Business development in Vestre Slidre
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 Vestre Slidre
Change in jobs 2020–2025
The number of jobs in Vestre Slidre changed by +24 (+2.9%) from 2020 to 2025, against +8.7% in Norway. The table splits the change in three parts.
| Part | Jobs | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| National growth | +72 | If every industry in the municipality had grown like jobs in Norway (+8.7%). |
| Industry mix | −22 | Added or lost because the municipality has many jobs in industries growing faster or slower than Norway. |
| Local conditions | −26 | The rest: the industries did better or worse here than the same industries in Norway. |
| Total change | +24 | From 822 to 846 jobs in the industries included. |
Industries that did better here than in Norway
| Industry (SN2007) | Change | Growth here | Growth in Norway |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sosiale omsorgstjenester uten botilbud 88 | +20 | +51% | +2% |
| Produksjon av nærings- og nytelsesmidler 10 | +11 | +122% | +11% |
| Overnattingsvirksomhet 55 | +10 | – | +46% |
| Finansieringsvirksomhet 64 | +8 | +53% | +12% |
| Uttak fra kilde, rensing og distribusjon av vann 36 | +6 | +150% | +10% |
Industries that did worse here than in Norway
| Industry (SN2007) | Change | Growth here | Growth in Norway |
|---|---|---|---|
| Undervisning 85 | −11 | −13% | +4% |
| Innsamling, behandling, disponering og gjenvinning av avfall 38 | 0 | 0% | +18% |
| Detaljhandel, unntatt med motorvogner 47 | −9 | −20% | +4% |
| Pleie- og omsorgstjenester i institusjon 87 | −5 | −6% | +6% |
| Serveringsvirksomhet 56 | −7 | −64% | +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
- 30%
- Median in the municipality group: 34%
- Industries with jobs
- 35
- Concentration (HHI, 0–10,000)
- 641
- Median in the municipality group: 702
Jobs are spread over industries about as in similar municipalities.
The largest company we follow with its business address in the municipality has 23 employees in the whole company: FOSHEIM SAG 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: Jordbruk og tjenester tilknyttet jordbruk, jakt og viltstell, Produksjon av nærings- og nytelsesmidler, Innsamling, behandling, disponering og gjenvinning av avfall, Oppføring av bygninger, Spesialisert bygge- og anleggsvirksomhet, Agentur- og engroshandel, unntatt med motorvogner, Finansieringsvirksomhet, Tjenester tilknyttet eiendomsdrift. and 4 more.
| Industry (SN2007) | Closeness to the municipality's strengths | Most related to |
|---|---|---|
| Landtransport og rørtransport 49 | 34% | Tjenester tilknyttet eiendomsdrift, Spesialisert bygge- og anleggsvirksomhet, Jordbruk og tjenester tilknyttet jordbruk, jakt og viltstell |
| Fiske, fangst og akvakultur 03 | 33% | Produksjon av nærings- og nytelsesmidler, Pleie- og omsorgstjenester i institusjon, Sosiale omsorgstjenester uten botilbud |
| Overnattingsvirksomhet 55 | 30% | Produksjon av nærings- og nytelsesmidler, Oppføring av bygninger, Jordbruk og tjenester tilknyttet jordbruk, jakt og viltstell |
| Detaljhandel, unntatt med motorvogner 47 | 30% | Spesialisert bygge- og anleggsvirksomhet, Oppføring av bygninger, Undervisning |
| Skogbruk og tjenester tilknyttet skogbruk 02 | 28% | Tjenester tilknyttet eiendomsdrift, Spesialisert bygge- og anleggsvirksomhet, Undervisning |
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
- SLIDRE BYGG & PROSJEKTERING AS +7 MNOK in revenue in 2025 (+24%)
- HAUGRUDBYGG AS +5 MNOK in revenue in 2025 (+36%)
- HAMARSNES TRANSPORT AS +2 MNOK in revenue in 2025 (+61%)
- NØSEN YOGA OG FJELLHOTELL AS +2 MNOK in revenue in 2025 (+13%)
- VASETSENTERET AS +2 MNOK in revenue in 2025 (+4%)
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).