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Little, strong Utsira – life in Norway’s smallest municipality

When a young Julie Faldt Faurholt moved from Denmark’s smallest municipality – the island of Læsø – she was determined she would never live in such a small place again. But the island she lives on now is far smaller. With 217 people, Utsira is Norway’s smallest municipality.

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Little and happy

The sun is shining and it is time to play out for Florinda, Sofia og Nora at the Sirakompasset kinderkarten on Utsira.

Municipalities in Norway
  • There are 357 municipalities in Norway (on 1 January 2024)
  • Oslo is the largest municipality in terms of population with 717,710 (2024).
  • Utsira is Norway’s smallest municipality in terms of population with 217 residents (2024). It is an island and a municipality in Rogaland County. Utsira lies in the North Sea outside Karmøy, 18 kilometres west of Haugesund.
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