Solveig Horne is the daughter of Jon Tormod Horne and Ingebjrg Marie and grew up in the municipality of Etne in the Sunnhordland region, a traditional district in the western region of Norway.
Born 12 January 1969 in Haugesund, Rogaland, Horne is the daughter of automobile mechanic Jon Tormod Horne (born 1942) and his wife Ingebjrg Marie (nee Stdle, born 1942), a registered nurse. Etne is a municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Sunnhordland, although it is also sometimes considered to be part of the district of Haugaland. Sunnhordland is a traditional district in the western region of Norway. She grew up in the nearby municipality of Etne in the Sunnhordland region, as the oldest of five sisters. 
