How do I check a Norwegian company (Brønnøysund Register Centre)?
Search the name or 9-digit organisation number with the Brønnøysund Register Centre (Brønnøysundregistrene, Brreg), on its website or its open data service at data.brreg.no. The Central Coordinating Register for Legal Entities (Enhetsregisteret) shows the name, organisational form, addresses, industry code, roles such as the general manager and the board, and status flags such as bankruptcy or dissolution; it also shows whether the entity is in the VAT register and the Register of Business Enterprises.
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How to check it manually
- Search by organisation number or name in the Brreg search or the Enhetsregisteret open data lookup.
- Check the organisational form (for example AS), registration date, business and postal addresses and industry code.
- Check the status flags: bankruptcy (konkurs), under liquidation, or compulsory dissolution.
- Check the roles: general manager (daglig leder), chair and board members, and who holds signature rights or procuration.
- Check whether the entity is registered in the VAT register and in the Register of Business Enterprises (Foretaksregisteret).
- For filed annual accounts, use the Register of Company Accounts (Regnskapsregisteret) at Brreg.
What it tells you
- The official registration, status flags and roles, from the Norwegian registers.
- VAT registration and filed annual accounts.
What it doesn’t tell you
- Shareholders: Brreg’s entity data does not list them.
- Whether the business is active in practice beyond what it files.
How SONAR automates it
When you screen a company registered in this country, SONAR looks it up in the Brønnøysund Register Centre (Enhetsregisteret) and puts the company record (legal name, number, status, legal form and registered address) in the report with a link or ID for the source and the date it was retrieved. SONAR does not pull the directors from this register yet, so check them manually as described above.
The same run screens the company itself, and any people SONAR finds in its other sources, against 8 sanctions lists, the OpenSanctions PEP dataset, the ICIJ Offshore Leaks Database and adverse media, and returns PASS, REVIEW, FLAG or NOT RUN for each check. A source that could not be reached is shown as NOT RUN, never as clear.
SONAR is a due-diligence tool for checking vendors, partners, resellers and suppliers. It compiles public-record data. It is not a regulated AML / KYC provider, does not verify identity documents, and is not legal advice.
You can try it on 2 companies a month for free, no card needed; every report includes a receipt for each source it used.
Frequently asked questions
What is a Norwegian organisation number?
The 9-digit number (organisasjonsnummer) that the Central Coordinating Register for Legal Entities assigns to each registered entity.
Does Brreg have an API?
Yes. The Brønnøysund Register Centre publishes Enhetsregisteret data as open data with a free API at data.brreg.no.
How do I know if a Norwegian company is bankrupt?
The Enhetsregisteret record flags bankruptcy, liquidation and compulsory dissolution. Check these flags, and the roles, before you sign.
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