Raufoss is the municipal centre of
Vestre Toten, a municipality in the county of
Oppland,
Norway, 10 kilomenters south of the larger town
Gjøvik. It has approximately 7,000 inhabitants. The largest employer is what was earlier
Raufoss Ammunisjonsfabrikker, now split into several sub companies. These include
Nammo,
Hydro Aluminium and Raufoss Technology. The community has an active sports community pivoting around the sports club
Raufoss I.L. where the football team has been the most prominent part of the club. Raufoss Fotball currently plays in Norwegian 1st division. In addition to sports, Raufoss have an active music community which has fostered musicians as
Ronni Le Tekrø of rock band
TNT (band).