Municipality

Flatanger

Municipality no. 5049 · Trøndelag - Trööndelage · 1,110 inhabitants · KOSTRA group 15

Municipality index · based on 2025

61 of 100

Rank 6 of 36 in KOSTRA group 15. 60 of 357 nationally.

Development index 37 of 100: how the key figures have changed over about the last three years, compared with the group. Profile: High level · weaker development.

Sub-indices for the municipality against the group median
Part	Score (0–100)	Group median	Development (0–100)	Score as a bar
Work and business	59	48	44
Economy	60	43	26
Population and growth	53	52	31
Work, education and housing	80	51	49
Health and living conditions	Second quarter of the group			Shown as a quarter, not as a score or rank
Local economy (our company data)	70	53	62

The score is the percentile rank in the group: 50 means middle of the pack among municipalities like it. The index does not measure the quality of services.

Summary analysis

Flatanger has a municipality index of 61 of 100 against its KOSTRA group.

Strongest: Work, education and housing: 80 of 100 (group 51). Local economy (our company data): 70 of 100 (group 53).

No area is clearly below its peers.

Written by fixed rules from the figures. Describes the figures, does not explain causes. Not investment or financial advice. How the summary is made

Key figures from Statistics Norway

Work and business

Key figure	Value	Group median	National median	Source
Employed, share of age 20–66 (high scores high)	80.8% 2025	73.5%	76.7%	table 11618
Job coverage (jobs per employed resident) (shown, not in the index)	107.1% 2025	90.6%	90.0%	table 11618
Registered unemployed, share of labour force (low scores high)	1.2% 2025	1.5%	1.3%	table 13563
New enterprises per 1,000 inhabitants (high scores high)	6.3 2023	7.8	9.2	table 13701
Limited company bankruptcies per 1,000 inhabitants (low scores high)	0.0 2025	0.0	0.5	table 07165

Economy

Key figure	Value	Group median	National median	Source
Household income after tax, median (high scores high)	NOK 648,700 2024	NOK 606,500	NOK 657,600	table 06944
Net operating result, share of operating revenue (municipal group) (high scores high)	−2.0% 2025	0.8%	1.3%	table 12143
Unrestricted reserves, share of operating revenue (high scores high)	37.1% 2025	13.7%	10.4%	table 12143
Net debt, share of operating revenue (low scores high)	88.4% 2025	76.8%	84.9%	table 12143
Net operating expenditure per inhabitant (shown, not in the index)	NOK 157,163 2025	NOK 133,186	NOK 96,691	table 12137
Gross operating revenue per inhabitant (shown, not in the index)	NOK 195,898 2025	NOK 207,087	NOK 141,010	table 12137

Population and growth

Key figure	Value	Group median	National median	Source
Population on 1 January (shown, not in the index)	1,110 2026	1,132	5,447	table 11342
Population growth, last year (high scores high)	−1.0% 2026	−0.3%	0.3%	table 06913
Net migration per 1,000 inhabitants (shown, not in the index)	−4.5 2025	4.9	4.1	table 06913 some years withheld by SSB
Share aged 80 and over (shown, not in the index)	8.1% 2026	7.9%	6.3%	table 07459
Projected population growth to 2030 (main alternative) (high scores high)	2.9% 2026	1.3%	1.1%	table 14746
Projected population growth to 2050 (main alternative) (shown, not in the index)	11.6% 2026	4.5%	3.6%	table 14746

Work, education and housing

Key figure	Value	Group median	National median	Source
Net in-commuting, share of employed residents (shown, not in the index)	6.2% 2025	−9.3%	−10.2%	table 11616
Children aged 1–5 in kindergarten (high scores high)	96.6% 2025	93.0%	94.1%	table 13502
Share with university or college education (16 and over) (high scores high)	30.2% 2025	23.7%	27.5%	table 09429
Share living in overcrowded homes (low scores high)	6.3% 2025	8.3%	6.9%	table 14902
Detached houses, share of all dwellings (shown, not in the index)	80.2% 2026	82.8%	75.1%	table 06265
Net expenditure on culture per inhabitant (shown, not in the index)	NOK 4,443 2025	NOK 4,428	NOK 3,310	table 13135

Health and living conditions

Key figure	Value	Group median	National median	Source
Life expectancy at birth (15-year period) (high scores high)	82.7 years 2025	81.6 years	82.4 years	FHI table 508
Share in households with persistent low income (EU60) (low scores high)	10.2% 2024	8.8%	8.1%	FHI table 403
Completed upper secondary education (standardised) (high scores high)	– 2025	66.6%	80.5%	FHI table 623 some years withheld by SSB
Young people satisfied with their health (Ungdata, latest survey) (high scores high)	– 2025	–	64.7%	FHI table 349
Disability benefit recipients aged 20–66 (standardised) (low scores high)	11.4% 2024	11.8%	11.2%	FHI table 787

Local economy (our company data)

Key figure	Value	Group median	National median	Source
Limited companies we follow per 1,000 inhabitants (high scores high)	32.4 2026	27.8	16.7	Our data
Median operating margin, companies we follow (shown, not in the index)	2.1% 2025	5.2%	3.2%	Our data
New bankruptcies and liquidations per 1,000 limited companies (low scores high)	0.0 2025	0.0	13.5	Our data

Public contracts

Key figure	Value	Group median	National median	Trend	Source
Share of the municipality's contracts (Doffin) won by local companies (shown, not in the index)	– 2025	–	9.4%		Our data

Education (shown, not counted)

Key figure	Value	Group median	National median	Source
Share with lower secondary as highest education (16 and over) (shown, not in the index)	20.4% 2025	30.5%	25.1%	table 09429
Share with upper secondary as highest education (16 and over) (shown, not in the index)	45.6% 2025	40.7%	42.0%	table 09429
Share with tertiary vocational education as highest (16 and over) (shown, not in the index)	3.5% 2025	3.8%	3.8%	table 09429
Municipal primary and lower secondary schools (shown, not in the index)	2 2025	1	3	table 11971
Pupils per municipal school (shown, not in the index)	48 2025	71	177	table 11971
Primary and lower secondary schools in operation (public and private) (shown, not in the index)	3 2026	2	4	Norwegian Mapping Authority and Directorate for Education (NSR)
Share of private primary and lower secondary schools (shown, not in the index)	0.0% 2026	0.0%	0.0%	Norwegian Mapping Authority and Directorate for Education (NSR)
Pupils per primary school (median, public and private) (shown, not in the index)	48 2026	70	146	Norwegian Mapping Authority and Directorate for Education (NSR)
Upper secondary schools in operation (shown, not in the index)	0 2026	0	1	Norwegian Mapping Authority and Directorate for Education (NSR)
Average lower secondary school points (shown, not in the index)	45 2025	42	42	table 12255 some years withheld by SSB
Pupils at mastery levels 3–5, national reading test, year 8 (shown, not in the index)	– 2025	68.3%	62.0%	table 12255 some years withheld by SSB
Pupils at mastery levels 3–5, national numeracy test, year 8 (shown, not in the index)	– 2025	68.8%	62.5%	table 12255 some years withheld by SSB

Each key figure is for the year shown beside it. Municipalities that merged or were renumbered get the figures from the old number where Statistics Norway has not recalculated them.

Industries in the municipality · 2025

The largest industries by persons employed with their workplace in the municipality (602 in all in 2025), with the change since 2020.

Industry (SN2007)	Employed	Share	Change since 2020	Change in Norway	Location quotient	Trend
Fiske, fangst og akvakultur 03	216	35.9%	−0.9%	17.8%	44.61	Stable
Sosiale omsorgstjenester uten botilbud 88	42	7.0%	0.0%	1.7%	1.11	Stable
Pleie- og omsorgstjenester i institusjon 87	38	6.3%	−11.6%	6.4%	1.15	Falling
Offentlig administrasjon og forsvar, og trygdeordninger underlagt offentlig forvaltning 84	34	5.6%	47.8%	8.7%	0.88	Rising
Jordbruk og tjenester tilknyttet jordbruk, jakt og viltstell 01	29	4.8%	−3.3%	−2.5%	3.80	Stable
Reparasjon og installasjon av maskiner og utstyr 33	28	4.7%	47.4%	14.7%	6.35	Too little to say
Undervisning 85	27	4.5%	17.4%	4.1%	0.55	Rising
Tjenester tilknyttet eiendomsdrift 81	22	3.7%	57.1%	6.0%	1.92	Too little to say
Detaljhandel, unntatt med motorvogner 47	19 (3-year average)	2.7%	−3.3%	4.0%	0.38	Too little to say
Forskning og utviklingsarbeid 72	16 (3-year average)	0.0%	−54.3%	10.0%	0.00	Too little to say
Anleggsvirksomhet 42	15 (3-year average)	2.8%	46.7%	10.3%	2.89	Too little to say
Spesialisert bygge- og anleggsvirksomhet 43	15 (3-year average)	2.3%	12.8%	4.0%	0.49	Too little to say

A location quotient above 1 means the industry is larger here than in the rest of Norway (2 = twice the share). “Rising” and “Falling” need both at least a 10% change over five years and a change at least 5 percentage points better or worse than in Norway. Industries with fewer than 20 employed are shown as a three-year moving average and are not classified. Source: Statistics Norway, table 13470 (employed by workplace, 4th quarter).

See business development in the municipality

Housing and labour market · 2025

Flatanger has about as many jobs as employed residents. The municipality has 603 jobs and 567 employed residents, and 77% of the residents work in the municipality.

Jobs (employed by workplace): 603
Employed residents: 567
Jobs per employed resident: 1.06
Commute in: 169
Commute out: 133

Where the residents work (outside the municipality)

Municipality	Employed	Share of employed residents
Namsos	65	11.5%
Trondheim	13	2.3%

Where those who work here live (outside the municipality)

Municipality	Employed	Share of jobs
Namsos	74	12.3%
Steinkjer	15	2.5%
Trondheim	10	1.7%
Overhalla	10	1.7%

Employed persons aged 15–74 in the 4th quarter, by home and work municipality (SSB 03321). Job municipality: at least 10% more jobs than employed residents. Home municipality: at least 10% fewer. Flows under 10 people are counted but not shown. Work on the continental shelf is shown as its own workplace.

Stress test: the oil downturn and the pandemic

How did employment and unemployment in the municipality develop in two downturns, compared with the country?

The pandemic (2019–2020)

The number of jobs changed by −0.8% from 2019 to 2020, about like the country (−0.9%).

Measure	Flatanger	Country	Difference
Change in jobs 2019–2020	−0.8%	−0.9%	+0.1 pp
Change in jobs 2019–2022 (recovery)	+1.2%	+4.2%	−3.0 pp
Change in registered unemployment 2019–2020	+0.5 pp	+1.1 pp	−0.6 pp
Registered unemployment 2019	1.3%	1.8%	–

The change in jobs is in the second-weakest quarter of municipalities in the period.

Jobs are employed persons aged 15–74 by workplace in the 4th quarter (SSB 07984). Unemployment is registered unemployed as a share of the labour force (SSB 13563). The country is the sum of the municipalities, on today's municipality map. Within one percentage point counts as “about like the country”. Oil and gas is industry 05–09 (extraction and services), without the supply industry. pp = percentage points.

Cost and quality of services · 2025

Cost per user and one quality measure for three services, compared with the median of the municipality group (KOSTRA).

Service	Cost	Group median	Quality measure	Group median	Position against the group
Kindergarten cost per child in municipal kindergartens, share of qualified kindergarten teachers	NOK 311,293 −4% against the median	NOK 325,656	35%	33%	Lower cost, higher quality measure (36 municipalities in the group)
Primary school net expenditure per inhabitant aged 6–15, lower secondary school points	NOK 265,880 −9% against the median	NOK 292,952	45.4	41.7	Lower cost, higher quality measure (24 municipalities in the group)
Nursing homes expenditure per resident day, share of care staff with health education	NOK 5,858 −8% against the median	NOK 6,374	86%	70%	Lower cost, higher quality measure (36 municipalities in the group)

KOSTRA (SSB 12379, 13502, 12255 and 12209). One measure is not the whole quality of a service, and school points also reflect the pupils' background. Cost depends on settlement patterns and distances. The figures are a starting point for questions, not a grade.

Companies registered in the municipality

Limited companies we follow: 36
With accounts 2025: 32
Turnover 2025 (NOK): 2,890 MNOK
Median operating margin 2025: 2.1%

Only limited companies in the sectors we follow, by business address. The head office can be elsewhere than the activity. Companies reporting in another currency than NOK are left out of turnover.

Largest companies in the municipality

BJØRØYA AS 1,050 MNOK (2025)
BJØRØYA DRIFT AS 885 MNOK (2025)
AQS AS 386 MNOK (2025)
AQS REDERI AS 247 MNOK (2025)
FLATANGER SETTEFISK AS 183 MNOK (2025)
ALFRED SØRGAARD EFTF AS 48 MNOK (2025)
BJØRØYVÆR AS 23 MNOK (2025)
NAMDAL RENSEFISK AS 22 MNOK (2025)
NORDMOEHUS SNEKKERSERVICE AS 7 MNOK (2025)
FJELLHEIM DRIFT OG SERVICE AS 7 MNOK (2025)
TOTALRENOVERING OG MALING AS 6 MNOK (2025)
SIVERTSEN MASKIN AS 6 MNOK (2025)
BJØRN FRISENDAL AS 6 MNOK (2025)
SNEKKER ANGELL AS 4 MNOK (2025)
AT PORTSYSTEMER AS 4 MNOK (2025)

36 limited companies in the sectors we follow have their business address here.

Latest awards from buyers in the municipality

Helsebemanningstjenester, rammeavtale Flatanger Kommune · 14 October 2024

From Doffin. The buyer's address decides the municipality; state agencies are often where their head office is.

Contains data under the Norwegian licence for public data (NLOD 2.0) made available by Doffin/the Norwegian Agency for Public and Financial Management (DFØ). NLOD 2.0

Indications based on open data. Not advice. Methodology

Source: Statistics Norway (SSB), table 03321, table 06265, table 06913, table 06944, table 07165, table 07459, table 07984, table 09429, table 11342, table 11616, table 11618, table 11971, table 12137, table 12143, table 12209, table 12255, table 12379, table 13135, table 13470, table 13502, table 13563, table 13701, table 14746, table 14902, table kartverket:grunnskole, table kartverket:vgs, municipality map and KOSTRA groups from Klass. CC BY 4.0.

Source for health and living conditions: Norwegian Institute of Public Health (FHI), Folkehelsestatistikk, FHI table 349, FHI table 403, FHI table 508, FHI table 623, FHI table 787. NLOD 2.0.