Postcode
3713 Skien
Population
Active businesses (all types)
Who lives here
Statistics Norway · 2026The line marks the average for Norway.
Roughly as many jobs as working residents.
* Figure for the municipality – Statistics Norway does not publish it for smaller areas.
Deeper numbers
Survival, trouble signs, competition and people in 3713 Skien.
Survival
Survival can't be calculated for Norway yet: closed businesses are removed from Enhetsregisteret, so we only know closures from the day we started collecting.
Trouble signs
Annual-report figures appear when companies here have filed accounts.
Competition
| 2 places |
New and established
A typical mix of new and established businesses.
Moving in and out
A move is a place of business closing and the same company opening one in another area within 90 days. Chains are left out.
When businesses open and close
Per calendar month, 2021–2025.
Growing here
Business types with the biggest 3-year increase (at least 5 businesses three years ago).
| Building contractor | 11 → 12 | +9% |
Declining here
Business types shrinking the most over 3 years, with closures in the last 12 months.
| No business type is shrinking noticeably. |
Highest opportunity here
Physio, chiro & therapy
570 today · similar areas would have ~4
Design & photography
542 today · similar areas would have ~3
Courses & tutoring
524 today · similar areas would have ~4
Sports facility & club
522 today · similar areas would have ~2
Removals & haulage
451 today · similar areas would have ~2
IT & software services
443 today · similar areas would have ~3
All business types
Click a column to sort| Business type | Group | Active | Per 10k | Similar areas | Opened 3 yrs | Closed 3 yrs | Change | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Car repair & service | Automotive | 5 | 43.3 | 7.6 | 2 | 0 | +67% | 49 |
| Car dealer | Automotive | 4 | 34.6 | 6.1 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 39 |
| Car parts & motorcycles | Automotive | 2 | 17.3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 44 |
| Childcare | Education | 0 | 0.0 | 6.2 | 0 | 0 | – | 49 |
| Driving school | Education | 1 | 8.7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 45 |
| Courses & tutoring | Education | 4 | 34.6 | 33.2 | 3 | 0 | +300% | 52 |
| Restaurant | Food & drink | 2 | 17.3 | 8.4 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 36 |
| Catering & canteen | Food & drink | 1 | 8.7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 43 |
| Supermarket & convenience store | Groceries | 0 | 0.0 | 9.2 | 0 | 0 | – | 49 |
| Doctor & medical clinic | Health | 4 | 34.6 | 17.8 | 2 | 0 | +100% | 42 |
| Physio, chiro & therapy | Health | 0 | 0.0 | 30.5 | 0 | 0 | – | 57 |
| Gym & fitness centre | Leisure | 1 | 8.7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 44 |
| Sports facility & club | Leisure | 2 | 17.3 | 13.4 | 2 | 0 | – | 52 |
| Hairdresser & barber | Personal services | 1 | 8.7 | 8.8 | 1 | 0 | – | 52 |
| Beauty salon & spa | Personal services | 4 | 34.6 | 8.5 | 2 | 0 | +100% | 47 |
| Accountant & bookkeeping | Professional services | 1 | 8.7 | 6.1 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 42 |
| Engineering consultancy | Professional services | 5 | 43.3 | 25.2 | 4 | 0 | +400% | 43 |
| IT & software services | Professional services | 3 | 26.0 | 25.6 | 1 | 0 | +50% | 44 |
| Marketing & advertising agency | Professional services | 1 | 8.7 | 9.2 | 1 | 0 | – | 48 |
| Design & photography | Professional services | 2 | 17.3 | 21.8 | 2 | 0 | – | 54 |
| Staffing & recruitment | Professional services | 1 | 8.7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 44 |
| Clothing store | Retail | 1 | 8.7 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | – | 52 |
| Second-hand & antiques | Retail | 1 | 8.7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 44 |
| Electrician | Trades | 3 | 26.0 | 6.5 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 39 |
| Plumber & heating | Trades | 2 | 17.3 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 37 |
| Carpenter & joiner | Trades | 5 | 43.3 | 16.8 | 2 | 0 | +67% | 42 |
| Painter & decorator | Trades | 1 | 8.7 | 6.1 | 1 | 0 | – | 51 |
| Bricklayer & mason | Trades | 2 | 17.3 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | +100% | 53 |
| Building contractor | Trades | 12 | 103.9 | 62.3 | 1 | 0 | +9% | 30 |
| Cleaning services | Trades | 2 | 17.3 | 9.7 | 2 | 0 | – | 48 |
| Taxi | Transport | 0 | 0.0 | 8.3 | 0 | 0 | – | 48 |
| Removals & haulage | Transport | 1 | 8.7 | 14.2 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 45 |