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Porsanger - Porsángu - Porsanki

Porsanger - Porsángu - Porsanki had 3,906 residents on 1 January 2026. Median household income after tax was NOK 653,000 in 2024, in line with the county level. Homes sold for NOK 19,733/m² on average in 2025 (22 sales). 32% of households rented their home. The population is almost unchanged since 2024.

Municipality · Code 5622 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
3,906residents1 January 2026
NOK 653,000median income after taxper household, 2024
NOK 19,733/m²average price per m²homes sold, 2025
38%green within 500 maverage
Porsanger - Porsángu - Porsanki by neighbourhood
Map of Porsanger - Porsángu - Porsanki: 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 16 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
Brennelv27114%15%3334%0
Børselv17531%8%046%5
Gjestgiveribrinken62519%14%17812%45
Ildskog20817%15%269%13
Indre Billefjord20026%14%536%8
Lakselv sentrum66319%17%96139%45
Olderfjord-Russenes6258%5%030%5
Porsangmoen520%6%055%2
Skoganvarre5441%6%052%0
Skogende - Hamnbukt7919%20%20%0
Smørfjord3751%8%00%0
Smørstad1,02223%12%9041%45
Valdak-Igeldas9928%6%087%1
Veidnes-Kistrand4441%14%10%0
Østerbotn11019%15%123%1
Øvre Lakselv14920%20%191%4

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

People.

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

13%
aged under 16
11%
aged 16–24
28%
aged 25–49
25%
aged 50–66
23%
aged 67 and over
6%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

20243,889
20253,896
20263,906

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

Income and work.

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

NOK 653,000
median household income after tax
68%
of residents aged 15–74 are in work

Education, aged 16 and over

Compulsory school26%
Upper secondary39%
Vocational college4%
University or college, short24%
University or college, long6%
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.

2,608 homes in 2026.

Households by tenure, 2025

Freehold owner68%
Co-operative or share owner1%
Renting32%

Homes by type of building

Detached house69%
Two-dwelling house10%
Terraced and other small houses6%
Block of flats6%
Communal housing4%
Other buildings5%
NOK 17,889/m²Detached housesprice per m², 2025
22sales2025

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.

28 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 38% green space within 500 metres.

5schoolsOpenStreetMap
10kindergartensOpenStreetMap
1resident per km² of land4,641.0 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 Porsanger - Porsángu - Porsanki, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Mixed bus
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Mixed bus
Photo: LHOON from Mechelen, Belgium · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Mountain Lakselv
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Mountain Lakselv
Photo: Antti · CC BY 2.0
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Porsanger, Norway
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Porsanger, Norway
Photo: Henrik søvang · CC BY 3.0
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