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Growth 14Transformation 32Decline 5Under construction & planned 11
Key figures
843affected by layoffs and closuresfrom 4 reports · since Aug 20260.3 per 1,000 in the labour force
Largest job cuts
- DNB to cut around 400 jobs in Technology & Services400 Affected staff ·
- Bauhaus to close all three Norwegian stores, 223 jobs223 Affected staff ·
- CK Partners to end Ulefoss casting output, cutting 114 jobs114 Affected staff ·
Sectors
| Sector | Entries | Affected staff |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 5 | — |
| IT / Software | 3 | — |
| Retail | 3 | 223 |
| Banking | 2 | 506 |
| Finance / Insurance | 2 | — |
Open cases
- Anthropic secures $10bn of compute capacity in NorwayNext milestone: 31 Dec 2026
- Public Property Invest to buy SBB social-property portfolio for SEK1.35bnNext milestone: 31 Dec 2026
- Scatec to acquire Urleasca wind project in Romania for €168m
- Searchlight and Fitzroy to acquire Kredinor
- Stena agrees to buy Norwegian ferry operator Color Line
Sums of the reports recorded in the tracker since recording began, not a complete picture of the labour market.
2026
- ACG Metals to acquire Blue Moon Norway and Nussir copper mine · Mergers · 🇳🇴 Norway
- Endúr unit BMO to buy Swedish rock contractors F15 · Mergers · 🇳🇴 Norway / Sweden
- Endúr buys steel contractor Notech via BMO for NOK 120m · Mergers · 🇳🇴 Norway
- Stena agrees to buy Norwegian ferry operator Color Line · Mergers · 🇸🇪 Sweden / Norway
- PartnerTech to acquire Swedish firm Microprecision · Mergers · 🇳🇴 Norway / Sweden
- Danske Bank to cut 106 jobs across six countries · Layoffs · 🇩🇰 Denmark / Norway / Finland / Lithuania / Poland / Sweden
- Activeon to acquire Irish leisure group Airtastic · Mergers · 🇳🇴 Norway / Ireland / United Kingdom
- Magnora Data Center buys data centre in Oslo · Mergers · 🇳🇴 Norway
- Kistos to buy 10% of Ringhorne licences from Vår Energi · Mergers · 🇳🇴 Norway / United Kingdom
- Commission awards €168.2m to eight EDIP ammunition component projects · Policy · 🇪🇺 EU-27 / Norway
- Coral HoldCo squeezes out Atlantic Sapphire minorities · Mergers · 🇳🇴 Norway / Vereinigte Staaten
- NEXT Biometrics announces plan to file for bankruptcy on 12 October · Closures · 🇳🇴 Norway
- Norske Skog to rebuild Halden paper machine for up to NOK 850m · Expansions · 🇳🇴 Norway
- Searchlight and Fitzroy to acquire Kredinor · Mergers · 🇳🇴 Norway
- DNB to cut around 400 jobs in Technology & Services · Layoffs · 🇳🇴 Norway
- Public Property Invest to buy SBB social-property portfolio for SEK1.35bn · Mergers · 🇸🇪 Sweden / Finland / Norway
- Norway sets framework for future rail contracts, no direct awards · Policy · 🇳🇴 Norway
- CK Partners to end Ulefoss casting output, cutting 114 jobs · Closures · 🇳🇴 Norway
- DNO to pay $5.214 per share for Capricorn Energy · Mergers · 🇳🇴 Norway / United Kingdom
- Bauhaus to close all three Norwegian stores, 223 jobs · Closures · 🇳🇴 Norway
- Anthropic secures $10bn of compute capacity in Norway · Digitalization · 🇳🇴 Norway
- Norway's wealth fund and Sonae Sierra buy Spanish shopping centres · Mergers · 🇳🇴 Norway / Portugal / Spain
- Scatec to acquire Urleasca wind project in Romania for €168m · Mergers · 🇳🇴 Norway / Sweden / Romania
- Expro completes acquisition of Norway's Enhanced Drilling · Mergers · 🇳🇴 Norway
- Cerebras announces multi-billion European AI capacity expansion · Digitalization · 🇫🇷 France / Norway / Finland
- Telenor to take control of Bahnhof at SEK 6.1bn valuation · Mergers · 🇳🇴 Norway / Sweden
- European Commission clears Gotlandsbolaget and EQT deal for Nordic Ferry · Policy · 🇩🇰 Denmark / Norway / Sweden
- Schneider Electric to acquire Cognite for $3.1bn · Mergers · 🇫🇷 France / Norway
- Fortum to acquire Elmera for about NOK 5.1bn · Mergers · 🇫🇮 Finland / Norway
- Kesko to acquire Dahl businesses in Sweden, Norway and Denmark · Mergers · 🇫🇮 Finland / Sweden / Norway / Denmark / France
- Omda to acquire Saab's Public Safety Solutions business · Mergers · 🇳🇴 Norway / Sweden / United Kingdom
- Bane NOR reactivates Tinnosbanen between Notodden and Lisleherad · Infrastructure · 🇳🇴 Norway
- Norway awards Sørlandsbanen to Vy without tender instead of Go-Ahead · Policy · 🇳🇴 Norway
- Gotlandsbolaget to acquire 30% of Nordic Ferry Infrastructure · Mergers · 🇸🇪 Sweden / Norway
- Norway cuts 2026 rail investment framework from NOK 13bn to 10bn · Policy · 🇳🇴 Norway
- Vy to take over Oslo airport trains from Flytoget in December 2027 · Policy · 🇳🇴 Norway
- Norway sees new debate over EU membership · Policy · 🇳🇴 Norway / EU
- Ten countries sign Hamburg Declaration on North Sea power grid · Policy · 🇬🇧 United Kingdom / Belgium / Denmark / France / Germany / Iceland / Ireland / Luxembourg / Netherlands / Norway
2025
- Norway completes electrification of the Meråker Line · Infrastructure · 🇳🇴 Norway
- Siemens and Sporveien launch CBTC on first section of Oslo metro · Infrastructure · 🇳🇴 Norway
- LKAB inaugurates new ship loader at Narvik port · Infrastructure · 🇳🇴 Norway
- Norway plans NOK 1bn more for rail maintenance in 2026 budget · Policy · 🇳🇴 Norway
- Norway opens new Drammen station and Kobbervikdalen double track · Infrastructure · 🇳🇴 Norway
- Vestfold Line: Drammen–Kobbervikdalen double track opens · Infrastructure · 🇳🇴 Norway
2024
- Bane NOR activates ERTMS on the Gjøvik Line · Infrastructure · 🇳🇴 Norway
- Bergen Line: Arna–Bergen double track now complete · Infrastructure · 🇳🇴 Norway
2022
- Equinor commissions floating wind farm Hywind Tampen · Infrastructure · 🇳🇴 Norway
- Follo Line between Oslo and Ski enters service · Infrastructure · 🇳🇴 Norway
- Bane NOR upgrades Gjøvik Line for hourly service · Infrastructure · 🇳🇴 Norway
2018
- New Vestfold Line section Farriseidet–Porsgrunn opens in Norway · Infrastructure · 🇳🇴 Norway
2016
- New Vestfold Line section Holm–Nykirke opens · Infrastructure · 🇳🇴 Norway
2026 · planned
- Vestfold Line double track Nykirke–Barkåker nears completion in late 2026 · Under construction & planned · 🇳🇴 Norway
2027 · planned
- Polar to build second 40MW data centre hall for Crusoe in Tørdal · Under construction & planned · 🇳🇴 Norway
2028 · planned
- Bane NOR renews Romeriksporten by 2028, track contract to Veidekke · Under construction & planned · 🇳🇴 Norway
2029 · planned
- Norway awards Kjøllefjord fishing harbour expansion to NCC · Under construction & planned · 🇳🇴 Norway
- Oslo builds Fornebu Line metro extension to Bærum · Under construction & planned · 🇳🇴 Norway
2030 · planned
- Bane NOR builds new double track through Moss · Under construction & planned · 🇳🇴 Norway
2032 · planned
- Dovre Line: southern section under construction, Åkersvika part on hold · Under construction & planned · 🇳🇴 Norway
- Vestfold Line Stokke–Sandefjord enters detailed planning · Under construction & planned · 🇳🇴 Norway
2038 · planned
- Norway's Ringerike Line stays fully planned but unfunded · Under construction & planned · 🇳🇴 Norway
2052 · planned
- Norway plans new Rikstunnel under Oslo for completion in 2052 · Under construction & planned · 🇳🇴 Norway
2055 · planned
- Norway may need until 2055 to roll out ETCS across its network · Under construction & planned · 🇳🇴 Norway