Skien: facts

At a glance

• Country: Norway
• Region: Telemark
• Administrative status: seat of a first-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA)
• Population: approximately 50,595
• Coordinates: 59.2096° N, 9.6090° E
• Time zone: Europe/Oslo (UTC+01:00 standard, UTC+02:00 daylight saving time)
• Currency: Krone (NOK)
• Distance to the capital, Oslo: 101 km (63 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Sandefjord Airport, Torp (TRF): 37 km (23 mi), straight line
• Oslo-Gardermoen International Airport (OSL): 138 km (86 mi), straight line
• Kristiansand Airport (KRS): 142 km (88 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Porsgrunn: 8.1 km (5.1 mi)
• Siljan: 10 km (7 mi)
• Ulefoss: 21 km (13 mi)
• Langesund: 25 km (15 mi)
• Larvik: 30 km (19 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Drammen, 68 km (42 mi)