Sviland is a borough of the city of Sandnes in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the rural southeastern part of the municipality. With a population (2016) of only 1,193, the borough is one of the least populous of all the boroughs in Sandnes. On the other hand, Sviland borough is 68.6 square kilometres (26.5 sq mi), making it the second largest borough by area. Sviland Chapel is located in the borough.
Frøylandsvatnet is a lake in the municipality of Sandnes in Rogaland county, Norway. The 0.48-square-kilometre (120-acre) lake lies on the south side of the village of Hommersåk, about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) northeast of the city of Sandnes. The lake empties into a small river that runs out of the north end of the lake. The river runs through Hommersåk into an arm of the Gandsfjorden.
Sandnes Ulf is a Norwegian association football club from Sandnes, Rogaland, currently playing in the 1. divisjon, the second highest division in the Norwegian football league system. The club play their home matches at Sandnes Stadion in Sandnes idrettspark, but are working on plans for a new modern football stadium. The club was founded on 1 June 1911 as SK Ulf, and today has over 80 registered teams, making it the largest football club in Rogaland.
Gunn Olsen was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.
Linda Medalen is a former Norwegian footballer.
Helge Solum Larsen was a Norwegian businessman and politician for the Liberal Party. He served as deputy leader of the party from 2010 to 2012.
Solveig Horne is a Norwegian politician for the Progress Party who has been Minister of Children and Equality in the Solberg Cabinet from 2013 to 2018.
Events in the year 1989 in Norway.
Arne Sandnes was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party.
Lauritz Bernhard Sirevaag was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party.
Beint Kristian Bentsen was a Norwegian banker and politician for the Christian Democratic Party. He is best known as county mayor of Rogaland in the 1970s, but was also a member of four different municipal councils, an unusual achievement.
Jæren District Court is a Court of First Instance in Sandnes in Rogaland county, Norway, under Gulating Court of Appeal. The court is the result of the merger of former Jæren District Court, and Sandnes and Forsand municipalities from Ryfylke District Court in 2006.
Marius Sweaters are Norwegian-style knitted sweaters with patterns inspired by traditional Setesdal sweater, but without lice. While the traditional sweaters used the natural colors of sheep wool - black, gray, brown and white - Marius sweater designs incorporated colors, with the most common being red, white and blue, the colors of the Norwegian flag.
Sandnes Church is a parish church in Sandnes municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in borough of Trones og Sentrum in the city of Sandnes. The church is part of the Sandnes parish in the Sandnes deanery in the Diocese of Stavanger. The red, brick church was built in 1882 by the architect Hartvig Sverdrup Eckhoff. The church seats about 500 people.
