Business development in Vågan
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 Vågan
Change in jobs 2020–2025
The number of jobs in Vågan changed by +54 (+1.2%) from 2020 to 2025, against +8.7% in Norway. The table splits the change in three parts.
| Part | Jobs | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| National growth | +408 | If every industry in the municipality had grown like jobs in Norway (+8.7%). |
| Industry mix | +48 | Added or lost because the municipality has many jobs in industries growing faster or slower than Norway. |
| Local conditions | −402 | The rest: the industries did better or worse here than the same industries in Norway. |
| Total change | +54 | From 4,665 to 4,719 jobs in the industries included. |
Industries that did better here than in Norway
| Industry (SN2007) | Change | Growth here | Growth in Norway |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pleie- og omsorgstjenester i institusjon 87 | +74 | +27% | +6% |
| Overnattingsvirksomhet 55 | +126 | +75% | +46% |
| Annen personlig tjenesteyting 96 | +34 | +92% | +9% |
| Reisebyrå- og reisearrangørvirksomhet og tilknyttede tjenester 79 | +26 | +173% | +33% |
| Tjenester tilknyttet informasjonsteknologi 62 | +18 | +300% | +32% |
Industries that did worse here than in Norway
| Industry (SN2007) | Change | Growth here | Growth in Norway |
|---|---|---|---|
| Helsetjenester 86 | −42 | −14% | +13% |
| Fiske, fangst og akvakultur 03 | −28 | −14% | +18% |
| Oppføring av bygninger 41 | −66 | −36% | −3% |
| Landtransport og rørtransport 49 | −35 | −40% | +8% |
| Undervisning 85 | −23 | −5% | +4% |
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
- 25%
- Median in the municipality group: 30%
- Industries with jobs
- 55
- Concentration (HHI, 0–10,000)
- 476
- Median in the municipality group: 587
Jobs are spread over more industries than in similar municipalities.
The largest company we follow with its business address in the municipality has 251 employees in the whole company: Bil i Nord 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: Fiske, fangst og akvakultur, Produksjon av nærings- og nytelsesmidler, Produksjon av tekstiler, Produksjon av maskiner og utstyr til generell bruk, ikke nevnt annet sted, Reparasjon og installasjon av maskiner og utstyr, Elektrisitets-, gass-, damp- og varmtvannsforsyning, Oppføring av bygninger, Spesialisert bygge- og anleggsvirksomhet. and 17 more.
| Industry (SN2007) | Closeness to the municipality's strengths | Most related to |
|---|---|---|
| Sosiale omsorgstjenester uten botilbud 88 | 53% | Pleie- og omsorgstjenester i institusjon, Spesialisert bygge- og anleggsvirksomhet, Undervisning |
| Landtransport og rørtransport 49 | 48% | Spesialisert bygge- og anleggsvirksomhet, Handel med og reparasjon av motorvogner, Oppføring av bygninger |
| Tjenester tilknyttet eiendomsdrift 81 | 47% | Spesialisert bygge- og anleggsvirksomhet, Detaljhandel, unntatt med motorvogner, Oppføring av bygninger |
| Anleggsvirksomhet 42 | 45% | Elektrisitets-, gass-, damp- og varmtvannsforsyning, Overnattingsvirksomhet, Handel med og reparasjon av motorvogner |
| Innsamling, behandling, disponering og gjenvinning av avfall 38 | 43% | Annen personlig tjenesteyting, Handel med og reparasjon av motorvogner, Detaljhandel, unntatt med motorvogner |
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
- Bil i Nord AS +473 MNOK in revenue in 2025 (+29%)
- SN Seafood AS +173 MNOK in revenue in 2025 (+27%)
- Kransvik AS +147 MNOK in revenue in 2025 (+107%)
- Saga Fisk AS +40 MNOK in revenue in 2025 (+13%)
- Elmea AS +36 MNOK in revenue in 2025 (+13%)
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).