Business development in Nordre Follo
How jobs have changed, where the municipality is exposed, and which industries are related to its strengths. The figures show relationships, not recommendations. Back to Nordre Follo
Change in jobs 2020–2025
The number of jobs in Nordre Follo changed by +1,745 (+7.4%) from 2020 to 2025, against +8.7% in Norway. The table splits the change in three parts.
| Part | Jobs | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| National growth | +2,053 | If every industry in the municipality had grown like jobs in Norway (+8.7%). |
| Industry mix | −214 | Added or lost because the municipality has many jobs in industries growing faster or slower than Norway. |
| Local conditions | −94 | The rest: the industries did better or worse here than the same industries in Norway. |
| Total change | +1,745 | From 23,491 to 25,236 jobs in the industries included. |
Industries that did better here than in Norway
| Industry (SN2007) | Change | Growth here | Growth in Norway |
|---|---|---|---|
| Landtransport og rørtransport 49 | +482 | +115% | +8% |
| Annen personlig tjenesteyting 96 | +233 | +70% | +9% |
| Sosiale omsorgstjenester uten botilbud 88 | +225 | +13% | +2% |
| Undervisning 85 | +246 | +15% | +4% |
| Spesialisert bygge- og anleggsvirksomhet 43 | +199 | +17% | +4% |
Industries that did worse here than in Norway
| Industry (SN2007) | Change | Growth here | Growth in Norway |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agentur- og engroshandel, unntatt med motorvogner 46 | −302 | −8% | +4% |
| Tjenester tilknyttet informasjonsteknologi 62 | −17 | −4% | +32% |
| Lagring og andre tjenester tilknyttet transport 52 | −14 | −2% | +19% |
| Sports- og fritidsaktiviteter og drift av fornøyelsesetablissementer 93 | −31 | −9% | +24% |
| Serveringsvirksomhet 56 | +50 | +10% | +31% |
Employed persons by workplace and industry (SN2007, 2-digit), 4th quarter (SSB 13470). The tables are sorted by local conditions: the change beyond what national growth and the industry mix explain. 2 industries without figures in both years are left out.
How dependent is the municipality on a few industries?
- Share of jobs in the three largest industries
- 31%
- Median in the municipality group: 31%
- Industries with jobs
- 69
- Concentration (HHI, 0–10,000)
- 598
- Median in the municipality group: 593
Jobs are spread over industries about as in similar municipalities.
The largest company we follow with its business address in the municipality has 2,142 employees in the whole company: NILLE AS.
HHI is the sum of squared shares: a higher number means jobs are concentrated in fewer industries. Employees count the whole company, not only jobs in the municipality.
Strengths and related industries
The municipality has a larger share of jobs than Norway in: Trykking og reproduksjon av innspilte opptak, Produksjon av elektrisk utstyr, Produksjon av møbler, Uttak fra kilde, rensing og distribusjon av vann, Spesialisert bygge- og anleggsvirksomhet, Handel med og reparasjon av motorvogner, Agentur- og engroshandel, unntatt med motorvogner, Detaljhandel, unntatt med motorvogner. and 12 more.
| Industry (SN2007) | Closeness to the municipality's strengths | Most related to |
|---|---|---|
| Oppsamling og behandling av avløpsvann 37 | 33% | Veterinærtjenester, Trykking og reproduksjon av innspilte opptak, Annen faglig, vitenskapelig og teknisk virksomhet |
| Undervisning 85 | 33% | Sosiale omsorgstjenester uten botilbud, Spesialisert bygge- og anleggsvirksomhet, Detaljhandel, unntatt med motorvogner |
| Tjenester tilknyttet eiendomsdrift 81 | 32% | Landtransport og rørtransport, Spesialisert bygge- og anleggsvirksomhet, Detaljhandel, unntatt med motorvogner |
| Pleie- og omsorgstjenester i institusjon 87 | 32% | Sosiale omsorgstjenester uten botilbud, Spesialisert bygge- og anleggsvirksomhet, Detaljhandel, unntatt med motorvogner |
| Produksjon av tekstiler 13 | 32% | Produksjon av elektrisk utstyr, Lagring og andre tjenester tilknyttet transport, Uttak fra kilde, rensing og distribusjon av vann |
Related industries often appear together with the municipality's strengths in other municipalities, are not a strength here, and grow in Norway. Closeness shows how much of what usually comes with the industry the municipality already has. It is a starting point for questions, not a recommendation.
The companies driving growth
- FORD MOTOR NORGE AS +716 MNOK in revenue in 2025 (+15%)
- NORSK EDELMETALLRAFFINERING AS +304 MNOK in revenue in 2025 (+134%)
- AUTORIA BIL AS +236 MNOK in revenue in 2025 (+17%)
- TOOLS AS +233 MNOK in revenue in 2025 (+10%)
- Berggård Amundsen & Co AS +169 MNOK in revenue in 2025 (+6%)
Companies in the sectors we follow, with their business address in the municipality, sorted by the increase in revenue from the year before (NOK accounts only).
Indications based on open data. Not advice. Methodology
Source: Statistics Norway (SSB), table 13470. CC BY 4.0. Company figures: our calculations from annual accounts (Brønnøysund Register Centre).