Villages and places

Suldal Municipality

Suldal Municipality is located along the Norwegian Scenic Route Ryfylke. Here, you will find tall mountains, deep fjords and award-winning industrial architecture. Suldal is participating in the Sustainable Destination Program.

Suldal is the largest municipality in Ryfylke. It covers 1,728 km2 and has around 4,000 inhabitants. Suldal is located only a couple of hours drive from Stavanger and Haugesund.

In the municipal centre Sand, you’ll find lots of nice cafés and shops in the typical white wooden houses along the Sandsfjord.

For nature lovers

In Suldal, wild nature, lively communities, and award-winning architecture live side by side.

The municipality is the perfect base for nature lovers. Hike to the top of the mountains for some amazing fjord views and spend the night in idyllic mountain cabins. You can fulfill your dream of catching some huge salmon in the Suldalslågen river, or just watching it close up from the Salmon studio. In the summer, you can visit Blåsjø, Norway’s largest dam facility.

Go for a walk in the lively villages and stroll along busy marinas and idyllic bathing spots.

Suldal is a popular winter destination. You can go cross-country skiing on groomed trails or freeriding from the mountain peaks.

Try local products

There are many different types of accommodation in the municipality. You can stay at hotels, apartments, cabins and glamping.

Suldal focuses on local food producers, and at Hebnes you will find the only vineyard in Fjord Norway.

Modern and historic architecture

As a centre for hydropower, Suldal offers great engineering solutions and hydroelectric architecture. You can learn all about it if you drive along The Architectural Route Suldal-Sauda-Røldal. The route is part of the Norwegian Scenic Route Ryfylke, and has the best collection of architectural works in Fjord Norway. It is the only tourist route in Norway highlighting both modern and historic architecture in a day trip format.

Highlights of the route in Suldal include Høsebrua bridge, Energihotellet, and the old farm Kolbeinstveit, and the viewpoints Ropeid and Ostasteidn.

Sustainable Destination Program

Suldal is participating in the Sustainable Destination Program. That mean the municipality has made a commitment to work systematically to reduce the negative effects of tourism, while strengthening its positive ripple effects.

Travel inspiration

Activities in Suldal municipality

Laksesafari.

Outdoor activities and nature

Salmon Safari in Suldalslågen in Sand

Sand

On a salmon safari with Mo Laksegard in Sand, Ryfylke, you'll float down the Suldalslågen river in a dry suit while seeing wild salmon and sea trout up close underwater.

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Unger som koser seg i bassenget.

Bathing and wellness

Suldal Bad at Sand

Sand

Suldal Bad at Sand in Ryfylke contains several pools, sauna, climbing wall and water slide, and is an activity paradise for the whole family.

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To personer som holder klaser med blå drue mellom vinrankene.

Shopping

Wine tasting at the vineyard Hebnes vingard in Ryfylke

Hebnes

Hebnes vingard is idyllically located by the fjord at Hebnes, Ryfylke. Here you can visit the farm, take a guided tour and taste Norwegian wine.

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How to get here

Ryfylke is best known for the iconic mountains Preikestolen (the Pulpit Rock) and Kjerag, which are both on the spectacular Lysefjorden. But when you drive along the Norwegian Scenic Route Ryfylke, between Lysefjorden in the south and Hårå in Røldal in the north, you will experience lots of contrasts among majestic mountains and deep fjords.

Getting to and around Ryfylke

Dining and accommodation in Suldal municipality