Folda, Nordland


The Folda or Folla is a fjord in Nordland county, Norway. The fjord is located in the municipalities of Bodø, Steigen, and Sørfold. The Folda empties into the Vestfjorden about northeast of the town of Bodø. The fjord is about wide in the west where it joins the Vestfjorden between the Kjerringøy and Leiranger peninsulas.
The Folda fjord has many fjord arms which split off from the main fjord. There are two main inland branches: the Nordfolda and the Sørfolda. The fjord is about long, including the fjord arms that branch off the main fjord.