Postcode
3739 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 3739 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 | |
| 2 places | |
| 2 places | |
| 2 places |
New and established
An established market: many businesses have been here for years.
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).
| Courses & tutoring | 5 → 7 | +40% |
| Gardener & landscaping | 6 → 7 | +17% |
| Building contractor | 7 → 8 | +14% |
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
671 today · similar areas would have ~3
Doctor & medical clinic
580 today · similar areas would have ~2
IT & software services
542 today · similar areas would have ~3
Carpenter & joiner
542 today · similar areas would have ~2
Design & photography
531 today · similar areas would have ~2
Engineering consultancy
467 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B&B & holiday accommodation | Accommodation | 3 | 28.6 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | +200% | 61 |
| Car repair & service | Automotive | 2 | 19.0 | 7.6 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 44 |
| Car dealer | Automotive | 0 | 0.0 | 6.1 | 0 | 0 | – | 53 |
| Childcare | Education | 0 | 0.0 | 6.2 | 0 | 0 | – | 55 |
| Driving school | Education | 1 | 9.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | – | 61 |
| Courses & tutoring | Education | 7 | 66.7 | 33.2 | 2 | 0 | +40% | 35 |
| Restaurant | Food & drink | 5 | 47.6 | 8.4 | 3 | 0 | +150% | 56 |
| Catering & canteen | Food & drink | 1 | 9.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 49 |
| Bakery | Food & drink | 1 | 9.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 50 |
| Supermarket & convenience store | Groceries | 1 | 9.5 | 9.2 | 1 | 0 | – | 59 |
| Butcher, fishmonger & deli | Groceries | 1 | 9.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | – | 60 |
| Doctor & medical clinic | Health | 0 | 0.0 | 17.8 | 0 | 0 | – | 58 |
| Physio, chiro & therapy | Health | 1 | 9.5 | 30.5 | 1 | 0 | – | 67 |
| Veterinarian | Health | 1 | 9.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | – | 61 |
| Sports facility & club | Leisure | 1 | 9.5 | 13.4 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 50 |
| Hairdresser & barber | Personal services | 1 | 9.5 | 8.8 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 48 |
| Beauty salon & spa | Personal services | 1 | 9.5 | 8.5 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 47 |
| Accountant & bookkeeping | Professional services | 0 | 0.0 | 6.1 | 0 | 0 | – | 53 |
| Engineering consultancy | Professional services | 7 | 66.7 | 25.2 | 4 | 0 | +133% | 46 |
| IT & software services | Professional services | 2 | 19.0 | 25.6 | 1 | 0 | +100% | 54 |
| Marketing & advertising agency | Professional services | 1 | 9.5 | 9.2 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 46 |
| Design & photography | Professional services | 1 | 9.5 | 21.8 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 53 |
| Clothing store | Retail | 1 | 9.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | – | 58 |
| Florist, garden & pet shop | Retail | 1 | 9.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 51 |
| Sports & bike shop | Retail | 1 | 9.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | – | 60 |
| Gifts, art & specialty shops | Retail | 1 | 9.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 50 |
| Online store | Retail | 1 | 9.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 51 |
| Electrician | Trades | 2 | 19.0 | 6.5 | 1 | 0 | +100% | 55 |
| Plumber & heating | Trades | 2 | 19.0 | 8.0 | 1 | 0 | +100% | 54 |
| Carpenter & joiner | Trades | 2 | 19.0 | 16.8 | 1 | 0 | +100% | 54 |
| Painter & decorator | Trades | 0 | 0.0 | 6.1 | 0 | 0 | – | 53 |
| Building contractor | Trades | 8 | 76.2 | 62.3 | 1 | 0 | +14% | 45 |
| Gardener & landscaping | Trades | 7 | 66.7 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | +17% | 59 |
| Cleaning services | Trades | 5 | 47.6 | 9.7 | 1 | 0 | +25% | 48 |
| Taxi | Transport | 3 | 28.6 | 8.3 | 2 | 0 | +200% | 55 |
| Removals & haulage | Transport | 5 | 47.6 | 14.2 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 39 |