Business succession in Oslo

Of 68,990 active companies in Oslo, 8.2% have been registered for 30 years or more (Norway: 9%).

68,990

Active companies

8.2%

Registered 30+ years

Norway average

Industries

Industry	Code	Companies	30 yrs+	%
Warehousing and support	52	459	117	25.5%
Wholesale trade	46	4,013	846	21.1%
Publishing	58	682	137	20.1%
Food products	10	264	35	13.3%
Repair of computers and personal goods	95	355	46	13%
Legal and accounting activities	69	1,162	144	12.4%
Water transport	50	634	77	12.1%
Office administrative and support	82	732	80	10.9%
Retail trade	47	3,991	410	10.3%
Real estate activities	68	17,867	1,842	10.3%
Specialised construction activities	43	2,124	204	9.6%
Rental and leasing	77	511	45	8.8%
Sports and recreation	93	327	28	8.6%
Auxiliary financial services	66	424	36	8.5%
Architecture and engineering	71	2,723	229	8.4%
Travel agencies	79	477	35	7.3%
Services to buildings and landscape	81	658	46	7%
Construction of buildings	41	1,028	67	6.5%
Advertising and market research	73	1,359	82	6%
Education	85	1,607	96	6%
Other personal service activities	96	911	48	5.3%
Financial services	64	3,922	196	5%
Scientific research and development	72	346	16	4.6%
Motion picture and sound production	59	1,331	60	4.5%
Programming and broadcasting	60	287	13	4.5%
Head offices and management consultancy	70	4,986	226	4.5%
Food and beverage service	56	2,315	99	4.3%
Information services	63	373	15	4%
Employment activities	78	555	22	4%
Land transport	49	710	26	3.7%
Other professional and technical activities	74	1,928	72	3.7%
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning	35	367	13	3.5%
Human health activities	86	2,169	70	3.2%
Creative, arts and entertainment	90	1,549	50	3.2%
Computer programming and consultancy	62	5,844	137	2.3%

By trade in Oslo

Trade	Companies	%
Landlords and property letting	11,750	12.4%
Management consultancy	4,986	4.5%
Software development	3,074	1.5%
IT consultancy and support	2,770	3.3%
Property trading	2,700	6.9%
Property developers	2,422	3.2%
Engineering consultancy	2,017	6.9%
Restaurants and takeaways	1,925	4.4%
Film, TV, radio and music production	1,595	4.1%
Performing arts	1,549	3.2%
Advertising, PR and marketing agencies	1,359	6%
Household goods and clothing wholesalers	1,237	19.2%
Design studios	1,096	2.3%
Training providers and tutoring	1,049	2.6%
Building contractors	1,028	6.5%
Physiotherapy and other health services	900	3.8%
Food and drink wholesalers	865	10.2%
GP and specialist medical practices	844	3%
Property management	808	12.7%
Supermarkets and convenience stores	768	7.7%
Clothing and shoe shops	686	10.2%
Accountants and bookkeepers	681	16.4%
Architects	647	12.1%
Hairdressers and beauty salons	643	4.2%
Shipping and ferries	634	12.1%
Recruitment agencies	555	4%
Other professional services	554	5.4%
Machinery and equipment wholesalers	522	35.1%
Plumbing and heating engineers	493	11.2%
Law firms	481	6.7%
Travel agents and tour operators	477	7.3%
Schools and colleges	468	13.5%
Fuel, metals and building materials wholesalers	458	26.4%
Publishers and news agencies	448	22.5%
Freight forwarding and logistics services	438	26.3%
Cleaning companies	421	7.6%
Business support services	415	12.8%
Joiners and carpenters	414	5.3%
Dental practices	414	1.9%
Equipment and plant hire	410	9.8%
Electricians	409	13%
Furniture and homeware shops	379	12.7%
Road haulage	374	4%
Hosting, data and web portals	373	4%
Power generation and supply	367	3.5%
Wholesale agents and brokers	347	21%
Financial advisers and fund managers	325	7.4%
IT and electronics wholesalers	306	22.5%
Car and van dealers	288	8%
Painters and decorators	272	8.8%
Butchers, greengrocers and food shops	271	5.9%
Garages and vehicle repair	260	14.2%
Gyms, sports clubs and facilities	259	7.3%
Software and games publishers	257	16.7%
Sports and toy shops	253	9.1%

Methodology

Share of ACTIVE companies with a recorded industry code that have been registered for 30 years or more. A long unchanged registration is an indicator of an approaching handover, not a statement that any company is for sale. Divisions with fewer than 50 companies are omitted, as are divisions where fewer than 5 companies carry the signal.

Per region, only industries with at least 250 companies are shown. Source: Brønnøysund Enhetsregisteret, whole register (snapshot 2026-10-15), licensed under NLOD.

Aggregates only — no individual company is ever shown publicly with a succession indicator.