Industry code 80.0
Private security and investigation activities
668 active companies are registered in this industry. The figures below come from the Register of Business Enterprises and the Register of Company Accounts, and are based on the 278 companies we have accounts for.
- Active companies
- 668
- Typical revenue (median)
- NOK 2.4 m
- Typical operating margin
- 5.1 %
- Share with a profit
- 65.6 %
Largest companies by revenue
- 1Sector Alarm Holding ASOsloNOK 4.2 bn
- 2Isanor ASOsloNOK 4.2 bn
- 3Avarn Security ASOsloNOK 2.7 bn
- 4Securitas ASOsloNOK 2.1 bn
- 5Verisure ASOsloNOK 1.4 bn
- 6Sector Alarm ASOsloNOK 976 m
- 7Avarn Security Aviation ASUllensakerNOK 920.3 m
- 8Securitas Technology ASOsloNOK 763.5 m
- 9Loomis Norge ASOsloNOK 410.7 m
- 10Personal Service Og Sikkerhet ASStavangerNOK 336.8 m
Largest employers
- 1Avarn Security ASOslo3631 employees
- 2Securitas ASOslo2914 employees
- 3Personal Service Og Sikkerhet ASStavanger2146 employees
- 4Avarn Security Aviation ASUllensaker1856 employees
- 5Vaktsec ASOslo728 employees
- 6City Security ASOslo464 employees
- 7Pro Sec Professional Security ASOslo459 employees
- 8AS Skan-KontrollOslo456 employees
- 9Protect Vakthold & Sikkerhet Sande ASHolmestrand392 employees
- 10Securitas Technology ASOslo388 employees
Where is the industry based?
- Oslo158
- Bergen34
- Trondheim28
- Ullensaker18
- Nordre Follo16
- Fredrikstad14
- Asker14
- Lillestrøm12
- Lørenskog10
- Stavanger9
- Bærum9
- Sandefjord9
Largest municipalities for private security and investigation activities
- Private security and investigation activities in Oslo
- Private security and investigation activities in Bergen
- Private security and investigation activities in Trondheim
- Private security and investigation activities in Ullensaker
- Private security and investigation activities in Nordre Follo
- Private security and investigation activities in Fredrikstad
- Private security and investigation activities in Asker
- Private security and investigation activities in Lillestrøm
- Private security and investigation activities in Lørenskog
- Private security and investigation activities in Stavanger
- Private security and investigation activities in Bærum
- Private security and investigation activities in Sandefjord
- Private security and investigation activities in Drammen
- Private security and investigation activities in Kristiansand
- Private security and investigation activities in Skien
- Private security and investigation activities in Moss
- Private security and investigation activities in Arendal
- Private security and investigation activities in Tønsberg
- Private security and investigation activities in Frogn
- Private security and investigation activities in Kongsberg
Sub-industries
Median means half of the companies are above and half below. Figures are updated continuously and are only shown for companies with public accounts.

