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Gáivuotna - Kåfjord - Kaivuono

Gáivuotna - Kåfjord - Kaivuono had 1,939 residents on 1 January 2026. Median household income after tax was NOK 591,800 in 2024, 9% below the county level. 25% of households rented their home. The population has fallen by 1.8% since 2024.

Municipality · Code 5540 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
1,939residents1 January 2026
NOK 591,800median income after taxper household, 2024
2residents per km² of landdensity
39%green within 500 maverage
Gáivuotna - Kåfjord - Kaivuono by neighbourhood
Map of Gáivuotna - Kåfjord - Kaivuono: Share of land within 500 m that is green space
0%30%+
Share of land within 500 m that is green space

Sources: Statistics Norway (SSB), StatBank (CC BY 4.0) · © Norwegian Mapping Authority, basic statistical units (CC BY 4.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

All 16 neighbourhoods.

Colour shows where each one sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

NeighbourhoodResidents67+Under 16Per km²Green 500 mServices 15 min
Birtavarre26422%14%641%5
Djupvik13031%11%728%4
Kjerringdalen17522%16%636%0
Kåfjorddalen12538%10%155%3
Langnes3339%9%20%0
Løkvoll14131%10%5424%4
Melnes7445%8%758%2
Nedre Manndalen18321%17%1988%0
Nordmannvik3333%18%023%1
Olderdalen27725%15%3826%15
Samuelsberg14027%7%631%6
Skattvoll5046%6%40%0
Soleng6919%23%168%0
Storslett7532%0%30%0
Trollvik7539%8%240%1
Ysteby4330%7%423%0

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

People.

Age on 1 January 2026, next to the figure for Troms.

12%
aged under 16
9%
aged 16–24
25%
aged 25–49
25%
aged 50–66
29%
aged 67 and over
10%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

20241,974
20251,955
20261,939

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

Income and work.

Income in 2024, employment in late 2025 and education in 2025.

NOK 591,800
median household income after tax
63%
of residents aged 15–74 are in work

Education, aged 16 and over

Compulsory school35%
Upper secondary36%
Vocational college5%
University or college, short19%
University or college, long5%
Unknown or none completed1%

Income after tax is a household’s total income minus tax and negative transfers, for private households in 2024. The median is the middle value, so a few high incomes do not pull it up.

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

Homes.

1,319 homes in 2026.

Households by tenure, 2025

Freehold owner75%
Renting25%

Homes by type of building

Detached house90%
Two-dwelling house4%
Terraced and other small houses3%
Communal housing1%
Other buildings2%

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

Everyday life.

4 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 39% green space within 500 metres.

3schoolsOpenStreetMap
3kindergartensOpenStreetMap
2residents per km² of land950.0 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)

Around here.

Photographs taken near Gáivuotna - Kåfjord - Kaivuono, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

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Polarlicht-Reise 2013 - Tag10 - 42
Photo: Carsten Frenzl from Obernburg, Deutschland · CC BY 2.0
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Polarlicht-Reise 2013 - Tag10 - 40
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Polarlicht-Reise 2013 - Tag10 - 41
Photo: Carsten Frenzl from Obernburg, Deutschland · CC BY 2.0
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