Living in Vindafjord

In Vindafjord, unemployment is 1.3% (2026).

There were 3.8 doctors per 1,000 people in 2024. Car density was 470 vehicles per 1,000 residents at the end of 2025. In June 2026, the unemployment rate was 1.3%. There were 380 physicians per 100,000 residents in 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-1917 sources

Population9,181people1 Jan 2026Official source · SSB table 11342: municipality population/area by region and year.

Median gross salary (region)4,551EUR/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 crime4,900incidents per 100,000country median 4,460 — 10% aboveOfficial source · data.ssb.no

Lower unemployment than 85% of Norwegian cities that publish it and more recorded crime than 62% of Norwegian cities that publish it.

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

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 Vindafjord.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Vindafjord. 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 citiesVindafjord 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	4,173 dwellings	31 Dec 2025	Statistisk sentralbyrå (SSB)⁹Official

Is Vindafjord a good place to live?

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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%

Student44%strong on education, weak on housing · range 33–55%

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

Retirement43%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 31–55%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Vindafjord?

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 Vindafjord 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

Vindafjord 1.3%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	4,551 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 Vindafjord. 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 Vindafjord. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
International schools	4 schools	31 Dec 2025	Utdanningsdirektoratet¹⁷Independent · 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; Vindafjord'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	Helsedirektoratet¹³Independent · fylke observation
Physicians per 100,000 residents	380 per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	Statistisk sentralbyrå (SSB)¹⁶Independent · fylke observation

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Vindafjord 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 Vindafjord?

Police recorded 4,900 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 citiesVindafjord 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

Vindafjord4,900

Asker4,500

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	4,900 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 Vindafjord. 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

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

270

214

192

131

110

130

145

194

234

283

287

296

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Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average January temperature	2.3 °C	28 Aug 2026	MET Norway (Meteorologisk institutt)⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 1.4 · Feb 1 · Mar 2.9 · Apr 6.4 · May 10 · Jun 12.9 · Jul 15.1 · Aug 14.8 · Sep 11.9 · Oct 7.9 · Nov 4.6 · Dec 2 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station VATS_I_VINDAFJORD¹²Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 269.8 · Feb 214.2 · Mar 192.2 · Apr 130.7 · May 110.1 · Jun 130 · Jul 145.3 · Aug 194.3 · Sep 234 · Oct 283.1 · Nov 287.4 · Dec 295.7 mm	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station VATS_I_VINDAFJORD¹²Official · nearest-station reading

Population and city profile

The city covered 621 km² in 2026. Population density was 15 people per km² in 2026.

How many people live in Vindafjord?

The published population was 9,181 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 passport82.1%
Foreign residents17.9%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Area	620 km²	1 Jan 2026	Kartverket⁴Official · kommune observation
Cars per 1,000 residents	470 per 1,000	31 Dec 2025	Statistisk sentralbyrå (SSB)¹⁵Independent · fylke observation
City area	621 km²	1 Jan 2026	SSB 11342 ArealKm2⁸Official
Foreign residents	1,644 people	1 Jan 2026	SSB 09817 B-C / country background Total / Persons⁷Official
Population density	15 people/km²	1 Jan 2026	SSB 11342 ArealKm2⁸Official
Population	9,181 people	1 Jan 2026	SSB table 11342: municipality population/area by region and year.⁸Official

International community in Vindafjord

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

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	1,644	17.9%
Nordic countries except Norway, EU/EFTA, UK, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand	998	10.9%
Europe except EU/EFTA/UK, Africa, Asia, America except USA and Canada, Oceania except Australia and New Zealand, polar regions	646	7.0%
Poland	325	3.5%
Lithuania	303	3.3%
Ukraine	238	2.6%
Romania	92	1.0%
Germany	87	0.9%
Syria	56	0.6%
Latvia	55	0.6%
Thailand	41	0.5%

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Published group	People	Share
Eritrea	36	0.4%
Sudan	32	0.3%
Kosovo	26	0.3%
Philippines	24	0.3%
Russia	21	0.2%
Denmark	18	0.2%
Estonia	18	0.2%
Netherlands	18	0.2%
United Kingdom	18	0.2%
Sweden	17	0.2%
Somalia	17	0.2%
Bhutan	15	0.2%
Iceland	14	0.1%
Nepal	13	0.1%
Moldova	11	0.1%
Croatia	8	0.1%
Rwanda	8	0.1%
South Sudan	7	0.1%
Ethiopia	6	0.1%
Egypt	6	0.1%
Congo	6	0.1%
Kenya	5	0.1%
Palestine	5	0.1%
Pakistan	5	0.1%
India	4	0.0%
Kazakhstan	4	0.0%
Dominican Republic	4	0.0%
United States	4	0.0%
Brazil	4	0.0%
Finland	3	0.0%
Bulgaria	3	0.0%
Belarus	3	0.0%
Ireland	3	0.0%
Spain	3	0.0%
Switzerland	3	0.0%
Türkiye	3	0.0%
Hungary	3	0.0%
Bosnia-Herzegovina	3	0.0%
Czech Republic	3	0.0%
Botswana	3	0.0%
Burundi	3	0.0%
Ghana	3	0.0%
South Africa	3	0.0%
Tanzania	3	0.0%
Bangladesh	3	0.0%
Iran	3	0.0%
Jordan	3	0.0%
China	3	0.0%
Malaysia	3	0.0%
Qatar	3	0.0%
Mexico	3	0.0%
Bolivia	3	0.0%
Colombia	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	196	2.1%
Nordic countries except Norway, EU/EFTA, UK, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand	114	1.2%
Europe except EU/EFTA/UK, Africa, Asia, America except USA and Canada, Oceania except Australia and New Zealand, polar regions	82	0.9%
Lithuania	46	0.5%
Poland	35	0.4%
Kosovo	15	0.2%
Romania	12	0.1%
Syria	12	0.1%
Sudan	11	0.1%
Latvia	8	0.1%
Eritrea	8	0.1%

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Published group	People	Share
Ukraine	7	0.1%
Germany	6	0.1%
Thailand	6	0.1%
Moldova	5	0.1%
Somalia	4	0.0%
Sweden	3	0.0%
Estonia	3	0.0%
Russia	3	0.0%
Burundi	3	0.0%
Bhutan	3	0.0%
Nepal	3	0.0%
United States	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	1,448	15.8%
Nordic countries except Norway, EU/EFTA, UK, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand	884	9.6%
Europe except EU/EFTA/UK, Africa, Asia, America except USA and Canada, Oceania except Australia and New Zealand, polar regions	564	6.1%
Poland	290	3.2%
Lithuania	257	2.8%
Ukraine	231	2.5%
Germany	81	0.9%
Romania	80	0.9%
Latvia	47	0.5%
Syria	44	0.5%
Thailand	35	0.4%

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Published group	People	Share
Eritrea	28	0.3%
Philippines	23	0.3%
Sudan	21	0.2%
Denmark	18	0.2%
Netherlands	18	0.2%
United Kingdom	18	0.2%
Russia	18	0.2%
Estonia	16	0.2%
Iceland	14	0.1%
Sweden	14	0.1%
Bhutan	14	0.1%
Somalia	13	0.1%
Kosovo	11	0.1%
Nepal	10	0.1%
Rwanda	8	0.1%
Croatia	7	0.1%
South Sudan	7	0.1%
Moldova	6	0.1%
Ethiopia	6	0.1%
Egypt	6	0.1%
Kenya	5	0.1%
Palestine	5	0.1%
Congo	4	0.0%
India	4	0.0%
Kazakhstan	4	0.0%
Pakistan	4	0.0%
Dominican Republic	4	0.0%
Brazil	4	0.0%
Finland	3	0.0%
Faroe Islands	3	0.0%
Bulgaria	3	0.0%
Belarus	3	0.0%
Spain	3	0.0%
Türkiye	3	0.0%
Hungary	3	0.0%
Bosnia-Herzegovina	3	0.0%
Slovakia	3	0.0%
Czech Republic	3	0.0%
South Africa	3	0.0%
Tanzania	3	0.0%
Bangladesh	3	0.0%
Jordan	3	0.0%
China	3	0.0%
South Korea	3	0.0%
Malaysia	3	0.0%
Qatar	3	0.0%
Singapore	3	0.0%
Mexico	3	0.0%
United States	3	0.0%
Bolivia	3	0.0%
Uruguay	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	5,648 vehicles	31 Dec 2025	Statistisk sentralbyrå (SSB)¹⁵Official
Universities	1 institutions	31 Dec 2025	HK-dir (DBH)¹⁴Independent · 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 Vindafjord?

The published population was 9,181 people in 2026. Source: SSB table 11342: municipality population/area by region and year..

How safe is Vindafjord?

Police recorded 4,900 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 Vindafjord?

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 Vindafjord?

The median gross salary is 4,551 EUR/month. Source: data.ssb.no.

How many foreign residents live in Vindafjord?

1,644 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: SSB 09817 B-C / country background Total / Persons.

Is Vindafjord a good place to live?

Vindafjord 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 Vindafjord?

The official ancestry or ethnicity distribution records 998 people (10.9%) 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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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Vindafjord, Norway: population, salary, cost of living, jobs},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {cde109db757f620ab05071c2ae64e61b},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/no/vindafjord/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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Telenor fixed broadband telenor.no · checked 2026-09-15
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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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