Viken

Viken (Gjøvik) had 698 residents on 1 January 2026. 39% of residents were 67 or over, against 19% across the municipality, and 9% were under 16. From the area’s service centre, 84 everyday shops and services are within a 15-minute walk. The population has grown by 5.3% since 2020.

Neighbourhood (grunnkrets) · Code 34070301 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026

698residents1 January 2026

39%aged 67 and over1 January 2026

2,792residents per km² of landdensity

9%green within 500 maverage

Viken · GjøvikViken highlighted; the rest of the municipality in grey

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

People.

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

aged under 16

aged 16–24

24%

aged 25–49

23%

aged 50–66

39%

aged 67 and over

13%

aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

2020663

2021697

2022701

2023681

2024685

2025695

2026698

Basic statistical units (grunnkretser) are Statistics Norway’s smallest fixed areas. They usually follow housing estates, parts of towns and rural communities and have a few hundred residents. Income, house prices and education are not published for them; figures for the whole municipality are shown below.

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

The whole municipality.

Figures for Gjøvik as a whole.

NOK 622,900median income after taxper household, 2024

NOK 30,653/m²average price per m²2025

67%of households own their home2025

65%employed, aged 15–742025

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

Everyday life.

84 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 9% green space within 500 metres.

Supermarkets and convenience shops7

Bakeries0

Pharmacies3

Doctors1

Dentists1

Cafés and pubs1

Restaurants0

Parks2

Playgrounds11

Sports pitches6

Gyms and sports centres1

Libraries0

Kindergartens3

Bus stops33

Tram and metro stops0

Railway stations0

0schoolsOpenStreetMap

0kindergartensOpenStreetMap

1.3 kmto the nearest stationrail, tram or metro

2,792residents per km² of land0.3 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.

The neighbourhood in figures.

Viken and the nearest neighbourhoods in Gjøvik, side by side. Colour shows where each sits among the others in the table.

Neighbourhood	Residents	67+	Under 16	Per km²	Green 500 m	Services 15 min
Almsfeltet	273	13%	20%	369	53%	19
Askim	403	11%	18%	620	49%	45
Berg	57	25%	7%	8	100%	0
Berg	237	35%	14%	81	21%	12
Biristrand	281	17%	16%	38	48%	4
Bjugstad	39	23%	26%	8	51%	0
Bjørnsveen	773	16%	18%	505	29%	36
Blomhaug	557	11%	19%	1,638	19%	43
Viken	698	39%	9%	2,792	9%	84