Skien

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

Overview

Skien may refer to:Skien (town), town in Norway and administrative centre of Skien Municipality Skien Municipality, municipality in Norway

Geography

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

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

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Lars Fredriksen

Norwegian singer and composer

Harold Knutson

American politician (1880-1953)

Hjalmar Johansen

Norwegian explorer

Audun Kleive

Norwegian jazz drummer, percussionist, music arranger, composer

Iver Kleive

Norwegian pianist, organist, conductor, composer

Tommy Svindal Larsen

Norwegian footballer

Tora Aasland

Norwegian politician and civil servant

Terje Riis-Johansen

Norwegian politician

V

Vegard Høidalen

Norwegian beach volleyball player

August Cappelen

Norwegian painter (1827-1852)

Dag Erik Pedersen

Norwegian racing cyclist and cycling journalist (1959-2024)

G

Geir Karlsen

Norwegian footballer (1948–2024)

Nils Eriksen

Norwegian footballer and manager (1911-1975)

Bjørn Tore Godal

Norwegian politician

Knut Wigert

Norwegian actor (1916–2006)

Rune Jarstein

Norwegian association football player

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

Nearby places in Telemark

• Åfoss
  2.5 mi away
• Skotfoss
  3 mi away
• Porsgrunn
  5 mi away · pop. 34,953
• Østsida
  5.4 mi away
• Siljan
  6.5 mi away · pop. 1,058
• Herre
  7.5 mi away · pop. 1,244
• Langangen
  10.9 mi away · pop. 470
• Brevik
  11.3 mi away · pop. 3,000
• Stathelle
  11.8 mi away · pop. 10,563
• Ulefoss
  13.2 mi away · pop. 2,498
• Langesund
  15.2 mi away · pop. 5,500
• Nordagutu
  17.5 mi away · pop. 297

Browse all places in Telemark →

Geography & sun

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

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Skien

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

King Bolete

Boletus edulis

Seen 2026-10-05

European Rose Chafer

Cetonia aurata

Seen 2026-09-27

willow scale

Chionaspis salicis

Seen 2026-09-26

birch polypore

Fomitopsis betulina

Seen 2026-09-26

Conifer Mazegill

Gloeophyllum sepiarium

Seen 2026-09-26

Cauliflower Fungus

Sparassis crispa

Seen 2026-09-26

common bilberry

Vaccinium myrtillus

Seen 2026-09-26

Western Honey Bee

Apis mellifera

Seen 2026-09-26

Eurasian Drone Fly

Eristalis arbustorum

Seen 2026-09-26

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