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Sykkylven

Sykkylven had 7,626 residents on 1 January 2026. Median household income after tax was NOK 688,700 in 2024, in line with the county level. Homes sold for NOK 24,592/m² on average in 2025 (57 sales). 26% of households rented their home. The population has fallen by 0.6% since 2016.

Municipality · Code 1528 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
7,626residents1 January 2026
NOK 688,700median income after taxper household, 2024
NOK 24,592/m²average price per m²homes sold, 2025
34%green within 500 maverage
Sykkylven by neighbourhood
Map of Sykkylven: 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 17 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
Aurdal27221%18%863%0
Aure1,15524%15%40417%33
Aursnes64922%17%9074%0
Brunstad13527%9%437%0
Drabløs16021%17%659%4
Hole14522%17%496%0
Hundeidvik37320%16%1964%2
Indre Ikornnes51621%16%5738%6
Ramstaddal13020%10%384%0
Riksheim12118%15%51%0
Straumgjerde54924%12%2424%4
Søvikdal5328%13%397%0
Tusvik22222%14%2258%1
Tynes36916%18%3522%5
Ullavik1,39420%18%53217%33
Vik1,02418%18%10018%5
Ytre Ikornnes35426%11%14217%8

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

People.

Age on 1 January 2026, next to the figure for Møre og Romsdal.

16%
aged under 16
11%
aged 16–24
29%
aged 25–49
23%
aged 50–66
21%
aged 67 and over
7%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

20167,675
20177,695
20187,695
20197,657
20207,625
20217,596
20227,558
20237,630
20247,617
20257,626
20267,626

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

Income and work.

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

NOK 688,700
median household income after tax
69%
of residents aged 15–74 are in work

Education, aged 16 and over

Compulsory school27%
Upper secondary40%
Vocational college4%
University or college, short23%
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.

3,871 homes in 2026.

Households by tenure, 2025

Freehold owner72%
Co-operative or share owner2%
Renting26%

Homes by type of building

Detached house70%
Two-dwelling house9%
Terraced and other small houses11%
Block of flats4%
Communal housing1%
Other buildings4%
NOK 15,622/m²Detached housesprice per m², 2025
NOK 35,499/m²Flatsprice per m², 2025
57sales2025

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.

13 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 34% green space within 500 metres.

6schoolsOpenStreetMap
8kindergartensOpenStreetMap
23residents per km² of land329.0 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 Sykkylven, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

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Sykkylven, Norway
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