Risa
in Sola of Rogaland Fylke, Norway

How to get there and get around
Noteable things around
  • Bryggen (Unesco heritage, 103 mi)
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
58.917 and 5.617 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 58° 55' 0" and E 5° 37' 0"
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: 06:14 AM (Tuesday)
Timezone: Europe/Oslo
UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
8:55 am and 3:54 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-44.033 and -176.367 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Ouwenga
References
This place on Geonames.org
Current travel safety evaluation for Norway in Northern Europe

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: 2024-08-13 08:21:03

Discover Risa

Risa in Sola (Rogaland Fylke) is a place in Norway about 193 mi (or 311 km) west of Oslo, the country's capital city.

Current time in Risa is now 06:14 AM (Tuesday). The local timezone is named Europe / Oslo with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 8 airports near Risa, of which two are larger airports. The closest airport in Norway is Stavanger Airport, Sola in a distance of 3 mi (or 5 km), South. 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 103 mi (or 165 km), North. If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.

While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Sola, Randaberg, Stavanger, Sandnes and Kleppe. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 9°C / 48 °F

Morning Temperature 9°C / 48 °F
Evening Temperature 8°C / 46 °F
Night Temperature 8°C / 47 °F
Chance of rainfall 7%
Air Humidity 86%
Air Pressure 997 hPa
Wind Speed High wind, near gale with 25 km/h (15 mph) from North
Cloud Conditions Overcast clouds, covering 89% of sky
General Conditions Moderate rain

Wednesday, 27th of November 2024

8°C (46 °F)
7°C (45 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.

Thursday, 28th of November 2024

6°C (43 °F)
5°C (41 °F)
Sky is clear, fresh breeze, clear sky.

Friday, 29th of November 2024

7°C (44 °F)
8°C (46 °F)
Light rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.

Hotels and Places to Stay

Quality Hotel Stavanger Airport

Address
1,7 mi
Sommeveien 1
4055 Sola
Norway

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Tananger Leilighetshotell

Address
0,5 mi
Kontinental Vegen 2
4056 Sola
Norway

Time Information

Checkout: - Checkin:
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


SOLA STRAND HOTEL

Address
2,2 mi
AXEL LUNDSVEI 27
4050 Sola
Norway

Time Information

Checkout: - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


SCANDIC STAVANGER AIRPORT

Address
2,3 mi
FLYPLASSVEGEN 226
4055 Stavanger
Norway

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


VISTE STRANDHOTELL

Address
4,8 mi
VISTEVEIEN 47
4070 Randaberg
Norway

Time Information

Checkout: - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


SCANDIC FORUM

Address
4,0 mi
GUNNAR WAREBERGSGATE 17
4002 Stavanger
Norway

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Clarion Hotel Air

Address
2,0 mi
Utsolaarmen 16
4050 Sola
Norway

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


HUMMEREN HOTEL

Address
1,9 mi
HAVNEVEIEN PO BOX 100
4056 Tananger
Norway

Time Information

Checkout: - Checkin:
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Clarion Hotel Energy

Address
3,6 mi
Ishockeyveien 2
4021 Stavanger
Norway

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Quality Hotel Pond

Address
3,6 mi
Koppholen 17
4313 SANDNES
Norway

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Videos from this area

These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.

Antonov-124 UR-82007 take off at Sola

Published: August 20, 2009
Length: 10:22 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Lennart Rimestad

Carrying LN-OHX to be returned to the lessor. It was very windy today, hard to hold the camera steady, and its a tiny camera too, but makes great quality (Sony HD-SR12 )


National DC-8-63 @ Sola Stavanger today

Published: April 02, 2010
Length: 11:51 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Lennart Rimestad

What a nice easter surprise for all us planecrazy people at Sola.


SAS 737-683 (B736) Sola Airport

Published: January 20, 2013
Length: 56:55 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Henning Spotter

SAS 737 Takeoff: Arrival: Copenhagen kastrup (CPH) - Stavanger Sola (SVG)


Flyfag Sola vgs. Elevene taxer en Piper Cheyenne

Published: December 11, 2007
Length: 33:01 min
Rating: 3 of 5
Author: Brynjulf Israel Greiner

Flyfag a: Elever ved skolen får teknisk/avionikk-opplæring i to år både på fixed wing og helikopter. http://www.sola.vgs.no/StudieretningerVK2/Flyfag/tabid/77/Default.aspx.


Sola Airshow 2012 Catalina aerial display.wmv

Published: June 10, 2012
Length: 26:28 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: benjaminimum72

Duxford's Catalina goes through the motions at the first airshow at Sola (Norway) since 2007. My first attempt at filming an aerial display, could be better...


Norwegian Boeing 737-800w landing RWY 18 Sola (ENZV)

Published: April 19, 2011
Length: 30:42 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Ove12

Flott tur fra Gardermoen til Sola i september 2010, flyet var bare en uke gammelt.. Manuell innflyvning / landing :-)


Hangar, Sola vgs flyfag

Published: November 28, 2012
Length: 31:26 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: manasses kabeya


Airbus A330-200 at Sola SVG/ENZV 09.03.2009

Published: March 29, 2009
Length: 52:48 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Espen Larsen

Airbus A330-200 from Thomas Cook Scandinavia landing and departing runway 18 at Sola airport, Stavanger bound for Puerta Plata (POP) in the Dominican Republic.


First ever visit from Iceair B757-300 TF-FIX @ Sola ENZV

Published: October 10, 2009
Length: 08:15 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: Lennart Rimestad

Nobody knows why this had to land at Sola, on a flight from Copenhagen towards Keflavik. Nice to catch another B753 at our airport.


LN-NOD at Sola part 2

Published: August 12, 2008
Length: 32:51 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: Lennart Rimestad

Norwegians first visit with a B738 at Sola.


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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.

Sola Air Station

Sola Air Station in Sola municipality in Norway is operated by the Royal Norwegian Air Force. Air Wing 134 is stationed at Sola along with helicopter Squadron 330. Also located at Sola is Stavanger Airport, Sola and an aviation museum. Near Sola, at Jåttå in Stavanger is NATOs Joint Warfare Center.

Located at 58.8767, 5.63778 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Royal Norwegian Air Force stations, Airports in Rogaland, 1937 establishments in Norway, Airports established in 1937, Luftwaffe airports in Norway

Flyhistorisk Museum, Sola

Flyhistorisk Museum, Sola (Sola Aviation Museum) is an aviation museum located in Stavanger Airport, Sola, near Stavanger, Norway. The museum was founded in 1984, and is run by local volunteers. Flyhistorisk Museum, Sola went into cooperation with Jærmuseet in January 2012. The museum is currently housed in an old aircraft hangar at the former seaplane base at Stavanger Airport, built by German labour during World War II.

Located at 58.8964, 5.6325 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Aerospace museums, Aerospace museums in Norway, Museums in Rogaland, Technology museums

Tananger

Tananger is a village in the municipality of Sola, in the county of Rogaland, Norway. Its population (2005) is 5,817, a near double from 1980 when 3,020 people lived there.

Located at 58.9333, 5.6 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Villages in Rogaland

International School of Stavanger

The International School of Stavanger, previously known as the Stavanger American School (SAMS), is a private school primarily made up of British, American, European and Norwegian students located in Stavanger, Norway, which offers a full education from pre-school through high school (upper secondary school). Mr. Jones is the secondary principal.

Located at 58.95, 5.65444 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
International Baccalaureate schools in Norway, International schools in Norway, Secondary schools in Norway, Elementary schools in Norway

Ytraberget

Ytraberget is a peninsula in Hafrsfjord in Sola Kommune, Norway. Ytraberget is connected to Indraberget, and it divides Sørnesvågen and Grannesvågen. Harald Fairhair (ca. 865-ca. 933) fought the Battle of Hafrsfjord in 872 AD. In the Saga by Snorre a little isle is mentioned as the location where Kjotve the Rich fled. The little isle is held to be Ytraberget, although it is now connected by a low isthmus of some 2 meters in elevation to Indraberget.

Located at 58.9139, 5.65889 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Jæren

Kolnes

Kolnes is a mainly residential area located on the mainland part of the Karmøy municipality in Norway. It is located on the west side of the Førre fjord, south of the Førre community. Kolnes has experienced rapid growth. Between 1970 and 2013 the population has increased by 87%. The municipality is planning further growth in the area by opening up 1700 sites for residential housing that is expected to increase the population from 1500 to 4500 between 2012 and 2027.

Located at 58.9, 5.58333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Villages in Rogaland

Solakrossen

Solakrossen is the administrative center of Sola, Norway.

Located at 58.8883, 5.64944 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Sola

capture of the webcam Revheim: R509 Sundekrossen

Revheim: R509 Sundekrossen, Revheim (source)

capture of the webcam Ølbør: Solastranden golfbane

Ølbør: Solastranden golfbane, Ølbør (source)

capture of the webcam Tjoraberga: Stavanger − Tananger Risavik harbour

Tjoraberga: Stavanger − Tananger Risavik harbour, Tjoraberga (source)

capture of the webcam Sande: R509 Sømmevågen (Retning vest)

Sande: R509 Sømmevågen (Retning vest), Sande (source)

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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Rise, Risa