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Arts & recreation

9,403 Norwegian companies classified under arts & recreation. Public register information only.

Sector insights

Arts & recreation in Norway

Counts over the Brønnøysund Register Centre register as loaded on 2026-09-14. Dissolved companies are excluded. No financial figures are involved.

9,403Companies on the register
2.2%of Norwegian companies423,832 across all sectors
8 yearsMedian company age10 years across all sectors
3.4%In insolvency proceedings2.5% across all sectors

New companies per year

05001k2012: 28820122013: 3492014: 28120142015: 3112016: 39520162017: 3972018: 45520182019: 4962020: 48620202021: 5802022: 58620222023: 5332024: 56620242025: 6492026: 396 (year to date)2026
Companies still on the register, by the year they were incorporated. 2026 is the year to date. Companies dissolved since are not counted, so earlier years understate how many were formed. 17% are under three years old, against 15% across all sectors.

How old they are

Arts & recreation
All sectors
  • Under 3 years 17%
  • 3 to 9 years 38%
  • 10 to 19 years 26%
  • 20 years or more 19%

What they do

  1. Andre tjenester tilknyttet kunstnerisk virksomhet og underholdningsvirksomhet NACE 90.390
    1,54016%
  2. Utøvende kunstnerisk virksomhet og underholdningsvirksomhet innenfor musikk NACE 90.201
    1,51216%
  3. Treningssentervirksomhet NACE 93.130
    1,19813%
  4. Drift av idrettsanlegg NACE 93.110
    7347.8%
  5. Fritidsvirksomhet ellers NACE 93.292
    6567.0%
  6. Sportsaktiviteter ikke nevnt annet sted NACE 93.190
    6396.8%
  7. Opplevelsesaktiviteter NACE 93.291
    6216.6%
  8. Skapende kunstnerisk virksomhet innenfor litteratur NACE 90.111
    5666.0%
  9. Skapende kunstnerisk virksomhet innenfor visuell kunst NACE 90.120
    4935.2%
  10. Utøvende kunstnerisk virksomhet og underholdningsvirksomhet innenfor scenekunst NACE 90.202
    4795.1%
  11. Annen utøvende kunstnerisk virksomhet og underholdningsvirksomhet ikke nevnt annet sted NACE 90.209
    2772.9%
  12. Lotteri- og gamblingvirksomhet NACE 92.000
    1391.5%
The main activity each company registered, largest first.

Where they are registered

  1. Oslo
    1,99821%
  2. Trondheim
    2803.0%
  3. Bergen
    2452.6%
  4. Stavanger
    1671.8%
  5. Kristiansand S
    1621.7%
  6. Tromsø
    1151.2%
  7. Drammen
    941.0%
  8. Sandnes
    840.9%
  9. Bodø
    800.9%
  10. Sandefjord
    790.8%
Registered town, which is often an accountant's or a director's address rather than where the business trades.

Legal forms

  1. Private limited company (AS)
    7,41379%
  2. General partnership, shared liability (DA)
    95210%
  3. Cooperative (SA)
    5145.5%
  4. General partnership (ANS)
    2853.0%
  5. Norwegian branch of a foreign company (NUF)
    1842.0%
  6. ENK
    190.2%

Staff on file

1,264 companies report a headcount

15 staff at the median of those

836 with 10 or more staff

Only companies that report employees to the register are counted, so this describes the larger end of the sector, not all of it.

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Companies

CompanyTownIncorporated
00NATION ASAsker2017
06 Boys ASOslo2022
100% Lyd ASOslo2020
1000 Ballonger DaJessheim2024
100BIRDIES ASSnarøya2026
101GUITARRAS DaUlvik2008
10TH Music DaTromsdalen2017
110% Management ASOslo2022
12MR Framnæs ASSandefjord2004
1975 Holding ASTrondheim2019
1991 Produksjon ASOslo2022
1B1 Group ASKristiansand S2013
2 in Transit AnsFolkestad2000
231 Productions ASKoppang2019
24 Shape Up ASHafrsfjord2020
24/7 Athlete ASLillehammer2023
247 Energy ASStavanger2008
24FITNESS ASOslo2010
2ENTERTAIN Norge ASOslo2001
2S7 Ent ASOslo2025
2XM Invest ASTranby2015
3 Bra Kara Band DaLøten2026
3 Millimeter ASOslo2018
3 T Levanger ASTiller1999
3 T Pirbadet ASTrondheim2000
3160 Holding ASOslo2025
3475KRAFTVERKET ASSætre2021
3T Byåsen ASTiller2004
3T Eiendom ASTiller2004
3T Fossegrenda ASTiller2013
3T Melhus ASTiller2015
3T Produkter ASTiller2016
3T Produkter Holding ASTiller2019
3T Ranheim ASTiller2015
3T Saupstad ASSaupstad2000
3T Solsiden ASTrondheim2009
3T Stjørdal ASStjørdal1998
3T Teknostallen ASTiller2022
3T Trening ASTiller1997
3V Trio Vest AnsKalandseidet2023
3XF Holding ASOslo2021
4ELEMENTS ASOslo2021
4SEASONS Weddings ASStrømmen2016
5 Modige Menn AnsKvam2024
5 Åver DaLalm2017
5080 Nyhetskanalen ASOslo2020
71BODIES ASFyllingsdalen2022
777 Esport ASBergen2020
7EVNT ASOslo2024
8310 Holding ASKabelvåg2022
8360 Produksjoner ASHenningsvær2015
929 Produksjon ASOslo2001
9700 Gym ASLakselv2026
99 % Holding ASOslo2007
A and J ASOslo2024
A B Arctic ASSvolvær2015
A K Dranges Båtservice & Co AnsLysekloster1968
A Michael Hylton Har Tziyon ASSkien2026
A Million Pineapples DaKvaløya2020
A&A Star Productions ASOslo2014
A&T Trening ASVinterbro2021
A. Hansen Invest ASSkedsmokorset2021
A. Martinsen Invest ASFredrikstad2005
A.C.E. Racket Og Treningssenter ASAskim2017
A.K.A. ASGran2023
A/K Fitness ASOslo2011
A4 Arena ASTiller2025
A4 Trening ASTiller2026
Aadne Holding ASOslo2013
Aaf Restaurierungen GmbHCh-8706 Meilen2015
Aag Holding ASOslo2024
Aarhaug Holding ASSoknedal2024
Aartselaar Holding ASLeikanger2022
Aase Be ASRanheim2024
Aasen-Invest ASIse2021
Aaslund Coaching ASOslo2018
Abakas DaSpikkestad2021
Abaton Produktion ABSe-111 24 Stockholm2016
Abc Tekstproduksjon ASOslo1997
Abdullahi Benonisen DaOslo2021
Abel Health ASTromsø2016
Abelsen Media ASFjellhamar2021
Aberdeen Property Holdings NufBh16 6Fa Poole2024
Abevents ASOslo2019
Abox ASOppegård2009
Abrahamsen & Døtre ASOslo2026
Abrahamsen/Nergaard ASOslo2021
Abrakadabrateateret AnsNybergsund1989
Absolutt Bonkers Lyd DaOrkanger2016
Abuhus ASOslo2022
Abusdalsknuten Løypeservice A/SHornnes2018
Ac Design ASBillingstad2013
Access MBM ASOslo1991
Acoustic Landscapes ASTrondheim2013
Acr ASMo I Rana2019
Acs Invest ASLysekloster2017
Actic Norge ASAsker1997
Actin Treningssenter ASSkjeberg2014
Actio Trening ASDeknepollen2017
Actitude ASOslo2004
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