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Svenskebyen

Svenskebyen (Bodø) had 241 residents on 1 January 2026. 14% of residents were 67 or over, against 17% across the municipality, and 16% were under 16. From the area’s service centre, 181 everyday shops and services are within a 15-minute walk. The population has grown by 2.1% since 2016.

Neighbourhood (grunnkrets) · Code 18040205 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
241residents1 January 2026
14%aged 67 and over1 January 2026
8,033residents per km² of landdensity
6%green within 500 maverage
Svenskebyen · BodøSvenskebyen highlighted; the rest of the municipality in grey
Map of Bodø with Svenskebyen 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.

16%
aged under 16
12%
aged 16–24
27%
aged 25–49
31%
aged 50–66
14%
aged 67 and over
5%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

2016235
2017225
2018229
2019224
2020223
2021249
2022248
2023249
2024248
2025241
2026240

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.

181 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 6% green space within 500 metres.

Supermarkets and convenience shops13
Bakeries3
Pharmacies4
Doctors5
Dentists10
Cafés and pubs19
Restaurants22
Parks12
Playgrounds20
Sports pitches10
Gyms and sports centres4
Libraries1
Kindergartens10
Bus stops15
Tram and metro stops0
Railway stations0
0schoolsOpenStreetMap
0kindergartensOpenStreetMap
1.1 kmto the nearest stationrail, tram or metro
8,033residents per km² of land0.0 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). Within one kilometre.

The neighbourhood in figures.

Svenskebyen 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
Svenskebyen24114%16%8,0336%181

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

More neighbourhoods in Bodø.