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Solslett

Solslett (Bodø) had 415 residents on 1 January 2026. 20% of residents were 67 or over, against 17% across the municipality, and 17% were under 16. From the area’s service centre, 197 everyday shops and services are within a 15-minute walk. The population has grown by 9.2% since 2016.

Neighbourhood (grunnkrets) · Code 18040501 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
415residents1 January 2026
20%aged 67 and over1 January 2026
4,150residents per km² of landdensity
12%green within 500 maverage
Solslett · BodøSolslett highlighted; the rest of the municipality in grey
Map of Bodø with Solslett highlighted

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 Bodø.

17%
aged under 16
13%
aged 16–24
31%
aged 25–49
19%
aged 50–66
20%
aged 67 and over
6%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

2016380
2017379
2018388
2019387
2020383
2021374
2022400
2023380
2024409
2025395
2026415

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 Bodø as a whole.

NOK 689,600median income after taxper household, 2024
NOK 48,899/m²average price per m²2025
72%of households own their home2025
71%employed, aged 15–742025

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

Everyday life.

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

Supermarkets and convenience shops12
Bakeries1
Pharmacies0
Doctors2
Dentists5
Cafés and pubs3
Restaurants11
Parks14
Playgrounds23
Sports pitches16
Gyms and sports centres3
Libraries0
Kindergartens15
Bus stops24
Tram and metro stops0
Railway stations1
0schoolsOpenStreetMap
0kindergartensOpenStreetMap
570 mto the nearest stationrail, tram or metro
4,150residents per km² of land0.1 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). Within one kilometre.

The neighbourhood in figures.

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

NeighbourhoodResidents67+Under 16Per km²Green 500 mServices 15 min
A. G. Johnsons vei30415%22%6,0804%176
Alsgård 11,20712%24%3,77216%114
Alsgård 21684%20%2,40011%112
Alstad 193516%18%2,33814%97
Alstad 23387%16%4,22520%93
Aspmyra9427%7%1,3437%220
Aspåsen25322%13%1,4886%218
Bertnes1,7038%16%67822%99
Solslett41520%17%4,15012%197

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

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