Sortland

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

Overview

Sortland may refer to:

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

Herbjørg Wassmo

Norwegian author

Hill-Marta Solberg

Norwegian politician

Sivert Høyem

Norwegian singer

O

Olav Christopher Jenssen

Norwegian artist (born 1954)

Petter Carl Reinsnes

Norwegian politician (1904-1976)

Hårek Elvenes

Norwegian politician

J

Jorunn Hageler

Norwegian politician

K

Krister Wemberg

footballer

P

Per Stavem

Norwegian shot putter, discus thrower and decathlete (1926–2006)

L

Lauritz Johan Riise

Norwegian politician (1910-1978)

A

Arnt Stefansen

Norwegian journalist

Bård Glad Pedersen

Norwegian politician

G

Geir Ståle Frantzen

Norwegian businessperson

J

Jan Jensen

Norwegian sports official (1944-2002)

K

Kaare J. Forø

Norwegian politician and lawyer

Mikkel Bugge

Norwegian writer

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

Nearby places in Nordland

• Alsvåg
  14.7 mi away · pop. 303
• Strengelvåg
  19.2 mi away
• Myklebostad
  64.3 mi away · pop. 237
• Gladstad
  228.1 mi away · pop. 307
• Majavatn - Maajehjaevrie
  249.8 mi away
• Siikala
  617.3 mi away
• Sulkava
  618.7 mi away
• Kytäjä
  620.8 mi away
• Hyvinkää
  621.6 mi away · pop. 47,031
• Ridasjärvi
  622.2 mi away
• Jättölä
  623.9 mi away
• Noppo
  624.5 mi away

Browse all places in Nordland →

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

Great Tit

Parus major

Seen 2026-08-11

Common Chaffinch

Fringilla coelebs

Seen 2026-08-11

Redpoll

Acanthis flammea

Seen 2026-08-11

European Greenfinch

Chloris chloris

Seen 2026-08-10

red campion

Silene dioica

Seen 2026-07-16

purple foxglove

Digitalis purpurea

Seen 2026-07-16

fireweed

Chamaenerion angustifolium

Seen 2026-07-16

Leopard Slug

Limax maximus

Seen 2026-07-15

Great Black-backed Gull

Larus marinus

Seen 2026-07-14

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

Official Identifiers