{"id":949,"date":"2011-04-14T03:11:25","date_gmt":"2011-04-14T03:11:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/?p=949"},"modified":"2011-04-14T03:11:25","modified_gmt":"2011-04-14T03:11:25","slug":"top-norwegian-companies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/top-norwegian-companies\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Norwegian Companies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Further to my last post on Statoil\u00b4s new oil field off the coast of Brazil, Peregrino, I thought it appropriate to write about the top companies in Norway. \u00a0Statoil is actually the #1 company in Norway based on annual revenue. \u00a0The top industries include oil, natural gas and energy, telecommunications, lumber, maritime, and tourism. \u00a0These are no surprise as Norway is surrounded by water, full of forest, and a spectacular place to visit! \u00a0I think it is interesting to observe, however, the companies with the largest # of employees to see where the most depth is. \u00a0In my hometown where I currently live, the biggest employers are the 2 private colleges in town, Carleton and St. Olaf, and Malt-O-Meal. \u00a0That&#8217;s right, the Malt-O-Meal headquarters is a few blocks away. \u00a0You can tell what kind of cereal is being made by \u00a0walking out your door in the morning and smelling the air:)<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Oil, natural gas, and energy<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Statoil-over 21,000 employees<\/li>\n<li>Norsk Hydro-over 33,000 employees<\/li>\n<li>Hafslund-2,500 employees<\/li>\n<li>Odfjell Drilling-almost 2,000 employees<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Fishing, Shipping, Construction, and Engineering<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Aker-over 35,000 employees<\/li>\n<li>Norske Skogindustrier-over 9,000 employees<\/li>\n<li>Veidekke-over 6,000 employees<\/li>\n<li>Moelven-over 3,000 employees<\/li>\n<li>Color Group-3,500 employees<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Communication<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Telenor-over 31,000 employees<\/li>\n<li>Siemens-over 2,000 employees<\/li>\n<li>A-Pressen-2,600 employees<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Financial<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Orkla-over 28,000 employees<\/li>\n<li>DnBNor-12,000 employees<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Grocery<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>NorgesGruppen-over 9,000 employees<\/li>\n<li>ICA Norge-over 4,000 employees (and one of my friends manages an ICA in Bergen!)<\/li>\n<li>Coop Norge-over 1,500 employees<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Chemical<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Yara\/0ver 7,000 employees<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Post<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Posten Norge-over 20,000 employees<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Health<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Helse Vest-over 20,000 employees<\/li>\n<li>Helse Midt-Norge-over 16,000 employees<\/li>\n<li>Ullev\u00e5l Universitetssykehus-over 9,000 employees<\/li>\n<li>Rikshospitalet-8,000 employees<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Airline<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>SAS Braatens-over 3,000 employees<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>And from 2007, some of the top places to work in Norway:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/9F097A1F-4F07-4BDD-9273-1F80AC5FA4A1\/GreatPlacesTable.jpg\" alt=\"GreatPlacesTable.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I hope those of you who are business-minded and are curious about important, wealthy, and\/or influential companies in Norway find this information inetersting!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Further to my last post on Statoil\u00b4s new oil field off the coast of Brazil, Peregrino, I thought it appropriate to write about the top companies in Norway. \u00a0Statoil is actually the #1 company in Norway based on annual revenue. \u00a0The top industries include oil, natural gas and energy, 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