Living in Sula

In Sula, unemployment is 1.3% (2026).

There were 400.3 physicians per 100,000 residents in 2024. There were 3.97 doctors per 1,000 people in 2024. Car density was 442 vehicles per 1,000 residents at the end of 2025. In June 2026, the unemployment rate was 1.3%.

Last checked 2026-09-1918 sources

Population9,798people1 Jan 2026Official source · SSB table 11342: municipality population/area by region and year.

Median gross salary (region)4,553EUR/month31 Dec 2025Official source · data.ssb.no

Unemployment rate1.3%country median 1.7% — 24% belowOfficial source · NAV HL301 — fully unemployed by county and municipality, June 2026

Recorded crime2,900incidents per 100,000country median 4,460 — 35% belowOfficial source · data.ssb.no

Lower unemployment than 85% of Norwegian cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 90% of Norwegian cities that publish it.

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

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 Sula.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Sula. 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 citiesSula 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	4,454 dwellings	31 Dec 2025	Statistisk sentralbyrå (SSB)⁹Official

Is Sula a good place to live?

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Remote worker66%strong on work, weak on housing · range 56–76%

Skilled employee71%strong on work, weak on housing · range 61–81%

Student48%strong on education, weak on housing · range 37–59%

Family65%strong on family, weak on housing · range 55–75%

Retirement48%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 36–60%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Sula?

The unemployment rate is 1.3 % (June 2026). Source: NAV HL301 — fully unemployed by county and municipality, June 2026⁶

Unemployment across cities in NorwayUnemployment in Sula is 1.3%. 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

Sula 1.3%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	4,553 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	data.ssb.no¹Official
Unemployment rate	1.3 %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 Sula. 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 Sula. 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; Sula'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 Sula 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 Sula?

Police recorded 2,900 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 citiesSula 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

Sula2,900

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	2,900 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 Sula. 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 Sula.

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Climate and air quality

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

0°

4°0°

5°1°

9°3°

13°6°

16°9°

18°12°

15°9°

10°5°

7°3°

5°1°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

194

153

140

109

133

170

195

209

213

JFMAMJJASOND

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 4.4 · Feb 3.9 · Mar 5.5 · Apr 9.1 · May 12.9 · Jun 16.1 · Jul 18.1 · Aug 17.7 · Sep 14.6 · Oct 10.3 · Nov 7 · Dec 4.9 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station TAKLE¹²Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan 0.2 · Feb -0.3 · Mar 0.6 · Apr 2.9 · May 5.8 · Jun 9.3 · Jul 11.7 · Aug 11.6 · Sep 9.2 · Oct 5.4 · Nov 2.7 · Dec 0.8 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station TAKLE¹²Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 2.2 · Feb 1.7 · Mar 3 · Apr 5.7 · May 9.3 · Jun 12.5 · Jul 14.6 · Aug 14.4 · Sep 11.7 · Oct 7.8 · Nov 4.8 · Dec 2.8 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station TAKLE¹²Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 194 · Feb 153.3 · Mar 139.8 · Apr 97.1 · May 74.9 · Jun 87.4 · Jul 108.8 · Aug 132.5 · Sep 169.6 · Oct 195 · Nov 208.9 · Dec 212.6 mm	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station YTRE_SOLUND¹³Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Norway: Kristiansand ±1.4 °C. Elsewhere: Eutin (Germany) ±1.7 °C, Heide (Germany) ±1.8 °C, Meldorf (Germany) ±1.8 °C, Gentofte (Denmark) ±1.9 °C, Lyngby-Taarbæk (Denmark) ±1.9 °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 59 km² in 2026. Population density was 166 people per km² in 2026.

How many people live in Sula?

The published population was 9,798 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 passport84%
Foreign residents16%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Area	57 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	59 km²	1 Jan 2026	SSB 11342 ArealKm2⁸Official
Foreign residents	1,566 people	1 Jan 2026	SSB 09817 B-C / country background Total / Persons⁷Official
Population density	166 people/km²	1 Jan 2026	SSB 11342 ArealKm2⁸Official
Population	9,798 people	1 Jan 2026	SSB table 11342: municipality population/area by region and year.⁸Official

International community in Sula

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

Ancestry or ethnicity

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

Published group	People	Share
Total	1,329	13.6%
Nordic countries except Norway, EU/EFTA, UK, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand	867	8.8%
Europe except EU/EFTA/UK, Africa, Asia, America except USA and Canada, Oceania except Australia and New Zealand, polar regions	462	4.7%
Poland	289	3.0%
Lithuania	169	1.7%
Latvia	97	1.0%
Ukraine	81	0.8%
Romania	68	0.7%
Philippines	47	0.5%
Syria	45	0.5%
Thailand	44	0.5%

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Published group	People	Share
Sweden	37	0.4%
Germany	37	0.4%
Russia	34	0.3%
Bulgaria	31	0.3%
Afghanistan	30	0.3%
United Kingdom	23	0.2%
Estonia	22	0.2%
Netherlands	20	0.2%
Rwanda	20	0.2%
Brazil	15	0.1%
Eritrea	14	0.1%
Spain	13	0.1%
Congo	12	0.1%
Iceland	11	0.1%
Myanmar	9	0.1%
Denmark	8	0.1%
Greece	8	0.1%
Iraq	8	0.1%
Bosnia-Herzegovina	7	0.1%
Moldova	6	0.1%
Sri Lanka	6	0.1%
Chile	6	0.1%
Faroe Islands	5	0.1%
France	5	0.1%
Türkiye	5	0.1%
Morocco	5	0.1%
Uganda	5	0.1%
Vietnam	5	0.1%
Finland	4	0.0%
Portugal	4	0.0%
India	4	0.0%
Indonesia	4	0.0%
Kazakhstan	4	0.0%
Albania	3	0.0%
Belarus	3	0.0%
Ireland	3	0.0%
Croatia	3	0.0%
Italy	3	0.0%
Hungary	3	0.0%
North Macedonia	3	0.0%
Serbia	3	0.0%
Ethiopia	3	0.0%
Kenya	3	0.0%
Tunisia	3	0.0%
Japan	3	0.0%
Jordan	3	0.0%
Malaysia	3	0.0%
Palestine	3	0.0%
Yemen	3	0.0%
Guatemala	3	0.0%
Mexico	3	0.0%
United States	3	0.0%
Peru	3	0.0%
Australia	3	0.0%

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

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	237	2.4%
Nordic countries except Norway, EU/EFTA, UK, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand	124	1.3%
Europe except EU/EFTA/UK, Africa, Asia, America except USA and Canada, Oceania except Australia and New Zealand, polar regions	113	1.1%
Poland	54	0.6%
Afghanistan	30	0.3%
Lithuania	25	0.3%
Romania	15	0.1%
Latvia	11	0.1%
Russia	11	0.1%
Philippines	9	0.1%
Syria	8	0.1%

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Published group	People	Share
Germany	6	0.1%
Ukraine	6	0.1%
Iceland	5	0.1%
Eritrea	5	0.1%
Spain	4	0.0%
Sri Lanka	4	0.0%
Iraq	4	0.0%
Bulgaria	3	0.0%
Moldova	3	0.0%
Türkiye	3	0.0%
Bosnia-Herzegovina	3	0.0%
Ghana	3	0.0%
Congo	3	0.0%
Sudan	3	0.0%
Myanmar	3	0.0%
Indonesia	3	0.0%
Jordan	3	0.0%
Palestine	3	0.0%
Thailand	3	0.0%
Chile	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 and Norwegian-born to immigrant parents; official SSB table 09817; reference date 1 January 2026 · 2026-01-01

Published group	People	Share
Total	1,566	16.0%
Nordic countries except Norway, EU/EFTA, UK, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand	991	10.1%
Europe except EU/EFTA/UK, Africa, Asia, America except USA and Canada, Oceania except Australia and New Zealand, polar regions	575	5.9%
Poland	343	3.5%
Lithuania	194	2.0%
Latvia	108	1.1%
Ukraine	87	0.9%
Romania	83	0.9%
Afghanistan	60	0.6%
Philippines	56	0.6%
Syria	53	0.5%

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Published group	People	Share
Thailand	47	0.5%
Russia	45	0.5%
Germany	43	0.4%
Sweden	37	0.4%
Bulgaria	33	0.3%
Estonia	23	0.2%
United Kingdom	23	0.2%
Rwanda	21	0.2%
Netherlands	20	0.2%
Eritrea	19	0.2%
Spain	17	0.2%
Iceland	16	0.2%
Brazil	16	0.2%
Congo	14	0.1%
Myanmar	12	0.1%
Iraq	12	0.1%
Sri Lanka	10	0.1%
Bosnia-Herzegovina	9	0.1%
Denmark	8	0.1%
Greece	8	0.1%
Moldova	7	0.1%
Türkiye	7	0.1%
Chile	7	0.1%
Morocco	6	0.1%
Indonesia	6	0.1%
Faroe Islands	5	0.1%
France	5	0.1%
Uganda	5	0.1%
Jordan	5	0.1%
Palestine	5	0.1%
Vietnam	5	0.1%
Finland	4	0.0%
Albania	4	0.0%
Belarus	4	0.0%
Croatia	4	0.0%
Portugal	4	0.0%
Ghana	4	0.0%
Sudan	4	0.0%
India	4	0.0%
Kazakhstan	4	0.0%
Ireland	3	0.0%
Italy	3	0.0%
Hungary	3	0.0%
North Macedonia	3	0.0%
Serbia	3	0.0%
Côte d'Ivore	3	0.0%
Ethiopia	3	0.0%
Kenya	3	0.0%
Iran	3	0.0%
Japan	3	0.0%
Lebanon	3	0.0%
Uzbekistan	3	0.0%
Guatemala	3	0.0%
Mexico	3	0.0%
United States	3	0.0%
Peru	3	0.0%
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	5,509 vehicles	31 Dec 2025	Statistisk sentralbyrå (SSB)¹⁶Official
Universities	3 institutions	31 Dec 2025	HK-dir (DBH)¹⁵Independent · fylke observation

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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 Sula?

The published population was 9,798 people in 2026. Source: SSB table 11342: municipality population/area by region and year..

How safe is Sula?

Police recorded 2,900 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 Sula?

The unemployment rate is 1.3 % (June 2026). Source: NAV HL301 — fully unemployed by county and municipality, June 2026.

What is the typical salary around Sula?

The median gross salary is 4,553 EUR/month. Source: data.ssb.no.

How many foreign residents live in Sula?

1,566 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: SSB 09817 B-C / country background Total / Persons.

Is Sula a good place to live?

Sula 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.

How many people are in the Nordic countries except Norway, EU/EFTA, UK, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand ancestry or ethnicity group in Sula?

The official ancestry or ethnicity distribution records 867 people (8.8%) 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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  title = {Sula, Norway: population, salary, cost of living, jobs},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
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}

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WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station YTRE_SOLUND WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 · ncei.noaa.gov · checked 2026-07-31
Helsedirektoratet helsedirektoratet.no · checked 2026-07-14
HK-dir (DBH) dbh.hkdir.no · checked 2026-07-14
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Utdanningsdirektoratet udir.no · checked 2026-07-14

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