Nordia Law
Nordic business law firm with strong support for early-stage startups. Their Services for Startups program helps founders establish companies, draft shareholder agreements, and employment contracts without invoicing until the first external financing round.
Languages: Norwegian & English
Website: https://nordialaw.com

Thommessen
One of Norway’s largest law firms with 415 employees and 320 lawyers across offices in Oslo, Bergen, Stavanger, and London. Renowned for one of the country’s most experienced private equity and venture capital teams, providing advice from early capital raising to growth financing and exits.
Languages: Norwegian & English
Website: https://www.thommessen.no

DLA Piper Norway
Global firm with a strong Oslo office (140 employees, 102 lawyers) and over 530 lawyers across the Nordics. Focus areas include corporate law, M&A, private equity, fintech, and technology. Frequently involved in startup financing rounds such as Curipod’s seed deal. While not a boutique startup firm, it leverages its international network to support Norwegian growth companies.
Languages: Norwegian & English
Website: https://norway.dlapiper.com

Advokatfirmaet CLP
Oslo-based boutique business law firm specializing in M&A, private equity, and venture capital. Recognized as one of Norway’s foremost firms in establishing PE/VC funds and advising entrepreneurial environments.
Languages: Norwegian & English
Website: https://clp.no

Fiken
A user-friendly accounting software tailored for small businesses and freelancers. Automates invoicing, expense tracking, and tax reporting, integrating with Norwegian banks. Designed for founders without accounting knowledge.
Languages: Norwegian (interface)
Website: https://fiken.no

Tripletex
Norway’s most used modular cloud-based accounting system, offering accounting, invoicing, payroll, project management, and time tracking. Serves over 125,000 customers as of 2025.
Languages: Norwegian (some English support)
Website: https://tripletex.no

Conta
Provides free unlimited invoicing and has 165,000 users across 10 countries. Offers optional bookkeeping, VAT filing, and integrations for payroll. Particularly attractive for freelancers and micro-companies.
Languages: Norwegian & English (localized versions)
Website: https://conta.com/no

Visma eAccounting
Cloud-based ERP/accounting tool by Visma. Offers bookkeeping, invoicing, VAT management, and year-end reporting. Integrates with banks and multiple currencies, supporting automation for SMEs.
Languages: Norwegian & English
Website: https://www.visma.no/eaccounting/

Azets
Large Nordic SME-focused advisory group with 9,000+ experts, 190 offices, and 100,000+ clients. Provides outsourced accounting, payroll, tax, and CFO services with modern digital tools.
Languages: Norwegian & English
Website: https://www.azets.no

PowerOffice GO (extra resource)
Modern Norwegian cloud accounting software offering bookkeeping, invoicing, time tracking, and payroll. Popular among SMEs and integrates with several business apps.
Languages: Norwegian
Website: https://poweroffice.no

Lexolve
Norwegian legaltech platform for startups and SMEs. Provides contract drafting, cap-table changes, trademark services, and HR templates. Offers a subscription model with self-service tools plus expert review.
Languages: Norwegian & English
Website: https://lexolve.com

Advokatvakten (Bar Association Clinics)
Operated by the Norwegian Bar Association. Volunteer lawyers offer 30-minute free consultations at public locations (e.g., libraries). Not startup-specific but useful for quick legal guidance.
Languages: Norwegian (some English possible)
Website: https://advokatenhjelperdeg.no/advokatvakten

SMB Norge
Business association for SMEs with ~5,000 members. Membership includes free legal advice up to 30 minutes and a free 2-hour legal consultation, covering employment, contract, and lease law.
Languages: Norwegian (English available)
Website: https://smbnorge.no

Innovation Norway (Innovasjon Norge)
The government’s startup agency. Provides advisory services, mentoring, IP counselling, grants, loans, and networking. Offers free courses like From Idea to Market.
Languages: Norwegian & English
Website: https://www.innovasjonnorge.no

Skape (Rogaland region)
Regional programme offering entrepreneurs three hours of free counselling.
Languages: Norwegian
Website: https://www.stavanger.kommune.no/pl/stavanger-business-region/

Jussbuss (UiO Student Legal Aid) (extra resource)
Nonprofit legal aid service run by University of Oslo law students, offering free legal help in business, labour, and tax issues.
Languages: Norwegian & English
Website: https://foreninger.uio.no/jussbuss/english/

Altinn Templates
Official government portal provides downloadable templates: shareholder agreements (aksjonæravtale), shareholder registers (aksjeeierbok), bylaws, board minutes, and more.
Languages: Norwegian (portal partly in English)
Website: https://info.altinn.no

StartupTools Norway
Provides free model agreements for startups and investors, including a balanced term sheet and shareholders’ agreement for seed rounds. Developed with input from VCs, angels, and lawyers.
Languages: English (adapted to Norwegian law)
Website: https://startuptools.org/no

Contractbook
Digital platform with contract templates and cloud management. Offers a free shareholders’ agreement template.
Languages: Norwegian & English
Website: https://contractbook.com

Altinn (Business Portal)
Norway’s official one-stop shop for businesses. Offers free guidance, registration of companies, reporting, templates, and e-forms. Updated in 2025 with new digital startup support services.
Languages: Norwegian & English
Website: https://info.altinn.no

Brønnøysundregistrene
Company Registration Office. Handles incorporation, beneficial owner registration, annual accounts, and board filings. Accessible via Altinn; services mostly in Norwegian.
Languages: Norwegian (partial English)
Website: https://brreg.no

Skatteetaten (Norwegian Tax Administration)
Provides free courses for new businesses covering accounting, VAT, payroll, and tax obligations. Available as webinars and in-person courses.
Languages: Norwegian & English
Website: https://skatteetaten.no

Datatilsynet (Data Protection Authority)
Publishes GDPR compliance guides, checklists, and templates, including privacy by design and default guidelines.
Languages: Norwegian & English
Website: https://www.datatilsynet.no

Signatu
Norwegian RegTech SaaS providing Consent-as-a-Service tools for GDPR compliance. Features include cookie monitoring, consent logs, and automated privacy policies.
Language: English (platform)
Website: https://signatu.com