🇳🇴 Norway
Company data, board members and register extracts for Norwegian businesses
Overview
AiPrise verifies Norwegian businesses against the Brønnøysund Register Centre (Enhetsregisteret and Foretaksregisteret). A business verification returns the company profile, board members and managers, the register extract and annual accounts.
Coverage
| Data point | Returned | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Company profile | Yes | Legal name, legal form, status, registration date, registered address |
| Directors and legal representatives | Yes | Managing director and board |
| Shareholders | No | |
| Ultimate beneficial owners | Yes, when filed | Returned for about 1 in 3 companies |
| Document | Returned |
|---|---|
| Register extract | Yes |
| Financial statements | Yes, when filed |
Documents, as the register names them
- Enhetsutskrift / Firmaattest (register extract)
- Årsregnskap (annual accounts)
Speed
| Step | Typical | 9 in 10 within |
|---|---|---|
| Business verification (company data, officers) | 14 seconds | 67 seconds |
These are typical times from production, not a service-level commitment: set timeouts well above them, or use callbacks.
Company types
Every entity in Enhetsregisteret is covered.
| Company type | Legal forms | Covered | What to expect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Private limited company | AS (Aksjeselskap) | Yes | Full data: officers, documents |
| Sole trader | ENK (Enkeltpersonforetak) | Yes | Profile and owner |
| Association | Forening/lag/innretning | Yes | Profile |
| Norwegian branch of a foreign company | NUF (Norskregistrert utenlandsk foretak) | Yes | Norwegian branch data |
| Foundation | Stiftelse | Yes | Profile |
Sources
| Register | What it gives |
|---|---|
| Brønnøysund Register Centre | Company profile, officers, register extract, annual accounts |
Identifiers
Send the 9-digit organisation number as business_entity_id, with country_code set to NO.
| Identifier | Format | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Organisation number (organisasjonsnummer) | 9 digits | 123456789 |
You can also search by legal name.
Statuses and legal forms
Every result carries the register's own status in registration_info.status and an AiPrise status in registration_info.normalised_status. The normalised status is one of Active, Suspended, Dormant, Dissolved / Struck Off, In Liquidation / Insolvency or Unknown.
| Register status | Normalised status |
|---|---|
| Aktiv | Active |
| Opphørt | Unknown |
Legal forms come back in Norwegian in entity_type, for example Aksjeselskap (AS) and Enkeltpersonforetak (ENK).
Quirks and gotchas
Country-specific behaviour to know before you integrate.
| Quirk | Details |
|---|---|
| No VAT check | There is no VAT number check for Norway. |
Ceased shows as Unknown | Opphørt (ceased) maps to Unknown. Check the register status before approving. |
| Many sole traders | About 1 in 4 businesses are sole traders (Enkeltpersonforetak). |
Limits
- Shareholders are not returned.
- Data comes from a small number of verifications so far.
Updated about 20 hours ago