Business development in Sunnfjord
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 Sunnfjord
Change in jobs 2020–2025
The number of jobs in Sunnfjord changed by +359 (+3.0%) from 2020 to 2025, against +8.7% in Norway. The table splits the change in three parts.
| Part | Jobs | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| National growth | +1,063 | If every industry in the municipality had grown like jobs in Norway (+8.7%). |
| Industry mix | −81 | Added or lost because the municipality has many jobs in industries growing faster or slower than Norway. |
| Local conditions | −623 | The rest: the industries did better or worse here than the same industries in Norway. |
| Total change | +359 | From 12,163 to 12,522 jobs in the industries included. |
Industries that did better here than in Norway
| Industry (SN2007) | Change | Growth here | Growth in Norway |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bryting av metallholdig malm 07 | +92 | – | +17% |
| Offentlig administrasjon og forsvar, og trygdeordninger underlagt offentlig forvaltning 84 | +124 | +19% | +9% |
| Produksjon av metallvarer, unntatt maskiner og utstyr 25 | +33 | +106% | +19% |
| Produksjon av maskiner og utstyr til generell bruk, ikke nevnt annet sted 28 | +28 | +88% | +10% |
| Serveringsvirksomhet 56 | +59 | +51% | +31% |
Industries that did worse here than in Norway
| Industry (SN2007) | Change | Growth here | Growth in Norway |
|---|---|---|---|
| Helsetjenester 86 | +210 | +9% | +13% |
| Spesialisert bygge- og anleggsvirksomhet 43 | −58 | −8% | +4% |
| Detaljhandel, unntatt med motorvogner 47 | −34 | −3% | +4% |
| Overnattingsvirksomhet 55 | −11 | −9% | +46% |
| Produksjon av nærings- og nytelsesmidler 10 | −39 | −18% | +11% |
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
- 36%
- Median in the municipality group: 32%
- Industries with jobs
- 67
- Concentration (HHI, 0–10,000)
- 738
- Median in the municipality group: 616
Jobs are spread over industries about as in similar municipalities.
The largest company we follow with its business address in the municipality has 316 employees in the whole company: Firda Billag Buss 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: Jordbruk og tjenester tilknyttet jordbruk, jakt og viltstell, Skogbruk og tjenester tilknyttet skogbruk, Bryting av metallholdig malm, Produksjon av andre ikke-metallholdige mineralprodukter, Elektrisitets-, gass-, damp- og varmtvannsforsyning, Innsamling, behandling, disponering og gjenvinning av avfall, Oppføring av bygninger, Spesialisert bygge- og anleggsvirksomhet. and 8 more.
| Industry (SN2007) | Closeness to the municipality's strengths | Most related to |
|---|---|---|
| Sosiale omsorgstjenester uten botilbud 88 | 39% | Jordbruk og tjenester tilknyttet jordbruk, jakt og viltstell, Spesialisert bygge- og anleggsvirksomhet, Undervisning |
| Pleie- og omsorgstjenester i institusjon 87 | 39% | Jordbruk og tjenester tilknyttet jordbruk, jakt og viltstell, Spesialisert bygge- og anleggsvirksomhet, Undervisning |
| Tjenester tilknyttet eiendomsdrift 81 | 36% | Landtransport og rørtransport, Spesialisert bygge- og anleggsvirksomhet, Detaljhandel, unntatt med motorvogner |
| Overnattingsvirksomhet 55 | 35% | Detaljhandel, unntatt med motorvogner, Oppføring av bygninger, Elektrisitets-, gass-, damp- og varmtvannsforsyning |
| Anleggsvirksomhet 42 | 33% | Elektrisitets-, gass-, damp- og varmtvannsforsyning, Handel med og reparasjon av motorvogner, Jordbruk og tjenester tilknyttet jordbruk, jakt og viltstell |
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
- Frydenbø Bil Asv AS +332 MNOK in revenue in 2025 (+45%)
- Tibber Norge AS +216 MNOK in revenue in 2025 (+9%)
- Airlift AS +117 MNOK in revenue in 2025 (+30%)
- Tibber AS +107 MNOK in revenue in 2025 (+30%)
- Terje Sunde AS +77 MNOK in revenue in 2025 (+145%)
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).