Case study report - Sogndal

Sogndal is a municipality in Vestland county, in the Western part of Norway. The municipality was created when the former municipality of Sogndal was merged with the municipalities of Leikanger and Balestrand in 2020 (Thorsnæs and Askheim, 2025). The current municipality has a total area of about 1 258 km2 and the landscape is characterized by tall mountains and narrow fjords. This report focuses on the urban area of Sogndalsfjøra, which is the largest settlement within the municipality. Sogndalsfjøra is commonly referred to simply as Sogndal and will be referred to as such throughout this report. When the municipality as a whole is meant, this will be specified explicitly.