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Skei, Vestland

Village in Sunnfjord Municipality, Norway

Summary

Village in Sunnfjord Municipality, Norway

FieldValue
official_nameSkei
other_nameSkei i Jølster
settlement_typeVillage
image_skylineSkei_i_Jolster.JPG
image_captionView of the village
mapframeyes
mapframe-zoom11
mapframe-markervillage
pushpin_mapVestland#Norway
pushpin_label_positiontopSunnfjord Municipality
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameNorway
subdivision_type1Region
subdivision_name1Western Norway
subdivision_type2County
subdivision_name2Vestland
subdivision_type3District
subdivision_name3Sunnfjord
subdivision_type4Municipality
subdivision_name4Sunnfjord Municipality
timezone1CET
utc_offset1+01:00
timezone1_DSTCEST
utc_offset1_DST+02:00
area_footnotes
area_total_km20.58
population_as_of2025
population_footnotes
population_total549
population_density_km2947
postal_code_typePost Code
postal_code6843 Skei i Jølster
coordinates
elevation_m208
elevation_footnotes

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Skei (also known as Skei i Jølster) is a village in Sunnfjord Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village is located at the northeastern end of the lake Jølstravatnet. Skei is 20 km south of the village of Byrkjelo (in Gloppen Municipality), 25 km northeast of the villages of Vassenden/Langhaugane, and about 13 km east of the village of Ålhus.

Skei is located just west of Jostedalsbreen National Park. The village lies at the intersection of two major regional highways: European route E39 and Norwegian National Road 5. The village of Helgheim, where the Helgheim Church is located, sits about 4 km west of Skei on the northern shore of the lake Jølstravatnet.

The 0.58 km2 village has a population (2025) of 549 and a population density of 947 PD/km2.

History

The village was the administrative centre of the old Jølster Municipality until its dissolution in 2020.

Notable people

  • Asgeir Årdal (born 1983), a Norwegian cross-country skier

References

References

  1. "Skei, Sunnfjord". [[yr.no]].
  2. "Informasjon om stadnamn". [[Norwegian Mapping Authority.
  3. {{Cite SNL. Skei_-_tettstad_i_Jølster. Skei (tettstad i Jølster). 2025-10-27. Askheim. Svein. 2025-08-01
  4. Statistisk sentralbyrå. (2025-10-27). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
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