Living in Sola

In Sola, unemployment is 1.9% (2026).

The unemployment rate was 1.9% in June 2026. Monthly precipitation was 115.9 mm in January and 92.7 mm in July. The city covered 69 km² in 2026. Population density was 428 people per km² in 2026. There were 380 physicians per 100,000 residents in 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-1924 sources

Population29,541people1 Jan 2026Official source · SSB table 11342: municipality population/area by region and year.

Median gross salary (region)5,542EUR/month31 Dec 2025Official source · data.ssb.no

Unemployment rate1.9%country median 1.7% — 12% aboveOfficial source · NAV HL301 — fully unemployed by county and municipality, June 2026

Recorded crime4,870incidents per 100,000country median 4,460 — 9% aboveOfficial source · data.ssb.no

PM2.5, annual mean7µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · EEA air quality statistics — NO PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Schancheholen)

Which Norway-wide rules apply when you move to Sola?

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 Sola.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Sola. 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 citiesSola 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 broadband¹⁵Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	27.7 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	ice 18GB mobile plan⁶Official · national market
Dwellings	13,428 dwellings	31 Dec 2025	Statistisk sentralbyrå (SSB)¹³Official

Is Sola a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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

Skilled employee69%strong on work, weak on housing · range 59–79%

Student45%strong on education, weak on housing · range 34–56%

Family56%strong on family, weak on housing · range 46–66%

Retirement44%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 32–56%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Sola?

The unemployment rate is 1.9 % (June 2026). Source: NAV HL301 — fully unemployed by county and municipality, June 2026⁹

Unemployment across cities in NorwayUnemployment in Sola is 1.9%. 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

Sola 1.9%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	5,542 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	data.ssb.no¹Official
Unemployment rate	1.9 %country median 1.7%	30 Jun 2026	NAV HL301 — fully unemployed by county and municipality, June 2026⁹Official

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Sola. 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)

Job Search

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

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
International schools	4 schools	31 Dec 2025	Utdanningsdirektoratet²⁴Independent · 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; Sola's school authority applies it locally.

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

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Doctors per 1,000 residents	3.8 per 1,000	31 Dec 2024	Helsedirektoratet¹⁶Independent · fylke observation
Physicians per 100,000 residents	380 per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	Statistisk sentralbyrå (SSB)²³Independent · fylke observation

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Sola 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 residents3.8 per 1,000Verified 2026-06-12

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is Sola?

Police recorded 4,870 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 citiesSola 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

Sola4,870

Asker4,500

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	4,870 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 Sola. 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

Open official information

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 Sola.

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Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperatures were 2.6°C in January and 15.3°C in July.

Is the air quality good in Sola?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 7 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: EEA air quality statistics — NO PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Schancheholen)⁵

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

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

0°

5°0°

7°1°

10°4°

14°7°

16°10°

19°12°

19°13°

16°10°

12°6°

8°3°

6°1°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

116

100

124

135

152

133

129

JFMAMJJASOND

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.57WHO 5 · EU 25

PM1011WHO 15 · EU 40

NO₂20WHO 10 · EU 40

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	20 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — NO NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Schancheholen)³Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean	11 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — NO PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Schancheholen)⁴Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean	7 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — NO PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Schancheholen)⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average January temperature	2.3 °C	28 Aug 2026	MET Norway (Meteorologisk institutt)⁸Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 4.77 · Feb 4.63 · Mar 6.52 · Apr 10.41 · May 13.78 · Jun 16.35 · Jul 18.61 · Aug 18.95 · Sep 16.16 · Oct 11.91 · Nov 8.01 · Dec 5.56 °C	31 Dec 2020	MET Norway Frost monthly observations — SOLA — 1991-2020 observational normal¹⁸Independent
Average night-time low by month	Jan 0.003 · Feb -0.44 · Mar 0.883 · Apr 3.63 · May 6.82 · Jun 9.95 · Jul 12.42 · Aug 12.65 · Sep 10.35 · Oct 6.41 · Nov 2.99 · Dec 0.64 °C	31 Dec 2020	MET Norway Frost monthly observations — SOLA — 1991-2020 observational normal¹⁹Independent
Average temperature by month	Jan 2.58 · Feb 2.11 · Mar 3.67 · Apr 6.86 · May 10.18 · Jun 12.93 · Jul 15.3 · Aug 15.68 · Sep 13.11 · Oct 9.18 · Nov 5.64 · Dec 3.31 °C	31 Dec 2020	MET Norway Frost monthly observations — SOLA — 1991-2020 observational normal²⁰Independent
Average precipitation by month	Jan 115.9 · Feb 100.2 · Mar 80.51 · Apr 62.89 · May 57.42 · Jun 65.77 · Jul 92.74 · Aug 124.3 · Sep 134.7 · Oct 152 · Nov 133.2 · Dec 129.2 mm	31 Dec 2020	MET Norway Frost monthly observations — SOLA — 1991-2020 observational normal²¹Independent

Population and city profile

How many people live in Sola?

The published population was 29,541 people in 2026. Source: SSB table 11342: municipality population/area by region and year.¹²

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport75%
Foreign residents25%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Area	139 km²	1 Jan 2026	Kartverket⁷Official · kommune observation
Cars per 1,000 residents	470 per 1,000	31 Dec 2025	Statistisk sentralbyrå (SSB)²²Independent · fylke observation
City area	69 km²	1 Jan 2026	SSB 11342 ArealKm2¹²Official
Foreign residents	7,395 people	1 Jan 2026	SSB 09817 B-C / country background Total / Persons¹¹Official
Population density	428 people/km²	1 Jan 2026	SSB 11342 ArealKm2¹²Official
Population	29,541 people	1 Jan 2026	SSB table 11342: municipality population/area by region and year.¹²Official

International community in Sola

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	1,298	4.4%
Europe except EU/EFTA/UK, Africa, Asia, America except USA and Canada, Oceania except Australia and New Zealand, polar regions	861	2.9%
Nordic countries except Norway, EU/EFTA, UK, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand	437	1.5%
Poland	139	0.5%
Lithuania	74	0.3%
Eritrea	64	0.2%
Pakistan	55	0.2%
Russia	48	0.2%
India	48	0.2%
Ethiopia	39	0.1%
China	39	0.1%

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Published group	People	Share
Somalia	38	0.1%
Iran	32	0.1%
Syria	32	0.1%
Philippines	30	0.1%
Vietnam	29	0.1%
Venezuela	29	0.1%
Sri Lanka	26	0.1%
Nigeria	25	0.1%
Iraq	25	0.1%
Türkiye	24	0.1%
United Kingdom	23	0.1%
Romania	22	0.1%
Germany	22	0.1%
Kosovo	20	0.1%
Indonesia	18	0.1%
Bosnia-Herzegovina	16	0.1%
Serbia	16	0.1%
Ukraine	15	0.1%
Palestine	15	0.1%
Bulgaria	14	0.1%
Estonia	14	0.1%
Latvia	14	0.1%
United States	14	0.1%
Sweden	12	0.0%
Colombia	12	0.0%
Ghana	11	0.0%
Thailand	11	0.0%
Brazil	11	0.0%
Denmark	10	0.0%
France	10	0.0%
Netherlands	10	0.0%
Morocco	10	0.0%
Hungary	9	0.0%
Egypt	9	0.0%
Afghanistan	9	0.0%
Kazakhstan	9	0.0%
Slovakia	8	0.0%
Iceland	7	0.0%
Croatia	7	0.0%
Azerbaijan	6	0.0%
Italy	5	0.0%
Spain	5	0.0%
Sudan	5	0.0%
Yemen	5	0.0%
Cuba	5	0.0%
Chile	5	0.0%
Faroe Islands	4	0.0%
Moldova	4	0.0%
Burundi	4	0.0%
Uganda	4	0.0%
Jordan	4	0.0%
Lebanon	4	0.0%
Finland	3	0.0%
Albania	3	0.0%
Belgium	3	0.0%
Belarus	3	0.0%
Ireland	3	0.0%
Portugal	3	0.0%
North Macedonia	3	0.0%
Montenegro	3	0.0%
Algeria	3	0.0%
Cameroon	3	0.0%
Kenya	3	0.0%
Congo	3	0.0%
Liberia	3	0.0%
Libya	3	0.0%
Madagascar	3	0.0%
Tunisia	3	0.0%
Bangladesh	3	0.0%
Hong Kong	3	0.0%
South Korea	3	0.0%
Saudi Arabia	3	0.0%
Uzbekistan	3	0.0%
Nicaragua	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹¹

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	7,395	25.0%
Europe except EU/EFTA/UK, Africa, Asia, America except USA and Canada, Oceania except Australia and New Zealand, polar regions	4,055	13.7%
Nordic countries except Norway, EU/EFTA, UK, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand	3,340	11.3%
Poland	1,039	3.5%
Ukraine	406	1.4%
Lithuania	364	1.2%
United Kingdom	340	1.1%
India	251	0.9%
Germany	235	0.8%
Russia	217	0.7%
Philippines	198	0.7%

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Published group	People	Share
Eritrea	197	0.7%
Syria	188	0.6%
Pakistan	178	0.6%
United States	172	0.6%
Iran	160	0.5%
Thailand	158	0.5%
China	140	0.5%
Romania	138	0.5%
Venezuela	127	0.4%
Denmark	106	0.4%
Ethiopia	103	0.3%
Sweden	102	0.3%
Latvia	97	0.3%
Nigeria	94	0.3%
Somalia	94	0.3%
Indonesia	91	0.3%
Brazil	88	0.3%
France	82	0.3%
Türkiye	81	0.3%
Bulgaria	75	0.3%
Netherlands	71	0.2%
Sri Lanka	69	0.2%
Vietnam	63	0.2%
Serbia	62	0.2%
Colombia	62	0.2%
Spain	61	0.2%
Iraq	60	0.2%
Iceland	58	0.2%
Bosnia-Herzegovina	56	0.2%
Estonia	54	0.2%
Azerbaijan	52	0.2%
Kosovo	51	0.2%
Egypt	44	0.1%
Ghana	44	0.1%
Hungary	42	0.1%
Italy	39	0.1%
Afghanistan	38	0.1%
Kazakhstan	37	0.1%
Palestine	36	0.1%
Finland	34	0.1%
Canada	34	0.1%
South Africa	32	0.1%
Malaysia	31	0.1%
Mexico	31	0.1%
Chile	30	0.1%
Belarus	29	0.1%
Croatia	27	0.1%
Slovakia	26	0.1%
Portugal	25	0.1%
Lebanon	24	0.1%
Morocco	23	0.1%
Greece	22	0.1%
Australia	20	0.1%
Czech Republic	19	0.1%
Kenya	17	0.1%
Sudan	17	0.1%
South Korea	17	0.1%
Algeria	16	0.1%
Uzbekistan	15	0.1%
North Macedonia	14	0.1%
Switzerland	13	0.0%
Yemen	13	0.0%
Moldova	12	0.0%
Uganda	12	0.0%
Singapore	12	0.0%
Cuba	12	0.0%
Argentina	12	0.0%
Belgium	11	0.0%
Congo	11	0.0%
Ecuador	11	0.0%
Peru	11	0.0%
Faroe Islands	10	0.0%
Burundi	10	0.0%
Tunisia	10	0.0%
Madagascar	9	0.0%
Rwanda	9	0.0%
Bangladesh	9	0.0%
Jordan	9	0.0%
Saudi Arabia	9	0.0%
Albania	8	0.0%
Ireland	8	0.0%
Libya	7	0.0%
United Arab Emirates	7	0.0%
Hong Kong	7	0.0%
Angola	6	0.0%
Liberia	6	0.0%
Zimbabwe	6	0.0%
Senegal	6	0.0%
Cameroon	5	0.0%
Myanmar	5	0.0%
Kuwait	5	0.0%
Dominican Republic	5	0.0%
Trinidad and Tobago	5	0.0%
Bolivia	5	0.0%
New Zealand	5	0.0%
Austria	4	0.0%
Montenegro	4	0.0%
South Sudan	4	0.0%
Armenia	4	0.0%
Israel	4	0.0%
Nicaragua	4	0.0%
Slovenia	3	0.0%
Côte d'Ivore	3	0.0%
Gambia	3	0.0%
Guinea	3	0.0%
Sierra Leone	3	0.0%
Tanzania	3	0.0%
Burkina Faso	3	0.0%
Brunei	3	0.0%
Japan	3	0.0%
Cyprus	3	0.0%
Nepal	3	0.0%
Qatar	3	0.0%
Turkmenistan	3	0.0%
Costa Rica	3	0.0%
Honduras	3	0.0%
Puerto Rico	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹¹

Ancestry or ethnicity

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

Published group	People	Share
Total	6,097	20.6%
Europe except EU/EFTA/UK, Africa, Asia, America except USA and Canada, Oceania except Australia and New Zealand, polar regions	3,194	10.8%
Nordic countries except Norway, EU/EFTA, UK, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand	2,903	9.8%
Poland	900	3.0%
Ukraine	391	1.3%
United Kingdom	317	1.1%
Lithuania	290	1.0%
Germany	213	0.7%
India	203	0.7%
Russia	169	0.6%
Philippines	168	0.6%

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Published group	People	Share
United States	158	0.5%
Syria	156	0.5%
Thailand	147	0.5%
Eritrea	133	0.5%
Iran	128	0.4%
Pakistan	123	0.4%
Romania	116	0.4%
China	101	0.3%
Venezuela	98	0.3%
Denmark	96	0.3%
Sweden	90	0.3%
Latvia	83	0.3%
Brazil	77	0.3%
Indonesia	73	0.3%
France	72	0.2%
Nigeria	69	0.2%
Ethiopia	64	0.2%
Bulgaria	61	0.2%
Netherlands	61	0.2%
Türkiye	57	0.2%
Spain	56	0.2%
Somalia	56	0.2%
Iceland	51	0.2%
Colombia	50	0.2%
Serbia	46	0.2%
Azerbaijan	46	0.2%
Sri Lanka	43	0.1%
Estonia	40	0.1%
Bosnia-Herzegovina	40	0.1%
Egypt	35	0.1%
Iraq	35	0.1%
Italy	34	0.1%
Vietnam	34	0.1%
Canada	34	0.1%
Hungary	33	0.1%
Ghana	33	0.1%
South Africa	32	0.1%
Finland	31	0.1%
Kosovo	31	0.1%
Mexico	31	0.1%
Afghanistan	29	0.1%
Malaysia	29	0.1%
Kazakhstan	28	0.1%
Belarus	26	0.1%
Chile	25	0.1%
Portugal	22	0.1%
Palestine	21	0.1%
Greece	20	0.1%
Croatia	20	0.1%
Lebanon	20	0.1%
Czech Republic	19	0.1%
Australia	19	0.1%
Slovakia	18	0.1%
South Korea	15	0.1%
Algeria	14	0.1%
Kenya	14	0.1%
Morocco	13	0.0%
Uzbekistan	13	0.0%
Switzerland	12	0.0%
North Macedonia	12	0.0%
Sudan	12	0.0%
Singapore	12	0.0%
Argentina	12	0.0%
Ecuador	11	0.0%
Peru	11	0.0%
Belgium	9	0.0%
Moldova	8	0.0%
Congo	8	0.0%
Rwanda	8	0.0%
Tunisia	8	0.0%
Uganda	8	0.0%
Yemen	8	0.0%
Bangladesh	7	0.0%
Saudi Arabia	7	0.0%
Cuba	7	0.0%
Faroe Islands	6	0.0%
Albania	6	0.0%
Ireland	6	0.0%
Angola	6	0.0%
Burundi	6	0.0%
Madagascar	6	0.0%
Senegal	6	0.0%
United Arab Emirates	6	0.0%
Zimbabwe	5	0.0%
Myanmar	5	0.0%
Hong Kong	5	0.0%
Jordan	5	0.0%
Kuwait	5	0.0%
Dominican Republic	5	0.0%
Trinidad and Tobago	5	0.0%
Bolivia	5	0.0%
New Zealand	5	0.0%
Austria	4	0.0%
Libya	4	0.0%
South Sudan	4	0.0%
Israel	4	0.0%
Slovenia	3	0.0%
Jersey	3	0.0%
Côte d'Ivore	3	0.0%
Cameroon	3	0.0%
Liberia	3	0.0%
Mali	3	0.0%
Mauritius	3	0.0%
Sierra Leone	3	0.0%
Tanzania	3	0.0%
Armenia	3	0.0%
Brunei	3	0.0%
Japan	3	0.0%
Cyprus	3	0.0%
Macao	3	0.0%
Mongolia	3	0.0%
Oman	3	0.0%
Tajikistan	3	0.0%
Costa Rica	3	0.0%
Nicaragua	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹¹

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Registered cars	17,190 vehicles	31 Dec 2025	Statistisk sentralbyrå (SSB)²²Official
Universities	1 institutions	31 Dec 2025	HK-dir (DBH)¹⁷Independent · fylke observation

Alternatives for people set on Sola

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.

Bodø as a Sola alternative in the same country

Better on 2 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.

Annual PM2.5: 3.0 µg/m³ Bodø vs 7.0 µg/m³ Sola−57%
Unemployment: 1.3% Bodø vs 1.9% Sola−32%
Median gross pay, region: €4,792 Bodø vs €5,542 Sola−14%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 5,220 Bodø vs 4,870 Sola+7%

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Sola in rankings

#21 of 30 in Cities with cleanest air in Norway #24 of 30 in Safest cities in Norway by recorded crime

Is Sola part of Stavanger?

Sola is in the published commuting zone of Stavanger; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Stavanger city profile

Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source¹⁰

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Sola?

The published population was 29,541 people in 2026. Source: SSB table 11342: municipality population/area by region and year..

Is the air quality good in Sola?

How safe is Sola?

Police recorded 4,870 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 Sola?

The unemployment rate is 1.9 % (June 2026). Source: NAV HL301 — fully unemployed by county and municipality, June 2026.

What is the typical salary around Sola?

The median gross salary is 5,542 EUR/month. Source: data.ssb.no.

How many foreign residents live in Sola?

7,395 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: SSB 09817 B-C / country background Total / Persons.

Is Sola a good place to live?

Sola 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.

Is Sola part of Stavanger?

Sola is in the published commuting zone of Stavanger; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.

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 Sola?

The official ancestry or ethnicity distribution records 861 people (2.9%) 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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APA citation

ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Sola, Norway: population, salary, cost of living, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 1c1ff33f7221bcc86a0e3e42f6cc33ff]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/no/sola/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

BibTeX citation

@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_sola-norway-population-salary-cost-of-living-jobs_d1d92452c41a,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Sola, Norway: population, salary, cost of living, jobs},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {1c1ff33f7221bcc86a0e3e42f6cc33ff},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/no/sola/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

Markdown citation

[Sola, Norway: population, salary, cost of living, jobs](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/no/sola/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; version 1c1ff33f7221bcc86a0e3e42f6cc33ff; retrieved 2026-10-16; built 2026-10-16.

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