151
Firms listed
Public Finnish compilation; not an official registry classification.
2023 · directory-published · C
1 830 Nordic registry entities in frame
A benchmark that shows the evidence—and the gaps.
The honest first release is not a made-up Nordic total. It is a sourced Finnish market anchor, the official registry frame used in every country, and a visible record of which country totals are still being reviewed.
Read the figure and its basis together.
The published Finnish numbers come from a public industry compilation, not an official registry classification. “Not published” means the reviewed frame is not ready; it does not mean the market is empty.
Published Finnish market anchor
The published Finnish numbers come from a public industry compilation, not an official registry classification. “Not published” means the reviewed frame is not ready; it does not mean the market is empty.
Finland
49
Exclusively executive search
Category defined by the directory publisher.
2023 · directory-published · C
€99m
Market value
Publisher estimate for Finland, not a Talenomix forecast.
2023 · directory-published · C
-4%
Year-over-year change
Publisher-reported market change.
2023 · directory-published · C
461
Entities in registry frame
Main business line 78100. Same superset caveat as Norway.
2026 · official-registry · A
Norway
1,369
Entities in registry frame
NACE 78.100 covers recruitment and labour provision generally, including staffing. A frame to narrow, not a count of search firms.
2026 · official-registry · A
372
With published headcount
The other 997 register no employee count — largely sole traders, dormant entities and foreign-registered branches.
2026 · official-registry · A
110
In the 5–49 size band
The band the design-partner profile targets. Still a superset until executive search is confirmed per firm.
2026 · official-registry · A
Nordic coverage matrix
Official registries establish legal entities and filed figures. Industry classification still requires evidence and human review.
| Country | Research frame | Published firm count | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SE | Official company data and digitally filed annual reports | Not published | Awaiting API credentials | Erhvervsstyrelsen — CVR system access (opens in a new tab) |
| DK | CVR basic lookups; annual reports reviewed separately | Not published | Awaiting API credentials | Erhvervsstyrelsen — CVR system access (opens in a new tab) |
| NO | Open Enhetsregister API, queried directly | 1369 | Frame resolved · narrowing | Brønnøysundregistrene — Enhetsregisteret API (opens in a new tab) |
| FI | Open PRH/YTJ API, queried directly | 461 | Frame resolved · narrowing | Finnish Patent and Registration Office — YTJ open data API (opens in a new tab) |
| IS | Reviewed manual frame | Not published | Coverage only; no revenue target | Iceland Revenue and Customs (opens in a new tab) |
Every figure above is represented as data with a source ID, retrieval date, basis and confidence grade. Small private cells are suppressed before any aggregate can cross into this repository.
Read the evidence method