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Sunnfjord

Sunnfjord had 22,804 residents on 1 January 2026. Median household income after tax was NOK 735,300 in 2024, 4% above the county level. Homes sold for NOK 39,217/m² on average in 2025 (262 sales). 26% of households rented their home. The population has grown by 3.5% since 2020.

Municipality · Code 4647 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
22,804residents1 January 2026
NOK 735,300median income after taxper household, 2024
NOK 39,217/m²average price per m²homes sold, 2025
33%green within 500 maverage
Sunnfjord by neighbourhood
Map of Sunnfjord: 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 72 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
Angedal10817%21%280%0
Bergum-Hornnes63218%13%26147%17
Birkeland10324%15%621%0
Bruland43110%17%7444%4
Eikås12511%20%723%0
Eldal-Mjell14131%14%177%2
Erdal8524%25%488%0
Ervik12322%15%347%1
Fimland17726%16%158%1
Frammarsvik9623%18%671%0
Fugle8918%16%326%17
Furebø31115%22%855%2
Førde sentrum1,18333%10%75410%91
Grovene-Flata60314%23%20231%37
Hafstad23021%11%14611%90
Halbrend-Steiene49919%18%1,91918%35
Halbrendsholten76913%22%1,42430%47
Haugum-Hundvebakke47221%14%59754%26
Haukedalen12521%21%169%0
Helgheim6847%18%439%0
Helle10924%17%670%0
Hestad7325%16%128%0
Hestad5728%11%271%0
Hjellbrekke60210%22%14935%8
Hjelle-Vie-Tefre1,30612%21%18531%28
Holsen27918%21%438%5
Horstad aust10229%15%845%0
Horstad vest22218%18%110%0
Kjøsnesfjorden6216%24%111%0
Klakegg9630%18%413%0
Kråkenes7020%34%482%1
Kvamme15823%11%3446%5
Kvellestad4529%13%626%0
Kårstad24014%21%74%0
Langhaugane40312%23%2831%4
Lien9132%15%1873%0
Lunde12928%17%1236%0
Mo-Åsen10920%15%536%4
Myklebost10429%15%281%0
Naustdal aust87117%22%16025%27
Naustdal vest70016%18%2936%27
Osen9028%18%547%1
Redal5927%5%311%0
Sanddal7925%18%256%1
Sande20632%15%2033%13
Senneseth9120%17%241%0
Skei48421%19%11831%16
Skilbrei-Hjelmeland31916%22%853%0
Skudal8522%26%463%0
Slåttebakkane93315%21%1,72838%17
Steien90210%29%4823%13
Sunde-Kussli8688%23%12227%3
Sundsdalen21214%22%556%1
Svidal9821%12%448%0
Sygna10924%16%479%0
Tåene-Presteholten59617%21%53731%90
Ullaland nord12013%13%341%0
Ullaland sør6519%22%647%2
Ulltang30715%21%2299%0
Vassenden nord26825%10%6714%6
Vassenden sør14924%13%47%6
Veiteberg8925%17%152%2
Vevring9429%13%818%3
Vie2,17012%20%48416%30
Viken13131%19%539%5
Ytre Hafstad96410%16%14937%72
Ålhus18522%17%411%3
Åmot5323%23%10%0
Årdal16129%19%424%2
Åse9423%21%479%0
Øvre Steinen50314%20%98635%20
Øvrebotten8938%9%255%0

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

People.

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

19%
aged under 16
12%
aged 16–24
31%
aged 25–49
21%
aged 50–66
17%
aged 67 and over
5%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

202022,030
202122,020
202222,116
202322,215
202422,450
202522,662
202622,804

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

Income and work.

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

NOK 735,300
median household income after tax
74%
of residents aged 15–74 are in work

Education, aged 16 and over

Compulsory school20%
Upper secondary40%
Vocational college4%
University or college, short26%
University or college, long10%
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.

11,934 homes in 2026.

Households by tenure, 2025

Freehold owner65%
Co-operative or share owner10%
Renting26%

Homes by type of building

Detached house58%
Two-dwelling house9%
Terraced and other small houses15%
Block of flats12%
Communal housing3%
Other buildings4%
NOK 21,938/m²Detached housesprice per m², 2025
NOK 38,329/m²Small housesprice per m², 2025
NOK 49,869/m²Flatsprice per m², 2025
262sales2025

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.

25 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 33% green space within 500 metres.

17schoolsOpenStreetMap
32kindergartensOpenStreetMap
11residents per km² of land2,065.0 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 Sunnfjord, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Førdehuset
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Førdehuset
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Førde kyrkje
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Førde kyrkje
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Førde kyrkje2
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