Education
Childcare
Barnehage og barnepass
Deeper numbers
Survival, trouble signs, competition and people for childcare in Norge.
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.
Financial health
No annual accounts for this combination yet. Only limited companies (AS/ASA) file accounts.
Competition
| 113 places | |
| 66 places | |
| 43 places | |
| 35 places | |
| 35 places |
New and established
Distance to the nearest one
Measured from each parish centre.
When businesses open and close
Per calendar month, 2021–2025.
Farthest from the nearest childcare
Postcodes with at least 10,000 residents, measured from the postcode centre (the average of its addresses) – possible gaps in the local offer.
| Postcode | Residents | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| 9560 Hadsund | 10,316 | 3.2 km |
| 6950 Ringkøbing | 13,985 | 3.1 km |
| 6630 Rødding | 10,004 | 2.8 km |
| 7700 Thisted | 25,228 | 2.8 km |
| 5450 Otterup | 10,797 | 2.5 km |
| 6900 Skjern | 13,125 | 2.2 km |
| 8960 Randers SØ | 15,854 | 1.6 km |
| 7900 Nykøbing M | 13,028 | 1.6 km |
| 6200 Aabenraa | 28,379 | 1.5 km |
| 4220 Korsør | 17,082 | 1.5 km |
Active in Norway over time
Openings and closures per year
Best opportunities
Municipalities with room in the market.
| Frøya kommune | 76 |
| Trondheim kommune | 71 |
| Stavanger kommune | 70 |
| Eidsvoll kommune | 69 |
| Lillestrøm kommune | 69 |
| Oslo kommune | 68 |
| Evenes kommune | 68 |
| Etnedal kommune | 67 |
| Hurdal kommune | 66 |
| Nannestad kommune | 66 |
Growing fastest
3-year change in active businesses.
| Modum kommune | 8 | +33% |
| Vågan kommune | 9 | +29% |
| Halden kommune | 11 | +22% |
| Melhus kommune | 12 | +20% |
| Rauma kommune | 6 | +20% |
| Nes kommune | 12 | +20% |
| Harstad kommune | 13 | +18% |
| Vindafjord kommune | 7 | +17% |
| Lurøy kommune | 7 | +17% |
| Enebakk kommune | 8 | +14% |
Declining
Municipalities where this type is shrinking.
| None shrinking noticeably. |
Most per resident
Densest municipalities (15,000+ residents).
| Orkland kommune | 6.9 |
| Melhus kommune | 6.7 |
| Voss kommune | 6.7 |
| Namsos kommune | 6.6 |
| Kinn kommune | 6.3 |
| Alta kommune | 5.9 |
| Steinkjer kommune | 5.8 |
| Gjøvik kommune | 5.7 |
| Bjørnafjorden kommune | 5.6 |
| Alver kommune | 5.3 |
By region
| County | Active | Per 10k | 3-yr change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agder | 137 | 4.2 | 0% |
| Akershus | 253 | 3.4 | +4% |
| Buskerud | 108 | 4.0 | +3% |
| Finnmark | 57 | 7.6 | +2% |
| Innlandet | 183 | 4.8 | +3% |
| Møre og Romsdal | 139 | 5.1 | +3% |
| Nordland | 155 | 6.4 | +2% |
| Oslo | 189 | 2.6 | +7% |
| Østfold | 129 | 4.1 | +3% |
| Rogaland | 195 | 3.8 | +3% |
| Telemark | 76 | 4.3 | +1% |
| Troms | 113 | 6.6 | +3% |
| Trøndelag | 219 | 4.5 | +5% |
| Vestfold | 83 | 3.2 | +4% |
| Vestland | 315 | 4.8 | +2% |
What's included
Businesses whose main Norwegian industry code (SN2025) starts with:
88.91… | Dagaktivitetstilbud for barn |
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