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Senja

Senja had 14,946 residents on 1 January 2026. Median household income after tax was NOK 644,200 in 2024, in line with the county level. Homes sold for NOK 27,465/m² on average in 2025 (156 sales). 27% of households rented their home. The population is almost unchanged since 2024.

Municipality · Code 5530 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
14,946residents1 January 2026
NOK 644,200median income after taxper household, 2024
NOK 27,465/m²average price per m²homes sold, 2025
41%green within 500 maverage
Senja by neighbourhood
Map of Senja: 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 57 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
Bergsbotn5641%5%138%1
Bjorelvnes24919%15%741%1
Botnhamn27328%20%935%5
Eidet21633%15%461%5
Fagernes53422%14%1259%0
Finnfjord33520%14%2766%6
Finnsnes2,30021%14%69311%47
Fjordgård16227%14%562%7
Flakkstadvåg3123%10%121%1
Gibostad40724%18%1933%17
Grasmyr25217%20%2521%0
Grasmyrskogen7029%4%220%0
Grunnfarnes7131%9%40%0
Gryllefjord30030%13%2535%9
Grønnjord5317%6%397%0
Husøy30011%15%1411%15
Høgli-Grønli24125%17%1566%0
Kaldfarnes11230%13%645%4
Kvanli11816%16%448%2
Kårvik18316%20%728%5
Langnes15626%15%996%1
Laukhella98313%18%12648%17
Lenvik3918%8%282%0
Lysbotn12630%14%330%1
Mefjordvær14525%10%86%2
Mellemvik10022%9%444%5
Olsborg12614%13%2072%3
Rossfjord6815%12%691%0
Russevåg3043%0%236%0
Rødsand4838%19%10%0
Sandvik1,14219%16%30134%26
Senjahopen30017%16%727%10
Sifjord9731%18%232%2
Silsand82013%21%25332%17
Skaland20620%24%4926%5
Skogen48717%21%15852%2
Skognes15815%15%688%0
Solli17821%14%1070%4
Stonglandet6431%9%232%1
Stormo10414%22%1055%1
Stormyra44414%22%41993%5
Straumen vest15818%13%1549%10
Straumen øst18128%13%2253%10
Strømsnes3228%0%037%1
Stønnesbotn6128%12%139%1
Sultindvik4033%8%190%0
Sørli12933%14%163%3
Tennskjer4342%7%290%0
Torsken17515%13%327%4
Tranøybotn9034%10%177%1
Trollvik85718%18%3235%5
Tårnelv15121%15%413%0
Vikstranda36321%19%2773%4
Vågan-Vassjord16924%17%1773%0
Å8243%12%365%0
Årnes3244%19%385%0
Øverbotn14721%14%850%2

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

People.

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

16%
aged under 16
11%
aged 16–24
30%
aged 25–49
23%
aged 50–66
21%
aged 67 and over
6%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

202414,894
202514,948
202614,946

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

Income and work.

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

NOK 644,200
median household income after tax
67%
of residents aged 15–74 are in work

Education, aged 16 and over

Compulsory school31%
Upper secondary39%
Vocational college4%
University or college, short20%
University or college, long6%
Unknown or none completed0%

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.

7,929 homes in 2026.

Households by tenure, 2025

Freehold owner71%
Co-operative or share owner2%
Renting27%

Homes by type of building

Detached house78%
Two-dwelling house4%
Terraced and other small houses8%
Block of flats6%
Communal housing2%
Other buildings3%
NOK 18,369/m²Detached housesprice per m², 2025
NOK 33,913/m²Small housesprice per m², 2025
NOK 45,413/m²Flatsprice per m², 2025
156sales2025

The price per square metre is the average for homes sold in 2025, and depends on which homes happened to change hands.

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

Everyday life.

14 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 41% green space within 500 metres.

25schoolsOpenStreetMap
24kindergartensOpenStreetMap
8residents per km² of land1,861.0 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 Senja, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Finnsnes senter
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Finnsnes senter
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Finnsnes port(2)
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Finnsnes port(2)
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Finnsnes - turist information
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Finnsnes - turist information
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