What do ENK, AS and NUF mean?

ENK is enkeltpersonforetak, a sole proprietorship. AS is aksjeselskap, the standard limited company. NUF is a Norwegian-registered branch of a company incorporated abroad.

Why are there so many sole proprietorships?

Because registering one in Norway is cheap and fast, so freelancers and small traders use them heavily. Limited companies require share capital and appear far less often.

Yes. It comes from Brønnøysundregistrene, Norway's open business register. Nothing is invented or simulated, and if the source cannot be reached the saver reports that instead of drawing something plausible.

Does it cost anything or need an account?

No. Every screensaver here is free, runs in the browser and needs no sign-up. This one uses a public API that requires no key.

Registered In Norway Today Screensaver

The Registered In Norway Today screensaver streams new entries in the Norwegian business register as they are made: company name, legal form and the municipality that will collect the tax. Most days it is a long tail of sole proprietorships with the occasional limited company or foreign branch. It runs in the browser with nothing to install; press ESC to exit.

How the Registered In Norway Today screensaver works

The saver reads Brønnøysundregistrene, Norway's open business register.

No account and no key: the request goes straight from your browser, or from this site's own refreshed copy of the feed where the source does not allow browser access.

Values are drawn on a canvas that resizes with the window, so it works on a laptop or a wall display.

If the source is unreachable the saver says so on screen rather than showing stale numbers as though they were current.

A worked example

Each row names a company, its legal form spelled out, and the town it is registered in, with the form code and registration date on the right. ENK is a sole proprietorship, AS a limited company, NUF the Norwegian branch of a foreign firm. It is one of the most direct readouts of economic activity available anywhere for free: not a survey or an index, just the actual list.

Settings & tips

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Frequently asked questions

What do ENK, AS and NUF mean?: ENK is enkeltpersonforetak, a sole proprietorship. AS is aksjeselskap, the standard limited company. NUF is a Norwegian-registered branch of a company incorporated abroad.
Why are there so many sole proprietorships?: Because registering one in Norway is cheap and fast, so freelancers and small traders use them heavily. Limited companies require share capital and appear far less often.
Is this real data?: Yes. It comes from Brønnøysundregistrene, Norway's open business register. Nothing is invented or simulated, and if the source cannot be reached the saver reports that instead of drawing something plausible.
Does it cost anything or need an account?: No. Every screensaver here is free, runs in the browser and needs no sign-up. This one uses a public API that requires no key.

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