🇳🇴 Norway · Investment
Foreign investment rules, incentives, investment promotion agencies, and restricted sectors.
Quick answer
Norway welcomes foreign investment through Innovation Norway (Invest in Norway), with EEA free movement of capital and no exchange controls. National-security screening under the Security Act applies to sensitive sectors; incentives include the SkatteFUNN R&D tax scheme and regional support; profits repatriate freely.
Inward investment is supported by Invest in Norway (Innovation Norway); Norway participates in the EU/EEA single market for most economic activity.
- Invest in Norway (Innovation Norway) offers free guidance to foreign investors.
- EEA membership gives access to the EU single market for goods, services and capital.
- Strong sectors include energy, maritime, seafood and technology.
Step-by-step
- 1
Check the investment regime
Norway welcomes FDI with EEA free movement of capital; Innovation Norway supports investors.
- 2
Check national-security screening
Acquisitions in security-sensitive sectors can be screened under the Security Act; check whether your target is covered.
- 3
Choose your vehicle and register
Set up an AS (or branch), register in the Register of Business Enterprises and for tax and VAT.
- 4
Access incentives
Use the SkatteFUNN R&D tax incentive, Innovation Norway grants and regional/green-transition support where eligible.
- 5
Handle capital and repatriation
There are no exchange controls, so capital, dividends and profits can be repatriated freely.
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Meet reporting and protections
File any security-screening notifications and keep corporate/tax filings; treaties and stable rule of law protect investors.
Checklist
- Open regime (EEA free capital) + Innovation Norway
- Security Act screening (sensitive sectors)
- AS/branch + Register of Business Enterprises + tax/VAT
- SkatteFUNN + Innovation Norway grants
- No exchange controls (free repatriation)
- Security notifications + corporate/tax filings
- Investment-treaty protection
- CTA to .com/.ai for AI-assisted planning
Official authorities
- Invest in Norway (Innovation Norway)
National investment-promotion agency.
Frequently asked questions
Is Norway in the EU for investment purposes?
Norway is in the EEA, so it shares EU free movement of capital and single-market access, though it is not an EU member state.
What is SkatteFUNN?
Norway’s R&D tax incentive scheme, giving a tax deduction (or cash payout) for approved research and development project costs.
Can I repatriate profits from Norway?
Yes — Norway has no exchange controls, so dividends and capital move freely (withholding tax may apply to outbound dividends).
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