Skip to content
  • Live
  • To do
  • Companies
  • Career
  • Trainee
  • English
    • Norwegian Bokmål
  • Live
  • To do
  • Companies
  • Career
  • Trainee
  • English
    • Norwegian Bokmål

MENU

Live in Sortland

Photo: Sgraff29 / Wikimedia Commons

Sortland

About
Facts
Map

Sortland

About
Facts
Map

Welcome to Sortland!

Sortland is a municipality and a town in Vesterålen in Nordland. The municipality has about 10,000 inhabitants and is the 159th largest in area in Norway with 722 square kilometers. Sortland is known as “The blue city by the sound” after an initiative to paint all buildings in shades of blue. Sortland is a regional center for Vesterålen with a rich cultural life, varied business sector and beautiful nature. 

Sortland has many attractions for tourists, such as Sortland Museum, Sortland Church, Sortland Bridge, Hurtigruten and Vesterålen Cultural Center. The municipality also has several festivals and events, such as Blåfrost Festival, Sortland Days, Blue City Festival and Sortland Jazz and Song Club. Sortland has a well-developed infrastructure with road, bus, airport and port. 

Sortland has a diverse business sector with both public and private sector. The municipality has among other things trade, service, industry, fisheries, agriculture, tourism and education as important industries. The private sector consists of many small and medium-sized businesses, as well as some larger players such as Coop Nordland, Sparebank1 Nord-Norge, Nordlaks and Sortland Hotel. 

Sortland is geographically located on the islands of Langøya and Hinnøya, which are connected by a bridge over Sortland Sound. The municipality borders Øksnes, Andøy, Kvæfjord, Lødingen, Hadsel and Bø. Sortland has a varied landscape with mountains, valleys, forests, rivers, lakes and coastline. The municipality has a typical coastal climate with mild winters and cool summers. 

Sortland has a good offer of schools and kindergartens for children and young people. The municipality has 11 primary schools, 2 secondary schools and 14 kindergartens. In addition, the municipality has a folk high school and a college department. 

Sortland is a municipality that has a lot to offer for those who want to live and work there. The municipality has a lively local community with culture, sports, volunteering and involvement. Sortland also has good opportunities for work, education, health and welfare. Sortland is a municipality that focuses on the future with sustainable development, innovation and cooperation.

Facts

  • 10 470 residents
  • 9 schools
  • 14 kindergartens

Where is Sortland?

Sources

https://www.sortland.kommune.no/ 

https://www.sortland.kommune.no/velkommen-til-sortland/ 

https://www.bing.com/search?q=Sortland+kommune+st%C3%B8rrelse&toWww=1&redig=BEB2447E1DDD4CB98737305B70153944 

https://www.ssb.no/kommunefakta/sortland-suorta  

Please help us keep the information up to date by emailing kontakt@levinordnorge.no if you find outdated or incorrect information.

Living

Activities and experiences

Art and culture

Vacancies in Sortland

Experienced full-stack/backend developer

Welcome to Sortland!

See the career opportunities

Welcome to Sortland!

See the career opportunities

Learn about the opportunities in the north

Sign up to our newsletter to stay up to date on new opportunities in the north.

By registering your email address, you agree to receiving our newsletters.

  • Live
  • To do
  • Companies
  • Career
  • Trainee
  • English
    • Norwegian Bokmål
  • Live
  • To do
  • Companies
  • Career
  • Trainee
  • English
    • Norwegian Bokmål
Instagram Linkedin Facebook Youtube TikTok Ikon
  • Copyright
  • Delivered by Nettrakett
  • Privacy policy and cookies
  • Norwegian Bokmål
  • English
Leve
Gjøre
Kommuner
Bedrifter
Karriere
Trainee
Facebook Linkedin Instagram Youtube
  • Norwegian Bokmål
  • English
Live
To do
Municipalities
Companies
Career
Trainee
Become a partner
Facebook Linkedin Instagram Youtube
We use cookies.. By clicking "Accept", you consent to all being used. See which ones we use and change your consent by clicking on "Settings".
SettingsAcceptDeny
Cookies

About the use of cookies

We use cookies to improve your experience of the website. The cookies that are in the "Necessary" category are stored in your browser, as these are essential for the website to function. We also use third-party cookies to analyze traffic and user behaviour. These cookies are only stored in your browser if you consent. You can change your consent later if you wish, but be aware that this may affect your experience of the website.
Necessary
Always Enabled
Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously.
Functional
Functional cookies help to perform certain functionalities like sharing the content of the website on social media platforms, collect feedbacks, and other third-party features.
Performance
Performance cookies are used to understand and analyze the key performance indexes of the website which helps in delivering a better user experience for the visitors.
Analytics
Analytical cookies are used to understand how visitors interact with the website. These cookies help provide information on metrics the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc.
Advertisement
Advertisement cookies are used to provide visitors with relevant ads and marketing campaigns. These cookies track visitors across websites and collect information to provide customized ads.
Others
Other uncategorized cookies are those that are being analyzed and have not been classified into a category as yet.
Save & Accept