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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lørenskog kommune | 11 → 24 | +13 | +118% |
| Drammen kommune | 19 → 36 | +17 | +89% |
| Oslo kommune | 97 → 178 | +81 | +84% |
| Fredrikstad kommune | 11 → 19 | +8 | +73% |
| Lillestrøm kommune | 23 → 39 | +16 | +70% |
| Sandefjord kommune | 13 → 21 | +8 | +62% |
| Indre Østfold kommune | 10 → 16 | +6 | +60% |
| Bergen kommune | 32 → 51 | +19 | +59% |
| Kristiansand kommune | 13 → 20 | +7 | +54% |
| Bærum kommune | 19 → 29 | +10 | +53% |
| Lier kommune | 13 → 19 | +6 | +46% |
| Trondheim kommune | 24 → 35 | +11 | +46% |
| Sandnes kommune | 18 → 26 | +8 | +44% |
| Asker kommune | 29 → 40 | +11 | +38% |
| Haugesund kommune | 11 → 15 | +4 | +36% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Øyer kommune | 5,130 | 2 | 3.9 |
| Nord-Fron kommune | 5,493 | 2 | 3.6 |
| Giske kommune | 8,828 | 3 | 3.4 |
| Enebakk kommune | 11,697 | 3 | 2.6 |
| Lunner kommune | 9,463 | 3 | 3.2 |
| Våler kommune (Østfold) | 6,229 | 1 | 1.6 |
| Trysil kommune | 6,474 | 1 | 1.5 |
| Aurskog-Høland kommune | 18,458 | 4 | 2.2 |
| Tvedestrand kommune | 6,430 | 1 | 1.6 |
| Ålesund kommune | 59,663 | 6 | 1.0 |
| Sarpsborg kommune | 60,614 | 4 | 0.7 |
| Kristiansund kommune | 24,479 | 2 | 0.8 |