Business development in Kinn
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 Kinn
Change in jobs 2020–2025
The number of jobs in Kinn changed by +147 (+1.8%) from 2020 to 2025, against +8.7% in Norway. The table splits the change in three parts.
| Part | Jobs | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| National growth | +732 | If every industry in the municipality had grown like jobs in Norway (+8.7%). |
| Industry mix | +7 | Added or lost because the municipality has many jobs in industries growing faster or slower than Norway. |
| Local conditions | −592 | The rest: the industries did better or worse here than the same industries in Norway. |
| Total change | +147 | From 8,374 to 8,521 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 | +106 | +26% | +6% |
| Fiske, fangst og akvakultur 03 | +110 | +31% | +18% |
| Produksjon av nærings- og nytelsesmidler 10 | +78 | +21% | +11% |
| Sjøfart 50 | +45 | +14% | +3% |
| Arbeidskrafttjenester 78 | +19 | +23% | −12% |
Industries that did worse here than in Norway
| Industry (SN2007) | Change | Growth here | Growth in Norway |
|---|---|---|---|
| Helsetjenester 86 | −43 | −10% | +13% |
| Offentlig administrasjon og forsvar, og trygdeordninger underlagt offentlig forvaltning 84 | −44 | −12% | +9% |
| Tjenester tilknyttet eiendomsdrift 81 | −53 | −21% | +6% |
| Sosiale omsorgstjenester uten botilbud 88 | −56 | −9% | +2% |
| Lagring og andre tjenester tilknyttet transport 52 | −10 | −3% | +19% |
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
- 22%
- Median in the municipality group: 31%
- Industries with jobs
- 67
- Concentration (HHI, 0–10,000)
- 420
- Median in the municipality group: 610
Jobs are spread over more industries than in similar municipalities.
The largest company we follow with its business address in the municipality has 1,739 employees in the whole company: Fjord1 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, Utvinning av råolje og naturgass, Produksjon av nærings- og nytelsesmidler, Produksjon av tekstiler, Produksjon av trelast og varer av tre, kork, strå og flettematerialer, unntatt møbler, Produksjon av metaller, Produksjon av andre transportmidler, Reparasjon og installasjon av maskiner og utstyr. and 13 more.
| Industry (SN2007) | Closeness to the municipality's strengths | Most related to |
|---|---|---|
| Undervisning 85 | 45% | Sosiale omsorgstjenester uten botilbud, Spesialisert bygge- og anleggsvirksomhet, Pleie- og omsorgstjenester i institusjon |
| Overnattingsvirksomhet 55 | 43% | Detaljhandel, unntatt med motorvogner, Produksjon av nærings- og nytelsesmidler, Oppføring av bygninger |
| Landtransport og rørtransport 49 | 43% | Tjenester tilknyttet eiendomsdrift, Spesialisert bygge- og anleggsvirksomhet, Oppføring av bygninger |
| Produksjon av maskiner og utstyr til generell bruk, ikke nevnt annet sted 28 | 37% | Reparasjon og installasjon av maskiner og utstyr, Sjøfart, Annen personlig tjenesteyting |
| Anleggsvirksomhet 42 | 37% | Elektrisitets-, gass-, damp- og varmtvannsforsyning, Produksjon av trelast og varer av tre, kork, strå og flettematerialer, unntatt møbler, Oppføring av bygninger |
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
- Nor Tekstil AS +166 MNOK in revenue in 2025 (+8%)
- Domstein Fish AS +130 MNOK in revenue in 2025 (+52%)
- Norwell AS +113 MNOK in revenue in 2025 (+4%)
- Båtbygg AS +109 MNOK in revenue in 2025 (+29%)
- Unu AS +107 MNOK in revenue in 2025 (+57%)
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).