Soma
in Sandnes of Rogaland Fylke, Norway
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Stavanger Airport, Sola (2 mi) - Haugesund Airport (37 mi)
- Lista Airport (63 mi)
- Stord Airport (65 mi)
- Kristiansand Airport (98 mi)
- Bergen Airport, Flesland (100 mi)
- Sogndal Airport (166 mi)
- Bringeland Airport (174 mi)
- Bryggen (Unesco heritage, 106 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 58.867 and 5.690 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 58° 52' 1" and E 5° 41' 25"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Krone - NOK
- Spoken languages:
- Norwegian, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, Northern Sami, Finnish
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 10:23 AM (Sunday)
- Timezone: Europe/Oslo
- UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:45 am and 9:23 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -44.033 and -176.367 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Ouwenga - References
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 2,8 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to Norway.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Norway. Last Update: 2024-04-28 08:22:10
Explore Soma
Soma in Sandnes (Rogaland Fylke) is located in Norway about 192 mi (or 309 km) south-west of Oslo, the country's capital.
Local time in Soma is now 10:23 AM (Sunday). The local timezone is named Europe / Oslo with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 8 airports in the wider vicinity of Soma, of which two are larger airports. The closest airport in Norway is Stavanger Airport, Sola in a distance of 2 mi (or 3 km), West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. It's Bryggen in a distance of 106 mi (or 171 km), North. If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Sola, Sandnes, Kleppe, Stavanger and Bryne. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 8°C / 46 °F
| Morning Temperature | 6°C / 43 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 11°C / 52 °F |
| Night Temperature | 11°C / 51 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 3% |
| Air Humidity | 82% |
| Air Pressure | 1009 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Fresh Breeze with 15 km/h (9 mph) from North-West |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
| General Conditions | Moderate rain |
Monday, 29th of April 2024
10°C (51 °F)
8°C (46 °F)
Moderate rain, strong breeze, scattered clouds.
Tuesday, 30th of April 2024
12°C (53 °F)
12°C (53 °F)
Overcast clouds, moderate breeze.
Wednesday, 1st of May 2024
17°C (63 °F)
13°C (56 °F)
Overcast clouds, moderate breeze.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Quality Hotel Residence
Quality Hotel Stavanger Airport
Smarthotel Forus
Sverre
CONCEPT HOTEL GAMLA VAERKET
GamlaVærket Gjæstgiveri og Tracteringssted
THON HOTEL SANDNES
SCANDIC STAVANGER AIRPORT
ST. SVITHUN HOTEL
First Hotel Alstor
Videos from this area
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Ar.Drone Sandnes By Air
Ar.Drone 2.0 First hight altitude outdoor flight. Recently bought at http://www.o-saeland.no/ Flight done with Indoor Hull. Looking forward to doing this on a cloud free day.
Speedway Sandnes Stadion 1981 Del 1.wmv
DEL 1 - Kun defilering. Kjørere: Ole Olsen, Johnny Larsen, Geir Aasland, Jørn Haugvaldstad, Helge Skjæveland, Asgeir Bjerga, Audun Ove Olsen, Thomas Rolandsen, Arild Gausland, Peter ...
Høydepunkter: 1. runde cupen 2009: Sandnes Ulf - Mandalskameratene 10.05.09
Høydepunkter fra kampen mellom Sandnes Ulf og Mandalskameratene i første runde i cupen 2009 i Sandnes Idrettspark 10.05.09. Foto: Kurt Jonassen Redigering: Joakm Skjæveland.
Høydepunkter: Sandnes Ulf - Vard Haugesund 18.04.2009
Høydepunkter fra kampen mellom Sandnes Ulf og Vard Haugesund i Sandnes Idrettspark 18. april. Foto: Kurt Jonassen Klipp: Morten Larsen.
NM Stafett 2013 Sandnes Stadion 4x1500m MS
Menn senior 4x1500m. Vinnerlag Sandnes IL med Frew Zenebe Brkneh, Bjørnar Ustad Kristensen, Filip Ingebrigtsen og Henrik Ingebrigtsen. Tid 15:31:01. Last 200m dead battery.
Sandnes Oilers vs Bergen Storm 20010527
FULL GAME. 2nd Division game between the Sandnes Oilers and Bergen Storm in Sandnes on the 27th of May 2001. The Oilers won 42-14. A review of the game can be found here: ...
Norwegian left back Trond Erik Bertelsen miss against Sandnes Ulf!
Sandnes Ulf - Viking (1-0) Trond Erik Bertelsen miss.
Beach Volleyball @ Actionball, Sandnes 2012 HD
It's Beach Volleyball time! Gallo/Hanssen vs Askeland/Hanssen; warming up for the 2012 sand volleyball season!
Lura, Sandnes, Norway, oct. 2nd. 2009
(Sent from a W995)
Høydepunkter: Sandnes Ulf - Drammen FK 30.05.2009
Høydepunkter fra Sandnes Ulfs 6-0 seier over Drammen FK i Sandnes Idrettspark 30.05.2009.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Kvadrat (shopping centre)
Kvadrat is one of the largest shopping centres in Norway both by revenue and number of shops. The shopping centre is situated near Stavanger, Norway. Kvadrat Storsenter was opened in 1984 and contains 160 stores in several connected buildings totalling 84 912 m².
Statoil
Statoil ASA, trading as Statoil and formerly known as StatoilHydro, is a Norwegian oil and gas company, formed by the 2007 merger of Statoil with the oil and gas division of Norsk Hydro. The Government of Norway is the largest shareholder in Statoil with 67% of the shares. The ownership interest is managed by the Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy. Statoil is a fully integrated petroleum company with operations in thirty-six countries.
Stavanger Airport, Forus
Stavanger Airport, Forus (Norwegian: Stavanger lufthavn, Forus) is a closed military airport located in the Forus area, in the municipalities Stavanger, Sola and Sandnes. It was built for Luftwaffe by the German occupational forces during World War II, on farm land cultivated at the site of the former lake Stokkavatnet. The airport was later used as a heliport, Forus Heliport, until it was closed in 1989. The area has later been developed for industry.
Sandnes Idrettspark
Sandnes Idrettspark is a multi-purpose stadium in Sandnes, Rogaland, Norway. It is currently used mostly for track and field meets and football matches, and is the home ground of Sandnes Ulf. The stadium's capacity is 3850 (2260 seats). The venue hosted the Norwegian Athletics Championships in 1986, 2002 and 2010. In August 2009, a new floodlight system with a capacity of 1,400 lux was installed.
Stokka
Stokka is a suburb of Lura, Sandnes, Norway. Stokka is bordered on the south by Bærheim and Soma, to the east by Lura, to the north by Forus, Stavanger, and to the west by Sola municipality. Large parts of the area are industrialised, with the area north of Løwenstrasse used as the headquarters of Forus Næringspark. Stokka is linked to the north with the Forus canal, to the east by E39, to the south to Soma and to the west with Sola.
Gausel
Gausel is a neighborhood in the borough Hinna in Stavanger, Norway. It is located between Jåttå, Godeset, Forus and the Gandsfjord.
Stokkavatnet (Forus)
Stokkavatnet is a former lake that was located at Forus in Stavanger, Norway, between the two fjords Hafrsfjord and Gandsfjord. The lake was among the largest at the Northern Jæren district, with an area of about 4 km². It was surrounded by considerable areas of marsh land, and was known for a rich birdlife. The lake drained to Gandsfjord, and the outlet supplied six mills located near the fjord.
Godeset
Godeset is a suburb of Stavanger municipality in Rogaland where one can find a number of small and service industries. Godeset skole and Gautesete skole are the schools in Godeset. Godeset was an agricultural area until around 1985. The Godeset area stretches from Jåttånuten in the north and down to Statoil's headquarters at Forus in the south.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Soma.
Godeset: E39 Forusbeen, mot Sandnes (Krysset E39 − Forusbeen, retning mot Sandnes), Godeset (source)
Forus: R509 Solasplitten 1 (Retning vest), Forus (source)
Sande: R509 Sømmevågen (Retning vest), Sande (source)
Sandnes: Vågen, Sandnes (source)
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