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{{short description|Municipality in Vestland, Norway}}
{{about|the municipality in Norway|the village in Sveio municipality|Sveio (village)}}
{{Infobox kommune
|name                   = Sveio
|native_name            = 
|native_name_lang       = 
|other_name             = 
|former_name            = Sveen herred
|image_skyline          = Ryvarden from the air.JPG
|image_caption          = View of the Ryvarden coastline in Sveio
|idnumber               = 4612
|county                 = Vestland
|district               = [[Haugalandet]]
|capital                = [[Sveio (village)|Sveio]]
|established            = 1865
|preceded               = [[Fjelberg]] and [[Finnås]]
|demonym                = Sveibu
|language               = Nynorsk
|coatofarms             = Sveio komm.svg
|webpage                = www.sveio.kommune.no
|mayor                  = André Mundal Haukås
|mayor_party            = [[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]]
|mayor_as_of            = 2023
|area_rank              = 290
|area_total_km2         = 246.14
|area_land_km2          = 224.26
|area_water_km2         = 21.88
|area_water_percent     = 8.9
|population_as_of       = 2023
|population_rank        = 165
|population_total       = 5732
|population_density_km2 = 25.6
|population_increase    = 6.1
|coordinates            = {{coord|59|34|25|N|05|21|48|E|region:NO|display=inline,title}}
|utm_zone = 32V |utm_northing = 6609574 |utm_easting = 0294631 |geo_cat = adm2nd
}}

'''Sveio''' is a [[List of municipalities of Norway|municipality]] in [[Vestland]] county, [[Norway]]. Sveio is a border district that is sometimes considered to be located in the [[Districts of Norway|traditional district]] of [[Haugalandet]] since it is located on the Haugalandet peninsula, but it is also considered to be in the traditional district of [[Sunnhordland]] since it is located in southern Hordaland county.<ref name="snl1">{{Cite web |last=Store norske leksikon |author-link=Store norske leksikon |title=Sunnhordland – område |url=https://snl.no/Sunnhordland%2Fomr%C3%A5de |access-date=2015-03-11 |language=no}}</ref><ref name="snl">{{Cite web |last=Store norske leksikon |author-link=Store norske leksikon |title=Sveio |url=https://snl.no/Sveio |access-date=2015-03-11 |language=no}}</ref>  The [[administrative centre]] of the municipality is the village of [[Sveio (village)|Sveio]]. Other villages in the municipality include [[Auklandshamn]], [[Førde, Hordaland|Førde]], [[Våga, Hordaland|Våga]], and [[Valevåg]].

The {{convert|246|km2|adj=on}} municipality is the 290th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Sveio is the 165th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 5,732. The municipality's [[population density]] is {{convert|25.6|PD/km2}} and its population has increased by 6.1% over the previous 10-year period.<ref name="ssb hist 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>

Sveio is the site of the [[Ryvarden Lighthouse]] which marks the western entrance to the [[Hardangerfjorden]]. The lighthouse is automated and the old keepers house and building have now been converted into [[art galleries]], the ''Flókemuseum'', and a cafe.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ryvarden Lighthouse |url=http://www.visitsunnhordland.no/en/Product/?TLp=108863 |publisher=Samarbeidsrådet for Sunnhordland}}</ref>  The composer [[Fartein Valen]] lived much of his life in [[Valevåg]] in northern Sveio. ''Valenheimen'', the house he lived in is open to the public and the Fartein Valen Festival is held annually in Sveio.

The [[Triangle Link]] bridge-tunnel network is based in northern Sveio, connecting the islands to the north to the mainland. The southern entrance to the [[Bømlafjord Tunnel]] is located along the [[European route E39]] highway, just south of the village of [[Valevåg]].

==General information==
[[File:Vikebygd04.jpg|thumb|left|View of the Vikebygd area]]
[[File:Ryvarden Lighthouse - Norway.jpg|thumb|left|View of the Ryvarden Lighthouse]]
[[File:Sveio, Valen kapell.JPG|thumb|left|View of Valen Chapel]]
The municipality of Sveio was established in 1865 when the part of [[Finnås]] municipality located south of the [[Bømlafjorden]] (population: 2,227) and the [[Vikebygd (municipality)|Vikebygd]] part of the municipality of [[Fjelberg]] (population: 1,062) were joined as the new municipality of ''Sveen'' (later the spelling was changed to ''Sveio''). On 1 January 1902, the [[Vikebygd (municipality)|Vikebygd]] area (population: 1,092) was separated from Sveio to form its own municipality.<ref name="Dag">{{Cite book |last=Jukvam |first=Dag |url=http://www.ssb.no/emner/00/90/rapp_9913/rapp_9913.pdf |title=Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen |publisher=[[Statistics Norway|Statistisk sentralbyrå]] |year=1999 |isbn=9788253746845 |language=no}}</ref>

During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the [[Schei Committee]]. On 1 January 1964, Sveio (population: 1,697) was merged with the neighboring municipality of [[Valestrand]] (population: 1,216), the western half of the municipality of [[Vikebygd (municipality)|Vikebygd]] (population: 471), and a small part of the municipality of [[Skjold, Rogaland|Skjold]] (population: 24). The part of Skjold was transferred from [[Rogaland]] county to Hordaland county on the same date.<ref name="Dag" />

===Name===
The municipality (originally the [[prestegjeld|parish]]) is named after the old ''[[Sveio (village)|Sveio]]'' farm ({{langx|non|Svíða }}) since the medieval [[Sveio Church]] was built there. The name is identical with the word {{wikt-lang|non|svíða}} which means "to [[singe]]" or "to burn", referring to an area that was cleared by burning.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Rygh |first=Oluf |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ud5LAQAAIAAJ |title=Norske gaardnavne: Søndre Bergenhus amt |date=1910 |publisher=W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri |edition=11 |location=Kristiania, Norge |page=106 |language=no |authorlink=Oluf Rygh}}</ref> Historically, the name of the municipality was spelled ''Sveen''. On 1 December 1911, a [[royal decree|royal resolution]] changed the spelling of the name of the municipality to ''Sveio''.<ref>{{Cite journal |year=1911 |title=Norsk Lovtidende. 2den Afdeling. 1911. Samling af Love, Resolutioner m.m |url=https://www.nb.no/items/URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2015102381017_001 |journal=[[Norsk Lovtidend]] |language=no |location=Oslo, Norway |publisher=Grøndahl og Søns Boktrykkeri |page=590}}</ref>

===Coat of arms===
The [[coat of arms]] was granted on 19 February 1982. The official [[blazon]] is ''"[[Gules]], a [[fleur-de-lis]] cleft [[argent]]."'' ({{langx|no|På raud grunn ei kløyvd kvit lilje}}). This means the arms have a red [[field (heraldry)|field]] (background) and the [[charge (heraldry)|charge]] is a split [[fleur-de-lis]]. The charge 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 are derived from the historic arms of Jon Gauteson from Sveio, who lived around the year 1500. His family became [[Norwegian nobility]] in 1591, and he was the first in his family to use this symbol as part of his arms. The municipal arms were designed by Kolbjørn Ekkje. The municipal flag has the same design as the coat of arms.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Civic heraldry of Norway - Norske Kommunevåpen |url=https://www.heraldry-wiki.com/heraldrywiki/index.php?title=Sveio |access-date=2023-05-24 |publisher=Heraldry of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Sveio, Hordaland (Norway) |url=https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/no-12-16.html |access-date=2023-05-24 |website=Flags of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1982-02-19 |title=Godkjenning av våpen og flagg |url=https://lovdata.no/dokument/LF/forskrift/1982-02-19-422 |access-date=2023-05-24 |website=Lovdata.no |publisher=Norges kommunal- og arbeidsdepartementet |language=no}}</ref>

===Churches===
The [[Church of Norway]] has two parishes ({{lang|no|sokn}}) within the municipality of Sveio. It is part of the [[Sunnhordland prosti]] ([[deanery]]) in the [[Diocese of Bjørgvin]].

{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ style="font-size:medium"|'''''Churches in Sveio'''''
!Parish ({{lang|no|sokn}})!!Church name!!Location of the church!!Year built
|-
|rowspan="1"|Sveio||[[Sveio Church]]||[[Sveio (village)|Sveio]]||1858
|-
|rowspan="3"|Valestrand og Førde||[[Førde Church (Hordaland)|Førde Church]]||[[Førde, Hordaland|Førde]]||1938
|-
|[[Valestrand Church]]||[[Valestrand]]||1873
|-
|[[Valen Chapel]]||[[Valevåg]]||1707
|}

==Geography==
The municipality is located on the mainland of Norway on the western coast of the county on the [[Haugalandet]] peninsula, facing the [[North Sea]] to the west. The entrance to the [[Hardangerfjorden]] lies along the northern side of the municipality, and the smaller [[Ålfjorden]] lies along the eastern border of the municipality. Sveio's southern border is also the county border, bordering the town of [[Haugesund]] and the municipality of [[Tysvær]] to the south, the municipality of [[Vindafjord]] to the east (across the Ålfjorden), and the island municipalities of [[Bømlo]] and [[Stord]] to the north (across the Hardangerfjorden). The lakes [[Vigdarvatnet]] and [[Stakkastadvatnet]] lie in the southern part of the municipality, crossing into the neighboring municipalities. The [[Ryvarden Lighthouse]] is located on a small point, along the Hardangerfjorden.

==Population==
{{Historical populations
|align       = none
|direction   = horizontal
|percentages = pagr
|footnote    = Note: The municipal borders were changed in 1902 and 1964, causing a significant change in the population.
|source      = [[Statistics Norway]]<ref name="ssb hist 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="FM">{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |title=Folketellingen 1960 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/folketellinger/kommunehefter/1960/kh_1960_1216.pdf |language=Norwegian}}</ref> and Norwegian Historical Data Centre<ref name="NHDC">{{Cite web |last=Universitetet i Tromsø – Norges arktiske universitet |author-link=University of Tromsø |title=Censuses in the Norwegian Historical Data Archive (NHDC) |url=https://rhd.uit.no/folketellinger/reg_komm_e.html}}</ref>
|1865|3289
|1875|3340
|1900|3138
|1910|1957
|1920|1937
|1930|1938
|1946|1979
|1951|1954
|1960|1782
|1970|3477
|1980|4216
|1990|4582
|2000|4623
|2010|4999
|2020|5766
|2023|5732
}}

==Government==
Sveio 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 [[Haugaland og Sunnhordland District Court]] and the [[Gulating Court of Appeal]].

===Municipal council===
The [[Municipal council (Norway)|municipal council]] ({{lang|no|Kommunestyre}}) of Sveio is made up of 25 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                      = Sveio
|start                     = 2023
|end                       = 2027
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2023 - Vestland |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2023/ko/vestland/sveio#seats |access-date=2024-01-23 |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = 
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 25
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 4
|Grønne                    = 1
|Høyre                     = 5
|INP                       = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|otherparty                = Cross-party common list
|otherparty_no             = Tverrpolitisk fellesliste
|otherparty_number         = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sveio
|start                     = 2019
|end                       = 2023
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2019 – Vestland |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2019/ko/vestland/sveio#seats |access-date=2020-02-02 |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 25
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 4
|Grønne                    = 1
|Høyre                     = 5
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 5
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sveio
|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=no}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 25
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 9
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 4
|Høyre                     = 4
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Venstre                   = 1
|Grønne                    = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sveio
|start                     = 2011
|end                       = 2015
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2011 – Hordaland |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2011/ko/hordaland/sveio#seats |access-date=2020-02-02 |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 25
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 5
|Høyre                     = 6
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 4
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Venstre                   = 1
|SV/G                      = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sveio
|start                     = 2007
|end                       = 2011
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 25
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 8
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 5
|Høyre                     = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 4
|Kyst                      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Venstre                   = 1
|otherparty                = Local list for Sveio
|otherparty_no             = Bygdeliste for Sveio
|otherparty_number         = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sveio
|start                     = 2003
|end                       = 2007
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 25
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 6
|Høyre                     = 1
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Kyst                      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|Venstre                   = 2
|otherparty                = Local list for Sveio
|otherparty_no             = Bygdeliste for Sveio
|otherparty_number         = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sveio
|start                     = 1999
|end                       = 2003
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 25
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 3
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 3
|Høyre                     = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 6
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|Venstre                   = 2
|otherparty                = Local list for Sveio
|otherparty_no             = Bygdeliste for Sveio
|otherparty_number         = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sveio
|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=2020-02-20 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 25
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 1
|Høyre                     = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 4
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Venstre                   = 3
|otherparty                = Local list for Sveio
|otherparty_no             = Bygdelista for Sveio
|otherparty_number         = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sveio
|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=2020-02-20 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 25
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 4
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 1
|Høyre                     = 4
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 5
|Senterpartiet             = 5
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|Venstre                   = 1
|otherparty                = Local list - South
|otherparty_no             = Bygdelista - Sør
|otherparty_number         = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sveio
|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=2020-02-20 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 25
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 2
|Høyre                     = 4
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 5
|Senterpartiet             = 2
|Venstre                   = 2
|otherparty                = Local list - South
|otherparty_no             = Bygdelista - Sør
|otherparty_number         = 3
|otherparty1               = Local list Eikeland
|otherparty_no1            = Bygdelista Eikeland
|otherparty_number1        = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sveio
|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=2020-02-20 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 25
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 1
|Høyre                     = 5
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 4
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|Venstre                   = 1
|otherparty                = Local list for the Rua, Lid, Sveio, Vandaskog, and Vikse areas
|otherparty_no             = Bygdelista for krinsane Rua, Lid, Sveio, Vandaskog og Vikse
|otherparty_number         = 2
|otherparty1               = Local list Eikeland
|otherparty_no1            = Bygdelista Eikeland
|otherparty_number1        = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sveio
|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=2020-02-20 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 25
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 4
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 1
|Høyre                     = 6
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 6
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|Venstre                   = 1
|otherparty                = Local list 
|otherparty_no             = Bygdelista 
|otherparty_number         = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sveio
|start                     = 1975
|end                       = 1979
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1977 |title=Kommunevalgene 1975 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a769.pdf |access-date=2020-05-10 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 25
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 3
|KrF/Sp                    = 12
|otherparty                = Local list for Bua, Eikeland, Lid, Oa, Rød, Sveio, Vandaskog, and Vikse
|otherparty_no             = Bygdelista for Bua, Eikeland, Lid, Oa, Rød, Sveio, Vandaskog og Vikse
|otherparty_number         = 6
|otherparty1               = Local list for Einstabøvoll, Ørevik, and Førde<br />
|otherparty_no1            = Bygdelista for Einstabøvoll, Ørevik og Førde
|otherparty_number1        = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sveio
|start                     = 1971
|end                       = 1975
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1973 |title=Kommunevalgene 1972 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a457.pdf |access-date=2020-05-10 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 25
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 4
|Local_Lists               = 21
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sveio
|start                     = 1967
|end                       = 1971
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1967 |title=Kommunevalgene 1967 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a214.pdf |access-date=2020-05-10 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo |volume=I}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 25
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 4
|Local_Lists               = 21
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sveio
|start                     = 1963
|end                       = 1967
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1964 |title=Kommunevalgene 1963 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xii_138.pdf |access-date=2020-05-10 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 25
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|Local_Lists               = 20
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sveio
|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=2020-05-10 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 2
|Local_Lists               = 15
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sveio
|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=2020-05-10 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 17
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Local_Lists               = 14
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sveio
|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=2020-05-10 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 16
|AFS                       = 1
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 4
|Local_Lists               = 11
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sveio
|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=2020-05-10 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 16
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 2
|Local_Lists               = 14
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sveio
|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=2020-05-10 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 16
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 2
|Local_Lists               = 14
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sveio
|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=2020-05-10 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 16
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 2
|Local_Lists               = 14
|}}
{{div col end}}

===Mayors===
The [[Mayor#Scandinavia|mayors]] ({{langx|nn|ordførar}}) of Sveio:<ref>{{Cite book |last=Sjurseth |first=Karl |title=Hordaland fylke 1837–1937 |publisher=Hordaland fylke |year=1937 |location=Bergen |pages=82–108 |language=no}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Steinsbø |first=Simon |title=Gards- og ættesoge for Sveio |publisher=Sveio kommune |year=1987 |isbn=8270961736 |volume=2 |language=no}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Steinsbø |first=Simon |title=Gards- og ættesoge for Sveio |publisher=Sveio kommune |year=1987 |isbn=8270961930 |volume=3 |language=no}}</ref>
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* 1865–1867: Jens Johannessen Tvedt
* 1868–1869: Gunnar Johannessen Røkenes 		
* 1870–1873: G.F. Gautessen
* 1874–1877: Reinert Enerstvedt
* 1878–1883: Gunnar Johannessen Røkenes 		
* 1884–1893: Jakob Stensen Haukås ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
* 1894–1901: Ivar Rodvold ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
* 1902–1910: Absalon Eritsland ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
* 1911–1913: Bendik Bjelland 
* 1914–1916: Mikal Mølstrevold 
* 1917–1922: Peder Hansen ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
* 1923–1927: Georg Tveit ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
* 1928–1945: Jakob Enerstvedt ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
* 1946–1951: Sigurd Hjellum ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
* 1952–1955: Harald Unneland ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
* 1956–1963: Sigurd Hjellum ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
* 1964–1967: Harald Unneland ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
* 1968–1969: S. Ludvig Rasmussen ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
* 1970–1973: Ingebrigt Rossehaug ([[Christian Democratic Party (Norway)|KrF]])
* 1974–1978: Harald Straume ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
* 1978–1979: Olav Vihovde ([[Christian Democratic Party (Norway)|KrF]])
* 1988–1990: Mikal Møller Hovda ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
* 1991–1991: Reinert Rød ([[Christian Democratic Party (Norway)|KrF]])
* 1992–1999: [[Magnus Skåden]] ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
* 1999–2003: Olav Haugen ([[Christian Democratic Party (Norway)|KrF]])
* 2003–2011: Jorunn Skåden ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
* 2011–2015: Ruth Grethe Eriksen ([[Progress Party (Norway)|FrP]])
* 2015–2019: Jorunn Skåden ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
* 2019–2023: Linn Therese Erve ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
* 2023-present: André Mundal Haukås ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-09-19 |title=Sveio får sin yngste ordfører noensinne |url=https://www.nrk.no/vestland/sveio-far-sin-yngste-ordforer-noensinne-1.16564028 |access-date=2024-01-23 |work=[[NRK]] |language=no}}</ref>
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[[File:May Britt Vihovde (bilde 01).jpg|125px|thumb|May Britt Vihovde, 2009]]

== Notable people ==
* [[Einar Økland]] (born 1940 in Sveio), a Norwegian poet, playwright, essayist, and children's writer
* [[May Britt Vihovde]] (born 1958 in Sveio), a politician and former Member of Parliament
* [[Sigbjørn Apeland]] (born 1966), a scientist and musician, who plays organ and harmonium, was raised in Sveio
* [[Bjørn Berge]] (born 1968 in Sveio), a Norwegian guitarist and blues artist
* [[Grutle Kjellson]] (born 1973 in Sveio), a bassist and vocalist in the [[progressive black metal]] band [[Enslaved (band)|Enslaved]]
* [[Agnes Ravatn]] (born 1983), an [[author]], [[columnist]], and [[journalist]] who lived in Valevåg 
* [[Cecilie Pedersen (Norwegian footballer)|Cecilie Pedersen]] (born 1990 in Førde), a Norwegian football striker

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://ssb.no/kommunefakta/sveio Municipal fact sheet] from [[Statistics Norway]] {{in lang|no}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110317060842/http://www.sveio.net/ Welcome to Sveio]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110220182226/http://www.sveio.kommune.no/artikkel.aspx?AId=1&MId1=1110 Sveio kommune website]

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