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Lapphella-Skjæran

Lapphella-Skjæran (Hemnes) had 364 residents on 1 January 2026. 23% of residents were 67 or over, against 23% across the municipality, and 12% were under 16. From the area’s service centre, 10 everyday shops and services are within a 15-minute walk. The population has grown by 6.7% since 2016.

Neighbourhood (grunnkrets) · Code 18320102 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
364residents1 January 2026
23%aged 67 and over1 January 2026
662residents per km² of landdensity
3%green within 500 maverage
Lapphella-Skjæran · HemnesLapphella-Skjæran highlighted; the rest of the municipality in grey
Map of Hemnes with Lapphella-Skjæran 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 Hemnes.

12%
aged under 16
10%
aged 16–24
29%
aged 25–49
27%
aged 50–66
23%
aged 67 and over
5%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

2016341
2017360
2018352
2019357
2020364
2021367
2022354
2023372
2024376
2025379
2026364

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 Hemnes as a whole.

NOK 637,500median income after taxper household, 2024
NOK 15,817/m²average price per m²2025
77%of households own their home2025
63%employed, aged 15–742025

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

Everyday life.

10 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 3% green space within 500 metres.

Supermarkets and convenience shops1
Bakeries0
Pharmacies0
Doctors1
Dentists0
Cafés and pubs0
Restaurants0
Parks1
Playgrounds0
Sports pitches0
Gyms and sports centres1
Libraries1
Kindergartens1
Bus stops7
Tram and metro stops0
Railway stations0
0schoolsOpenStreetMap
0kindergartensOpenStreetMap
13.3 kmto the nearest stationrail, tram or metro
662residents per km² of land0.6 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.

Lapphella-Skjæran and the nearest neighbourhoods in Hemnes, side by side. Colour shows where each sits among the others in the table.

NeighbourhoodResidents67+Under 16Per km²Green 500 mServices 15 min
Atterbrand-Sund-Høines8729%16%490%0
Bakklandet977%25%321%1
Bleikvasslia32129%12%189%3
Breivika-Bjerkadal11721%15%010%0
Brygfjelldalen13720%15%275%1
Finneid vest18618%17%1022%5
Finneid øst24019%19%1062%5
Juvika17116%18%37238%2
Lapphella-Skjæran36423%12%6623%10

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

More neighbourhoods in Hemnes.