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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.

Health

Veterinarian

Veterinær

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Active in Norway
1,847
3.3 per 10,000 residents
3-year change
+24.8%
12 months: +6.5%
Opened / closed (12 mo.)
112 / 0
Median revenue
–
companies filing accounts

Deeper numbers

Survival, trouble signs, competition and people for veterinarian 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

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)6%
Share of the 3 largest operators5% · 1,742 owners
38 places
34 places
14 places
9 places
5 places

New and established

Openings per 10,000 residents (12 months)0.20
Average age of active businesses14.7 yrs
Younger than 2 years13%
Older than 10 years53%

Distance to the nearest one

Residents more than 5 km from one641,858 · 11%
More than 10 km299,907
Farthest parish (5,000+ residents)18.4 km · Austevoll sogn (Austevoll)

Measured from each parish centre.

When businesses open and close

020406080Opened Jan: 71Closed Jan: 0JanOpened Feb: 34Closed Feb: 0Opened Mar: 43Closed Mar: 0MarOpened Apr: 40Closed Apr: 0Opened May: 55Closed May: 0MayOpened Jun: 52Closed Jun: 0Opened Jul: 51Closed Jul: 0JulOpened Aug: 35Closed Aug: 0Opened Sep: 38Closed Sep: 0SepOpened Oct: 32Closed Oct: 0Opened Nov: 40Closed Nov: 0NovOpened Dec: 34Closed Dec: 0
OpenedClosed

Per calendar month, 2021–2025.

Farthest from the nearest veterinarian

Postcodes with at least 10,000 residents, measured from the postcode centre (the average of its addresses) – possible gaps in the local offer.

PostcodeResidentsDistance
6430 Nordborg11,32111.2 km
6500 Vojens13,6347.3 km
4220 Korsør17,0827.0 km
9560 Hadsund10,3165.9 km
6705 Esbjerg Ø14,7034.2 km
7700 Thisted25,2284.0 km
8960 Randers SØ15,8543.9 km
6950 Ringkøbing13,9853.9 km
8930 Randers NØ18,8113.4 km
2635 Ishøj24,6083.4 km

Active in Norway over time

5001,0001,5002,0002011Q4 13Q3 16Q2 192022Q4 24Veterinarian

Openings and closures per year

050100150Opened 2015: 39Closed 2015: 02015Opened 2016: 50Closed 2016: 0Opened 2017: 44Closed 2017: 02017Opened 2018: 46Closed 2018: 0Opened 2019: 75Closed 2019: 02019Opened 2020: 82Closed 2020: 0Opened 2021: 80Closed 2021: 02021Opened 2022: 104Closed 2022: 0Opened 2023: 84Closed 2023: 02023Opened 2024: 132Closed 2024: 0Opened 2025: 125Closed 2025: 02025Opened 2026: 92Closed 2026: 0
OpenedClosed

Growing fastest

3-year change in active businesses.

Elverum kommune12+100%
Sortland kommune8+60%
Kongsvinger kommune11+57%
Bodø kommune14+56%
Skien kommune17+55%
Trondheim kommune20+54%
Oslo kommune125+51%
Indre Fosen kommune9+50%
Vestby kommune9+50%
Kvam kommune9+50%

Declining

Municipalities where this type is shrinking.

None shrinking noticeably.

All trends for this type →

Most per resident

Densest municipalities (15,000+ residents).

Melhus kommune10.1
Klepp kommune7.9
Hå kommune7.0
Frogn kommune6.7
Kongsvinger kommune6.0
Alta kommune5.9
Levanger kommune5.8
Ås kommune5.7
Elverum kommune5.5
Time kommune5.4

By region

CountyActivePer 10k3-yr change
Agder983.0+31%
Akershus2002.7+22%
Buskerud883.2+14%
Finnmark425.6+20%
Innlandet2316.1+18%
Møre og Romsdal873.2+30%
Nordland1245.1+31%
Oslo1251.7+51%
Østfold822.6+14%
Rogaland1603.1+24%
Telemark714.0+22%
Troms754.4+25%
Trøndelag1933.9+22%
Vestfold813.1+31%
Vestland1862.8+26%

What's included

Businesses whose main Norwegian industry code (SN2025) starts with:

75.00…Veterinærtjenester

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