Living in Surnadal

In Surnadal, unemployment is 1.3% (2026).

For Surnadal, the unemployment rate was 1.3% in June 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.

Last checked 2026-10-0919 sources

Population5,982people1 Jan 2026Official source · SSB table 11342: municipality population/area by region and year.

Median gross salary (region)4,444EUR/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 crime2,420incidents per 100,000country median 4,460 — 46% belowOfficial source · data.ssb.no

PM2.5, annual mean1.59µg/m³country median 6.3 — 75% belowOfficial source · EEA Air Quality Statistics — PM2.5 annual mean

Lower unemployment than 85% of Norwegian cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 96% of Norwegian cities that publish it.

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

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 Surnadal.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Surnadal. 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 citiesSurnadal 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 broadband¹³Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	27.7 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	ice 18GB mobile plan⁵Official · national market
Dwellings	2,719 dwellings	31 Dec 2025	Statistisk sentralbyrå (SSB)¹¹Official

Is Surnadal a good place to live?

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Remote worker69%strong on work, weak on housing · range 59–79%

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

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

Family66%strong on family, weak on housing · range 56–76%

Retirement56%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 45–67%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Surnadal?

The unemployment rate is 1.3 % (June 2026). Source: NAV HL301 — fully unemployed by county and municipality, June 2026⁸

Unemployment across cities in NorwayUnemployment in Surnadal 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

Surnadal 1.3%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	4,444 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 2026⁸Official

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Surnadal. 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 Surnadal. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
International schools	4 schools	31 Dec 2025	Utdanningsdirektoratet¹⁹Independent · 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; Surnadal'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	Helsedirektoratet¹⁵Independent · fylke observation
Physicians per 100,000 residents	400.3 per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	Statistisk sentralbyrå (SSB)¹⁸Independent · fylke observation

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Surnadal 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 Surnadal?

Police recorded 2,420 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 citiesSurnadal 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

Surnadal2,420

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	2,420 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 Surnadal. 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.

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Surnadal?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 1.6 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline.

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

PM2.5 — annual mean: 1.59 µg/m³ · EEA Air Quality Statistics — PM2.5 annual mean⁴

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

140

126

120

115

110

146

148

130

123

150

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

PM2.51.6WHO 5 · EU 25

PM103WHO 15 · EU 40

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM10 — annual mean	3 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — NO PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Kårvatn)³Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean	1.59 µg/m³country median 6.3	31 Dec 2024	EEA Air Quality Statistics — PM2.5 annual mean⁴Official
Average January temperature	-1.53 °C	28 Aug 2026	MET Norway (Meteorologisk institutt)⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 139.6 · Feb 126.1 · Mar 120.3 · Apr 79.5 · May 79.5 · Jun 114.6 · Jul 109.6 · Aug 145.6 · Sep 148.1 · Oct 130.2 · Nov 123.1 · Dec 149.7 mm	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station SURNADAL¹⁴Official · nearest-station reading

Population and city profile

The city covered 1,366 km² in 2026. Population density was 4 people per km² in 2026.

How many people live in Surnadal?

The published population was 5,982 people in 2026. Source: SSB table 11342: municipality population/area by region and year.¹⁰

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport89.8%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Area	1,318 km²	1 Jan 2026	Kartverket⁶Official · kommune observation
Cars per 1,000 residents	442 per 1,000	31 Dec 2025	Statistisk sentralbyrå (SSB)¹⁷Independent · fylke observation
City area	1,366 km²	1 Jan 2026	SSB 11342 ArealKm2¹⁰Official
Foreign residents	609 people	1 Jan 2026	SSB 09817 B-C / country background Total / Persons⁹Official
Population density	4 people/km²	1 Jan 2026	SSB 11342 ArealKm2¹⁰Official
Population	5,982 people	1 Jan 2026	SSB table 11342: municipality population/area by region and year.¹⁰Official

International community in Surnadal

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	55	0.9%
Europe except EU/EFTA/UK, Africa, Asia, America except USA and Canada, Oceania except Australia and New Zealand, polar regions	42	0.7%
Eritrea	15	0.3%
Nordic countries except Norway, EU/EFTA, UK, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand	13	0.2%
Germany	5	0.1%
Ukraine	5	0.1%
Congo	5	0.1%
Syria	5	0.1%
Latvia	4	0.1%
Poland	3	0.0%
Bosnia-Herzegovina	3	0.0%

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Published group	People	Share
Philippines	3	0.1%
Iraq	3	0.0%
China	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source⁹

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	609	10.2%
Europe except EU/EFTA/UK, Africa, Asia, America except USA and Canada, Oceania except Australia and New Zealand, polar regions	433	7.2%
Ukraine	203	3.4%
Nordic countries except Norway, EU/EFTA, UK, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand	176	2.9%
Eritrea	38	0.6%
Syria	34	0.6%
Poland	33	0.6%
Latvia	30	0.5%
Thailand	24	0.4%
Russia	23	0.4%
Germany	21	0.3%

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Published group	People	Share
Sweden	20	0.3%
Philippines	18	0.3%
Congo	15	0.3%
Romania	13	0.2%
Lithuania	10	0.2%
United Kingdom	8	0.1%
Uganda	8	0.1%
Netherlands	7	0.1%
Rwanda	7	0.1%
Bulgaria	6	0.1%
Estonia	6	0.1%
South Sudan	6	0.1%
Afghanistan	5	0.1%
Iran	5	0.1%
China	5	0.1%
Lebanon	5	0.1%
United States	5	0.1%
Bosnia-Herzegovina	4	0.1%
Somalia	4	0.1%
Jordan	4	0.1%
Brazil	4	0.1%
Faroe Islands	3	0.0%
Iceland	3	0.1%
Belgium	3	0.1%
Croatia	3	0.0%
Spain	3	0.0%
Moldova	3	0.0%
Mauritius	3	0.0%
Iraq	3	0.0%
Israel	3	0.0%
Uzbekistan	3	0.0%
Cuba	3	0.0%
Chile	3	0.0%
Peru	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source⁹

Ancestry or ethnicity

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

Published group	People	Share
Total	554	9.3%
Europe except EU/EFTA/UK, Africa, Asia, America except USA and Canada, Oceania except Australia and New Zealand, polar regions	391	6.5%
Ukraine	198	3.3%
Nordic countries except Norway, EU/EFTA, UK, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand	163	2.7%
Poland	31	0.5%
Syria	29	0.5%
Latvia	26	0.4%
Russia	23	0.4%
Eritrea	23	0.4%
Thailand	23	0.4%
Sweden	20	0.3%

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Published group	People	Share
Germany	16	0.3%
Philippines	15	0.3%
Romania	13	0.2%
Congo	10	0.2%
Lithuania	9	0.1%
United Kingdom	8	0.1%
Uganda	8	0.1%
Rwanda	7	0.1%
Bulgaria	6	0.1%
Estonia	6	0.1%
Netherlands	6	0.1%
South Sudan	5	0.1%
Afghanistan	5	0.1%
Lebanon	5	0.1%
United States	5	0.1%
Somalia	4	0.1%
Iran	4	0.1%
Jordan	4	0.1%
Brazil	4	0.1%
Denmark	3	0.0%
Faroe Islands	3	0.0%
Iceland	3	0.1%
Belgium	3	0.1%
Croatia	3	0.0%
Spain	3	0.0%
Bosnia-Herzegovina	3	0.0%
Mauritius	3	0.0%
India	3	0.0%
Israel	3	0.0%
China	3	0.1%
Uzbekistan	3	0.0%
Vietnam	3	0.0%
Peru	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source⁹

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Registered cars	3,938 vehicles	31 Dec 2025	Statistisk sentralbyrå (SSB)¹⁷Official
Universities	3 institutions	31 Dec 2025	HK-dir (DBH)¹⁶Independent · 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 Surnadal?

The published population was 5,982 people in 2026. Source: SSB table 11342: municipality population/area by region and year..

Is the air quality good in Surnadal?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 1.6 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: EEA Air Quality Statistics — PM2.5 annual mean.

How safe is Surnadal?

Police recorded 2,420 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 Surnadal?

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 Surnadal?

The median gross salary is 4,444 EUR/month. Source: data.ssb.no.

How many foreign residents live in Surnadal?

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

Is Surnadal a good place to live?

Surnadal 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 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 Surnadal?

The official ancestry or ethnicity distribution records 42 people (0.7%) 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). Surnadal, Norway: population, salary, cost of living, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 76ff1ba8ca94f1ca1a0203e6a6af3e75]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/no/surnadal/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  title = {Surnadal, Norway: population, salary, cost of living, jobs},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
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}

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