The future of multilocational work and New Working Spaces in small and medium-sized urban municipalities and in rural municipalities: A Norwegian perspective

Figures & data

Fig. 1. Concentration of coworking spaces (CS) in the five selected counties of Vestland, Innlandet, Agder, Nordland, and Viken, Norway

Table 1. New Working Spaces (NWS) observed in the selected five counties (Source: desk research and information from interviewed managers)

Name of the NWS	County	Concept*^,**	Year	Size (m^2)	Members	Companies	Municipalities
Peak Sunnfjord	Vestland	Vacant office space and coworking space in the center of western Norway	2017	450	100	20	Florø
	Vestland	Innovation in creative interaction	2019	2,500		10	Førde
	Vestland	Modern business center in Måløy, a multifunctional hub	not yet open	8,000	–	–	Måløy
	Vestland	Unknown	not yet open	–	–	–	Sandane
Coworx	Agder	The CoWorx experience is an entrepreneurial hub and social environment	2018	300	26–27	52	Mandal
Væxt	Nordland	An inspiring environment for sharing culture and socialization, as well as an arena for networking	2012	1,800	60–70	50	Mosjøen
	Nordland			250			Mo i Rana
	Nordland			100			Hattfjelldal
	Nordland			250			Sandnessjøen
	Nordland		2022	250			Brønnøy
	Nordland		2022	110			Hemnesberget
Park Hamar	Innlandet	Ideas grow and germinate	2018	6,000	190	20	Hamar
Innovasjon Centre	Innlandet	A place where people and ideas meet	2018	600	25–30	10	Ringebu
Tanken Coworking	Viken	Creation of a social and competence-rich community	2017	750	10–12	3–4	Ål

Notes: *For the concepts of each NWS see each NWS’s home page on the Internet; **Some Norwegian text has been translated into English by the authors of this article

Fig. 2. Qualitative content analyses: categories and codes

Fig. 3. Distances between the main Norwegian cities and the selected coworking spaces (CS)