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Public administration

78 Norwegian companies classified under public administration. Public register information only.

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Public administration in Norway

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

78Companies on the register
<0.1%of Norwegian companies423,832 across all sectors
10 yearsMedian company age10 years across all sectors
0%In insolvency proceedings2.5% across all sectors

New companies per year

05102012: 420122013: 22014: 220142015: 12016: 320162017: 22018: 720182019: 82020: 320202021: 22022: 220222023: 52024: 520242025: 32026: 1 (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. 12% are under three years old, against 15% across all sectors.

How old they are

Public administration
All sectors
  • Under 3 years 12%
  • 3 to 9 years 37%
  • 10 to 19 years 28%
  • 20 years or more 23%

What they do

  1. Offentlig administrasjon tilknyttet næringsvirksomhet og arbeidsmarked NACE 84.130
    4659%
  2. Generell offentlig administrasjon NACE 84.110
    2532%
  3. Offentlig administrasjon tilknyttet helsestell, undervisning, kultur og annen sosial virksomhet NACE 84.120
    45.1%
  4. Brannvernaktiviteter NACE 84.250
    22.6%
  5. Forsvarsaktiviteter NACE 84.220
    11.3%
The main activity each company registered, largest first.

Where they are registered

  1. 2735%
  2. 2026%
  3. 810%
  4. 33.8%
  5. 33.8%
  6. 11.3%
  7. 11.3%
  8. 11.3%
  9. 11.3%
  10. 11.3%
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)
    7596%
  2. Cooperative (SA)
    22.6%
  3. ORGL
    11.3%

Staff on file

16 companies report a headcount

29 staff at the median of those

13 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
Agder Kollektivtrafikk ASKristiansand S2007
Andøy Energi Holding ASRisøyhamn2018
AS Eid IndustrihusNordfjordeid1970
Askøy Kommune Kultur Og IdrettKleppestø2013
Atb ASTrondheim2009
Bompengeselskap Nord ASNarvik2016
BPS Nord - Bypakke Bodø ASNarvik2006
BPS Nord - Bypakke Harstad ASNarvik2013
BPS Nord - Bypakke Tenk Tromsø ASNarvik2021
BPS Nord - E6 Helgeland ASNarvik2014
BPS Nord - FV78 Toven ASNarvik1999
BPS Nord - Hålogalandsbrua ASNarvik2001
BPS Nord - Ryaforbindelsen ASNarvik2020
Brakar ASDrammen2009
CCS Finansiering ASOslo2022
Ferde ASBergen2016
Filmkraft Rogaland ASSandnes2006
Fiskeri- Og Havbruksnæringens Forskningsfinansiering ASTromsø2018
Fjellinjen ASOslo1986
Hedmark Fylkeskraft ASHamar2004
Helseplattformen ASTrondheim2019
Innlandet Energi Holding ASHamar2019
Karmøy Næringsfond ASKarmsund2018
Kolumbus ASStavanger2014
Midt-Norsk Brannvern ASOppdal2022
Mrfk Holding ASMolde2007
Møre Og Romsdal Revisjon SAKristiansund N2019
Nbim Germany Reinfra ASOslo2023
Nbim GP Investor ASOslo2024
Nbim Iberian Reinfra ASOslo2023
Nbim Logistics ASOslo2023
Nbim Nerva ASOslo2023
Nbim Reinfra Funds ASOslo2024
Nbim Renewable Infra 2 ASOslo2025
Nbim Renewable Infra ASOslo2020
Nbim Renewable Infra North America ASOslo2026
Nbre France 2 ASOslo2019
Nbre France 3 ASOslo2019
Nbre France ASOslo2018
Nbre Germany ASOslo2018
Nbre Japan 1 ASOslo2017
Nbre Japan 2 ASOslo2017
Nbre SH ASOslo2024
Oppland Fylkeskraft ASHamar2007
Ruter ASOslo2007
Rygge 1 ASKjeller2018
Skien Næringsfond ASPorsgrunn1982
Sætreveien VeilagDrangedal2025
Tet Digital ASOslo2023
Vegamot ASTrondheim1983
Vegfinans ASDrammen2001
Vegfinans Bypakke Grenland ASDrammen2012
Vegfinans Bypakke Nedre Glomma ASDrammen1991
Vegfinans Bypakke Tønsberg-Regionen ASDrammen2016
Vegfinans E134 Buskerud ASDrammen2015
Vegfinans E134 Oslofjordforbindelsen ASDrammen1996
Vegfinans E16 Eggemoen - Olum ASDrammen2018
Vegfinans E16 Kongsvingervegen ASDrammen2000
Vegfinans E16 Oppland ASDrammen2012
Vegfinans E16 Sollihøgda ASDrammen2011
Vegfinans E18 Lysaker - Ramstadsletta ASDrammen2021
Vegfinans E18 Telemark ASDrammen2011
Vegfinans E18 Vestfold ASDrammen1998
Vegfinans E6 Gardermoen-Moelv ASDrammen2005
Vegfinans E6 Moelv-Øyer ASDrammen2020
Vegfinans E6 Ringebu-Otta ASDrammen2012
Vegfinans FV33 Oppland ASDrammen2012
Vegfinans FV353 Rugtvedt - Surtebogen ASDrammen2024
Vegfinans FV359 Kaste - Stoadalen ASDrammen2024
Vegfinans Hallingporten ASDrammen2006
Vegfinans Innlandet ASDrammen2019
Vegfinans RV3 Og RV25 Hamar-Elverum ASDrammen2008
Vegfinans RV36 Telemark ASDrammen2009
Vegfinans RV4 Oppland ASDrammen2002
Vegfinans Vestfold Og Telemark ASDrammen2019
Vegfinans Viken ASDrammen2019
Vinje Golfsimulator ASVinje2025
Østnorsk Filmsenter ASLillehammer2004
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