Trends
Growing and declining municipalities
Where businesses are opening and closing – from the start and end dates of every place of business in the Central Coordinating Register (Brønnøysund). Showing Bakery.
Counting: All company forms, excl. holding companies.
Active in Norway
2,238
1,416 three years ago
3-year change
+58.1%
net +822 businesses
Opened / closed (12 mo.)
373 / 0
12-month change +20.0%
Closure rate (12 mo.)
0.0%
of businesses active a year ago
Openings and closures per year
OpenedClosed
Active businesses over time
Declining fastest
Change in active businesses over 3 years (at least 10 businesses three years ago).
| Area | 3 yrs ago → now | Net | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| No municipalities with a noticeable decline. | |||
Growing fastest
Change in active businesses over 3 years (at least 10 businesses three years ago).
| Area | 3 yrs ago → now | Net | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lillestrøm kommune | 13 → 34 | +21 | +162% |
| Asker kommune | 12 → 29 | +17 | +142% |
| Kristiansand kommune | 25 → 47 | +22 | +88% |
| Sandnes kommune | 25 → 46 | +21 | +84% |
| Karmøy kommune | 10 → 18 | +8 | +80% |
| Stavanger kommune | 42 → 73 | +31 | +74% |
| Trondheim kommune | 49 → 81 | +32 | +65% |
| Halden kommune | 14 → 23 | +9 | +64% |
| Tromsø kommune | 11 → 18 | +7 | +64% |
| Skien kommune | 11 → 18 | +7 | +64% |
| Bergen kommune | 78 → 126 | +48 | +62% |
| Lindesnes kommune | 12 → 19 | +7 | +58% |
| Oslo kommune | 227 → 345 | +118 | +52% |
| Grimstad kommune | 10 → 15 | +5 | +50% |
| Bærum kommune | 36 → 53 | +17 | +47% |
Most closures, last 12 months
| Area | Closed | Opened | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| No closures recorded. | |||
Highest closure rate, last 12 months
Closures as a share of businesses active a year ago.
| Area | Closed | A year ago | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| No closures recorded. | |||
Start-up hotspots
New businesses in the last 12 months per 10,000 residents.
| Area | Residents | Opened | Per 10,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hole kommune | 7,205 | 3 | 4.2 |
| Øyer kommune | 5,130 | 2 | 3.9 |
| Sør-Varanger kommune | 9,947 | 3 | 3.0 |
| Ullensvang kommune | 10,929 | 3 | 2.7 |
| Vadsø kommune | 5,808 | 2 | 3.4 |
| Time kommune | 20,461 | 6 | 2.9 |
| Lindesnes kommune | 23,702 | 6 | 2.5 |
| Sveio kommune | 5,766 | 2 | 3.5 |
| Randaberg kommune | 11,841 | 2 | 1.7 |
| Heim kommune | 6,075 | 1 | 1.6 |
| Nordre Land kommune | 6,510 | 1 | 1.5 |
| Halden kommune | 32,082 | 5 | 1.6 |