Kultur og fritid
FollowDownload sector report (PDF)920 companies ranked against comparable companies in four Morning company classes. Fiscal year 2023. Source: Brønnøysund Register Centre. Methodology
Ranking · 2023 · Morning class Medium
The rank is the rank in the class. A class with fewer than ten companies is compared with the whole sector. Full ranking · Press mode
Biggest moves · Morning class Medium
- Stavernfestivalen AS+51
From 2022 to 2023: the operating margin rose from −75.3% to 27.9% and the equity ratio rose from −169.0% to −47.4%.
- Magic North AS−6
From 2022 to 2023: revenue grew by 43% and the operating margin fell from 43.8% to 40.7%.
Top lists in the sector · 2023 · Morning class Medium
The five largest companies account for 20% of the sector's revenue. Combined profit before tax for the 78 ranked companies: 540 MNOK.
Size
The largest by revenue and employees, and who earns the most per employee.
Highest revenue
- Sats Vest AS 469 MNOK
- Creative Technology Norway AS 465 MNOK
- Kristiansand Dyrepark AS 433 MNOK
- Mova AS 389 MNOK
- Nationaltheatret AS 372 MNOK
Operating revenue.
Most employees
- Sats Vest AS 1,705
- Sporty Norge AS 1,430
- Mova AS 1,419
- Tusenfryd AS 730
- Kristiansand Dyrepark AS 675
Employees according to the Central Coordinating Register.
Highest revenue per employee
- Palmesus AS 20.5 MNOK
- Tons of Rock Festival AS 17.2 MNOK
- Eventyrlie AS 10.5 MNOK
- Viking Fotball AS 9.5 MNOK
- Talent Norge AS 7.6 MNOK
Only companies with at least 5 employees.
Profit and balance
Who earns the most, who loses the most, and who has the strongest balance sheet.
Highest operating margin
- Magic North AS 40.7%
- Hafjell AS 38.1%
- Aurora Music AS 38.0%
- Feel24 AS 30.8%
- Idyll Festivalen AS 27.9%
Operating result divided by operating revenue.
Largest profit
- Sats Vest AS 100 MNOK
- Hafjell AS 62 MNOK
- Fresh Fitness AS 54 MNOK
- Kristiansand Dyrepark AS 41 MNOK
- Feel24 AS 39 MNOK
Profit before tax.
Largest loss
- Creative Technology Norway AS −42 MNOK
- Blålyng AS −26 MNOK
- Oslo Nye Teater AS −26 MNOK
- LL DET NORSKE TEATRET −21 MNOK
- Tusenfryd AS −17 MNOK
Profit before tax, the largest negative.
Most solid
- Blålyng AS 83.2%
- Egil Hesland AS 78.4%
- Magic North AS 77.2%
- Museene Arven AS 74.3%
- Museene i Sør-Trøndelag AS 71.6%
Equity ratio: equity divided by total assets.
Growth and movement
Who grows and falls the most in revenue, and who has climbed or fallen the most on the index since the year before.
Fastest growth
- Stavernfestivalen AS +83.7%
- Idyll Festivalen AS +68.8%
- Magic North AS +43.1%
Revenue growth from the year before, only from at least NOK 10 million in revenue.
Largest revenue decline
No company meets the requirement this year.
Revenue decline from the year before, only from at least NOK 10 million in revenue.
Biggest climbers
- Stavernfestivalen AS +50.3 points
Change in index points from the year before.
Biggest fallers
- Magic North AS −5.7 points
Change in index points from the year before.
The lists cover ranked companies in the class: operating companies with at least NOK 1m in revenue, without holding companies and excluded ones. Size lists (revenue, profit, employees) count each group once. Source: Brønnøysund Register Centre. Amounts in other currencies are converted at Norges Bank's rates.
Positions in the sector · 2023 · Morning class Medium
Each company is placed by profitability and solidity, measured as a place from 0 to 100 against the others in the same sector and Morning company class. The bubble shows revenue. Hover over or tap a bubble for the figures, filter by profile or search for a company.
Bubble size shows relative revenue, not exact figures. Dashed lines show where the 2 companies that moved most stood in 2022 (small ring).
- Stavernfestivalen AS profitability 0 → 97, solidity 0 → 0
- Magic North AS profitability 81 → 96, solidity 73 → 97
Lion · LeaderHigh profitability, high solidity
Cheetah · SprinterHigh profitability, lower solidity
Elephant · StewardLower profitability, high solidity
Beaver · BuilderLower profitability, lower solidity
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Summary · fiscal year 2023 · Morning class Medium
The sector's median operating margin is 2.0%. 6 of 78 companies have negative equity. The median equity ratio is 29.2%.
All figures are for fiscal year 2023. Ranked: 78 operating companies. Holding companies, excluded companies and companies without enough data are shown but not ranked. How to read the index
Climbers and fallers · Morning class Medium
Change in rank from 2022 to 2023, for 2 companies ranked in both years.
Climbers
None.
Fallers
- 35Stavernfestivalen ASfrom rank 2 to 3752
- 9Magic North ASfrom rank 1 to 1070
Awards · 2023 · Morning class Medium
Needs attention · 2023 · Morning class Medium
48 companies show at least one warning sign. Showing the 15 most important.
- criticalNationaltheatret ASNegative equity · Current ratio below 1 (0.50) · Loss before tax
- criticalLL DET NORSKE TEATRETNegative equity · Current ratio below 1 (0.20) · Loss before tax
- criticalOslo Nye Teater ASNegative equity · Current ratio below 1 (0.24) · Loss before tax
- criticalLillehammer Olympiapark ASNegative equity · Current ratio below 1 (0.63) · Loss before tax
- criticalStavernfestivalen ASNegative equity · Current ratio below 1 (0.51)
- criticalInspiria Science Center ASNegative equity · Current ratio below 1 (0.36)
- watchActic Norge ASVery low equity ratio (5.3%) · Current ratio below 1 (0.08) · Loss before tax
- watchSosolo Collective ASVery low equity ratio (7.2%) · Current ratio below 1 (0.83) · Loss before tax
- watchCreative Technology Norway ASCurrent ratio below 1 (0.58) · Loss before tax
- watchMova ASCurrent ratio below 1 (0.94) · Loss before tax
- watchEgil Hesland ASCurrent ratio below 1 (0.59) · Loss before tax
- watchTusenfryd ASCurrent ratio below 1 (0.51) · Loss before tax
- watchAnno Museum ASCurrent ratio below 1 (0.81) · Loss before tax
- watchHålogaland Teater ASCurrent ratio below 1 (0.50) · Loss before tax
- watchIdyll Festivalen ASVery low equity ratio (0.5%) · Current ratio below 1 (0.97)
Sector map · 2023 · Morning class Medium
Profitability against solidity for the ranked companies. Size shows revenue. Coral triangle: negative equity. Click to open the company. Outliers are placed on the edge.
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| Company | Operating margin | Equity ratio | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aurora Music AS | 38.0% | 59.6% | 54 MNOK |
| Museene i Sør-Trøndelag AS | 3.7% | 71.6% | 282 MNOK |
| Leos Lekeland Norge AS | 4.1% | 68.0% | 138 MNOK |
| Holmenkollen Skifestival AS | 2.0% | 62.1% | 58 MNOK |
| Øyafestivalen AS | 3.5% | 49.0% | 115 MNOK |
| Til Fotball AS | −17.0% | 70.4% | 70 MNOK |
| Vålerenga Fotball AS | −34.5% | 69.1% | 101 MNOK |
| Sporty Norge AS | 11.8% | 50.2% | 292 MNOK |
| Museum Nord Næringsdrift AS | 2.3% | 49.1% | 71 MNOK |
| Magic North AS | 40.7% | 77.2% | 84 MNOK |
| Arktisk Filharmoni AS | −0.3% | 62.3% | 111 MNOK |
| Auditorium AS | 10.9% | 34.8% | 117 MNOK |
| Tryvannwyller AS | 23.5% | 63.3% | 124 MNOK |
| Museene Arven AS | −0.6% | 74.3% | 82 MNOK |
| Hafjell AS | 38.1% | 40.2% | 181 MNOK |
| Hove West AS | 0.9% | 52.0% | 75 MNOK |
| AS NORDLAND TEATER | 1.2% | 48.9% | 53 MNOK |
| Sats Vest AS | 24.9% | 35.3% | 469 MNOK |
| Spilleriet AS | 4.8% | 44.4% | 73 MNOK |
| Carte Blanche AS | 1.9% | 34.5% | 50 MNOK |
| Trøndelag Teater AS | 4.8% | 33.2% | 151 MNOK |
| Rudskogen Motorsenter AS | 12.3% | 36.4% | 106 MNOK |
| Palmesus AS | 4.7% | 29.6% | 123 MNOK |
| Lunds Tivoli AS | 17.2% | 29.3% | 109 MNOK |
| Postkodelotteriet AS | 5.1% | 46.8% | 180 MNOK |
| 3T Trening AS | 22.9% | 18.7% | 63 MNOK |
| Rogaland Teater AS | −1.0% | 47.9% | 124 MNOK |
| Oslo Konserthus AS | 9.1% | 42.0% | 77 MNOK |
| Uno-X Mobility Cycling AS | 1.1% | 70.1% | 202 MNOK |
| Spectre Alliance AS | 2.1% | 24.0% | 95 MNOK |
| Egil Hesland AS | −4.7% | 78.4% | 282 MNOK |
| Kongsberg Skisenter AS | 13.1% | 23.1% | 53 MNOK |
| Fresh Fitness AS | 21.4% | 26.1% | 314 MNOK |
| Feel24 AS | 30.8% | 17.0% | 128 MNOK |
| AS REGIONTEATRET I MØRE OG ROMSDAL | 0.4% | 40.5% | 65 MNOK |
| Npro AS | 12.2% | 27.8% | 50 MNOK |
| Stavernfestivalen AS | 27.9% | −47.4% | 113 MNOK |
| AS DEN NATIONALE SCENE | −4.1% | 38.7% | 194 MNOK |
| Eventyrlie AS | 17.0% | 8.6% | 63 MNOK |
| Blålyng AS | −52.0% | 83.2% | 52 MNOK |
| Tons of Rock Festival AS | 10.6% | 12.4% | 206 MNOK |
| Museum Stavanger AS | 3.7% | 19.4% | 105 MNOK |
| Idyll Festivalen AS | 27.9% | 0.5% | 63 MNOK |
| Impulse Treningssenter AS | 14.2% | 16.1% | 60 MNOK |
| Dansens Hus AS | −1.6% | 43.6% | 64 MNOK |
| Viking Fotball AS | −0.6% | 46.8% | 161 MNOK |
| Drammen Scener AS | −3.3% | 43.4% | 58 MNOK |
| Astrup Fearnley Museet AS | −0.6% | 29.2% | 64 MNOK |
| Skigeilo AS | 1.5% | 25.3% | 120 MNOK |
| Teater Innlandet AS | −5.7% | 39.8% | 53 MNOK |
| Kristiansand Dyrepark AS | 12.0% | 19.5% | 433 MNOK |
| Konsertsystemer Llb AS | 3.5% | 24.7% | 137 MNOK |
| Scenekvelder AS | 21.9% | 0.1% | 147 MNOK |
| Hålogaland Teater AS | −0.7% | 37.9% | 96 MNOK |
| Bingo Sør AS | −0.2% | 21.4% | 113 MNOK |
| Funplays Norway AS | −3.6% | 38.2% | 54 MNOK |
| Bergen Vitensenter AS | −3.5% | 24.8% | 54 MNOK |
| Hovden Alpinsenter AS | 14.1% | 10.4% | 51 MNOK |
| Talent Norge AS | −2.6% | 5.7% | 122 MNOK |
| Lucky Bowl Norge AS | 3.6% | 16.5% | 136 MNOK |
| Bergen Live AS | −0.4% | 12.5% | 246 MNOK |
| Momentium Live AS | 11.6% | 1.9% | 55 MNOK |
| Max Spill AS | 0.8% | 15.1% | 52 MNOK |
| Sorrisniva AS | 1.2% | 7.8% | 50 MNOK |
| Anno Museum AS | −3.3% | 29.0% | 148 MNOK |
| Tusenfryd AS | 10.8% | 12.9% | 233 MNOK |
| Creative Technology Norway AS | −10.6% | 42.7% | 465 MNOK |
| Mova AS | −0.9% | 17.6% | 389 MNOK |
| Havferd AS | 0.5% | 16.6% | 95 MNOK |
| Stavanger Oilers AS | −9.9% | 21.5% | 104 MNOK |
| Sosolo Collective AS | −1.5% | 7.2% | 93 MNOK |
| Actic Norge AS | 0.6% | 5.3% | 125 MNOK |
| Inspiria Science Center AS | 2.9% | −63.7% | 74 MNOK |
| 3T Produkter AS | −5.2% | 3.3% | 62 MNOK |
| Lillehammer Olympiapark AS | −6.2% | −8.4% | 96 MNOK |
| Nationaltheatret AS | −4.3% | −11.7% | 372 MNOK |
| LL DET NORSKE TEATRET | −7.6% | −9.2% | 275 MNOK |
| Oslo Nye Teater AS | −19.5% | −10.4% | 138 MNOK |
Holding and investment companies · 2023
36 companies in the sector are holding or investment companies. They are kept out of the ranking above, since revenue, margins and growth say little about a company that lives from ownership. They are ranked on their own here: 10 have at least 10 MNOK in assets and are listed.
| Rank | Company | Score | Equity ratio | Return on assets | Current ratio | Total assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | N. Munkhaugen Holding AS | 82 | 99.0% | 38.5% | 79.54 | 62 MNOK |
| 2 | Mifi Invest AS | 71 | 98.3% | 94.1% | 2.32 | 11 MNOK |
| 3 | Aadne Holding AS | 60 | 86.0% | 35.0% | 5.81 | 12 MNOK |
| 4 | Rmnl Holding AS | 58 | 99.1% | 0.6% | 93.23 | 17 MNOK |
| 5 | Hugos Holding AS | 53 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 37.17 | 12 MNOK |
| 6 | Micam Holding AS | 49 | 81.7% | 18.3% | 4.79 | 146 MNOK |
| 7 | Steinar Skjervik Holding AS | 38 | 86.7% | 2.1% | 0.93 | 74 MNOK |
| 8 | Gallerhåjen Investering AS | 33 | 61.2% | 1.2% | 206.77 | 26 MNOK |
| 9 | Steinar Skjervik Investering AS | 33 | 63.0% | 6.2% | 2.62 | 163 MNOK |
| 10 | P & M Holding AS | 22 | 37.3% | 9.7% | 0.43 | 35 MNOK |
Score 0–100 against the other holding companies in the sector: equity ratio 40 %, return on assets 40 % and current ratio 20 %. Methodology
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Scenario analysis: the sector's weakest year
The sector's weakest year was 2026, with a median operating margin of −5.4%.
Based on the 7 fiscal years we have. The analysis grows as more years are fetched or imported.
| Fiscal year | Median operating margin | Median equity ratio |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | – | – |
| 2021 | – | – |
| 2022 | 11.5% | 40.4% |
| 2023 | 3.6% | 31.4% |
| 2024 | 3.9% | 32.2% |
| 2025 | 4.7% | 33.3% |
| 2026 · weakest year | −5.4% | 11.1% |
In 2026, 2 ranked companies did better than the sector, 0 about the same and 2 weaker.
Held up best in 2026
- 1Nye Bjorli Skisenter ASequity ratio 9.8%9.4%
- 2Norsk Tivolidrift ASequity ratio 12.4%3.3%
Better than the sector: operating margin at or above the sector median and no loss or negative equity. Weaker: operating margin below the median and a loss or negative equity. Otherwise about the same as the sector. Methodology
Drivers in the sector
Interest rates, prices and exchange rates that shape the sector's year, next to the sector's median operating margin. The drivers are context and are not part of the index.
Consumer price index (indeks (2025 = 100))
Consumer price index rose 3.0% in 2025; the sector's median operating margin rose 0.8 percentage points.
| Measure | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Consumer price index, annual average | 84.3 | 89.2 | 94.1 | 97.0 | 100.0 | 102.9 (so far) |
| Change from the year before | +3.5% | +5.8% | +5.5% | +3.2% | +3.0% | +2.9% |
| Sector's median operating margin | – | 11.5% | 3.6% | 3.9% | 4.7% | −5.4% |
Source: SSB (14710, CC BY 4.0). Source · fetched 3 November 2026
Policy rate (prosent)
Policy rate fell 0.20 percentage points in 2025; the sector's median operating margin rose 0.8 percentage points.
| Measure | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Policy rate, annual average | 0.08 | 1.32 | 3.54 | 4.50 | 4.30 | 4.17 (so far) |
| Change from the year before | −0.28 percentage points | +1.24 percentage points | +2.22 percentage points | +0.96 percentage points | −0.20 percentage points | −0.12 percentage points |
| Sector's median operating margin | – | 11.5% | 3.6% | 3.9% | 4.7% | −5.4% |
Source: Norges Bank (IR, NLOD 2.0). Source · fetched 3 November 2026
When policy rate fell in 2025, 494 of 937 ranked companies kept their operating margin at or above the year before. Among the largest: Sats Norway AS (20.8% → 23.3%), Sporty Norge AS (14.3% → 24.0%), Kristiansand Dyrepark AS (13.5% → 15.5%), Mova AS (3.8% → 9.5%), O Kristoffersen Bingodrift AS (2.9% → 4.2%).
We show the drivers and the margin side by side and claim no cause. Sensitivity per company is not computed until we have at least 10 years of accounts per company: with three years such figures are false precision.
The sector in Norway (SSB)
The whole industry as Statistics Norway counts it: every enterprise, not only the limited companies we rank. Use these figures as background for the ranking above.
Enterprises, employment and turnover · 2024
- Enterprises
- 40,440
- +1.0% from 2023
- Persons employed
- 36,372
- +0.9% from 2023
All enterprises, sole proprietorships included. SSB withholds some figures for confidentiality. The figure then shows the latest year with every value, and the year is given beside it.
Bankruptcies in the industry
55 enterprise bankruptcies in the last four quarters (2025K4–2026K3). Change −27.6% against the four quarters before (76). That is about 1.4 per 1,000 enterprises.
Source: Statistics Norway (SSB), table 12910, table 10790. CC BY 4.0. Our industry codes (SN2025) are linked to SSB’s (SN2007) with SSB’s correspondence table in Klass.
Latest bankruptcies and liquidations
- Bare Kjuus AS 922693005 Voluntary liquidation · 2 November 2026
- Anticoach AS 923413812 Voluntary liquidation · 31 October 2026 · 0 MNOK (2025)
- Bergtattfestivalen AS 923887318 Forced dissolution · 31 October 2026 · 7 MNOK (2025)
- Dream Factory Nordic AS 838998852 Voluntary liquidation · 31 October 2026 · 0 MNOK (2025)
- Fuglum AS 917995028 Voluntary liquidation · 31 October 2026 · 0 MNOK (2025)
- Gudmoren AS 936064175 Voluntary liquidation · 31 October 2026
- Løpeglede AS 921833407 Voluntary liquidation · 31 October 2026 · 0 MNOK (2025)
- Løpeglede Holding AS 931708791 Voluntary liquidation · 31 October 2026 · 0 MNOK (2025)
Industry codes (NACE)
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| 90* | Hele hovedgruppe 90 |
| 90.111 | Skapende kunstnerisk virksomhet innenfor litteratur |
| 90.112 | Skapende kunstnerisk virksomhet innenfor komposisjon av musikk |
| 90.120 | Skapende kunstnerisk virksomhet innenfor visuell kunst |
| 90.130 | Annen kunstnerisk virksomhet |
| 90.201 | Utøvende kunstnerisk virksomhet og underholdningsvirksomhet innenfor musikk |
| 90.202 | Utøvende kunstnerisk virksomhet og underholdningsvirksomhet innenfor scenekunst |
| 90.209 | Annen utøvende kunstnerisk virksomhet og underholdningsvirksomhet ikke nevnt annet sted |
| 90.310 | Drift av lokaler tilknyttet kunstnerisk virksomhet og underholdningsvirksomhet |
| 90.390 | Andre tjenester tilknyttet kunstnerisk virksomhet og underholdningsvirksomhet |
| 91* | Hele hovedgruppe 91 |
| 91.111 | Drift av folkebiblioteker |
| 91.120 | Drift av arkiver |
| 91.211 | Drift av kunst- og kunstindustrimuseer |
| 91.212 | Drift av kulturhistoriske museer |
| 91.213 | Drift av naturhistoriske, teknologiske og vitenskapshistoriske museer |
| 91.220 | Drift av historiske steder og monumenter |
| 91.300 | Konservering, restaurering og andre tjenester tilknyttet kulturarv |
| 91.410 | Drift av botaniske og zoologiske hager |
| 92* | Hele hovedgruppe 92 |
| 92.000 | Lotteri- og gamblingvirksomhet |
| 93* | Hele hovedgruppe 93 |
| 93.110 | Drift av idrettsanlegg |
| 93.120 | Aktiviteter i idrettslag og -klubber |
| 93.130 | Treningssentervirksomhet |
| 93.190 | Sportsaktiviteter ikke nevnt annet sted |
| 93.210 | Drift av fornøyelses- og temaparker |
| 93.291 | Opplevelsesaktiviteter |
| 93.292 | Fritidsvirksomhet ellers |