cier , ▁and ▁ex its ▁at ▁the ▁small ▁Ber ge ▁farm ▁area . ▁The ▁tunnel ▁was ▁opened ▁on ▁ 2 9 ▁October ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁to ▁connect ▁the ▁F j ær land ▁area ▁to ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁region . ▁ ▁Prior ▁to ▁its ▁opening ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁there ▁was ▁no ▁way ▁to ▁get ▁from ▁S og nd al ▁to ▁F j ær land ▁( in ▁Bal est rand ) ▁other ▁than ▁by ▁driving ▁from ▁S og nd al ▁to ▁Le ik anger ▁and ▁then ▁taking ▁a ▁fer ry ▁to ▁F j ær land — qu ite ▁a ▁long ▁journey . ▁The ▁only ▁road ▁connection ▁to ▁F j ær land ▁was ▁via ▁the ▁F j ær land ▁T unnel ▁to ▁J ø l ster ▁Municip ality ▁to ▁the ▁north west ▁( that ▁tunnel ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 ). ▁After ▁the ▁Fr ud al ▁T unnel ▁was ▁built , ▁the ▁people ▁of ▁F j ær land ▁began ▁discuss ing ▁changes ▁to ▁the ▁municipal ▁borders . ▁On ▁ 1 ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁the ▁entire ▁F j ær land ▁area ▁was ▁transferred ▁to ▁S og nd al ▁municipality . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 ▁January ▁ 2 0 2 0 , ▁the ▁municipal ities ▁of ▁Bal est rand ▁and ▁S og nd al ▁( and ▁Le ik anger ) ▁were ▁merged ▁into ▁one ▁large ▁S og nd al ▁Municip ality . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : S og nd al ▁Category : Ro