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Solakrossen

Solakrossen (Sola) had 1,531 residents on 1 January 2026. 37% of residents were 67 or over, against 13% across the municipality, and 10% were under 16. From the area’s service centre, 72 everyday shops and services are within a 15-minute walk. The population has grown by 11% since 2016.

Neighbourhood (grunnkrets) · Code 11240502 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
1,531residents1 January 2026
37%aged 67 and over1 January 2026
1,028residents per km² of landdensity
7%green within 500 maverage
Solakrossen · SolaSolakrossen highlighted; the rest of the municipality in grey
Map of Sola with Solakrossen 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 Sola.

10%
aged under 16
7%
aged 16–24
27%
aged 25–49
19%
aged 50–66
37%
aged 67 and over
20%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

20161,375
20171,345
20181,338
20191,361
20201,438
20211,459
20221,451
20231,455
20241,475
20251,507
20261,531

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 Sola as a whole.

NOK 838,300median income after taxper household, 2024
NOK 48,597/m²average price per m²2025
75%of households own their home2025
72%employed, aged 15–742025

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

Everyday life.

72 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 7% green space within 500 metres.

Supermarkets and convenience shops7
Bakeries0
Pharmacies3
Doctors4
Dentists4
Cafés and pubs0
Restaurants1
Parks1
Playgrounds11
Sports pitches12
Gyms and sports centres0
Libraries1
Kindergartens4
Bus stops27
Tram and metro stops0
Railway stations0
0schoolsOpenStreetMap
1kindergartenOpenStreetMap
5.4 kmto the nearest stationrail, tram or metro
1,028residents per km² of land1.5 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.

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

NeighbourhoodResidents67+Under 16Per km²Green 500 mServices 15 min
Dysjaland31615%18%562%1
Gimra7120%11%333%0
Grannes1,70515%19%94731%59
Helleland18213%26%845%20
Håland1,0476%20%2723%7
Joa1,15810%25%71035%65
Jåsund1,2507%23%7581%32
Kolnes27015%10%1032%9
Solakrossen1,53137%10%1,0287%72

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

More neighbourhoods in Sola.