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Physio, chiro & therapy in 3721 Skien

Postcode · 3,407 residents
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59of 100

Opportunity score

Worth a closer look

Medium confidence

Some signals point to room for a new business.

See the five reasons

Why this score (59/100)

Room in the market65strong
Population growth51average
Momentum–left out
Survival–left out
Financial trend52average

The line marks 50, the average. The score compares this area with others of the same type; the gap to peers compares it with areas of similar size. Parts marked – can't be calculated here and are left out; the others count more. How the score is calculated

Active now
8
– vs 12 months ago
Per 10,000 residents
23.5
similar areas 33.7 · Norway 41.9
Opened and closed, 3 years
3 opened – closed
last 12 months: 1 opened, – closed
Population
3,407
+2.1% in 5 years

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

There are 8 active businesses in the category “Physio, chiro & therapy” in 3721 Skien - 23.5 per 10,000 residents.

That is fewer than similar-sized areas (median 33.7 per 10,000). With the typical density you would expect about 12.

In the last 3 years 3 opened. Not available yet: closures are only known from 3 October 2026.

The population is 3,407 and has grown 2.1% over 5 years.

Compared with Norway

Physio, chiro & therapy in 3721 Skien against all of Norway. Annual-report figures are for 2025 (Skien kommune), from 39 companies. 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.

SkienNorwaySkien NorwayVerdict
Made a loss 38% 38% About the same
Companies with negative equity 15% 20% Fewer here
Losses two years in a row 14% 18% Fewer here
Median equity ratio 39% 41% About the same
Run by chains (3+ places) 0% 11% Fewer chains

Trend

Active businesses over time

3721 Skien

This line starts on 3 October 2026, when closures start being known, and grows as we collect.

Openings and closures per year

012Opened 2017: 02017Opened 2018: 12018Opened 2019: 12019Opened 2020: 02020Opened 2021: 02021Opened 2022: 02022Opened 2023: 12023Opened 2024: 12024Opened 2025: 22025Opened 2026 (so far): 0Closed 2026 (so far): 02026*
OpenedClosed* 2026 so far

Closures are counted from 3 October 2026; years before show openings only.

Money

Financials – Skien kommune

Median revenue
NOK 1.5m
39 companies filed
Profitable
62%
revenue trend +3.3%
0500k1.0m1.5m2.0m20212022202320242025Skien kommuneNorway
Skien kommuneNorway

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 physio, chiro & therapy in 3721 Skien.

Trouble signs

Closed through bankruptcy (last 12 months)0
Forcibly dissolved (last 12 months)0

Competition

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

New and established

Openings per 10,000 residents (12 months)2.94 · Norway: 3.56
Average age of active businesses8.0 yrs · Norway: 10.7
Younger than 2 years25% · Norway: 17%
Older than 10 years25% · 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. A business that moves and keeps its place-of-business number isn't counted here yet, so the real number of moves is higher.

Distance to the nearest one

Residents more than 5 km from one0 · 0%
More than 10 km0
Farthest parish (5,000+ residents)1.8 km · Solum sogn (Skien)

Measured from each parish centre in the municipality.

Existing businesses

8 in all, newest first.

NameAddressSince
· Enkeltpersonforetak Smievegen 42, 3721 Skien 2025
· Aksjeselskap Holmsvegen 65, 3721 Skien 2025
· Enkeltpersonforetak Venstøphøgda 27, 3721 Skien 2024
· Aksjeselskap Venstøphøgda 172, 3721 Skien 2023
· Enkeltpersonforetak Hoppestadlia 52, 3721 Skien 2019
· Aksjeselskap Christen Lunds veg 18, 3721 Skien 2018
· Enkeltpersonforetak Stulenvegen 100, 3721 Skien 2013
· HOMEOPAT BEATE M GRAASVOLD · Enkeltpersonforetak Hoppestadvegen 21, 3721 Skien 2001

Recently opened


Smievegen 42, 3721 Skien
Dec 2025

Holmsvegen 65, 3721 Skien
Jan 2025

Recently closed

None in the last 2 years.

Comparable areas

Same type of area, similar population.

AreaResidentsActivePer 10kScore
1366 Lysaker3,40635102.815
5096 Bergen3,4041544.144
5009 Bergen3,3952058.940
1361 Østerås3,4213087.721
3770 Kragerø3,3902676.726
5600 Norheimsund3,3901544.240

Other areas nearby

Ranked by opportunity score for physio, chiro & therapy.

AreaActivePer 10kScore
3723 Skien Postcode00.089
3740 Skien Postcode415.475
3739 Skien Postcode19.571
3713 Skien Postcode00.070
3714 Skien Postcode210.770
3736 Skien Postcode215.868
3737 Skien Postcode16.862
3733 Skien Postcode424.961

Population of Skien

Statistics Norway
3,1003,2003,3003,4003,5002016202120252026Residents

Who lives here

Statistics Norway · 2026
Children 0–15 19%
Young 16–24 10%
Adults 25–49 33%
Adults 50–66 24%
Seniors 67–79 10%
80 and older 4%

The line marks the average for Norway. Highlighted: the age group most relevant for physio, chiro & therapy.

Average age40.4 yrs · Norway: 41.8
Median household income after tax*NOK 640k · Norway: NOK 676k
Households with children*23% · Norway: 23%
Higher education (age 16+)*33% · Norway: 38%
Jobs located here*27,236
Commute in / out every day*9,510 / 9,115
Jobs per working resident*1.01 · Norway: 1.00

Roughly as many jobs as working residents.

* Figure for the municipality – Statistics Norway does not publish it for smaller areas.

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 15.11.2026.