Sømme-Utsola
Sømme-Utsola (Sola) had 575 residents on 1 January 2026. 12% of residents were 67 or over, against 13% across the municipality, and 15% were under 16. From the area’s service centre, 24 everyday shops and services are within a 15-minute walk. The population has fallen by 12% since 2016.
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.
Population on 1 January
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.
Source: Statistics Norway (SSB), StatBank (CC BY 4.0)
Everyday life.
24 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 14% green space within 500 metres.
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.
Sømme-Utsola and the nearest neighbourhoods in Sola, side by side. Colour shows where each sits among the others in the table.
| Neighbourhood | Residents | 67+ | Under 16 | Per km² | Green 500 m | Services 15 min |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dysjaland | 316 | 15% | 18% | 56 | 2% | 1 |
| Gimra | 71 | 20% | 11% | 33 | 3% | 0 |
| Grannes | 1,705 | 15% | 19% | 947 | 31% | 59 |
| Helleland | 182 | 13% | 26% | 84 | 5% | 20 |
| Håland | 1,047 | 6% | 20% | 272 | 3% | 7 |
| Joa | 1,158 | 10% | 25% | 710 | 35% | 65 |
| Jåsund | 1,250 | 7% | 23% | 758 | 1% | 32 |
| Kolnes | 270 | 15% | 10% | 103 | 2% | 9 |
| Sømme-Utsola | 575 | 12% | 15% | 94 | 14% | 24 |
Sources: Statistics Norway (SSB), StatBank (CC BY 4.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
More neighbourhoods in Sola.