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04 — Economics of running holiday day-camps / courses in Oslo

Research lane report for the Oslo literature/theatre camps feasibility study. Researched 2026-08-31, web research in Norwegian and English. Primary sources preferred (oslo.kommune.no, lovdata.no, skatteetaten.no, politiet.no, brreg.no, venue and provider sites). Figures are 2025–2026 unless flagged. Where nothing is published we say so and show how we estimated. Note that the P&L in section 5 is a model built on those inputs, not a forecast.

Executive summary — the ten numbers that matter

1. Parents in Oslo pay NOK 2,900–3,500 for a 5-day, 6-hour/day private creative camp (≈ NOK 100–117 per programme-hour), lunch not included. Henie Onstad 3,200, Maike Sjåfjell art camp 3,490, Bårdar dance sommerskole 2,900, Forskerfabrikken 2,000–3,500. Half-day (3 h) arts camps are ~NOK 2,000 (POPrommet musical/theatre 1,990 = 133/h, the closest comparator). Above ~NOK 4,000/week only membership-style offers (NMF 4,000, Redningsselskapet 3,990–4,490) exist. Sibling discounts, where they exist, are 5–10 %.
2. The competing floor is free. Sommerskolen Oslo (weeks 26–27, 14,000+ pupils, 83 course types, includes "Boka som ble levende", "Sommerjournalistene", "Fra bok til film") and Oslo Idrettskrets club camps (weeks 27–31, free or ≤ NOK 1,585) mean the paid market lives in weeks 26–27 and 31–33 plus høstferie/vinterferie. Unge Nye Teater (Oslo Nye) and TekstLab offer free weekly theatre/writing for older kids. No paid children's creative-writing course was found in Oslo at all — a gap.
3. Oslo school buildings are not available for holiday day-camps. The price list is cheap (NOK 52–201/h + tilsynsvakt 363/h, 2025/26) and free for frivillige organisasjoner, but rental is "etter skoletid" (typically Mon–Thu 17–21) and schools state "ikke utleie i skolens ferie og fridager". Schools are only a route for evening term courses.
4. Realistic venue cost for a 60–100 m² room, central-ish Oslo, weekdays 09–15: NOK 1,000–1,750/day at the cheap end, 4,000–6,000 at the institutional end. Cheapest credible: Oslo teatersenter (Hovinveien) NOK 4,700/week Mon–Fri 09:00–16:30 for 68–97 m² rehearsal rooms with dance floor and piano (eligibility "fri og frivillig scenekunst" — must ask). Then church halls (Vestre Aker menighetshus 48–57 m² rooms NOK 1,750/day, 145 m² hall 4,500/day), Sagene samfunnshus 4,000/day (2,000 for registered frivillige org), Litteraturhuset Kverneland 60 m² 4,700 + VAT/day, Sentralen Gymsalen 15,500 ex VAT/day.
5. Staffing norm: two adults per group, whatever the size. Forskerfabrikken: "Hvert kurs har alltid to kursledere", max 26. TINE Fotballskole: "maks 12–16 deltakere på 2 instruktører". Oslo AKS statutory floor is 1 årsverk per 24 enrolled. For 16 children aged 8–16, founder + 1 assistant (1:8) is inside both private norms; founder + 2 assistants (1:5.3) is generous.
6. A student assistant at NOK 240/h costs NOK 307/h all-in as an employee (feriepenger 10.2 % → ×1.102, arbeidsgiveravgift Oslo sone 1 14.1 % → ×1.141, OTP 2 %); rule of thumb ×1.28. Anchors: Oslo kommune lønnstrinn 1 = NOK 243/h (2026), KS ufaglært garantilønn = 215/h, GoTutor advertises 265–355/h for tutors. A professional workshop bought freelance (Norsk Forfattersentrum rate: skrivekurs NOK 4,900 for 2 h, +1,800 per extra hour) costs ×1.141 (AGA only, no feriepenger/OTP).
7. No VAT on fees. Merverdiavgiftsloven § 3-5 exempts undervisningstjenester "uavhengig av om undervisningen er kompetansegivende eller mer fritidsrettet" (dance schools, music tuition are the handbook's examples), and § 3-4 (1) b explicitly exempts "feriekolonier og lignende" — the handbook says this applies "uavhengig av om tjenesten utøves i offentlig eller i privat regi, og uten hensyn til om det betales egenandel eller full pris". Consequence: no MVA registration, but also no input-VAT deduction (25 % on materials, software, marketing is a real cost; venue rent is itself VAT-exempt under § 3-11).
8. Politiattest: a private company can request one, but only under a specific hjemmel. Politiattest is issued only where a law/forskrift names the purpose. For an AS/ENK the routes are politiregisterforskriften § 34-12 ("fritidsklubber eller i barne- og ungdomsleirer" — whether a day camp is a "leir" is not defined; confirm with politiattest@politiet.no) or § 34-16 (kulturinstitusjon with styrende organ og vedtekter). Plain term-time "kurs" for children has no clean hjemmel; a forening is covered by § 34-1 without ambiguity. Processing ~14 days; no fee is mentioned on politiet.no.
9. ENK costs NOK 2,181 to register (2026, no longer free), AS NOK 6,825 + NOK 30,000 share capital; accounting ~25–35k/yr (ENK) vs 36–55k/yr (AS with one employee). A forening is free to register and unlocks free school rooms, bydel frivillighetsmidler, Oslo's "tilskudd til ferieleir", Frifond (youth-led groups only, ≤ NOK 50,000/yr), momskompensasjon (needs ≥ NOK 100,000 cost base), AGA exemption up to NOK 800,000 total / 80,000 per person and tax-free pay up to NOK 10,000 per person — but cannot pay the founder a return and must not be a shell for a commercial camp (skatteloven § 2-32).
10. Unit economics: one 5-day week with 16 children at NOK 3,500 = NOK 56,000 revenue. With two paid assistants and a NOK 8,750/week hall it leaves NOK 16,600 before the founder is paid (break-even 11 children; 18–19 children if the founder wants NOK 450/h). Lean (one assistant, Oslo teatersenter) leaves NOK 31,100 (break-even 6–7 children). Annual, lean, 8 camp weeks at 16 children + 2 term courses: NOK ~506k revenue → NOK ~200k gross founder salary (≈ NOK 300/h over ~680 h). The same year run with two assistants and a church hall yields NOK ~80k. Staffing ratio and venue tier, not price, decide whether this is a living. The only scaled Norwegian comparator, Scientist Factory AS (Forskerfabrikken), runs NOK 33 m revenue at a ~4 % operating margin with 134 employees; Minkens Teaterskole AS (Oslo, founded 2023) made NOK 1.29 m revenue and ~12 % EBIT in 2024.

1. Venue rental in Oslo

1.1 Oslo kommune school premises (Utdanningsetaten)

Verdict: schools are the cheapest route for an evening term course (NOK 52–201/h + 363/h tilsyn ≈ NOK 415–565/h, Mon–Thu 17–21) and unusable for holiday day-camps.

1.2 Deichman libraries

1.3 Bydelshus, samfunnshus, frivilligsentraler, menighetshus

Oslo's bydel houses use a three-tier model Gratis / Selvkost / Markedspris; the gratis and selvkost tiers presuppose open, non-commercial activity, typically by a forening.

1.4 Kulturetaten and cultural venues

1.5 Coworking / event spaces

Coworking spaces are not designed for 16 children moving about and are the most expensive route; not recommended.

1.6 Realistic range and cheapest route

For a 60–100 m² room with floor space, weekdays 09–15, published 2025–2026 prices cluster in four bands:

Cheapest credible route, in order: (1) email Oslo teatersenter to confirm a daytime week (NOK 4,700) qualifies under "fri og frivillig scenekunst" and is open in the holiday weeks — best fit for theatre work (dance floor, piano, 68–97 m²); (2) Vestre Aker menighetshus Grønn sal / Rødt rom (NOK 1,750/day, explicitly for "øvelser" and "aktiviteter med barn" — note 48–57 m² is fine for reading/writing but tight for movement with 16 children; the 145 m² hall is 4,500/day); (3) Sagene samfunnshus Frysja NOK 4,000/day, or 2,000 if the organiser is a forening in Frivillighetsregisteret; (4) if organised as a forening with open, free-to-attend elements, the Oslo booking gratis/selvkost tiers (K1 at Tøyen with 60–225 m² rooms, Grünerløkka Flerbrukshus, Rommen) and Sentralen UNG (free rooms and technicians for open 0–19 events, "sommerleir" named explicitly) open up outside the July closure. For weekly term courses in the evening, school rooms at NOK 52–201/h + 363/h tilsyn (Mon–Thu 17–21, deadlines 1 June / 1 Nov) are the cheapest option.

2. Price benchmarks — what Oslo parents actually pay

Programme hours exclude drop-off windows; NOK/hour = price ÷ programme hours. All 2026 unless noted.

Patterns. (a) Full-day private creative camps: NOK 2,900–3,500 (≈ 100–117/h), no lunch, weeks 26–27 and 31–33. (b) Half-day arts camps ~NOK 2,000 (POPrommet = 133/h, the highest per-hour among arts camps and the nearest comparator to a theatre/lit camp). (c) Sport camps are free or ≤ 1,875 because they are subsidised by Oslo kommune/OBOS. (d) Term courses: NOK 1,900–2,500/semester for a weekly 1–2 h group is the municipal/non-profit norm; private dance ~3,750/semester for 45–60 min/week. (e) Free weekly theatre/writing exists for older kids (Unge Nye Teater, TekstLab, Ung tekst). (f) No paid children's or youth creative-writing course was found in Oslo — the only youth writing offers are free/institutional.

3. Staffing

3.1 Adult:child ratio norms

Implication: the two private operators that publish a rule both hard-code two adults per group. For a theatre camp of 16 aged 8–16: founder + 1 assistant (1:8) is inside TINE's band; founder + 2 assistants (1:5.3) is comfortable and allows splitting into rehearsal/writing groups. Our model shows both.

3.2 Pay rates 2025/2026

Planning anchors (estimate from the rows above): student assistant NOK 220–260/h (we use 240); qualified lead NOK 350–500/h as an employee (we use 450 to value the founder's time), or a freelance day fee of NOK 5,000–10,000 for a guest author/actor.

3.3 Employer on-costs (Oslo, 2026)

All-in cost per instructor-hour. Formula: hourly × (1 + feriepenger) × (1 + AGA) + OTP 2 % × hourly × (1 + AGA); yrkesskade added as ~NOK 16/h (NOK 3,000/yr over ~190 h of seasonal work — estimate).

Rule of thumb: ×1.28 (10.2 %) or ×1.30 (12 %) on the hourly wage. A frilanser costs ×1.141 (AGA only).

3.4 Alternatives to employment

Sources: ftrl § 1-9; ftrl § 23-2; Skatteetaten — er jeg næringsdrivende; Skatteetaten — skattefrie organisasjoner; skatteforvaltningsforskriften § 7-2-1 (general de-minimis now reads NOK 2,000/person/yr, amended 31 Oct 2025 — verify effective year).

Practical reading: student assistants on set camp hours → employ them (×1.28). A guest author/actor delivering a discrete workshop on their own terms → frilanser at Forfattersentrum-style day fee (×1.141) — this is how DKS and forfatterbesøk are bought. The volunteer route only works inside a registered ideell forening.

3.5 Recruiting students (Ibsen Studies, KHiO, OsloMet)

No precedent of Ibsen Studies students in children's-theatre jobs was found. Copy the operators' norms into the ad: 18+, politiattest, experience with children, paid training including first aid.

4. Business structure and tax

4.1 ENK vs AS vs forening (2026)

Sources: brreg gebyr (4 Aug 2026); aksjeloven § 3-1, § 6-11, § 7-6; regnskapsloven § 1-2; Skatteetaten trygdeavgift, trinnskatt, marginalsatser, utbytte 37.84 %; ftrl § 8-34; NAV dagpenger; Fiken regnskapsfører pris (25 Mar 2026); Altinn starte AS, ENK, forening; brreg Frivillighetsregisteret; Oslo inkludering.

4.2 Why many children's-culture actors are foreninger — and the limits

What a forening in Frivillighetsregisteret gets:

• Free school rooms in Oslo (activities for under-25s) and gratis/selvkost tiers in bydelshus; 50 % off at Sagene samfunnshus; Sentralen UNG.
• Tax exemption (skatteloven § 2-32) for orgs "som ikke har erverv til formål"; economic activity taxable above NOK 140,000 (allmennyttige) / 70,000 turnover. lovdata § 2-32
• AGA exemption up to NOK 800,000 total / 80,000 per person (ftrl § 23-2 (8)) and tax-free pay ≤ NOK 10,000 per person/yr; forenklet a-melding (A05). Skatteetaten
• Frifond barn og unge: youth-led groups (≥ 3 persons, ≥ 2/3 under 26, democratic, non-commercial) — up to NOK 20,000/yr unregistered, 50,000/yr if in Frivillighetsregisteret; excludes "lønn til gruppas medlemmer" and deltakeravgift; "støtter flere hundre teaterprosjekter hvert år"; only external specialists (e.g. a director) may be paid. A founder-run paid camp does not qualify; a youth-run theatre group attached to it could. No separate "Frifond teater" scheme was found in 2026. retningslinjer; teater
• Oslo kommune tilskudd: Tilskudd til ferieleir for barn og unge (Kulturetaten; "frivillige organisasjoner, kulturtilbydere og andre", open to all Oslo children, discretionary amount, requires "risikovurdering, politiattester, bemanning", deadline 15 Jan; commercial actors excluded); bydel frivillighetsmidler (e.g. Frogner: ≤ 50 % of event costs, max NOK 5,000, 1 m pot); etableringstilskudd / driftstilskudd for barne- og ungdomsorganisasjoner (the latter needs ≥ 50 members, ≥ 60 % paying under 26, årsmøte, 2 full years); løpende tilskudd til kunst- og kulturtiltak (professional, open, public-facing only). ferieleir; Frogner; driftstilskudd; etablering; kunst og kultur
• Momskompensasjon (Lottstift): needs Frivillighetsregisteret, "frivillig innsats må være en viktig del av virksomheten" (unpaid board work alone doesn't count), forenklet modell minimum NOK 100,000 cost base, 8 % of the first 7 m from the 2026 round; 2025 pot NOK 2.925 bn, 24,940 orgs funded; deadline 1 Sept. lottstift; forenklet modell
• Grasrotandelen: Frivillighetsregisteret, "hovedsakelig basert på frivillig innsats", local/regional only; 7 % of stakes. lottstift

Cons: no owner; surplus cannot be distributed; the founder can be employed but the årsmøte/styre governs; "ikke erverv til formål" is judged on actual activity — if the forening's core is selling the founder's paid courses, Skatteetaten can tax it (§ 2-32 (2)), Brønnøysund requires Foretaksregisteret, the AGA exemption falls away ("ikke knyttet til … næringsvirksomhet") and Lottstift's "frivillig innsats" test fails.

Hybrid. Merverdiavgiftshåndboken explicitly allows an ENK/AS to sell teaching to a forening VAT-free: "Eksempelvis kan en musikkskole kjøpe spilletimer av dirigenter eller musikere uten å bli belastet med merverdiavgift." So: the forening runs member activity (youth theatre group, open showings, Frifond, bydel funds, free school rooms, § 34-1 politiattest); the founder's ENK/AS invoices for instruction. This is how many kulturskole/korps/amateur theatre setups work. Risk: a shell forening fails the tests above.

Recommendation logic. Start as ENK (NOK 2,181) if year one is a few camp weeks and you accept personal liability; switch to AS once you employ assistants each season and revenue passes ~NOK 300–500k (liability with children in your care is the real driver, not tax). Add a genuinely member-run forening only if you want Frifond/bydel money, free school rooms and Sentralen UNG for a youth theatre group — never run the paid camp itself inside it.

4.3 VAT — the exact finding

Law (lovdata, verbatim):

• § 3-4 (1): "Omsetning og formidling av sosiale tjenester er unntatt fra loven, herunder sosiale tjenester … b. som ytes i barne- og ungdomsinstitusjoner, fritidsklubber, feriekolonier og lignende, c. som gjelder pass av barn." (2): "Andre varer og tjenester som omsettes som et naturlig ledd i ytelsen av sosiale tjenester er omfattet av unntaket … dersom varen eller tjenesten leveres av den som yter den sosiale tjenesten." lovdata § 3-4
• § 3-5 (1): "Omsetning og formidling av undervisningstjenester er unntatt fra loven." (2): "Unntaket omfatter også andre varer og tjenester som omsettes som et naturlig ledd i ytelsen av undervisningstjenester." lovdata § 3-5
• § 3-7 (1): entry to "teater-, opera- og ballettforestillinger, konserter … og lignende arrangementer som er rettet mot barn og ungdom" is exempt (a final-showing ticket is VAT-free). § 3-11 (1): "Omsetning og utleie av fast eiendom … er unntatt" (venue rent carries no VAT to deduct). § 2-1: registration threshold NOK 50,000 in 12 months (140,000 for veldedige/allmennyttige); no 2026 change found. § 8-1: input VAT deductible only "til bruk i den registrerte virksomheten". lovdata

Merverdiavgiftshåndboken (Skatteetaten), verbatim:

• On § 3-4: "unntaket for sosiale tjenester gjelder uavhengig av om tjenesten utøves i offentlig eller i privat regi, og uten hensyn til om det betales egenandel eller full pris." "Feriekolonier o.l. er virksomheter rettet inn mot barn og unge, der formålet er å tilby ulike aktiviteter for disse for eksempel i sommerferien. Kiosksalg og lignende er ikke omfattet av unntaket." For "pass av barn" and "fritidsklubber, feriekolonier og lignende" it is "alene tjenestens art som er avgjørende" (no need for a public-law basis). M-3-4.2
• On § 3-5: "Unntaket ble derfor gjort generelt og uavhengig av om undervisningen er kompetansegivende eller mer fritidsrettet … omfatter således også … fritidsrettet undervisning i for eksempel danseskoler og skiskoler." "Kurs i fritidsaktiviteter o.l. … Opplæring i eksempelvis musikk (sang og instrumental), og alle former for dans er omfattet av unntaket." Limit: "mer instruksjonspregede aktiviteter med et selvstendig opplæringsformål" (EMS "trim" institutes lost, KMVA 6812–6816, Borgarting 1 Nov 2013). Mixed supply: "Når kurs, konferanser e.l. inneholder både undervisningstjenester og avgiftspliktige tjenester, og deltakerne betaler ett vederlag for hele tilbudet, må en del av vederlaget avgiftsberegnes … må det foretas et skjønn." M-3-5.2

Conclusion: instruction-led theatre/declamation/writing courses are undervisning (§ 3-5); holiday day-camps are either § 3-5 or § 3-4 (1) b "feriekolonier og lignende" — both explicitly cover private operators charging full price. No VAT on fees, no MVA registration, no input-VAT deduction (25 % on materials, software, marketing is a real cost; rent is exempt anyway). Included lunch supplied by the camp itself is a "naturlig ledd"; a kiosk or merchandise line is taxable and would need registration only if that line alone exceeds NOK 50,000/12 months. No BFU specifically on sommerleir was found.

4.4 Employer registration, HMS, insurance, food, data

4.5 Politiattest — what actually applies

• Rule: "Du må ha hjemmel i loven eller i en forskrift gitt i medhold av loven. Politiattest utstedes ikke på generelt grunnlag." (politiet.no). Politiregisterforskriften § 36-1: the attest is issued only to someone who "oppfyller vilkår som er oppstilt i lov eller i forskrift … som hjemler krav om politiattest" and "har fått tilbud om … en konkret stilling, virksomhet, aktivitet eller annen funksjon". Politiregisterloven § 39 defines the barneomsorgsattest (sexual, violence, drug, trafficking offences) but "gir ikke i seg selv et grunnlag for å utstede politiattest". politiet.no kreve politiattest; politiregisterloven § 39; nasjonal retningslinje PDF (1 Jul 2025)
• Hjemler in politiregisterforskriften kapittel 34 ("Politiattest på områder uten lovregulering") — lovdata kap. 34:
  • § 34-1 — "Frivillige organisasjoner kan kreve fremleggelse av politiattest som nevnt i politiregisterloven § 39 første ledd av fysisk person som, lønnet eller ulønnet, utfører eller skal utføre oppgaver for organisasjonen som innebærer et tillits- eller ansvarsforhold overfor mindreårige". Foreninger only.
  • § 34-12 — "Politiattest til personer som skal ansettes i eller ha oppgaver for fritidsklubber eller i barne- og ungdomsleirer": barneomsorgsattest may be issued "til personer som skal arbeide eller ha oppgaver i fritidsklubber eller i barne- og ungdomsleirer og hvor oppgavene innebærer et tillits- eller ansvarsforhold overfor mindreårige". Not limited to frivillige or kommunale operators. Politiet's official formålsoversikt lists it as kategori "Barn og ungdom", formål "Barne- og ungdomsleirer og fritidsklubber", bekreftelse from arbeidsgiver. formålsoversikt PDF
  • § 34-16 — "Offentlige og private kulturinstitusjoner kan kreve fremleggelse av politiattest … av personer som skal utføre oppgaver som innebærer et tillitsforhold eller ansvarsforhold overfor mindreårige … må kulturinstitusjonen ha et styrende organ og vedtekter eller lignende som beskriver institusjonens virksomhet."
  • § 34-13 (organised training for children outside frivillige org — sport-oriented), § 34-14 (leksehjelp/mentor schemes).
• Answer: there is no formål called "privat kurs/aktivitetstilbud for barn". A commercial AS/ENK running holiday camps has a defensible hjemmel in § 34-12; whether a day camp is a "leir" is not defined anywhere found (uncertain — confirm in writing with politiattest@politiet.no before advertising). Term-time courses are not "leir"; the routes are § 34-16 (organise the business as a "kulturinstitusjon" with vedtekter and a styrende organ — an AS has both) or § 34-1 via a forening. So the gap is real for plain "kurs" run by an ENK; it is bridgeable with an AS structured as a kulturinstitusjon or a forening.
• Procedure: the employer/organisation issues a bekreftelse på formål stating hjemmel, tasks, start date and the formål category (form PDF); the applicant applies at attest.politiet.no; "Politiattester skal utstedes … senest innen 14 dager" after complete documentation; delivered to digital postkasse; § 37-1 says the requirement "bør" be stated in job ads; § 37-2: keep the attest inaccessible to others and destroy when no longer needed. Fee: no fee is mentioned anywhere on politiet.no's pages or PDFs fetched (the application is generally described as free) — not verified on a primary page. § 34-1 does not require Frivillighetsregisteret registration for a forening.

5. Unit economics model

5.1 Assumptions (all stated; sources above)

5.2 One 5-day week — base case (2 assistants, venue NOK 8,750)

Worked example, 16 children at NOK 3,500:

Surplus before founder pay, all cells (NOK):

Break-even children (base case): fixed cost per week NOK 34,966; contribution per child = price × 0.9751 − 1 − 188.

5.3 One 5-day week — lean case (1 assistant, Oslo teatersenter NOK 5,000)

Break-even (lean): fixed NOK 20,463/week → 9.1 / 6.3 / 4.9 children before founder pay; 20.1 / 14.0 / 10.8 with the founder at NOK 450/h.

Reading: at 16 children and NOK 3,500 the lean week yields NOK 31,100 to the founder for ~43 h (≈ NOK 724/h gross-of-AGA, ≈ 634/h as salary) — a professional rate. The base week yields 16,600 (≈ 340/h as salary). The single biggest lever is the second assistant (NOK 10,754/week), then venue tier (5,000 vs 8,750 vs 20,000+), then price. A NOK 1,000 price rise adds NOK 15,600 per 16-child week — but the market ceiling for a full-day camp is ~3,500 unless the theatre-visit/Ibsen positioning is strong.

Sensitivity — venue tier at 16 children, NOK 3,500, 2 assistants: teatersenter (5,000) → 20,365; church hall (8,750) → 16,615; Sagene Frysja (20,000) → 5,365; Litteraturhuset Kverneland (29,375) → −4,010. At institutional venues the model only works at 1 assistant or ≥ 20 children.

5.4 Annual scenario

Assumed year: 8 camp weeks (6 summer — weeks 26, 27, 31, 32, 33 + one more — plus høstferie and vinterferie) + 2 term courses (12 sessions × 2 h, 12 children at NOK 2,400/semester — the kulturskole/Oslo teaterskole band). Annual fixed: accountant/årsoppgjør NOK 40,000 (Fiken's "AS med en ansatt 36–55k") + registration NOK 6,825 (year 1). Term-course venue: school room evening NOK 415/h × 2.5 h ≈ 1,038/session (lean) or church-hall half-day 1,100 (base); materials NOK 80/child.

Founder hours: 8 × 43 (camps) + 2 × 12 × 3.5 (term) + ~250 (planning, marketing, admin, recruiting) ≈ 680.

Term courses on their own: with an assistant and a NOK 1,100 room, a 12-child course returns NOK 28,800 − 25,938 = ~2,900; taught solo in a school room ~14,700; in a free forening venue ~27,100. Term courses are worth running only solo or in free rooms — or as a marketing funnel for the camps.

Take-home. In an AS the surplus becomes gross salary after 14.1 % AGA (column above); a solo owner-employee is not OTP-pliktig. At NOK 150–300k gross the effective income tax is low (trygdeavgift 7.6 %, 22 % on income above minstefradrag and personfradrag, trinnskatt 1.7 % above 226,100) — roughly 10–20 % — so the lean 16-child year gives about NOK 165–180k net to the founder. In an ENK there is no AGA (so ~NOK 231k næringsinntekt in that scenario) but trygdeavgift is 10.8 % and there are no feriepenger/dagpenger rights; net is similar or slightly higher, with unlimited liability. Sources: trygdeavgift, trinnskatt — net figures are approximations, use Skatteetaten's calculator.

Reality checks from published accounts (proff.no, Brønnøysund regnskapsregisteret): Scientist Factory AS (Forskerfabrikken's operating company) 2025: revenue NOK 33.2 m, driftsresultat 1.33 m (4 %), 134 employees, payroll ≈ 11.3 m (about a third of revenue). Minkens Teaterskole AS (Oslo, founded Sep 2023): 2024 revenue 1.29 m, EBIT 151k (12 %), 1–4 employees. Art Musikal og Ballettskole AS (Oslo): 2024 revenue 15.3 m, EBIT 1.6 m (10 %). Bårdar Danseinstitutt AS 2025: 6.72 m, EBIT 506k (7.5 %). Waka Waka Sommerleir AS (Bærum) 2025: revenue 195k, result 36k. Stiftelsen Unge Viken Teater 2025: 24 m revenue, −506k EBIT (publicly funded). The pattern — thin margins once staff are paid at market — matches the model: the founder's income here is the wage for the founder's own hours, not a return on a business.

What the model says to do: (1) run at founder + 1 assistant for ≤ 16 children, add the second assistant only above 16 or when splitting groups; (2) secure the Oslo teatersenter week or a church hall at ≤ NOK 1,750/day — never an institutional venue; (3) price at NOK 3,400–3,900 for a full-day week, or ~NOK 2,000–2,400 for a 3-hour format (POPrommet's 133/h is the best evidence a theatre/lit format can carry a higher hourly price); (4) target weeks 26–27 and 31–33 and the two short holidays, where the free municipal offer is absent; (5) use the Ibsen Museum (0–17 free) and Nationaltheatret school tour (600 flat) as low-cost signature excursions; (6) treat term courses as solo-taught funnel products.

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Oslo kommune, schools, bydelshus: Lån og leie av skolelokaler · Forskrift om utleie av skolelokaler 2005-07-19-933 · booking.oslo.kommune.no · DIG labs booking · Holmen skole utleie · Ruseløkka · Uranienborg · Møteplasser (frivillighet) · Grünerløkka Flerbrukshus prisliste · Aktivitetshuset K1 · Lindeberglokalet · Nærmiljøhuset i Homansbyen · Sagene samfunnshus leiepriser · Rommen Scene dansesal · UngOrg · Oslo Byes Vel · Vestre Aker menighetshus priser · Ullern menighet utleie · Schafteløkken · Vålerenga bydelshus

Deichman and cultural venues: Deichman gratis møterom · Deichman utleie · Deichman regler · Deichman event · Biblo Tøyen · Oslo teatersenter booking · Sentralen Gymsalen · Sentralen rimeligere leie · Sentralen UNG · Litteraturhuset utleie · Kverneland · Litteraturhuset vilkår · Nasjonalbiblioteket utleie · Rom for Dans · Dansens Hus · Black Box · Det Andre Teatret utleie · Nordic Black lokaler · Ibsen Museum & Teater — Historiske lokaler · Ibsen MT skoletilbud · Unge Nye Teater · Rebel · Mesh

Price benchmarks: BarnasNorge camp directory and the listing pages linked in §2 · Forskerfabrikken sommerskole · Bårdar sommerskole · Bårdar priser · POPrommet · Oslo kulturskole prisliste · Oslo teaterskole · Det Andre Teatret kurs · Barratt Due musikkskolen · TekstLab Unge Stemmer · Unge Viken Ung tekst · Nordic Black Xpress · Vålerenga OBOS-Camp · Sagene IF Stjernesommer · Oslo Idrettskrets sommeraktiviteter · Tine Fotballskole · Sommerskolen Oslo FAQ · Sommerskolen kurstilbud · Sommerskolen 20 år (22.06.2026) · AKS pris 2026/27 · MentorNorge · Norsk barnebokinstitutt skrivekurs · OIS after-school

Staffing: barnehageloven § 26 · opplæringslova § 4-5/4-6 · Oslo AKS-forskrift § 11 · Forskerfabrikken kursleder ad · TINE arrangørkrav · Sommerskolen jobb · Oslo kommune lønnstabell 1 May 2026 (Fagforbundet PDF) · KS hovedtariffoppgjøret 2026 PDF · Norsk Forfattersentrum honorarsatser · Skuespillerforbundet lønn og tariff · NoDa pedagoger · GoTutor ad · SSB lønn · Arbeidstilsynet minstelønn · Arbeidstilsynet midlertidig ansettelse · Arbeidstilsynet feriepenger · Skatteetaten arbeidsgiveravgift · regjeringen avvikling ekstra AGA · ferieloven · OTP-loven · innskuddspensjonsloven § 4-2 · yrkesskadeforsikringsloven · If yrkesskade · ftrl § 8-2/8-18/8-19 · ftrl § 1-9 · ftrl § 23-2 · aml · Skatteetaten er jeg næringsdrivende · skatteforvaltningsforskriften § 7-2-1 · UiO Ibsen MA admission · UiO Ibsen MA structure · ILN4900 · UiO karriere for arbeidsgivere · KHiO Teaterhøgskolen · OsloMet drama og teaterkommunikasjon · OsloMet PPU drama

Business structure, tax, VAT, compliance: brreg gebyr · brreg Frivillighetsregisteret · brreg stiftelsesdokument forening · Altinn starte AS · Altinn starte ENK · Altinn starte forening · Altinn OTP · Altinn forsikringer · aksjeloven § 3-1, § 6-11, § 7-6 · regnskapsloven § 1-2 · bokføringsloven § 2 · skatteloven § 2-32 · skatteloven § 10-11 · Skatteetaten trygdeavgift · trinnskatt · alminnelig inntekt · oppjustering utbytte · marginalsatser · Skatteetaten skattefrie organisasjoner · a-melding veldedige org · Fiken regnskapsfører pris · Fiken priser · Tripletex priser · UDI permanent opphold · NAV sykepenger · NAV dagpenger · Frifond retningslinjer barn og unge · Frifond teater · LNU Frifond organisasjon · Oslo tilskudd til ferieleir · Oslo driftstilskudd BUO · Oslo etableringstilskudd · Oslo kunst og kultur · Frogner frivillighetsmidler · Oslo inkludering barn og unge · Lottstift momskompensasjon · forenklet modell · krav til frivillig innsats · Lottstift Grasrotandelen · Norsk Tipping Grasrotandelen · mval § 3-4 · mval § 3-5 · mval § 2-1 · mval § 8-1 · Merverdiavgiftshåndboken M-3-4.2 · M-3-5.2 · Skatteetaten mva-satser · a-melding hvem · skattetrekkskonto avviklet · internkontrollforskriften § 5 · aml § 6-1 · aml kap. 11 · If bedriftsansvar · Tryg ansvar · Gjensidige ansvar · Frivillighet Norge forsikring · Mattilsynet matservering · Mattilsynet barnehager · Mattilsynet kortvarig salg · Datatilsynet bilder av barn · personopplysningsloven § 5 · barnehageloven § 30

Politiattest: politiet.no politiattest · kreve politiattest · formålsoversikt PDF · bekreftelse på formål PDF · nasjonal retningslinje PDF · politiregisterloven § 39 · politiregisterforskriften kap. 34 · kap. 36

P&L inputs: Ibsen MT besøk · Ibsen MT omvisning · Nationaltheatret omvisning praktisk · Nationaltheatret for skoler · Unge National · Det Norske Teatret omvising · Norsk Folkemuseum planlegg · Folkemuseum omvisninger · Nasjonalmuseet · MUNCH visit · MUNCH schools · Riksteatret billettinfo · Operaen kjøpsinfo · Operaen omvisning · Nasjonalbiblioteket besøk · Oslo Museum billetter · Teknisk museum billetter · Vigelandmuseet omvisning · Ruter prices Aug 2026 PDF · Ruter group tickets · Vipps priser · Vipps Checkout sold to Kustom (26 Mar 2026) · Stripe Norway · LetsReg fees (NJFF guidance) · Spond fees · Hoopla · Checkin · Tikkio · Nordea bedriftskonto · SpareBank 1 Østlandet prisliste · UiO utskrift · Domeneshop · Røde Kors Førstehjelp · SSB 06944 husholdningsinntekt · SSB 14157 forbruk · proff Scientist Factory AS · proff Bårdar Danseinstitutt · proff Minkens Teaterskole · proff Unge Viken · proff Waka Waka Sommerleir · Brønnøysund regnskapsregisteret API

Not retrieved / not published (for transparency): Creo rates (site unreachable); Utdanningsforbundet/Altinn arbeidstaker-vs-oppdragstaker pages (403); Oslo kommune stillingsplassering for AKS-assistent (Dokument 25); KS garantilønn 2025 table; NIF/speider/KFUK-KFUM/Røde Kors ratio guidance; Utdanningsetaten excursion ratio guidance; Sentralen meeting-room hourly rates; Deichman 28-person room daily rate; Aktivitetshuset K1 tier prices; Mesh/657/SoCentral/TSV prices; Forskerfabrikken per-location price (out of season); Norway-specific Meta CPM; FINN listing prices; politiattest fee statement; DN/E24 articles on camp economics; Oslo kulturskole feriekurs prices (published nearer the holiday).