Company types

1,178,732 live entities on the register, by legal form as recorded at Enhetsregisteret.

Type	Share	Live
Sole proprietorships		465,159
Private limited companies (AS)		433,991
Associations		129,078
Owner-section co-ownerships		33,424
Foreign entities		28,347
Norwegian-registered foreign enterprises (NUF)		25,847
Partnerships with shared liability (DA)		10,269
Housing cooperatives		10,239
Bankruptcy estates		7,711
Co-ownerships		7,297
General partnerships (ANS)		7,038
Cooperatives (SA)		6,851
Foundations		5,967
Other legal entities		1,722
Organisational units		1,603
Church of Norway units		1,419
Companies with limited liability (BA)		707
Securities funds		382
Municipalities		357
Inter-municipal companies		220
Public limited companies (ASA)		213
Municipal enterprises		146
Limited partnerships (KS)		114
Separately divided units		105
Shipowning partnerships		94
Pension funds		72
Savings banks		67
Entities under special legislation		62
Estates		58
Housing associations		44
Mutual insurance companies		29
Administrative units (public sector)		25
Central government		20
County authorities		14
Office communities		12
Compulsorily VAT-registered entities		9
County municipal enterprises		8
State enterprises		8
European companies (SE)		4