Municipality

Nesseby

Official name: Unjárga - Nesseby. The municipality has names in several languages (Sami or Kven); we use the Norwegian one in lists and tables.

Municipality no. 5636 · Finnmark · 874 inhabitants · KOSTRA group 15

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Where the municipality stands out

Most and fewest bankruptcies per inhabitant No. 357 of 357 (0.00 per 1,000). No. 1 from the bottom.
Largest gap between mean and median income No. 355 of 357 (1.06 times). No. 3 from the bottom.
Municipalities creating the most value No. 348 of 357 (29,204 kr). No. 10 from the bottom.

Places among the ten highest or lowest in the tables under «Statistics». Each table has its own definition and source.

Municipality index · based on 2025

51 of 100

Between rank 10 and 24 of 36 in KOSTRA group 15 (rank 17 with the default weights). Between 109 and 233 of 357 in Norway (176 with the default weights).

The rank is shown as a range when it moves a lot with other weights, normalisations and handling of missing data. The range covers 90 per cent of 1,000 draws. Methodology

Development index 55 of 100: how the key figures have changed over about the last three years, compared with the group. Profile: High level · improving.

Sub-indices for the municipality against the group median
Part	Score (0–100)	Group median	Development (0–100)
Work and business	66	48	69
Economy	21	43	44
Population and growth	63	52	54
Work, education and housing	52	51	58
Health and living conditions	Second quarter of the groupShown as a quarter, not as a score or rank
Local economy (our company data)	49	51	34

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

Nesseby has a municipality index of 51 of 100 against its KOSTRA group.

Strongest: Work and business: 66 of 100 (group 48). Population and growth: 63 of 100 (group 52).

Weakest: Economy: 21 of 100 (group 43).

Worth a closer look

Net operating result, share of operating revenue (municipal group): −4.0% against 0.8% in the group (2025).

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)	77.0% 2025	73.5%	76.7%	table 11618 figures from an earlier municipality number
Job coverage (jobs per employed resident) (shown, not in the index)	80.5% 2025	90.6%	90.0%	table 11618 figures from an earlier municipality number
Registered unemployed, share of labour force (low scores high)	1.5% 2025	1.5%	1.3%	table 13563 figures from an earlier municipality number
New enterprises per 1,000 inhabitants (high scores high)	9.3 2023	7.8	9.2	table 13701 figures from an earlier municipality number
Limited company bankruptcies per 1,000 inhabitants (low scores high)	0.0 2025	0.0	0.5	table 07165 figures from an earlier municipality number

Economy

Key figure	Value	Group median	National median	Source
Household income after tax, median (high scores high)	NOK 594,400 2024	NOK 606,500	NOK 657,600	table 06944 figures from an earlier municipality number
Net operating result, share of operating revenue (municipal group) (high scores high)	−4.0% 2025	0.8%	1.3%	table 12143 figures from an earlier municipality number
Unrestricted reserves, share of operating revenue (high scores high)	2.4% 2025	13.7%	10.4%	table 12143 figures from an earlier municipality number
Net debt, share of operating revenue (low scores high)	107.4% 2025	76.8%	84.9%	table 12143 figures from an earlier municipality number
Net operating expenditure per inhabitant (shown, not in the index)	NOK 152,261 2025	NOK 133,186	NOK 96,691	table 12137 figures from an earlier municipality number
Gross operating revenue per inhabitant (shown, not in the index)	NOK 241,231 2025	NOK 207,087	NOK 141,010	table 12137 figures from an earlier municipality number
Gross income per person aged 17 and over, mean (shown, not in the index)	NOK 537,700 2024	NOK 537,200	NOK 567,200	table 03068 figures from an earlier municipality number
Gross income per person aged 17 and over, median (shown, not in the index)	NOK 508,000 2024	NOK 464,500	NOK 500,200	table 05671 figures from an earlier municipality number

Population and growth

Key figure	Value	Group median	National median	Source
Population on 1 January (shown, not in the index)	874 2026	1,132	5,447	table 11342 figures from an earlier municipality number
Population growth, last year (high scores high)	0.7% 2026	−0.3%	0.3%	table 06913 figures from an earlier municipality number
Net migration per 1,000 inhabitants (shown, not in the index)	12.7 2025	4.9	4.1	table 06913 figures from an earlier municipality number some years withheld by SSB
Share aged 80 and over (shown, not in the index)	8.1% 2026	7.9%	6.3%	table 07459 figures from an earlier municipality number
Projected population growth to 2030 (main alternative) (high scores high)	2.1% 2026	1.3%	1.1%	table 14746
Projected population growth to 2050 (main alternative) (shown, not in the index)	2.9% 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)	−19.2% 2025	−9.3%	−10.2%	table 11616 figures from an earlier municipality number
Children aged 1–5 in kindergarten (high scores high)	96.3% 2025	93.0%	94.1%	table 13502 figures from an earlier municipality number
Share with university or college education (16 and over) (high scores high)	29.4% 2025	23.7%	27.5%	table 09429
Share living in overcrowded homes (low scores high)	11.8% 2025	8.3%	6.9%	table 14902
Detached houses, share of all dwellings (shown, not in the index)	81.4% 2026	82.8%	75.1%	table 06265 figures from an earlier municipality number
Net expenditure on culture per inhabitant (shown, not in the index)	NOK 5,692 2025	NOK 4,428	NOK 3,310	table 13135 figures from an earlier municipality number

Health and living conditions

Key figure	Value	Group median	National median	Source
Life expectancy at birth (15-year period) (high scores high)	81.1 years 2025	81.6 years	82.4 years	FHI table 508
Share in households with persistent low income (EU60) (low scores high)	10.6% 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)	8.7% 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)	66.4 2026	81.0	61.4	Our data
Median operating margin, companies we follow (shown, not in the index)	8.1% 2025	5.1%	4.4%	Our data
New bankruptcies and liquidations per 1,000 limited companies (low scores high)	0.0 2025	0.0	3.6	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	–	10.0%		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)	29.6% 2025	30.5%	25.1%	table 09429
Share with upper secondary as highest education (16 and over) (shown, not in the index)	36.5% 2025	40.7%	42.0%	table 09429
Share with tertiary vocational education as highest (16 and over) (shown, not in the index)	4.0% 2025	3.8%	3.8%	table 09429
Municipal primary and lower secondary schools (shown, not in the index)	1 2025	1	3	table 11971 figures from an earlier municipality number
Pupils per municipal school (shown, not in the index)	70 2025	71	177	table 11971 figures from an earlier municipality number
Primary and lower secondary schools in operation (public and private) (shown, not in the index)	1 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)	70 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)	40 2025	42	42	table 12255 figures from an earlier municipality number some years withheld by SSB
Pupils at mastery levels 3–5, national reading test, year 8 (shown, not in the index)	76.9% 2024	64.7%	63.0%	table 12255 figures from an earlier municipality number some years withheld by SSB
Pupils at mastery levels 3–5, national numeracy test, year 8 (shown, not in the index)	71.4% 2024	71.4%	61.7%	table 12255 figures from an earlier municipality number some years withheld by SSB
Students in higher education, by place of study (shown, not in the index)	– 2025	231	2,020	table 03814 some years withheld by SSB
Students in higher education per 1,000 inhabitants, by place of study (shown, not in the index)	– 2025	130.5	60.1	table 03814 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 (330 in all in 2025), with the change since 2020.

Industry (SN2007)	Employed	Share	Change since 2020	Change in Norway	Location quotient	Trend
Sosiale omsorgstjenester uten botilbud 88	70	21.2%	55.6%	1.7%	3.36	Rising
Offentlig administrasjon og forsvar, og trygdeordninger underlagt offentlig forvaltning 84	48	14.5%	60.0%	8.7%	2.26	Rising
Undervisning 85	36	10.9%	5.9%	4.1%	1.35	Stable
Fiske, fangst og akvakultur 03	28	8.5%	−12.5%	17.8%	10.55	Falling
Jordbruk og tjenester tilknyttet jordbruk, jakt og viltstell 01	25	7.6%	−19.4%	−2.5%	5.97	Falling
Pleie- og omsorgstjenester i institusjon 87	24 (3-year average)	1.5%	−32.4%	6.4%	0.28	Falling
Spesialisert bygge- og anleggsvirksomhet 43	17 (3-year average)	4.5%	85.2%	4.0%	0.96	Too little to say
Detaljhandel, unntatt med motorvogner 47	12 (3-year average)	3.6%	−27.1%	4.0%	0.53	Too little to say
Drift av biblioteker, arkiver, museer og annen kulturvirksomhet 91	12 (3-year average)	3.6%	−31.4%	21.4%	9.34	Too little to say
Helsetjenester 86	11 (3-year average)	4.2%	−21.4%	13.3%	0.47	Too little to say
Elektrisitets-, gass-, damp- og varmtvannsforsyning 35	10 (3-year average)	3.0%	20.8%	13.9%	4.71	Too little to say
Anleggsvirksomhet 42	9 (3-year average)	4.2%	−51.9%	10.3%	4.34	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).

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Housing and labour market · 2025

Nesseby is a home municipality: many residents work in other municipalities. The municipality has 329 jobs and 406 employed residents, and 60% of the residents work in the municipality.

Jobs (employed by workplace): 329
Employed residents: 406
Jobs per employed resident: 0.81
Commute in: 84
Commute out: 161

Where the residents work (outside the municipality)

Municipality	Employed	Share of employed residents
Tana	59	14.5%
Vadsø	44	10.8%
Sør-Varanger	13	3.2%

Where those who work here live (outside the municipality)

Municipality	Employed	Share of jobs
Tana	33	10.0%
Vadsø	32	9.7%

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 oil downturn (2014–2016)

The number of jobs changed by −10.9% from 2014 to 2016, against −1.3% in the country: a weaker development than the country. The municipality has fewer than 500 jobs, so a single employer can cause large swings.

Measure	Nesseby	Country	Difference
Change in jobs 2014–2016	−10.9%	−1.3%	−9.6 pp
Change in jobs 2014–2018 (recovery)	−9.6%	+2.0%	−11.6 pp
Change in registered unemployment 2014–2016	+0.8 pp	+0.3 pp	+0.5 pp
Registered unemployment 2014	2.0%	2.1%	–
Share of jobs in oil and gas 2014 (extraction and services)	0.0%	–	–

The change in jobs is in the quarter of municipalities with the weakest development in the period.

The pandemic (2019–2020)

The number of jobs changed by −0.3% from 2019 to 2020, about like the country (−0.9%). The municipality has fewer than 500 jobs, so a single employer can cause large swings.

Measure	Nesseby	Country	Difference
Change in jobs 2019–2020	−0.3%	−0.9%	+0.6 pp
Change in jobs 2019–2022 (recovery)	−2.7%	+4.2%	−6.9 pp
Change in registered unemployment 2019–2020	+1.7 pp	+1.1 pp	+0.6 pp
Registered unemployment 2019	1.4%	1.8%	–

The change in jobs is in the second-strongest 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 442,480 +36% against the median	NOK 325,656	56%	33%	Higher cost, higher quality measure (36 municipalities in the group)
Primary school net expenditure per inhabitant aged 6–15, lower secondary school points	NOK 296,903 +1% against the median	NOK 292,952	40.1	41.7	Higher cost, lower quality measure (24 municipalities in the group)
Nursing homes expenditure per resident day, share of care staff with health education	NOK 8,328 +31% against the median	NOK 6,374	61%	70%	Higher cost, lower 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: 58
With accounts 2025: 32
Turnover 2025 (NOK): 50 MNOK
Median operating margin 2025: 8.1%

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

Varangerbotn Service AS 9 MNOK (2025)
Varjjat Entreprenør AS 7 MNOK (2025)
Jan Gunnar AS 6 MNOK (2025)
Skipskjølen AS 3 MNOK (2025)
Kløvnesfisk AS 3 MNOK (2025)
Bergebyfisk AS 3 MNOK (2025)
TK Lindseth AS 3 MNOK (2025)
Varanger Havgull AS 2 MNOK (2025)
MS Mira AS 2 MNOK (2025)
Tana Thermo Fisk AS 2 MNOK (2025)
Varanger Havfruen AS 2 MNOK (2025)
Varanger Utvikling AS 1 MNOK (2025)
Varanger Garnservice AS 1 MNOK (2025)
Neshavn Fjordfiske AS 1 MNOK (2025)
A.H Länsman Fisk AS 1 MNOK (2025)

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

Latest awards from buyers in the municipality

No awards from buyers in the municipality have been fetched yet.

Earlier municipalities

Unjárga - Nesseby (5442) · renumbered 2024

Indications based on open data. Not advice. Methodology

Source: Statistics Norway (SSB), table 03068, table 03321, table 03814, table 05671, 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.