Parish
Voksen sogn (Oslo)
Residents
14,883
2026
Population, 5 years
+3.8%
10 years: +7.0%
Active places of business
1,695
114 per 1,000 residents
Opened / closed (12 mo.)
223 / 0
3-yr change +61.3%
Population
Active businesses (all types)
Who lives here
Statistics Norway · 2026
Children 0–15
20%
Young 16–24
9%
Adults 25–49
34%
Adults 50–66
20%
Seniors 67–79
12%
80 and older
6%
The line marks the average for Norway.
Average age41.0 yrs · Norway: 41.8
Median household income after tax*NOK 635k · Norway: NOK 676k
Households with children*21% · Norway: 23%
Jobs located here*538,131
Commute in / out every day*204,687 / 70,735
Jobs per working resident*1.33 · Norway: 1.00
More people work here than live here, daytime demand (lunch, services) is higher than the resident count suggests.
* Figure for the municipality – Statistics Norway does not publish it for smaller areas.
Deeper numbers
Survival, trouble signs, competition and people in Voksen sogn (Oslo).
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
Closed within 2 years of opening (last 12 months)0
Annual-report figures appear when companies here have filed accounts.
Competition
Run by chains (3+ places)2% · Norway: 8%
Share of the 3 largest operators2% · 1,672 owners
| 18 places | |
| 5 places | |
| 2 places | |
| 2 places |
New and established
Openings per 1,000 residents (12 months)14.98 · Norway: 15.83
Average age of active businesses7.5 yrs · Norway: 12.0
Younger than 2 years26% · Norway: 20%
Older than 10 years24% · Norway: 37%
A young market: many recent start-ups, dynamic, but less proven.
Moving in and out
Moved here (3 years)0 · 12 months: 0
Moved away (3 years)0 · 12 months: 0
Net0
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
OpenedClosed
Per calendar month, 2021–2025.
Growing here
Business types with the biggest 3-year increase (at least 5 businesses three years ago).
| Taxi | 5 → 13 | +160% |
| IT & software services | 50 → 106 | +112% |
| Marketing & advertising agency | 9 → 19 | +111% |
| Courses & tutoring | 64 → 118 | +84% |
| Design & photography | 29 → 51 | +76% |
| Law firm | 7 → 11 | +57% |
| Physio, chiro & therapy | 46 → 72 | +57% |
| Beauty salon & spa | 8 → 12 | +50% |
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
Restaurant
756 today · similar areas would have ~22
Removals & haulage
756 today · similar areas would have ~18
Car repair & service
743 today · similar areas would have ~14
Plumber & heating
744 today · similar areas would have ~14
Electrician
732 today · similar areas would have ~11
Car dealer
713 today · similar areas would have ~12
All business types
Click a column to sort| Business type | Group | Active | Per 10k | Similar areas | Opened 3 yrs | Closed 3 yrs | Change | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotel | Accommodation | 0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | – | 58 |
| B&B & holiday accommodation | Accommodation | 0 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 0 | 0 | – | 58 |
| Campsite | Accommodation | 1 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 52 |
| Car repair & service | Automotive | 3 | 2.0 | 9.4 | 2 | 0 | +200% | 74 |
| Petrol station | Automotive | 0 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 0 | 0 | – | 69 |
| Car dealer | Automotive | 3 | 2.0 | 8.2 | 1 | 0 | +50% | 71 |
| Car parts & motorcycles | Automotive | 0 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 0 | 0 | – | 68 |
| Car rental | Automotive | 1 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 1 | 0 | – | 69 |
| Childcare | Education | 3 | 2.0 | 2.8 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 58 |
| Driving school | Education | 6 | 4.0 | 2.6 | 2 | 0 | +50% | 53 |
| Courses & tutoring | Education | 118 | 79.3 | 36.2 | 54 | 0 | +84% | 42 |
| Café, coffee bar or bar | Food & drink | 0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | – | 57 |
| Restaurant | Food & drink | 6 | 4.0 | 14.7 | 4 | 0 | +200% | 75 |
| Catering & canteen | Food & drink | 4 | 2.7 | 6.1 | 1 | 0 | +33% | 67 |
| Bakery | Food & drink | 0 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 0 | 0 | – | 67 |
| Supermarket & convenience store | Groceries | 8 | 5.4 | 12.7 | 1 | 0 | +14% | 66 |
| Butcher, fishmonger & deli | Groceries | 2 | 1.3 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 | +100% | 68 |
| Kiosk, Wine & beverage shop | Groceries | 0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | – | 59 |
| Dentist | Health | 13 | 8.7 | 9.9 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 52 |
| Doctor & medical clinic | Health | 61 | 41.0 | 28.3 | 18 | 0 | +42% | 51 |
| Physio, chiro & therapy | Health | 72 | 48.4 | 39.9 | 26 | 0 | +57% | 57 |
| Veterinarian | Health | 6 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 | +100% | 46 |
| Home care | Health | 0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | – | 58 |
| Gym & fitness centre | Leisure | 1 | 0.7 | 3.1 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 64 |
| Sports facility & club | Leisure | 12 | 8.1 | 12.7 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 54 |
| Cinema & entertainment | Leisure | 2 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 49 |
| Travel agency | Leisure | 11 | 7.4 | 3.7 | 3 | 0 | +38% | 43 |
| Hairdresser & barber | Personal services | 6 | 4.0 | 12.2 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 60 |
| Beauty salon & spa | Personal services | 12 | 8.1 | 12.1 | 4 | 0 | +50% | 62 |
| Laundry & dry cleaning | Personal services | 0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | – | 56 |
| Repairs (electronics, shoes, watches) | Personal services | 1 | 0.7 | 3.1 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 64 |
| Funeral services | Personal services | 1 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1 | 0 | – | 63 |
| Accountant & bookkeeping | Professional services | 9 | 6.0 | 8.4 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 55 |
| Law firm | Professional services | 11 | 7.4 | 2.6 | 4 | 0 | +57% | 45 |
| Bank & insurance | Professional services | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | – | 61 |
| Real estate agent | Professional services | 0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | – | 65 |
| Architect | Professional services | 13 | 8.7 | 3.4 | 4 | 0 | +44% | 43 |
| Engineering consultancy | Professional services | 37 | 24.9 | 30.8 | 8 | 0 | +28% | 54 |
| IT & software services | Professional services | 106 | 71.2 | 38.7 | 56 | 0 | +112% | 44 |
| Marketing & advertising agency | Professional services | 19 | 12.8 | 13.6 | 10 | 0 | +111% | 61 |
| Design & photography | Professional services | 51 | 34.3 | 23.2 | 22 | 0 | +76% | 50 |
| Staffing & recruitment | Professional services | 6 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 1 | 0 | +20% | 60 |
| Clothing store | Retail | 10 | 6.7 | 8.7 | 6 | 0 | +150% | 66 |
| Shoe & leather goods store | Retail | 0 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 0 | 0 | – | 60 |
| Pharmacy & health store | Retail | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | – | 70 |
| Cosmetics & perfume store | Retail | 4 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 2 | 0 | +100% | 64 |
| Florist, garden & pet shop | Retail | 1 | 0.7 | 3.2 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 65 |
| Jewellery & watches | Retail | 2 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1 | 0 | +100% | 62 |
| Optician | Retail | 0 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | – | 63 |
| Furniture & interior store | Retail | 3 | 2.0 | 4.4 | 1 | 0 | +50% | 69 |
| Electronics & phone store | Retail | 2 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 2 | 0 | – | 68 |
| Hardware & DIY store | Retail | 0 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | – | 69 |
| Books & stationery | Retail | 1 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | – | 65 |
| Sports & bike shop | Retail | 1 | 0.7 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 65 |
| Toy & hobby shop | Retail | 4 | 2.7 | 5.1 | 2 | 0 | +100% | 69 |
| Gifts, art & specialty shops | Retail | 2 | 1.3 | 2.7 | 1 | 0 | +100% | 67 |
| Second-hand & antiques | Retail | 2 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 54 |
| Online store | Retail | 2 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 1 | 0 | +100% | 68 |
| Electrician | Trades | 2 | 1.3 | 7.2 | 1 | 0 | +100% | 73 |
| Plumber & heating | Trades | 4 | 2.7 | 9.6 | 2 | 0 | +100% | 74 |
| Carpenter & joiner | Trades | 12 | 8.1 | 15.7 | 4 | 0 | +50% | 65 |
| Painter & decorator | Trades | 8 | 5.4 | 6.9 | 4 | 0 | +100% | 66 |
| Bricklayer & mason | Trades | 2 | 1.3 | 4.6 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 62 |
| Flooring | Trades | 3 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 52 |
| Building contractor | Trades | 35 | 23.5 | 53.4 | 8 | 0 | +30% | 63 |
| Gardener & landscaping | Trades | 6 | 4.0 | 2.2 | 2 | 0 | +50% | 47 |
| Cleaning services | Trades | 12 | 8.1 | 12.0 | 8 | 0 | +200% | 69 |
| Taxi | Transport | 13 | 8.7 | 13.6 | 8 | 0 | +160% | 69 |
| Removals & haulage | Transport | 6 | 4.0 | 12.2 | 5 | 0 | +500% | 75 |