigenous rights.