Blakstad or Blakstad-Osedalen is a village which is also the administrative centre of the municipality of Froland in Agder county, Norway.

It is located along the river Nidelva, about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) northwest of the town of Arendal (where many residents of Blakstad work and shop).

The small village of Froland lies about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) to the north, on the west side of the river, and that is where Froland Church is located.

[3] Originally, Blakstad was the village on the eastern shore of the river and the village of Osedalen was located on the western side of the river.

[1] The Arendalsbanen railway line, a branch of the Sørlandsbanen railway line stops at the Blakstad Station.