Akershus – The Capital's Innovation Ring

Akershus

Akershus surrounds Oslo and forms the capital's innovation ring. The region hosts major corporate headquarters, research parks, and a growing cluster of technology companies.

171 487
Total Companies
550 288
Total Employees
NOK 1 527B
Total Revenue
10 043
Active Employers
35
Municipalities
551
Bankruptcies

Top Employers

Ranked by number of employees

# Company Sector Employees Revenue (NOK) Location
1 BÆRUM KOMMUNE
935478715
General public administration activities 15 393 NOK 0 SANDVIKA
2 AKERSHUS UNIVERSITETSSYKEHUS HF
983971636
Somatic hospital services 12 430 NOK 15B LØRENSKOG
3 ASKER KOMMUNE
920125298
General public administration activities 10 348 NOK 0 ASKER
4 LILLESTRØM KOMMUNE
820710592
General public administration activities 10 172 NOK 0 LILLESTRØM
5 SYKEHUSET INNLANDET HF
983971709
Somatic hospital services 9 992 NOK 11B BRUMUNDDAL
6 AKER SOLUTIONS AS
929877950
Other service activities incidental to oil and gas extraction 9 007 NOK 51B LYSAKER
7 NORDRE FOLLO KOMMUNE
922092648
General public administration activities 8 205 NOK 0 SKI
8 APOTEK 1 GRUPPEN AS
983044778
Retail sale of pharmaceutical goods 6 979 NOK 20B LØRENSKOG
9 KRIMINALOMSORGSDIREKTORATET
911830868
General public administration activities 6 373 NOK 0 LILLESTRØM
10 MOSS KOMMUNE
920817521
General public administration activities 6 026 NOK 0 MOSS

Top Municipalities

BÆRUM
1 592 companies
113 722 employees
LILLESTRØM
987 companies
59 877 employees
ASKER
734 companies
45 834 employees
LØRENSKOG
413 companies
45 213 employees
NORDRE FOLLO
639 companies
35 745 employees
ULLENSAKER
733 companies
35 710 employees
HAMAR
483 companies
32 742 employees
OSLO
872 companies
29 175 employees
MOSS
557 companies
23 527 employees
RINGSAKER
400 companies
23 463 employees

Top Industries

General public administration activities
56 companies
116 075 employees
Public administration related to health care, education, cultural and other social activities
71 companies
65 068 employees
Somatic hospital services
5 companies
23 470 employees
Pre-primary education and operation of kindergartens
573 companies
14 172 employees
Operation of restaurants
581 companies
11 621 employees
Other service activities incidental to oil and gas extraction
6 companies
10 783 employees
Construction of buildings
508 companies
9 319 employees
Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating
252 companies
8 812 employees
Cleaning of buildings
167 companies
7 616 employees
Retail sale of pharmaceutical goods
34 companies
7 379 employees

About Akershus

Akershus surrounds Oslo and forms the capital's innovation ring. The region hosts major corporate headquarters, research parks, and a growing cluster of technology companies. Akershus has 171 487 registered entities, 10 043 active employers, and, 550 288 employees. The combined operating revenue is NOK 1 527B.

Data source: Bronnøysundregistrene (Norwegian Business Registry). Updated weekly.