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Professional & scientific

58,245 Norwegian companies classified under professional & scientific. Public register information only.

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Professional & scientific in Norway

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

58,245Companies on the register
14%of Norwegian companies423,832 across all sectors
8 yearsMedian company age10 years across all sectors
2.3%In insolvency proceedings2.5% across all sectors

New companies per year

02.5k5k2012: 1,96620122013: 1,9692014: 2,06320142015: 2,1952016: 2,41920162017: 2,5422018: 2,68120182019: 2,9792020: 3,21620202021: 3,3842022: 3,20720222023: 3,6382024: 3,78220242025: 4,0912026: 2,877 (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. 18% are under three years old, against 15% across all sectors.

How old they are

Professional & scientific
All sectors
  • Under 3 years 18%
  • 3 to 9 years 37%
  • 10 to 19 years 27%
  • 20 years or more 17%

What they do

  1. Bedriftsrådgivning og annen administrativ rådgivning NACE 70.200
    17,91431%
  2. Annen teknisk konsulentvirksomhet NACE 71.129
    12,59722%
  3. Byggeteknisk konsulentvirksomhet NACE 71.121
    4,1767.2%
  4. Reklamebyråvirksomhet NACE 73.110
    3,8426.6%
  5. Regnskapsføring og bokføring NACE 69.202
    3,2605.6%
  6. Industri-, produkt- og motedesignvirksomhet NACE 74.110
    2,4654.2%
  7. All annen faglig, vitenskapelig og teknisk virksomhet ikke nevnt annet sted NACE 74.990
    2,3074.0%
  8. Arkitektvirksomhet NACE 71.110
    1,9133.3%
  9. Juridisk tjenesteyting NACE 69.100
    1,4162.4%
  10. Forskning og eksperimentell utvikling innenfor naturvitenskap og teknikk NACE 72.100
    1,3312.3%
  11. Grafisk design og visuell kommunikasjonsdesign NACE 74.120
    1,1802.0%
  12. Fotografvirksomhet NACE 74.200
    9711.7%
The main activity each company registered, largest first.

Where they are registered

  1. 12,91022%
  2. 1,8513.2%
  3. 1,5182.6%
  4. 1,3562.3%
  5. 1,0541.8%
  6. 8851.5%
  7. 7861.3%
  8. 5470.9%
  9. 5380.9%
  10. 4640.8%
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)
    51,37388%
  2. Norwegian branch of a foreign company (NUF)
    5,1878.9%
  3. General partnership, shared liability (DA)
    9841.7%
  4. General partnership (ANS)
    4390.8%
  5. Cooperative (SA)
    1680.3%
  6. Public limited company (ASA)
    42<0.1%

Staff on file

5,274 companies report a headcount

10 staff at the median of those

2,641 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
& Olsen Holding ASBergen2020
&Dale ASOslo2023
&Lunde ASBrevik2026
&More ASOslo2013
&Partners ASTolvsrød2020
&Robust ASOslo2023
&Simonnes ASHalsnøy Kloster2025
&Stratege ASBergen2024
+ Ark ASTønsberg2014
+2 Interiør ASOslo2010
0102 Management ASKristiansand S2019
07000 Mobility ASKokstad2020
08 Oslo Maritime ASOslo2020
1 2 3 Sivilarkitekter ASHeggedal1989
1 Time ASBergen2018
1'ST Visuals ASFyllingsdalen2012
1+1 Architects ASOslo2012
1+1 Regnskap ASLaksevåg2007
1,5 Advokatfirma ASKoppang2020
1. Etasje ASOslo2025
10. April AnsOslo2007
100% Regnskap ASRåde2019
1001 Eventyr ASStavanger2020
1018 Design ASOppdal2017
1030 Plan Og Landskap DaVerdal2001
10BLANK ASSøndeled2017
10COM ASOslo2006
10FOLD ASOslo2017
10M Light Solutions ASBergen2024
10X Agency ASStavanger2021
10X Capital ASOslo2005
11A Holding ASOslo2017
12 Punkt Kommunikasjonsdesign ASDrøbak2012
123 Regnskap ASAlta2023
123 Revisjon ASTønsberg2021
1232 Survey ASVaksdal2020
123GO Dykke Og Sportsklokker DaStabekk2000
13 Factory ST Pty LtdAu-4570 Imbil Qld2025
13 Holding ASOslo2025
13/16 Holding ASOslo2018
1337 Regnskap ASOslo2025
1340 Apex ASRælingen2026
1350 Holding ASLommedalen2017
13:13 Design Studio ASBorgen2020
15 Knop ASOslo2015
150 Yards Ahead ASVoss2017
151 Records ASKolsås2024
16 Holding ASSki2022
18 Ward ASStavanger2023
182MEDIA ASSandefjord2023
1852TST ASMolde2023
1883 Moh ASLunde2020
1977 Holding ASStraume2020
19LFS ASStavanger2021
1BEDRIFT.NO ASOslo2017
1EARTH Holding ASFarsund2019
1ESTÅENDE ASHalden2023
1KONTOR ASSandefjord2018
1MICADVENTURE AnsStavanger2005
1OFFSHORE ASKokstad2017
1ST Energy ASStord2022
1STPOV ASUlset2022
1X Technologies IncCa 94089, Sunnyvale2025
2 Live ASKristiansand S2017
2 Sikre ASBlommenholm2005
2 You Reklamebyrå DaOslo2001
2-VENTURE ASSandefjord2013
2.0 Invest ASOslo2021
2.0 Media ASOslo2021
2.EDITION ASAsker2022
2020ENGINEERING LtdAngus Dd9 6Rp Scotland2019
2048 Relax ASRådal2025
21ST Company ASOslo2018
22 Holding NufOslo2022
223 Agency ASOslo2022
2286MOH ASOppdal2024
23 Degrees Renewable LtdInverurie Ab51 0Tg Scotland2023
24 Lønnsom ASLillehammer2020
24/7 Tolketjeneste ASSørumsand2025
2469 Reiselivsutvikling ASSon2017
247REGNSKAP ASKristiansund N2014
24H Rural Services SL NufGaupne2025
2510 Holding ASStord2019
2AASEN ASTrondheim2023
2ABRA ASAlta2022
2B IT ASTrondheim2018
2BARCTIC ASNesodden2024
2BM A/S Denmark2100 København Ø2012
2C Creative ASTalvik2020
2C Media ASOslo2011
2CREATE ASTrondheim2016
2DESIGN ASTinn Austbygd2019
2E Sports Agency ASOslo2025
2ENERGIES ASÅs2024
2GRAF ASRasta2023
2GREEN Consulting ASJar2010
2GREEN Holding ASJar2010
2H Consulting ASOslo2014
2H Offshore Engineering LimitedGu21 6Jt Surrey2010
2HD Architecture Workshop ASOslo2024
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