About Stavanger
Stavanger is a city and municipality located in southwest Norway and stated to be most densely populated municipality. Stavanger is placed in Nord-jæren and represents the third biggest city area in companionship with along with Sandnes, Sola and Randaberg.
The municipality borders to Randaberg and Rennesøy in north, Sadnes in south and Sola in west. Today Stavanger is known as the center of the offshore oil industry in Norway and many companies within this and several other industries holds their business address here. Forus Næringspark which is a big industrial area, is also located in Stavanger and holds more than 2500 companies and 40.000 employees.
Many educational institutions is also placed in Stavanger, such as the university of Stavanger being the biggest one. Stavanger airport is placed in the municipality Sola and is said to be one of the busiest airports in the Nordic countries.
The center of Stavanger is very compact and you can pay a visit to most of the city attractions by foot.
Infrastructure in Stavanger
Kolumbus is the bus travel provider in Stavanger with routes all over the Stavanger and Sadnes area. Longer-distance routes are provided by the City Terminal which is located in the city center next to the train station. On the roads nearby you will the local routes located. The Stavanger-Oslo route is terminated form the Starvanger railway station and has a duration of 8-9 hours. Passenger ferries are also operated by Kolumbus and takes you to different locations that might be difficult to reach with other travel options.
Digital payment via the smartphone app is the easiest way for you to purchase tickets but is still possible to buy a ticket in cash. The most convenient way to go to the Airport in Sola, is by using the Airport Express Coach.
The business climate of Stavanger
In 1969 a boom and economic growth started when oil was found in the North Sea. Stavanger was chosen to take part as the on-shore center for the oil industry in Norway. Today the city is also referred as “the oil capital” due to the oil company Statoil that was created in 1972 and has had its head office in the city ever since. Stavanger hosts the Offshore Northern Seas (ONS) every other year, which is one the most prestigious conference within the energy sector. Stavanger is not just a place of residence for oil companies, it is a business center for many companies from many other research fields as well.
Stavanger’s geography
Stavanger nature attractions including Lysefjorden, the Sola beach and Preikestolen. Last mentioned has one of the most breathtaking views 604 meter above the ocean surface. The viewpoint of Preikestolen Fejllstue is a 6 kilometers hiking trip away with a rise of 350 meters. Stavanger has 143,574 inhabitants (2020) and takes therefore place as the fourth most populous municipality in Norway.
Worth a visit in Stavanger
Lysefjorden - Preikestolen - Norsk Oljemuseum Møtestedet - Old Stavanger (Gamle Stavanger).
Links about Stavanger
Map over Stavanger
The University of Stavanger
Housing in Stavanger
Facebook group Bergen
