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Guovdageaidnu - Kautokeino

Guovdageaidnu - Kautokeino had 2,886 residents on 1 January 2026. Median household income after tax was NOK 691,100 in 2024, 5% above the county level. Homes sold for NOK 21,882/m² on average in 2025 (10 sales). 28% of households rented their home. The population has grown by 1.3% since 2024.

Municipality · Code 5612 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
2,886residents1 January 2026
NOK 691,100median income after taxper household, 2024
NOK 21,882/m²average price per m²homes sold, 2025
52%green within 500 maverage
Guovdageaidnu - Kautokeino by neighbourhood
Map of Guovdageaidnu - Kautokeino: Share of land within 500 m that is green space
0%30%+
Share of land within 500 m that is green space

Sources: Statistics Norway (SSB), StatBank (CC BY 4.0) · © Norwegian Mapping Authority, basic statistical units (CC BY 4.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

All 12 neighbourhoods.

Colour shows where each one sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

NeighbourhoodResidents67+Under 16Per km²Green 500 mServices 15 min
Gálaniitu5217%19%073%0
Kautokeino-Báktevárri73120%18%7365%18
Kautokeino-Hánnomaras61013%20%10145%20
Kautokeino-Sokkisletta21118%20%4078%0
Kautokeino-Sáttomaras27814%19%2756%8
Kautokeino-Øverbygda29517%21%9311%16
Láhpoluoppal5353%0%042%1
Mierojávri20320%14%159%1
Máze19621%13%166%7
Siebe9631%13%070%0
Soahtefielbmá6227%13%08%0
Ávži6919%23%017%0

Sources: Statistics Norway (SSB), StatBank (CC BY 4.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

People.

Age on 1 January 2026, next to the figure for Finnmark.

18%
aged under 16
11%
aged 16–24
30%
aged 25–49
23%
aged 50–66
19%
aged 67 and over
4%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

20242,848
20252,852
20262,886

Source: Statistics Norway (SSB), StatBank (CC BY 4.0)

Income and work.

Income in 2024, employment in late 2025 and education in 2025.

NOK 691,100
median household income after tax
72%
of residents aged 15–74 are in work

Education, aged 16 and over

Compulsory school34%
Upper secondary29%
Vocational college3%
University or college, short25%
University or college, long9%
Unknown or none completed1%

Income after tax is a household’s total income minus tax and negative transfers, for private households in 2024. The median is the middle value, so a few high incomes do not pull it up.

Source: Statistics Norway (SSB), StatBank (CC BY 4.0)

Homes.

1,397 homes in 2026.

Households by tenure, 2025

Freehold owner71%
Co-operative or share owner1%
Renting28%

Homes by type of building

Detached house79%
Two-dwelling house8%
Terraced and other small houses7%
Block of flats1%
Communal housing3%
Other buildings3%

The price per square metre is the average for homes sold in 2025, and depends on which homes happened to change hands.

Source: Statistics Norway (SSB), StatBank (CC BY 4.0)

Everyday life.

12 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 52% green space within 500 metres.

4schoolsOpenStreetMap
7kindergartensOpenStreetMap
0residents per km² of land8,972.0 km²

Services and green space are measured from each area’s service centre: the point inside it with the most shops and services within 500 metres. District, municipal and county figures are averages weighted by population.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

Around here.

Photographs taken near Guovdageaidnu - Kautokeino, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Silje Karine Muotka
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Silje Karine Muotka
Photo: Norske Samers Riksforbund · CC BY 2.0
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Extra i Kautokeino 1
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Extra i Kautokeino 1
Photo: PaskaSemmen113 · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Postcards from Wikimedia Norge
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Postcards from Wikimedia Norge
Photo: Astrid Carlsen (WMNO) · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Other municipalities in Finnmark.