Living in Nordre Land

In Nordre Land, unemployment is 2.1% (2026).

Car density was 442 vehicles per 1,000 residents at the end of 2025. For Nordre Land, the foreign population was 596 at the start of 2026. There were 400.3 physicians per 100,000 residents in 2024. There were 3.97 doctors per 1,000 people in 2024. The unemployment rate was 2.1% in June 2026.

Last checked 2026-09-1920 sources

Population6,510people1 Jan 2026Official source · SSB table 11342: municipality population/area by region and year.

Median gross salary (region)4,172EUR/month31 Dec 2025Official source · data.ssb.no

Unemployment rate2.1%country median 1.7% — 24% aboveOfficial source · NAV HL301 — fully unemployed by county and municipality, June 2026

Recorded crime3,190incidents per 100,000country median 4,460 — 28% belowOfficial source · data.ssb.no

Higher unemployment than 71% of Norwegian cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 88% of Norwegian cities that publish it.

Which Norway-wide rules apply when you move to Nordre Land?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in NorwayNational rates and thresholds that apply in Nordre Land.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Nordre Land. The available city-level cost figures remain below.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€83

Mobile plan, 10 GB€28

Net rent across major citiesNordre Land highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Trondheim€21.79

Bergen€20.40

Stavanger€19.55

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	83.29 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Telenor fixed broadband¹¹Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	27.7 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	ice 18GB mobile plan³Official · national market
Dwellings	2,959 dwellings	31 Dec 2025	Statistisk sentralbyrå (SSB)⁹Official

Is Nordre Land a good place to live?

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Remote worker65%strong on work, weak on housing · range 55–75%

Skilled employee70%strong on work, weak on housing · range 60–80%

Student47%strong on education, weak on housing · range 36–58%

Family63%strong on family, weak on housing · range 53–73%

Retirement47%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 35–59%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Nordre Land?

The unemployment rate is 2.1 % (June 2026). Source: NAV HL301 — fully unemployed by county and municipality, June 2026⁶

Unemployment across cities in NorwayUnemployment in Nordre Land is 2.1%. Of 177 cities with data, 60 have unemployment of 1.5 to under 2%.

0.5–11–1.51.5–22–2.52.5–33–3.5

Nordre Land 2.1%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	4,172 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	data.ssb.no¹Official
Unemployment rate	2.1 %country median 1.7%	30 Jun 2026	NAV HL301 — fully unemployed by county and municipality, June 2026⁶Official

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Nordre Land. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

NAV employment service — Public employment service

Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration (NAV)

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Nordre Land. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
International schools	4 schools	31 Dec 2025	Utdanningsdirektoratet¹⁸Independent · fylke observation

School for children who move here. School is compulsory from age 6 to 16. Newly arrived pupils get support in the school language: særskilt norskopplæring (adapted Norwegian language education). How to enrol a child (regjeringen.no).

A country-wide rule for Norway; Nordre Land's school authority applies it locally.

Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Doctors per 1,000 residents	3.97 per 1,000	31 Dec 2024	Helsedirektoratet¹⁴Independent · fylke observation
Physicians per 100,000 residents	400.3 per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	Statistisk sentralbyrå (SSB)¹⁷Independent · fylke observation

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Nordre Land when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Doctors per 1,000 residents3.97 per 1,000Verified 2026-06-12

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is Nordre Land?

Police recorded 3,190 incidents per 100,000 (2024-2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: data.ssb.no²

Recorded crime across major citiesNordre Land highlighted among comparable cities

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Oslo8,790

Kristiansand8,170

Trondheim6,890

Drammen6,870

Stavanger6,540

Bergen6,410

Fredrikstad6,280

Lillestrøm5,790

Sandnes5,270

Bærum5,170

Asker4,500

Nordre Land3,190

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	3,190 incidents per 100,000country median 4,460	31 Dec 2024	data.ssb.no²Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Nordre Land. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Approved providers for Norwegian and social studies training — State Language Course

Norwegian Directorate for Higher Education and Skills (HK-dir)

For adult immigrants needing Norwegian and social studies training.

Norwegian

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Norwegian municipal introduction programme — Integration course

Municipalities under the national IMDi framework

For adult refugees and other eligible immigrants.

NorwegianIn Person

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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Nordre Land.

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Climate and air quality

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

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20°9°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

100

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Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average January temperature	-1.53 °C	28 Aug 2026	MET Norway (Meteorologisk institutt)⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan -3 · Feb -1.6 · Mar 2.4 · Apr 7.3 · May 12.9 · Jun 17.2 · Jul 19.5 · Aug 17.8 · Sep 12.8 · Oct 6 · Nov 0.5 · Dec -2.5 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station VEST-TORPA_II¹³Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -10.1 · Feb -10.1 · Mar -7.2 · Apr -2.4 · May 1.7 · Jun 6.1 · Jul 8.8 · Aug 7.7 · Sep 4.1 · Oct -0.6 · Nov -5.4 · Dec -9.5 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station VEST-TORPA_II¹³Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan -6.7 · Feb -6.1 · Mar -2.7 · Apr 2.2 · May 7.2 · Jun 11.5 · Jul 13.9 · Aug 12.5 · Sep 8 · Oct 2.4 · Nov -2.5 · Dec -6.2 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station VEST-TORPA_II¹³Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 55.1 · Feb 34.7 · Mar 33.2 · Apr 36.8 · May 64.2 · Jun 79.1 · Jul 95.6 · Aug 99.6 · Sep 72.5 · Oct 76.5 · Nov 62.9 · Dec 49.9 mm	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station ODNES¹²Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Norway: Drammen ±3.6 °C. Elsewhere: Jyväskylä (Finland) ±1.4 °C, Lahti (Finland) ±1.9 °C, Jönköping (Sweden) ±3.2 °C, Kuopio (Finland) ±2.0 °C, Oulu (Finland) ±1.5 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

The city covered 955 km² in 2026. Population density was 7 people per km² in 2026.

How many people live in Nordre Land?

The published population was 6,510 people in 2026. Source: SSB table 11342: municipality population/area by region and year.⁸

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport90.8%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Area	975 km²	1 Jan 2026	Kartverket⁴Official · kommune observation
Cars per 1,000 residents	442 per 1,000	31 Dec 2025	Statistisk sentralbyrå (SSB)¹⁶Independent · fylke observation
City area	955 km²	1 Jan 2026	SSB 11342 ArealKm2⁸Official
Foreign residents	596 people	1 Jan 2026	SSB 09817 B-C / country background Total / Persons⁷Official
Population density	7 people/km²	1 Jan 2026	SSB 11342 ArealKm2⁸Official
Population	6,510 people	1 Jan 2026	SSB table 11342: municipality population/area by region and year.⁸Official

International community in Nordre Land

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Ancestry or ethnicity

Norwegian-born to immigrant parents; official SSB table 09817; reference date 1 January 2026 · 2026-01-01

Published group	People	Share
Total	67	1.0%
Europe except EU/EFTA/UK, Africa, Asia, America except USA and Canada, Oceania except Australia and New Zealand, polar regions	38	0.6%
Nordic countries except Norway, EU/EFTA, UK, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand	29	0.5%
Poland	9	0.1%
Eritrea	9	0.1%
Denmark	6	0.1%
Lithuania	6	0.1%
Ukraine	5	0.1%
Somalia	4	0.1%
Sweden	3	0.0%
Albania	3	0.0%

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Published group	People	Share
Netherlands	3	0.1%
Russia	3	0.1%
Türkiye	3	0.1%
Germany	3	0.1%
Congo	3	0.1%
Morocco	3	0.0%
Afghanistan	3	0.1%
Taiwan	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source⁷

Ancestry or ethnicity

Immigrants; official SSB table 09817; reference date 1 January 2026 · 2026-01-01

Published group	People	Share
Total	529	8.1%
Europe except EU/EFTA/UK, Africa, Asia, America except USA and Canada, Oceania except Australia and New Zealand, polar regions	315	4.8%
Nordic countries except Norway, EU/EFTA, UK, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand	214	3.3%
Ukraine	141	2.2%
Poland	85	1.3%
Eritrea	30	0.5%
Germany	26	0.4%
Lithuania	22	0.3%
Thailand	19	0.3%
Philippines	15	0.2%
Netherlands	14	0.2%

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Published group	People	Share
Russia	14	0.2%
Denmark	13	0.2%
Sweden	13	0.2%
Syria	12	0.2%
Afghanistan	10	0.1%
Türkiye	9	0.1%
Latvia	7	0.1%
Congo	7	0.1%
China	7	0.1%
Brazil	7	0.1%
Belgium	5	0.1%
Hungary	5	0.1%
United Kingdom	4	0.1%
Rwanda	4	0.1%
Lebanon	4	0.1%
Pakistan	4	0.1%
Finland	3	0.1%
Iceland	3	0.0%
Italy	3	0.0%
Spain	3	0.0%
Moldova	3	0.0%
Bosnia-Herzegovina	3	0.0%
Czech Republic	3	0.0%
Kosovo	3	0.0%
Ethiopia	3	0.0%
Somalia	3	0.1%
Sudan	3	0.0%
Azerbaijan	3	0.0%
Iraq	3	0.0%
Iran	3	0.1%
Kazakhstan	3	0.0%
Laos	3	0.0%
Chile	3	0.1%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source⁷

Ancestry or ethnicity

Immigrants and Norwegian-born to immigrant parents; official SSB table 09817; reference date 1 January 2026 · 2026-01-01

Published group	People	Share
Total	596	9.2%
Europe except EU/EFTA/UK, Africa, Asia, America except USA and Canada, Oceania except Australia and New Zealand, polar regions	353	5.4%
Nordic countries except Norway, EU/EFTA, UK, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand	243	3.7%
Ukraine	146	2.2%
Poland	94	1.4%
Eritrea	39	0.6%
Germany	29	0.5%
Lithuania	28	0.4%
Denmark	19	0.3%
Thailand	19	0.3%
Netherlands	17	0.3%

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Published group	People	Share
Russia	17	0.3%
Sweden	15	0.2%
Philippines	15	0.2%
Afghanistan	13	0.2%
Syria	13	0.2%
Türkiye	12	0.2%
Congo	10	0.1%
China	8	0.1%
Latvia	7	0.1%
Somalia	7	0.1%
Brazil	7	0.1%
Belgium	5	0.1%
Hungary	5	0.1%
United Kingdom	4	0.1%
Rwanda	4	0.1%
Lebanon	4	0.1%
Pakistan	4	0.1%
Finland	3	0.1%
Iceland	3	0.0%
Albania	3	0.1%
Bulgaria	3	0.0%
Italy	3	0.0%
Spain	3	0.0%
Moldova	3	0.0%
Bosnia-Herzegovina	3	0.0%
Czech Republic	3	0.0%
Kosovo	3	0.0%
Ethiopia	3	0.1%
Azerbaijan	3	0.0%
Taiwan	3	0.1%
Iraq	3	0.0%
Iran	3	0.1%
United States	3	0.0%
Chile	3	0.1%
Australia	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source⁷

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Registered cars	4,367 vehicles	31 Dec 2025	Statistisk sentralbyrå (SSB)¹⁶Official
Universities	3 institutions	31 Dec 2025	HK-dir (DBH)¹⁵Independent · fylke observation

Alternatives for people set on Nordre Land

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Søndre Land as a Nordre Land alternative in the same region

21 km away, better on 1 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,820 Søndre Land vs 3,190 Nordre Land−12%
Unemployment: 2.2% Søndre Land vs 2.1% Nordre Land+5%
Residents: 5,603 Søndre Land vs 6,510 Nordre Land−14%
Median gross pay, region: €4,267 Søndre Land vs €4,172 Nordre Landsame level

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Cities near Nordre Land

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Alternative cities in Norway

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All Norway cities

Nome6,529 residents Trysil6,474 residents Tvedestrand6,430 residents Nord-Aurdal6,424 residents Risør6,683 residents Froland6,299 residents

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Common questions

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How many people live in Nordre Land?

The published population was 6,510 people in 2026. Source: SSB table 11342: municipality population/area by region and year..

How safe is Nordre Land?

Police recorded 3,190 incidents per 100,000 (2024-2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: data.ssb.no.

What is the unemployment rate in Nordre Land?

The unemployment rate is 2.1 % (June 2026). Source: NAV HL301 — fully unemployed by county and municipality, June 2026.

What is the typical salary around Nordre Land?

The median gross salary is 4,172 EUR/month. Source: data.ssb.no.

How many foreign residents live in Nordre Land?

596 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: SSB 09817 B-C / country background Total / Persons.

Is Nordre Land a good place to live?

Nordre Land may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Which cities are near Nordre Land?

Søndre Land is near Nordre Land. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people are in the Europe except EU/EFTA/UK, Africa, Asia, America except USA and Canada, Oceania except Australia and New Zealand, polar regions ancestry or ethnicity group in Nordre Land?

The official ancestry or ethnicity distribution records 38 people (0.6%) in the source-defined population for 2026-01-01. This is a ancestry or ethnicity measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Nordre Land, Norway: population, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 43589fe8ac30848583d4169462dd5ad5]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/no/nordre-land/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Nordre Land, Norway: population, salary, cost of living},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {43589fe8ac30848583d4169462dd5ad5},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/no/nordre-land/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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Helsedirektoratet helsedirektoratet.no · checked 2026-07-14
HK-dir (DBH) dbh.hkdir.no · checked 2026-07-14
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