Hyggen

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Hyggen

Total population

734

Land area0.51 km²

Coordinates59.72°, 10.37°

Demographic figures from Statistics Norway (SSB). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Hyggen is a small village in Røyken in Asker municipality, Akershus county, Norway.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

Lars Cramer

Norwegian footballer

Iver Hesselberg

Norwegian priest, politician and author (1780-1844)

Ole Einar Bjørndalen

Norwegian biathlete and cross-country skier

T

Tor Håkon Holte

Norwegian cross-country skier

Thorbjørn Jagland

32nd Prime Minister of Norway

Marianne Andersen

Norwegian orienteer

Øivind Hånes

Norwegian author, composer and musician

Johann Olav Koss

Norwegian speed skater

Sverre Holm

Norwegian actor (1931-2005)

K

Konrad Gustav Knudsen

Norwegian politician (1890-1959)

Ø

Øyvin Thon

Norwegian orienteer

E

Egil Olsen

Norwegian association football player (1948-2018)

Jacob Neumann

Norwegian politician (1772-1848)

Barbra Ring

Norwegian novelist, translator and critic (1870-1955)

Johan Halvorsen

Norwegian composer, conductor and violinist (1864–1935)

Espen Lie Hansen

Norwegian handball player

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Akershus

• Gjellum
  5.9 mi away
• Slemmestad
  6.3 mi away
• Nesoddtangen
  14 mi away · pop. 13,444
• Varåa
  32.1 mi away
• Sørumsand
  35.6 mi away · pop. 6,075
• Dolní Jamné
  681.5 mi away · pop. 69
• Mladotice
  682.7 mi away · pop. 443
• Liblín
  688.6 mi away · pop. 301
• Drahoňův Újezd
  692.6 mi away · pop. 144
• Sklená Huť
  695.8 mi away · pop. 11
• Lhota pod Radčem
  695.9 mi away · pop. 267
• Čečkovice
  696.4 mi away · pop. 77

Browse all places in Akershus →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

King Bolete

Boletus edulis

Seen 2026-10-03

common yarrow

Achillea millefolium

Seen 2026-10-02

common polypody

Polypodium vulgare

Seen 2026-09-29

Shaggy Mane

Coprinus comatus

Seen 2026-09-27

Fly Agaric

Amanita muscaria

Seen 2026-09-26

Sand Goby

Pomatoschistus minutus

Seen 2026-09-26

Hieroglyphic Lady Beetle

Coccinella hieroglyphica

Seen 2026-09-21

White Wagtail

Motacilla alba

Seen 2026-09-21

Feral Pigeon

Columba livia domestica

Seen 2026-09-21

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).