Anne Kristine Linnestad ( born 1961 ) a politician , Mayor of Ski , 2011 to 2015
Who was the head of Ski, Norway from 2011 to 2015?
Ski , Norway Ski ( ) is a town and former kommune ( municipality ) in the new municipality ( January 1 . 2020 ) Nordre Follo in the greater region Follo , in Viken fylke ( county ) , Norway . Ski is the most populous and largest town in Follo , and serves as the de facto municipality center of Nordre Follo municipality . Institutions like the hospital , tingrett ( district court ) , police station , and other regional public services , are located in and around the town of Ski . Etymology . The municipality of Ski inherited its name from the town of Ski , upon being instated as a separate municipality , with the town as its administrative centre . The town of Ski is named after a large farm called Skeidi ( Old Norse : Skeiði ) . The word skeiði is a side form of skeið , meaning running track for horse racing - suggesting that there may have been such a track at the farm in medieval times . Accordingly , and contrary to popular assumption , the name is a reference to horse racing , not skiing . History . Archeologically , remains from settlements dating as far back as 11,000 years have been found in the Ski and Ås areas . Stone Age tools are still being found when fields are ploughed , and Ski has more than 300 registered ancient historical artifacts . From the Middle Ages and up to modern times the areas of Kråkstad and Ski were originally administered as medieval church parishes , and each have a medieval stone church from the 1150s . During the 19th century , Kråkstad was the political and administrative centre of the municipality . On July 1 , 1931 the rural , but rapidly growing municipality of Kråkstad was split into two separate municipalities . The village of Ski was chosen as the administrative centre of the northern part , thus giving its name to the new municipality . The village of Kråkstad remained the administrative centre of the southern part , retaining its original name . By 1964 Ski had developed into a busy town and trading hub for the surrounding , rural areas . Ski municipality had by far outgrown its southern neighbour economically and population-wise . Consequently , on January 1 , Kråkstad was officially absorbed into Ski municipality , ceasing to be a municipality of its own . Today , the name Kråkstad simply refers to the village , just southeast of the much larger town of Ski . Coat-of-arms . The current coat-of-arms was approved on December 19 , 1986 . It was based on a logo used since 1979 . It was designed to reflect the original meaning of the name Ski - thus depicting three silver horse heads arranged in a triskelion on a blue background . Geography . Ski is located south of Oslo in Akershus county . It borders Oslo to the north , Oppegård to the west , Enebakk to the east , Ås to the south-west and Hobøl to the south-east . Ski is an inland municipality and is separated from the Oslofjord by Oppegård and Ås . The landscape is dominated by rolling hills , covered in forest and farmland interspersed with settlements . In fact , 102.12 of the total of 165.5 square kilometres of land area belonging to the municipality are forest . Apart from the town of Ski , other notable settlements are the villages of Kråkstad and Siggerud , and the larger , sub-urban area of Langhus . Both major roads leading from Oslo through eastern Norway to Sweden , the E6 and E18 , pass through Ski , as well as the main southbound railway line . Economy . Ski is traditionally a rural municipality , and agriculture is still prominent . However , its location at the centre of the district , with Norways two most important main roads intersecting nearby and the main railway line passing through , has made it the commercial and transport hub of the region . This has drawn companies to set up headquarters , factories and logistics hubs in the area , boosting the economy . Ski town is a regional passenger hub for the national rail service , Vy , and as much of Ski municipality is easily reachable by train or car from central Oslo , the number of people living in Ski and commuting to Oslo has increased rapidly over the last 30 years , and is set to continue increasing - as immigration and birthrates in the Oslo/Akershus region is strong and housing in Oslo proper is of limited availability - and therefore costly . Ski town has retained its traditional status as a market town and trading hub , and is home to the largest shopping centre in the district and one of the largest in Norway – Ski Storsenter . Ski town is also the political and administrative hub of the Follo region , and the local police headquarter , hospital , and district court - as well as a number of inter-municipal services companies , are located there . Geology . Ski , as most of Follo , lies on ancient rock foundations . Throughout the local area from east to west there is a moraine left from the Ice age . Sports . There are numerous sports clubs in Ski municipality , covering a wide range of sports . Most are junior or amateur sports clubs . The best known sports team is the football team Follo FK , which is based in Ski town . Follo FK is a joint effort by a number of local sports clubs in the Follo district , in order to be able to field a national-level football team . Follo FK currently ( 2016 ) plays in the 2nd division of the national football league , having played both in the 1st division and in the 3rd division previously , and have played in the national cup finals twice . Notable people . - Borghild Holmsen ( 1865 in Kråkstad – 1938 ) a Norwegian pianist , music critic and composer - Gunhild Ziener ( 1868 in Ski – 1937 ) a Norwegian politician and pioneer in Norways womens movement - Ingrid Bjoner ( 1927 in Kråkstad – 2006 ) a Norwegian operatic soprano , portrayed Wagnerian heroines - Alf Magne Austad ( 1946–2013 ) a realist painter , lived in Ski - Anne Kristine Linnestad ( born 1961 ) a politician , Mayor of Ski , 2011 to 2015 - Trude Mostue ( born 1968 ) a veterinary surgeon and TV presenter , brought up in Siggerud - Martin Andresen ( born 1977 in Kråkstad ) a former footballer with 355 club caps and 43 for Norway - Tuva Moflag ( born 1979 ) a Norwegian politician , Mayor of Ski , 2015 to 2017 - Linn-Kristin Riegelhuth Koren ( born 1984 in Ski ) a retired handball player , 279 caps with Norway women and three time Olympic team medallist - Fredric Aasbø ( born 1985 in Ski ) a professional drifter and stunt driver Twin towns and sister cities . Ski municipality is twinned with : - Viimsi Parish , Estonia - Solna , Sweden