Business development in Solund
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 Solund
Change in jobs 2020–2025
The number of jobs in Solund changed by −28 (−7.6%) from 2020 to 2025, against +8.7% in Norway. The table splits the change in three parts.
| Part | Jobs | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| National growth | +32 | If every industry in the municipality had grown like jobs in Norway (+8.7%). |
| Industry mix | +4 | Added or lost because the municipality has many jobs in industries growing faster or slower than Norway. |
| Local conditions | −64 | The rest: the industries did better or worse here than the same industries in Norway. |
| Total change | −28 | From 370 to 342 jobs in the industries included. |
Industries that did better here than in Norway
| Industry (SN2007) | Change | Growth here | Growth in Norway |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tjenester tilknyttet eiendomsdrift 81 | +13 | – | +6% |
| Offentlig administrasjon og forsvar, og trygdeordninger underlagt offentlig forvaltning 84 | +13 | +54% | +9% |
| Serveringsvirksomhet 56 | +3 | – | +31% |
| Tjenester tilknyttet informasjonsteknologi 62 | +3 | – | +32% |
| Anleggsvirksomhet 42 | +3 | +100% | +10% |
Industries that did worse here than in Norway
| Industry (SN2007) | Change | Growth here | Growth in Norway |
|---|---|---|---|
| Helsetjenester 86 | −13 | −57% | +13% |
| Reparasjon og installasjon av maskiner og utstyr 33 | −9 | −27% | +15% |
| Fiske, fangst og akvakultur 03 | 0 | 0% | +18% |
| Pleie- og omsorgstjenester i institusjon 87 | −10 | −24% | +6% |
| Produksjon av andre transportmidler 30 | −8 | −100% | +10% |
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
- 41%
- Median in the municipality group: 41%
- Industries with jobs
- 22
- Concentration (HHI, 0–10,000)
- 935
- Median in the municipality group: 887
Jobs are spread over industries about as in similar municipalities.
The largest company we follow with its business address in the municipality has 62 employees in the whole company: Vidar Hop Skyssbåter 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, Reparasjon og installasjon av maskiner og utstyr, Sjøfart, Offentlig administrasjon og forsvar, og trygdeordninger underlagt offentlig forvaltning, Undervisning, Pleie- og omsorgstjenester i institusjon.
| Industry (SN2007) | Closeness to the municipality's strengths | Most related to |
|---|---|---|
| Sosiale omsorgstjenester uten botilbud 88 | 20% | Pleie- og omsorgstjenester i institusjon, Undervisning, Fiske, fangst og akvakultur |
| Produksjon av nærings- og nytelsesmidler 10 | 19% | Fiske, fangst og akvakultur, Sjøfart, Pleie- og omsorgstjenester i institusjon |
| Spesialisert bygge- og anleggsvirksomhet 43 | 16% | Pleie- og omsorgstjenester i institusjon, Undervisning, Fiske, fangst og akvakultur |
| Overnattingsvirksomhet 55 | 15% | Fiske, fangst og akvakultur, Pleie- og omsorgstjenester i institusjon, Sjøfart |
| Landtransport og rørtransport 49 | 14% | Pleie- og omsorgstjenester i institusjon, Undervisning, Fiske, fangst og akvakultur |
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
- Nord Solund Fiskeriselskap AS +18 MNOK in revenue in 2025 (+31%)
- Vidar Hop Skyssbåter AS +7 MNOK in revenue in 2025 (+7%)
- Solund Verft AS +5 MNOK in revenue in 2025 (+9%)
- Sol Smolt AS +4 MNOK in revenue in 2025 (+27%)
- Abvei AS +3 MNOK in revenue in 2024 (+76%)
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).