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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.

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 Flooring.

Counting: All company forms, excl. holding companies.

Active in Norway
1,311
827 three years ago
3-year change
+58.5%
net +484 businesses
Opened / closed (12 mo.)
191 / 0
12-month change +17.1%
Closure rate (12 mo.)
0.0%
of businesses active a year ago

Openings and closures per year

050100150200Opened 2015: 29Closed 2015: 02015Opened 2016: 25Closed 2016: 0Opened 2017: 51Closed 2017: 02017Opened 2018: 40Closed 2018: 0Opened 2019: 48Closed 2019: 02019Opened 2020: 57Closed 2020: 0Opened 2021: 54Closed 2021: 02021Opened 2022: 63Closed 2022: 0Opened 2023: 96Closed 2023: 02023Opened 2024: 136Closed 2024: 0Opened 2025: 180Closed 2025: 02025Opened 2026: 153Closed 2026: 0
OpenedClosed

Active businesses over time

05001,0001,5002014Q2 16Q3 18Q4 202023Q2 25Flooring

Declining fastest

Change in active businesses over 3 years (at least 10 businesses three years ago).

Area3 yrs ago → nowNetChange
No municipalities with a noticeable decline.

Growing fastest

Change in active businesses over 3 years (at least 10 businesses three years ago).

Area3 yrs ago → nowNetChange
Lørenskog kommune11 → 24+13+118%
Drammen kommune19 → 36+17+89%
Oslo kommune97 → 178+81+84%
Fredrikstad kommune11 → 19+8+73%
Lillestrøm kommune23 → 39+16+70%
Sandefjord kommune13 → 21+8+62%
Indre Østfold kommune10 → 16+6+60%
Bergen kommune32 → 51+19+59%
Kristiansand kommune13 → 20+7+54%
Bærum kommune19 → 29+10+53%
Lier kommune13 → 19+6+46%
Trondheim kommune24 → 35+11+46%
Sandnes kommune18 → 26+8+44%
Asker kommune29 → 40+11+38%
Haugesund kommune11 → 15+4+36%

Most closures, last 12 months

AreaClosedOpenedRate
No closures recorded.

Highest closure rate, last 12 months

Closures as a share of businesses active a year ago.

AreaClosedA year agoRate
No closures recorded.

Start-up hotspots

New businesses in the last 12 months per 10,000 residents.

AreaResidentsOpenedPer 10,000
Øyer kommune5,13023.9
Nord-Fron kommune5,49323.6
Giske kommune8,82833.4
Enebakk kommune11,69732.6
Lunner kommune9,46333.2
Våler kommune (Østfold)6,22911.6
Trysil kommune6,47411.5
Aurskog-Høland kommune18,45842.2
Tvedestrand kommune6,43011.6
Gjerdrum kommune7,47811.3
Skaun kommune8,57411.2
Gjøvik kommune31,35020.6