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Norwegian figures: closed businesses are removed from Enhetsregisteret, so closures are only counted from 3 October 2026, when we started collecting. Until then, growth over time looks higher than it really is.

Market snapshot

Cinema & entertainment in Vågan kommune

43Balanced Medium confidence Municipality · 9,905 residents
Municipality only Within 3 km Within 10 km Within 25 km

There are 21 active businesses in the category “Cinema & entertainment” in Vågan kommune - 21.2 per 10,000 residents.

That is more than similar-sized areas (median 2.3 per 10,000). With the typical density you would expect about 2.

In the last 3 years 6 opened and 0 closed (net +6).

The population is 9,905 and has grown 2.4% over 5 years.

Supply roughly matches similar areas.

Active now
21
+4 vs 12 months ago
Per 10,000 residents
21.2
similar areas: 2.3 · NO: 2.2
Opened / closed (3 yrs)
6 / 0
last 12 months: 4 / 0
Population
9,905
5-year change: +2.4%

Active businesses over time

Vågan kommune
01020302014Q2 16Q3 18Q4 202023Q2 25Cinema & entertainment

Openings and closures per year

024Opened 2017: 0Closed 2017: 02017Opened 2018: 0Closed 2018: 02018Opened 2019: 2Closed 2019: 02019Opened 2020: 2Closed 2020: 02020Opened 2021: 2Closed 2021: 02021Opened 2022: 0Closed 2022: 02022Opened 2023: 0Closed 2023: 02023Opened 2024: 0Closed 2024: 02024Opened 2025: 2Closed 2025: 02025Opened 2026: 4Closed 2026: 02026
OpenedClosed

Why this score (43/100)

Room in the market12
Population growth48
Momentum86
Survival50
Financial trend50

50 = average. The score compares this area with others of the same type and size. How it's calculated

Financials

No annual reports for this category here yet.

Only limited companies (AS/ASA) file accounts – sole proprietorships (ENK) don't. Figures for Norway are operating revenue.

Deeper numbers

Survival, trouble signs, competition and people for cinema & entertainment in Vågan kommune.

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.

Financial health

No annual accounts for this combination yet. Only limited companies (AS/ASA) file accounts.

Competition

Run by chains (3+ places)10% · Norway: 11%
Share of the 3 largest operators14% · 21 owners

No company runs more than one place of business here, an independent market.

New and established

Openings per 10,000 residents (12 months)4.04 · Norway: 0.21
Average age of active businesses9.7 yrs · Norway: 12.4
Younger than 2 years29% · Norway: 19%
Older than 10 years43% · Norway: 41%

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.

Distance to the nearest one

Residents more than 5 km from one413 · 4%
More than 10 km413
Farthest parish (5,000+ residents)2.7 km · Svolvær sogn (Vågan)

Measured from each parish centre.

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Each dot is a place of business at its registered address. Click a dot to see the company.

Existing businesses (21)

NameAddressSinceEmployees

Aksjeselskap
Skolegata 6, 8300 Svolvær 2026 –

Aksjeselskap
Dreyers gate 127, 8312 Henningsvær 2026 –

Forening/lag/innretning
Tore Hjorts gate 22, 8310 Kabelvåg 2026 –

Aksjeselskap
Bergsrudsvingen 5D, 8310 Kabelvåg 2026 –

Aksjeselskap
Dreyers gate 7, 8312 Henningsvær 2025 –

Aksjeselskap
Tore Hjorts vei 471, 8314 Gimsøysand 2025 40

Aksjeselskap
Dølvikveien 8, 8320 Skrova 2021 –

Enkeltpersonforetak
Barstrandveien 795, 8314 Gimsøysand 2021 –

Aksjeselskap
Årsteinøyan 3, 8324 Digermulen 2020 6

Aksjeselskap
Skolegata 6, 8300 Svolvær 2020 12

Aksjeselskap
Storgata 47, 8300 Svolvær 2019 –

Aksjeselskap
Skipperveien 6, 8300 Svolvær 2019 9

Aksjeselskap
H. Chr. Størmers gate 22, 8300 Svolvær 2015 –

Aksjeselskap
Brurberget 21, 8310 Kabelvåg 2014 –

Aksjeselskap
Fiskegata 36, 8300 Svolvær 2014 14

Aksjeselskap
Skolegata 6, 8300 Svolvær 2010 –

Aksjeselskap
Moltebærholmen 15B, 8300 Svolvær 2009 –

Aksjeselskap
Postboks 136, 8310 Kabelvåg 2008 –

Enkeltpersonforetak
Gunnar Bergs vei 20, 8300 Svolvær 2006 –

Aksjeselskap
Johan E. Paulsens gate 9, 8300 Svolvær 2005 27

Kommunalt foretak
Storgata 29, 8300 Svolvær 1995 7

Recently opened


Skolegata 6, 8300 Svolvær
Sep 2026

Dreyers gate 127, 8312 Henningsvær
May 2026

Tore Hjorts gate 22, 8310 Kabelvåg
Apr 2026

Bergsrudsvingen 5D, 8310 Kabelvåg
Feb 2026

Dreyers gate 7, 8312 Henningsvær
Mar 2025

Tore Hjorts vei 471, 8314 Gimsøysand
Jan 2025

Recently closed

None in the last 2 years.

Comparable areas

Same type of area, similar population.

AreaResidentsActivePer 10kScore
Nærøysund kommune9,92033.054
Sør-Varanger kommune9,94766.039
Farsund kommune9,94922.058
Indre Fosen kommune10,00633.050
Sula kommune9,79800.063
Fauske kommune9,70733.146

Population of Vågan

Statistics Norway
9,0009,50010k201620182020202220242026Residents

Who lives here

Statistics Norway · 2026
Children 0–15 16%
Young 16–24 10%
Adults 25–49 33%
Adults 50–66 22%
Seniors 67–79 14%
80 and older 6%

The line marks the average for Norway.

Average age43.4 yrs · Norway: 41.8
Median household income after taxNOK 611k · Norway: NOK 676k
Households with children21% · Norway: 23%
Higher education (age 16+)31% · Norway: 38%
Jobs located here4,755
Commute in / out every day467 / 778
Jobs per working resident0.94 · Norway: 1.00

Roughly as many jobs as working residents.

Counts are places of business (sub-units) registered in the Central Coordinating Register (Brønnøysund) with a main industry code in this category. Businesses are placed by their registered address; trades like electricians often work across a wider area – use the radius view. Statistics updated 03.10.2026.