Postcode
3727 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 3727 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
| 4 places | |
| 2 places |
New and established
A young market: many recent start-ups, dynamic, but less proven.
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.
Highest opportunity here
Removals & haulage
601 today · similar areas would have ~2
Physio, chiro & therapy
583 today · similar areas would have ~4
Doctor & medical clinic
572 today · similar areas would have ~2
Building contractor
553 today · similar areas would have ~7
IT & software services
543 today · similar areas would have ~3
Carpenter & joiner
531 today · similar areas would have ~2
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 | 2 | 17.2 | 7.6 | 1 | 0 | +100% | 53 |
| Car dealer | Automotive | 0 | 0.0 | 6.1 | 0 | 0 | – | 53 |
| Childcare | Education | 1 | 8.6 | 6.2 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 50 |
| Courses & tutoring | Education | 8 | 68.7 | 33.2 | 7 | 0 | +700% | 44 |
| Restaurant | Food & drink | 0 | 0.0 | 8.4 | 0 | 0 | – | 53 |
| Supermarket & convenience store | Groceries | 1 | 8.6 | 9.2 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 49 |
| Dentist | Health | 1 | 8.6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 50 |
| Doctor & medical clinic | Health | 2 | 17.2 | 17.8 | 1 | 0 | +100% | 57 |
| Physio, chiro & therapy | Health | 3 | 25.8 | 30.5 | 1 | 0 | +50% | 58 |
| Veterinarian | Health | 3 | 25.8 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | +200% | 62 |
| Gym & fitness centre | Leisure | 1 | 8.6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 51 |
| Sports facility & club | Leisure | 3 | 25.8 | 13.4 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 39 |
| Hairdresser & barber | Personal services | 1 | 8.6 | 8.8 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 49 |
| Beauty salon & spa | Personal services | 1 | 8.6 | 8.5 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 47 |
| Accountant & bookkeeping | Professional services | 1 | 8.6 | 6.1 | 1 | 0 | – | 58 |
| Engineering consultancy | Professional services | 5 | 42.9 | 25.2 | 1 | 0 | +25% | 39 |
| IT & software services | Professional services | 3 | 25.8 | 25.6 | 2 | 0 | +200% | 54 |
| Marketing & advertising agency | Professional services | 1 | 8.6 | 9.2 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 47 |
| Design & photography | Professional services | 3 | 25.8 | 21.8 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 43 |
| Clothing store | Retail | 2 | 17.2 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | – | 60 |
| Hardware & DIY store | Retail | 1 | 8.6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 51 |
| Electrician | Trades | 0 | 0.0 | 6.5 | 0 | 0 | – | 54 |
| Plumber & heating | Trades | 0 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | – | 54 |
| Carpenter & joiner | Trades | 1 | 8.6 | 16.8 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 53 |
| Painter & decorator | Trades | 1 | 8.6 | 6.1 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 48 |
| Bricklayer & mason | Trades | 1 | 8.6 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | – | 60 |
| Building contractor | Trades | 3 | 25.8 | 62.3 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 55 |
| Gardener & landscaping | Trades | 1 | 8.6 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | – | 60 |
| Cleaning services | Trades | 0 | 0.0 | 9.7 | 0 | 0 | – | 54 |
| Taxi | Transport | 2 | 17.2 | 8.3 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 43 |
| Removals & haulage | Transport | 1 | 8.6 | 14.2 | 1 | 0 | – | 60 |