Editing Sykkylven Municipality

{{short description|Municipality in Møre og Romsdal, Norway}}
{{Infobox kommune
|name                   = Sykkylven
|native_name            = 
|native_name_lang       = 
|other_name             = 
|former_name            = Søkkelven herred
|former_name1           = Søkelven herred
|image_skyline          = Sykkylvsbrua Norway01.JPG
|image_caption          = View of the [[Sykkylven Bridge]]
|idnumber               = 1528
|county                 = Møre og Romsdal
|district               = Sunnmøre
|capital                = [[Aure, Sykkylven|Aure]]
|established            = 1 Aug 1883
|preceded               = [[Ørskog Municipality]]
|demonym                = Sykkylving
|language               = Nynorsk
|coatofarms             = Sykkylven komm.svg
|webpage                = www.sykkylven.kommune.no
|mayor                  = Olav Harald Ulstein
|mayor_party            = [[Progress Party (Norway)|FrP]]
|mayor_as_of            = 2023
|elevation_max_m        = 1579
|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              = 252
|area_total_km2         = 337.80
|area_land_km2          = 328.55
|area_water_km2         = 9.25
|area_water_percent     = 2.7
|population_as_of       = 2024
|population_rank        = 136
|population_total       = 7617
|population_density_km2 = 22.5
|population_increase    = -1.5
|coordinates            = {{coord|62|22|32|N|06|38|39|E|region:NO|display=inline,title}}
}}

'''Sykkylven''' is a [[List of municipalities of Norway|municipality]] in [[Møre og Romsdal]] [[Counties of Norway|county]], [[Norway]]. It is part of the [[Sunnmøre]] [[Districts of Norway|region]]. The [[administrative centre]] is the village of [[Aure, Sykkylven|Aure]]. Other villages in the municipality include [[Ikornnes]], [[Straumgjerde]], and [[Tusvika]].

The {{convert|338|km2|adj=on}} municipality is the 252nd largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Sykkylven Municipality is the 136th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 7,617. The municipality's [[population density]] is {{convert|22.5|PD/km2}} and its population has decreased by 1.5% 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>

==General information==
[[File:Sykkylven kirke.jpg|thumb|left|[[Sykkylven Church]]]]
The municipality of Sykkylven was established on 1 August 1883 when the large [[Ørskog Municipality]] was divided into two: the southern part became Sykkylven Municipality (population: 2,029) and the northern part remained as (a smaller) [[Ørskog Municipality]] (population: 1,735). On 1 June 1955, the Søvik-Ramstad area of Ørskog Municipality (population: 348) on the southern side of the [[Storfjorden (Sunnmøre)|Storfjorden]] was transferred to Sykkylven 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>

===Name===
The municipality (originally the [[prestegjeld|parish]]) is named after [[Sykkylvsfjorden]] ({{langx|non|Síkiflir}}). The first element is {{lang|non|sík}} which means "small [[lake]]" or "[[inlet]]" (referring to the lake, originally probably an inlet of Fitjavatnet). The last element is {{lang|non|iflir}} which is frequently used in the [[Sunnmøre]] area in the names of [[fjord]]s. It possibly comes from the word {{lang|non|viflir}} which means "low, wet terrain".<ref>{{Cite book |last=Rygh |first=Oluf |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=691LAQAAIAAJ |title=Norske gaardnavne: Romsdals amt |date=1908 |publisher=W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri |edition=13 |location=Kristiania, Norge |page=140 |language=no |authorlink=Oluf Rygh}}</ref> Historically, the name was spelled ''Søkelven''. In 1889, the spelling was changed to ''Søkkelven''. On 3 November 1917, a [[royal decree|royal resolution]] changed the spelling of the name of the municipality to ''Sykkylven''.<ref>{{Cite journal |year=1917 |title=Norsk Lovtidende. 2den Afdeling. 1917. Samling af Love, Resolutioner m.m |url=https://www.nb.no/items/URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2015102381014_001 |journal=[[Norsk Lovtidend]] |language=no |location=Kristiania, Norge |publisher=Grøndahl og Søns Boktrykkeri |pages=1057–1065}}</ref>

The slogan for the municipality was formerly "Sykkylven - vennlig, vill og vakker" meaning "Sykkylven - friendly, wild and beautiful". The current slogan is "Skaparkraft" literally meaning "creative" or "creating force", believed to create focus on the municipality's need for creating a new creative drive towards diversifying the somewhat one-sided furniture industry and more forcus on tourism, especially "experince industry" possibilities.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021 |title=Sykkylven |url=https://regionalomstilling.innovasjonnorge.no/artikkel/sykkylven |access-date=2025-03-15 |website=regionalomstilling.innovasjonnorge.no |language=no}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Ørjasæter |first=Even |date=2024-04-28 |title=(+) Då kommunen fekk nytt slagord |url=https://www.nyss.no/nyhende/i/Rzxbna/daa-kommunen-fekk-nytt-slagord |access-date=2025-03-15 |website=nyss.no |language=nn}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Omstillings-programmet |url=https://www.skaparglede.no/om-oss-og-undersider/omstillings-programmet |access-date=2025-03-15 |website=www.skaparglede.no |language=no}}</ref> {{see also|Sunnylven Municipality#Name|Vanylven Municipality#Name}}

===Coat of arms===
The [[coat of arms]] was granted on 30 April 1984 by royal decree. The official [[blazon]] is ''"[[Argent]], a [[Pile (heraldry)|pile]] [[embowed]] issuant from base [[Azure (heraldry)|azure]]"'' ({{langx|no|I sølv ein blå spiss laga med bogeliner}}). This means the arms have a [[field (heraldry)|field]] (background) 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 [[charge (heraldry)|charge]] is a [[Pile (heraldry)|pile]] (triangle) with [[embowed]] (curved) sides. The design was chosen to symbolize the landscape of the [[Sykkylvsfjorden]] and is reminiscent of a large mountain [[silhouette]] from the municipality. The arms were designed by Norbert Hovet and Kårstein Blindheim. 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=Sykkylven |access-date=2023-04-15 |publisher=Heraldry of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Sykkylven, Møre og Romsdal (Norway) |url=https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/no-15-28.html |access-date=2023-04-15 |website=Flags of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1982-07-24 |title=Godkjenning av våpen og flagg |url=https://lovdata.no/dokument/LF/forskrift/1982-04-30-905 |access-date=2023-04-15 |website=Lovdata.no |publisher=Norges kommunal- og arbeidsdepartementet |language=no}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Om Sykkylven |url=http://sykkylven.kommune.no/Modules/theme.aspx?Category.ID=726&ObjectType=Article&ElementID=655 |access-date=2008-10-25 |publisher=Sykkylven kommune |language=Norwegian}}</ref>

===Churches===
The [[Church of Norway]] has two parishes ({{lang|no|sokn}}) within Sykkylven Municipality. It is part of the [[Nordre Sunnmøre prosti]] ([[deanery]]) in the [[Diocese of Møre]].

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ style="font-size:medium"|'''''Churches in Sykkylven'''''
!Parish ({{lang|no|sokn}})!!Church name!!Location of the church!!Year built
|-
|Sykkylven||[[Sykkylven Church]]||[[Aure, Sykkylven|Aure]]||1990
|-
|Ikornnes||[[Ikornnes Church]]||[[Ikornnes]]||1978
|}

==Geography==
[[File:Velledalen - August.JPG|thumb|left|View of Velledalen]]
[[File:Sykkylvsfjorden & Trollkyrkjetindane.JPG|thumb|left|View of Sykkylvsfjorden and the Trollkyrkjetindane mountains]]
Sykkylven is a part of the [[Sunnmøre]] region and is surrounded by the beautiful [[Alpine climate|alpine mountain]] range [[Sunnmørsalpene]], including the mountain [[Råna]]. The highest point in the municipality is the {{convert|1579|m|adj=on}} tall mountain Brekketindane, located on the border of [[Ørsta Municipality]] and Sykkylven Municipality (and very close to the border with [[Stranda Municipality]]).<ref name="elev" /> Most of the people in Sykkylven live along the [[Sykkylvsfjorden]], which is a branch of the [[Storfjorden (Sunnmøre)|Storfjorden]]. The [[Sykkylven Bridge]] crosses the fjord connecting [[Aure, Sykkylven|Aure]] to [[Ikornnes]].

Sykkylven Municipality shares land borders with [[Fjord Municipality]] to the east, [[Stranda Municipality]] to the southeast, and [[Ørsta Municipality]] to the southwest. The [[Hjørundfjorden]] forms part of the western municipal border, and the [[Storfjorden (Sunnmøre)|Storfjorden]] forms the northern border. Across the Storfjorden to the north lies [[Ålesund Municipality]].

==Economy==
Sykkylven is primarily an industrial community where [[furniture]] and furnishings manufacturing is the dominant industry (78% of manufacturing employment in 2004). Some of the largest factories in the industry are located here. Major companies in Sykkylven include [[Ekornes AS]], [[Scandinor ANS]], Hjellegjerde, [[Brunstad AS]], [[Hjelle]], and [[Cylindra]]. [[Drone (aircraft)|Drone]]s are also manufactured.<ref>{{Cite web |date=22 November 2020 |title=Denne norske kjempedronen vekker internasjonal oppsikt |url=https://www.tu.no/artikler/denne-norske-kjempedronen-vekker-internasjonal-oppsikt/503089 |website=Tu.no |publisher=[[Teknisk Ukeblad]] |language=no}}</ref> [[Agriculture]] is important along the fjord and in the valleys. The farms are small, with emphasis on [[livestock]]. There is also some [[fish farming]] at [[Hundeidvik]] and Søvik, along the [[Storfjorden (Sunnmøre)|Storfjorden]].<ref name="snl">{{Cite SNL|Sykkylven|Sykkylven|2025-04-20|Thorsnæs|Geir|2025-02-21}}</ref> The local newspaper ''[[Sykkylvsbladet]]'' is published in Sykkylven.<ref name="snl2">{{Cite SNL|Sykkylvsbladet|Sykkylvsbladet|2025-04-20|Sande|Øystein|2024-11-26}}</ref>

Ekornes is the largest employer (as of 2020);<ref>{{Cite web |title=Slik har coronaviruset rammet kommuner med hjørnesteins bedrifter |url=https://e24.no/naeringsliv/i/najy8n/slik-har-coronaviruset-rammet-kommuner-med-hjoernesteins-bedrifter |access-date=2023-01-04 |website=E24.no |language=no}}</ref> however, a new round of [[layoff]]s was announced in January 2023.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Mobelkonsernet Ekornes i Sykkylven må kutte 150 årsverk |url=https://www.nrk.no/mr/mobelkonsernet-ekornes-i-sykkylven-ma-kutte-150-arsverk-1.16242852 |access-date=2023-01-04 |work=[[NRK]] |language=no}}</ref>

==Government==
Sykkylven 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 SNL|kommunestyre| kommunestyre|2024-12-31|Hansen|Tore|2024-11-25|editor2-last=Vabo |editor2-first=Signy Irene}}</ref> The municipality is under the jurisdiction of the [[Møre og Romsdal District Court]] and the [[Frostating Court of Appeal]].

===Municipal council===
The [[Municipal council (Norway)|municipal council]] ({{lang|no|Kommunestyre}}) of Sykkylven is made up of 29 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                      = Sykkylven
|start                     = 2023
|end                       = 2027
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2023 - Møre og Romsdal |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2023/ko/m%C3%B8re%20og%20romsdal/sykkylven#seats |access-date=2024-01-20 |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = 
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 4
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 9
|Høyre                     = 6
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 6
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sykkylven
|start                     = 2019
|end                       = 2023
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2019 – Møre og Romsdal |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2019/ko/m%C3%B8re%20og%20romsdal/sykkylven#seats |access-date=2019-10-19 |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 0
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 26
|Høyre                     = 0
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 0
|Senterpartiet             = 0
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sykkylven
|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
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 6
|Høyre                     = 8
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sykkylven
|start                     = 2011
|end                       = 2015
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2011 – Møre og Romsdal |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2011/ko/m%C3%B8re%20og%20romsdal/sykkylven#seats |access-date=2019-10-19 |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 7
|Høyre                     = 7
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sykkylven
|start                     = 2007
|end                       = 2011
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 4
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 5
|Venstre                   = 2
|Høyre                     = 5
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 7
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sykkylven
|start                     = 2003
|end                       = 2007
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 4
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 8
|Høyre                     = 4
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 5
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sykkylven
|start                     = 1999
|end                       = 2003
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 33
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 4
|Høyre                     = 8
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 8
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sykkylven
|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=2020-05-01 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 33
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 4
|Høyre                     = 7
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 6
|Senterpartiet             = 6
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sykkylven
|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=2020-05-01 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 33
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 3
|Høyre                     = 7
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 6
|Senterpartiet             = 6
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|Venstre                   = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sykkylven
|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=2020-05-01 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 33
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 8
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 3
|Høyre                     = 7
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 6
|Senterpartiet             = 5
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Venstre                   = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sykkylven
|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=2020-05-01 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 33
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 8
|Høyre                     = 7
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 6
|Senterpartiet             = 5
|Venstre                   = 2
|otherparty                = Common list for Sørestranda
|otherparty_no             = Samlingsliste for Sørestranda 
|otherparty_number         = 3
|otherparty1               = Non-party election list for Sykkylven municipality<br />
|otherparty_no1            = Upolitisk valliste for Sykkylven kommune
|otherparty_number1        = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sykkylven
|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=2020-05-01 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 33
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Høyre                     = 7
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 6
|Senterpartiet             = 6
|Venstre                   = 2
|otherparty                = Common list for Sørestranda
|otherparty_no             = Samlingsliste for Sørestranda
|otherparty_number         = 3
|otherparty1               = Non-party election list
|otherparty_no1            = Upolitisk valliste 
|otherparty_number1        = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sykkylven
|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=2020-05-01 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 33
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|Høyre                     = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 7
|Senterpartiet             = 10
|Venstre                   = 1
|otherparty                = Non-party election list for Sykkylven<br />
|otherparty_no             = Upolitisk valliste for Sykkylven
|otherparty_number         = 5
|otherparty1               = Non-party election list for Jarnes
|otherparty_no1            = Upolitisk valliste for Jarnes
|otherparty_number1        = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sykkylven
|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=2020-05-01 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 25
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Høyre                     = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 5
|Senterpartiet             = 8
|Venstre                   = 2
|Local_Lists               = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sykkylven
|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=2020-05-01 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo |volume=I}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 25
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|Høyre                     = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 6
|Senterpartiet             = 7
|Venstre                   = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sykkylven
|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=2020-05-01 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 25
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Høyre                     = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 6
|Senterpartiet             = 6
|Venstre                   = 2
|Local_Lists               = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sykkylven
|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=2020-05-01 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = no
|Total                     = 25
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|Local_Lists               = 20
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sykkylven
|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=2020-05-01 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = no
|Total                     = 25
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 4
|Local_Lists               = 21
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sykkylven
|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=2020-05-01 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 20
|Local_Lists               = 20
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sykkylven
|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=2020-05-01 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 20
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 1
|Local_Lists               = 19
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sykkylven
|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=2020-05-01 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 20
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 4
|Local_Lists               = 16
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sykkylven
|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=2020-05-01 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=Norwegian |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|nynorsk                   = yes
|Total                     = 20
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 4
|Local_Lists               = 16
|}}
{{div col end}}

===Mayors===
The [[Mayor#Scandinavia|mayor]] ({{langx|nn|ordførar}}) of Sykkylven 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 |title=Ordførarar i Sykkylven |url=https://lokalhistoriewiki.no/wiki/Ordf%C3%B8rarar_i_Sykkylven |access-date=2023-04-15 |website=LokalHistorieWiki.no |language=no}}</ref><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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*1883–1887: Lars P. Grebstad
*1888–1898: Ole E. Vik
*1899–1904: P.C.N. Aure 
*1905–1907: Ole E. Vik
*1908–1910: P.C.N. Aure 
*1911–1919: Ole I. Strømme
*1919–1924: P.C.N. Aure 
*1924–1933: Hans Tandstad 
*1933–1937: Johan Eidem 
*1938–1941: Ola Tandstad 
*1945–1946: Ola Tandstad 
*1946–1951: Johan Eidem
*1952–1956: [[Jens E. Ekornes]] ([[Christian Democratic Party (Norway)|KrF]])
*1956–1959: Fridtjof Fredriksen 
*1959–1963: Ola Tu
*1964–1969: [[Arnold Weiberg-Aurdal]] ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
*1970–1975: Øystein Eliassen ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
*1976–1986: Johan Welle ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
*1987–1999: Svein Helgheim ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
*1999–2011: Jan Kåre Aurdal ([[Christian Democratic Party (Norway)|KrF]])
*2011–2015: Petter Lyshol ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
*2015–2023: Odd Jostein Drotninghaug ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
*2023–present: Olav Harald Ulstein ([[Progress Party (Norway)|FrP]]<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-09-13 |title=Frp får ordfører i Sykkylven |url=https://www.nrk.no/mr/frp-far-ordforer-i-sykkylven--1.16556778 |access-date=2024-01-20 |work=[[NRK]] |language=no}}</ref>
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== Notable people ==
* [[Edvard Drabløs]] (1883 in Sykkylven – 1976), an actor and theatre director<ref>{{IMDb name|0236599|Edvard Drabløs}}. Retrieved on 24 March 2021.</ref>
* [[Jens E. Ekornes]] (1908 in Sykkylven – 1976), the founder of the furniture company [[:no:Ekornes|Ekornes AS, (Norwegian Wiki)]]
* [[Arnold Weiberg-Aurdal]] (1925–2016), an agronomist, military officer, and mayor of Sykkylven
* [[Jan Otto Myrseth]] (born 1957 in Sykkylven), a prelate and [[Diocese of Tunsberg|Bishop of Tunsberg]] from 2018

=== Musicians ===
* [[Kenneth Ekornes]] (born 1974 in Sykkylven), a jazz musician (percussion) and one of [[The Brazz Brothers]]
* [[Hilde Louise Asbjørnsen]] (born 1976 in Sykkylven), a jazz singer, songwriter, cabaret artist, and songwriter<ref>{{IMDb name|2697565|Hilde Louise Asbjørnsen}}. Retrieved on 24 March 2021.</ref>

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

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