Editing Sømna Municipality

{{short description|Municipality in Nordland, Norway}}
{{Infobox kommune
|name                   = Sømna
|native_name            = 
|native_name_lang       = 
|other_name             = 
|former_name            = Vik herred
|image_skyline          = Berg i Helgeland.jpg
|image_caption          = View of the village of Berg
|idnumber               = 1812
|county                 = Nordland
|district               = Helgeland
|capital                = [[Vik, Sømna|Vik i Helgeland]]
|established            = 1 Jan 1901
|preceded               = [[Brønnøy Municipality]]
|disestablished         = 1 Jan 1964
|succeeded              = [[Brønnøy Municipality]]
|established2           = 1 Jan 1977
|preceded2              = [[Brønnøy Municipality]]
|demonym                = Sømnværing
|language               = Bokmål
|coatofarms             = Sømna komm.svg
|flag                   = 
|webpage                = www.somna.kommune.no
|mayor                  = Gunder Strømberg 
|mayor_party            = [[Bygdeliste|LL]]
|mayor_as_of            = 2023
|elevation_max_m        = 648.45
|highest_point_ref      = <ref name="elev">{{Cite web |date=2024-01-16 |title=Høgaste fjelltopp i kvar kommune |url=https://www.kartverket.no/til-lands/fakta-om-norge/hoyeste-fjelltopp-i-kommunen |publisher=[[Kartverket]] |language=no}}</ref>
|area_rank              = 302
|area_total_km2         = 195.19
|area_land_km2          = 191.62
|area_water_km2         = 3.57
|area_water_percent     = 1.8
|population_as_of       = 2024
|population_rank        = 282
|population_total       = 1976
|population_density_km2 = 10.1
|population_increase    = -3.5
|coordinates            = {{coord|65|19|25|N|12|10|38|E|region:NO|display=inline,title}}
}}

'''Sømna''' is a [[List of municipalities of Norway|municipality]] in [[Nordland]] [[Counties of Norway|county]], [[Norway]]. It is part of the [[Helgeland]] [[Districts of Norway|traditional region]]. The administrative center of Sømna is the village of [[Vik, Sømna|Vik i Helgeland]]. Other villages in the municipality include Dalbotn, Sund, [[Vennesund]], and [[Berg, Nordland|Berg]].

The {{convert|195|km2|adj=on}} municipality is the 302nd largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Sømna is the 282md most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 1,976. The municipality's [[population density]] is {{convert|10.1|PD/km2}} and its population has decreased by 3.5% over the previous 10-year period.<ref name="ssb pop">{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |title=Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/06913/ |language=Norwegian}}</ref><ref name="ssb area">{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |title=09280: Area of land and fresh water (km²) (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/09280/ |language=Norwegian}}</ref>

The oldest remains of a boat ever found in Norway (the 2,500-year-old {{lang|no|Haugvikbåten}}) was discovered in a [[bog]] in Sømna.

Sømna has some of the best [[agriculture]] in the region. Dairy and beef cows as well as grains are produced in Sømna. There is also a dairy in Berg that produces milk and cheese.<ref name="snl" />

==General information==
[[File:Om skolen og om oss (5).jpg|thumb|left|View of the Sømna coast]]
[[File:Sømna kirke ca 1900.jpg|thumb|left|[[Sømna Church]]]]
The new ''Vik Municipality'' was established on 1 January 1901 when it was separated from the large [[Brønnøy Municipality]]. The initial population of Vik Municipality was 2,731. In 1941, the municipality was renamed ''Sømna Municipality''. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the [[Schei Committee]]. On 1 January 1964, a major municipal merger took place. The following areas were merged to form a new, larger [[Brønnøy Municipality]]:<ref name="Dag" />
*the town of [[Brønnøysund]] (population: 2,064)
*all of Sømna Municipality (population: 2,347)
*all of [[Brønnøy Municipality]] (population: 2,635)
*all of [[Velfjord Municipality]] (population: 1,380)
*the part of [[Bindal Municipality]] located in the [[Lande, Norway|Lande]]-[[Tosbotn]] area around the inner [[Bindalsfjorden]] (population: 296)

This merger was short-lived because on 1 January 1977, all of the old Sømna Municipality (except the Hongsetbygda area) was removed from Brønnøy Municipality to become a separate Sømna Municipality once again. There were 2,107 residents in the newly recreated Sømna Municipality.<ref name="Dag">{{Cite web |last=Jukvam |first=Dag |year=1999 |title=Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen |url=http://www.ssb.no/emner/00/90/rapp_9913/rapp_9913.pdf |publisher=[[Statistics Norway|Statistisk sentralbyrå]] |language=no |isbn=9788253746845}}</ref>

===Name===
The municipality (originally the [[prestegjeld|parish]]) is named after the old ''Vik'' farm ({{langx|non|Vík}}) since the first [[Sømna Church]] was built there. The name is identical with the word {{wikt-lang|non|vík}} which means "[[bay]]" or "[[inlet]]", here referring to the bay near the church that is now called ''Vikvågen''.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Rygh |first=Oluf |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4i5MAQAAIAAJ |title=Norske gaardnavne: Nordlands amt |date=1905 |publisher=W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri |edition=16 |location=Kristiania, Norge |page=20 |language=no |authorlink=Oluf Rygh}}</ref>

On 13 November 1940, a [[royal decree|royal resolution]] changed the spelling of the name of the municipality to ''Sømna'' starting on 1 December 1940.<ref>{{Cite journal |year=1940 |title=Norsk Lovtidende. 2den Afdeling. 1940. Samling af Love, Resolutioner m.m |url=https://www.nb.no/items/URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2015110481055_001 |journal=[[Norsk Lovtidend]] |language=no |location=Oslo, Norway |publisher=Grøndahl og Søns Boktrykkeri |page=402}}</ref> The new name was reminiscent of an old name for the area that was historically spelled as ''Sæmnese'' or ''Sørsøm'' ({{langx|non|Søfn}}). The meaning of the name is unknown, but it is possibly derived from the word {{lang|non|sveifa}} which means "wind" or "wave" or it could be derived from the word {{wikt-lang|non|svefja}} which means a "quiet sleep".<ref name="snl">{{Cite web |last=Store norske leksikon |author-link=Store norske leksikon |title=Sømna |url=http://snl.no/S%C3%B8mna |access-date=2011-11-02 |language=Norwegian}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Rygh |first=Oluf |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4i5MAQAAIAAJ |title=Norske gaardnavne: Nordlands amt |date=1905 |publisher=W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri |edition=16 |location=Kristiania, Norge |page=31 |language=no |authorlink=Oluf Rygh}}</ref>

===Coat of arms===
The [[coat of arms]] was granted on 14 June 1991. The official [[blazon]] is ''"[[Gules]], three [[Trefoil (heraldry)|trefoils]] [[argent]] [[Pall (heraldry)|in pall]] stems conjoined"'' ({{langx|no|I rødt tre sølv kløverblad forent i trepass}}). This means the arms have a red [[field (heraldry)|field]] (background) and the [[charge (heraldry)|charge]] is a group of three [[clover]] leaves ([[trefoil]]s). The clover has a [[tincture (heraldry)|tincture]] of [[argent]] which means it is commonly colored white, but if it is made out of metal, then silver is used. The arms symbolize [[agriculture]], [[culture]], and [[wealth|prosperity]] combined. The arms were designed by Rolf Tidemann.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Civic heraldry of Norway - Norske Kommunevåpen |url=https://www.heraldry-wiki.com/heraldrywiki/index.php?title=Sømna |access-date=2023-02-04 |publisher=Heraldry of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Sømna, Nordland (Norway) |url=https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/no-18-12.html |access-date=2023-02-04 |website=Flags of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1991-06-14 |title=Godkjenning av våpen og flagg |url=https://lovdata.no/dokument/LF/forskrift/1991-06-14-416 |access-date=2023-02-04 |website=Lovdata.no |publisher=Norges kommunal- og arbeidsdepartementet |language=no}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Sømna kommune, våpen |url=https://foto.digitalarkivet.no/fotoweb/archives/5003-Kommunev%C3%A5pen/Kart%20og%20tegninger%20og%20segl/he10071208070135.tif.info#c=%2Ffotoweb%2Farchives%2F5003-Kommunev%25C3%25A5pen%2F%3Fq%3Ds%25C3%25B8mna |access-date=2023-02-04 |website=Digitalarkivet |publisher=Arkivverket |language=no}}</ref>

===Churches===
The [[Church of Norway]] has one parish ({{lang|no|sokn}}) within Sømna Municipality. It is part of the [[Sør-Helgeland prosti]] ([[deanery]]) in the [[Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland]].

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ style="font-size:medium"|'''''Churches in Sømna'''''
!Parish ({{lang|no|sokn}})!!Church name!!Location of the church!!Year built
|-
|Sømna||[[Sømna Church]]||[[Vik, Sømna|Vik i Helgeland]]||1876
|}

==Geography and climate==
The municipality of Sømna is mostly made up of the southern part of a peninsula off the mainland of Norway and the surrounding islands. It borders [[Brønnøy Municipality]] to the north by land and [[Bindal Municipality]] to the south and east by sea, across the [[Bindalsfjorden]].

Sømna consists mainly of a wide ''Strandflaten'' lowland (coastal brim), and is one of few municipalities in [[Northern Norway]] where the farmers still grow some [[grain]]. The highest point in the municipality is the {{convert|648.45|m|adj=on}} tall mountain Lysingen, on the border with [[Brønnøy Municipality]].<ref name="elev" />

Sømna has an oceanic climate with few temperature extremes, similar to Brønnøysund. However, Sømna has one national heat record: The warmest night ever recorded in Norway was July 29, 2019 at Sømna-Kvaløyfjellet (302 m) in Sømna with overnight low {{convert|26.1|°C}}.<ref>{{Cite web |date=28 July 2019 |title=Sømna målte varmeste tropenatt noen gang i Norge |url=https://www.nrk.no/nordland/somna-malte-varmeste-tropenatt-noen-gang-i-norge-1.14640611}}</ref>

==Media gallery ==
<gallery mode="packed" heights="160px">
Norwegian ferry - panoramio (2).jpg|Norwegian ferry
Vennesund Harbour 09 2014.JPG|Vennesund Harbour
Sømna, Norway - panoramio.jpg|Agricultural area in Sømna
</gallery>

==Government==
Sømna Municipality is responsible for [[primary education]] (through 10th grade), outpatient [[Health care|health services]], [[old age|senior citizen]] services, [[welfare spending|welfare]] and other [[Social work|social services]], [[zoning]], [[economic development]], and municipal [[road]]s and utilities. The municipality is governed by a [[Municipal council (Norway)|municipal council]] of [[Direct election|directly elected]] representatives. The [[mayor]] is [[Indirect election|indirectly elected]] by a vote of the municipal council.<ref name="ks">{{Cite encyclopedia |title=kommunestyre |encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]] |publisher=[[Kunnskapsforlaget]] |url=https://snl.no/kommunestyre |date=2022-09-20 |editor-last=Hansen |editor-first=Tore |language=Norwegian |editor2-last=Vabo |editor2-first=Signy Irene |accessdate=2022-10-14}}</ref> The municipality is under the jurisdiction of the [[Helgeland District Court]] and the [[Hålogaland Court of Appeal]].

===Municipal council===
The [[Municipal council (Norway)|municipal council]] ({{lang|no|Kommunestyre}}) of Sømna is made up of 17 representatives that are elected to four year terms. The tables below show the current and historical composition of the council by political [[Political party|party]]. 
{{div col}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sømna
|start                     = 2023
|end                       = 2027
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2023 - Nordland |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2023/ko/nordland/sømna#seats |access-date=2023-12-27 |publisher=Valg Direktoratet}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = 
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 3
|Rødt                      = 4
|Senterpartiet             = 5
|otherparty                = Cross-party list Sømna
|otherparty_no             = Tverrpolitisk liste Sømna
|otherparty_number         = 5
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sømna
|start                     = 2019
|end                       = 2023
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Tall for Norge: Kommunestyrevalg 2019 - Nordland |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2019/ko/nordland/sømna#seats |access-date=2019-10-28 |publisher=Valg Direktoratet}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 3
|Høyre                     = 1
|Rødt                      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 9
|otherparty                = Cross-party list Sømna
|otherparty_no             = Tverrpolitisk liste Sømna
|otherparty_number         = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sømna
|start                     = 2015
|end                       = 2019
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg">{{Cite web |title=Table: 04813: Members of the local councils, by party/electoral list at the Municipal Council election (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/04813/ |publisher=Statistics Norway |language=Norwegian}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 7
|otherparty                = Cross-party list Sømna
|otherparty_no             = Tverrpolitisk liste Sømna
|otherparty_number         = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sømna
|start                     = 2011
|end                       = 2015
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Tall for Norge: Kommunestyrevalg 2011 - Nordland |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2011/ko/nordland/sømna#seats |access-date=2019-10-28 |publisher=Valg Direktoratet}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 3
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 1
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 6
|otherparty                = Cross-party list Sømna
|otherparty_no             = Tverrpolitisk liste Sømna
|otherparty_number         = 5
|otherparty1               = Sømna Local List
|otherparty_no1            = Sømna Bygdeliste
|otherparty_number1        = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sømna
|start                     = 2007
|end                       = 2011
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|KrF/Sp                    = 9
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 1
|otherparty                = Sømna local list
|otherparty_no             = Sømna bygdeliste 
|otherparty_number         = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sømna
|start                     = 2003
|end                       = 2007
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 3
|Høyre                     = 1
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 10
|otherparty                = Sømna Local List
|otherparty_no             = Sømna Bygdeliste
|otherparty_number         = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sømna
|start                     = 1999
|end                       = 2003
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|Høyre                     = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 5
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 3
|otherparty                = Local list
|otherparty_no             = Bygdeliste
|otherparty_number         = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sømna
|start                     = 1995
|end                       = 1999
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1996 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1995 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_c342.pdf |access-date=2020-04-02 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 3
|Høyre                     = 1
|KrF/Sp                    = 9
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|otherparty                = Sømna Local list
|otherparty_no             = Sømna Bygdeliste 
|otherparty_number         = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sømna
|start                     = 1991
|end                       = 1995
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1993 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1991 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_c057.pdf |access-date=2020-04-02 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 4
|Høyre                     = 1
|KrF/Sp                    = 8
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|otherparty                = Sømna local list
|otherparty_no             = Sømna bygdeliste
|otherparty_number         = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sømna
|start                     = 1987
|end                       = 1991
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1988 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1987 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b765.pdf |access-date=2020-04-02 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|Høyre                     = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 5
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sømna
|start                     = 1983
|end                       = 1987
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1984 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1983 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b450.pdf |access-date=2020-04-02 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Høyre                     = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 6
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sømna
|start                     = 1979
|end                       = 1983
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1979 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1979 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b093.pdf |access-date=2020-04-02 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|Høyre                     = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 7
|note = On 1 January 1977, Sømna Municipality was separated from [[Brønnøy Municipality]] and a temporary 2-year municipal council took office until the next regular election.
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sømna
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1959
|end                       = 1963
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1960 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1959 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xii_022.pdf |access-date=2020-04-02 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 10
|Høyre                     = 1
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|note = On 1 January 1964, Sømna Municipality became part of [[Brønnøy Municipality]].
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sømna
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1955
|end                       = 1959
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1957 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1955 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xi_252.pdf |access-date=2020-04-02 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 9
|Høyre                     = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Local_Lists               = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sømna
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1951
|end                       = 1955
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1952 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1951 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xi_120.pdf |access-date=2020-04-02 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 16
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 9
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Local_Lists               = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sømna
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1947
|end                       = 1951
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1948 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1947 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_x_165.pdf |access-date=2020-04-02 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 16
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 9
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Local_Lists               = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sømna
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1945
|end                       = 1947
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1947 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1945 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_x_133.pdf |access-date=2020-04-02 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 16
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 12
|Local_Lists               = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Vik
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1937
|end                       = 1941* 
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1938 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1937 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_ix_133.pdf |access-date=2020-04-02 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 16
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 9
|Local_Lists               = 7
|}}
{{div col end}}

===Mayors===
The [[Mayor#Scandinavia|mayor]] ({{langx|no|ordfører}}) of Sømna is the political leader of the municipality and the chairperson of the municipal council. Here is a list of people who have held this position:<ref>{{Cite web |year=2024 |editor-last=Fiva |editor-first=Jon H |editor2-last=Sørensen |editor2-first=Rune J. |editor3-last=Vøllo |editor3-first=Reidar |title=Local Candidate Dataset |url=https://www.jon.fiva.no/docs/FivaSorensenVollo2024.pdf}}</ref>
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*1901-1902: Christen Heide Nielsen<ref>{{Cite news |date=1902-01-03 |title=Ordførervalg |url=https://www.nb.no/items/fcf2e5320b37321640f47b961a163e27 |access-date=2024-11-01 |work=[[Vesteraalens Avis]] |page=3 |language=no}}</ref>
*1902–1904: Jørgen Andreas Storvik ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
*1905–1919: Markus Eliassen Sømhovd ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
*1920–1922: Cornelius Enge ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1923–1924: Peter Kopreitan ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Bp]])
*1924-1924: Albert Valberg ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Bp]])
*1925–1939: Cornelius Enge ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])<ref>{{Cite news |date=1929-01-07 |title=Ordførervalgene i Nordland fylke |url=https://www.nb.no/items/c68685726e7d1ff84a0fef466741500c |access-date=2024-11-01 |work=[[Nordlandsposten]] |page=1 |language=no}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=1935-02-18 |title=De nye ordførere i Nordland fylke |url=https://www.nb.no/items/47b04b4316faa8c5c34f9037908ec5b7?page=1 |access-date=2024-11-01 |work=[[Nordlandsposten]] |page=2 |language=no}}</ref>
*1939–1941: Hartvig Hjelmseth ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])<ref>{{Cite news |date=1941-01-16 |title=De nye ordførere og varaordførere i Nordland opnevnt |url=https://www.nb.no/items/7902f42afc9a253a68881b1ab5f4bd63 |access-date=2024-11-01 |work=[[Lofotposten]] |pages=1 & 6 |language=no}}</ref>
*1942–1945: Trygve Sømhovd ([[Nasjonal Samling|NS]])<ref>{{Cite news |date=1943-01-05 |title=Nye ordførere og varaordførere i Nordland fylke |url=https://www.nb.no/items/c10fa807143570c46bd48eceab31a56f |access-date=2024-11-01 |work=[[Nordlandsposten]] |page=4 |language=no}}</ref>
*1945–1951: Hartvig Hjelmseth ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])<ref>{{Cite news |date=1945-05-14 |title=De nye, midlertidige ordførere i Nordland og Troms |url=https://www.nb.no/items/4e1d0a67c4e89251d112ccefbc3df255 |access-date=2024-11-01 |work=[[Lofotposten]] |page=6 |language=no}}</ref>
*1952–1955: [[Jonas Enge]] ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])<ref>{{Stortingetbio|JOEN|Jonas Enge|access-date=2024-11-01}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=1952-01-10 |title=Ordførervalg |url=https://www.nb.no/items/c170306f306b3848a31b354f3b936c40?page=5 |access-date=2024-11-01 |work=[[Arbeiderbladet]] |page=7 |language=no}}</ref>
*1956–1963: Leif Grønmo ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*''(1964-1977: Sømna Municipality did not exist - it was part of [[Brønnøy Municipality]])''
*1977-1979: Gunnar Holand ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
*1979-1983: Viktor Kolsvik ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
*1983-1987: Gunnar Holand ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
*1987-1991: Anne Cathrine Einarsen ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1991-1999: Gunnar Holand ([[Bygdeliste|LL]])
*1999-2015: Edmund Harald Dahle ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
*2015-2015: [[Hans Gunnar Holand]] ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
*2015-2019: Andrine Solli Oppegaard ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*2019–2023: [[Hans Gunnar Holand]] ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
*2023–present: Gunder Strømberg ([[Bygdeliste|LL]])
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== Notable people ==
* [[August Nielsen]] (1877 in Vik at Sømna – 1956), an architect
* [[Ludvig Enge]] (1878 in Vik i Helgeland – 1953), a civil servant and politician
* [[Dag Skogheim]] (1928 in Sømna – 2015), a teacher, poet, novelist, short story writer, biographer, and non-fiction writer

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://ssb.no/kommunefakta/somna Municipal fact sheet] from [[Statistics Norway]] {{in lang|no}}
*[http://www.somna.kommune.no Sømna kommune] {{in lang|no}}

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