Filtvet is a small village along the Oslofjord in Asker municipality, Akershus county, Norway.
[1] Filtvet is a 45-minute journey to Oslo by car and has become a popular tourist destination during summer.
Accommodation consist principally of camping sites.
Both the property and timber for construction of the church were given to the local inhabitants by ship owner C. A. Jørgensen.
The church was designed by architect, Alfred Christian Dahl (1857-1940).