🇳🇴 Finn.no Scraper — Real Estate, Cars, Jobs & Marketplace Norway

Extract listings from Finn.no — Norway's largest classified ads platform, used by 4 million Norwegians every month (75% of the population). Scrape real estate for sale, used cars, job postings, and marketplace items across all Norwegian regions — with prices, GPS coordinates, photos, agent details and more.

Finn.no publishes 35,000+ new listings every day across 10+ categories. This scraper taps directly into Finn.no's internal JSON APIs to deliver fast, structured, complete data — no HTML parsing, no proxies required for standard use.

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🔍 What can you scrape?

Category	Input value	Description
🏠 Real Estate	realestate/homes	Homes, apartments, cabins for sale
🚗 Used Cars	car/used	All used vehicles across Norway
💼 Jobs	job/fulltime	Full-time job postings
🛋️ Marketplace	bap/forsale	Second-hand goods for sale

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💡 Use cases

Real Estate

• Track property prices across Oslo, Bergen, Trondheim and all 356 Norwegian municipalities
• Monitor price-per-m², total price (Totalpris) and monthly fees (Felleskostnader) to calculate rental yield
• Build automated property alerts for specific areas, price ranges and property types
• Aggregate agent and broker contact data for lead generation
• Feed property data into valuation models and investment analysis tools

Cars

• Build Norwegian used car valuation tools with real market data
• Monitor price trends for specific makes, models and years
• Track dealer inventory and private listings simultaneously
• Compare EV vs combustion pricing, range and dealer segments
• Competitive intelligence for car dealerships

Jobs

• Analyse Norwegian labour market trends and hiring patterns
• Track which companies are actively recruiting and in which regions
• Monitor demand for specific skills and roles over time
• Build job alert tools for recruiters and candidates
• Generate datasets for salary benchmarking and market research

Marketplace

• Price monitoring for second-hand consumer goods
• Brand presence analysis (who sells what and at what price)
• Build recommendation engines for resale platforms
• AI training data with Norwegian-language product descriptions

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📦 Output fields

🏠 Real Estate

Field	Description	Example
finnkode	Unique listing ID	"455772354"
url	Full listing URL	"https://www.finn.no/realestate/..."
adType	Listing subtype	"realestate" / "realestate_project"
title	Full listing headline	"Lys 3-roms med balkong og heis"
location	Full address	"Smedstuvegen 3, Nannestad"
localAreaName	Neighbourhood name	"Majorstuen"
price	Asking price (NOK)	"4 200 000 kr"
totalPrice	Total price incl. shared debt	"4 658 367 kr"
monthlyFee	Monthly shared costs	"5 506 kr"
size	Floor area	"61 m²"
plotSize	Land/plot size	"6 987 m²"
ownershipType	Eier / Andel / Aksje	"Eier (Selveier)"
propertyType	Property category	"Leilighet" / "Enebolig"
bedrooms	Number of bedrooms	"2"
viewingDate	Open house schedule	"22. mars 2026, 12:00"
agent	Broker/agency name	"DNB Eiendom AS"
agentLogoUrl	Agent logo image URL	"https://images.finncdn.no/..."
imageUrl	Cover photo URL	"https://images.finncdn.no/..."
imageUrls	All photos (comma-separated)	"url1, url2, url3"
lat / lng	GPS coordinates	"59.92119" / "10.815"

🚗 Cars

Field	Description	Example
title	Make and model	"BMW i4"
price	Asking price	"509 000 kr"
make	Car brand	"BMW"
model	Model name	"i4"
modelSpec	Full specification string	"M50 Supercharged, H/K, Soltak, Laser"
year	Model year	"2023"
mileage	Odometer reading	"63 000 km"
fuelType	Fuel/powertrain type	"El" / "Diesel" / "Plug-in Bensin"
gearbox	Transmission type	"Automat" / "Manuell"
drivingRange	Electric range	"510 km"
dealerSegment	Seller type	"Merkeforhandler" / "Privat"
dealer	Dealer name	"Bilia Skøyen"
warranty	Remaining warranty	"24 mnd"
lat / lng	GPS coordinates	"59.91825" / "10.66111"

💼 Jobs

Field	Description	Example
title	Job title	"Senior Backend utvikler"
heading	Full ad headline	"Vil du jobbe hos oss?"
company	Employer name	"Telenor Norge"
location	City	"Trondheim"
locations	Full breadcrumb	"Norge, Trøndelag, Trondheim"
noOfPositions	Open positions	"3"
publishedAt	Publication timestamp	"2026-03-05T13:50:05.000Z"
deadline	Application deadline	"2026-04-06T21:59:59.999Z"
lat / lng	GPS coordinates	"63.42207" / "10.43776"

🛋️ Marketplace (BAP)

Field	Description	Example
title	Item name	"Smedstorp sofa fra IKEA"
price	Asking price	"4 500 kr"
brand	Product brand	"IKEA" / "Skeidar"
tradeType	Sale type	"Til salgs" / "Gis bort"
sellerType	Seller type	"Privat"
publishedAt	Listing timestamp	"2026-03-16T15:32:49.000Z"
imageUrls	All photos	"url1, url2, url3"
lat / lng	GPS coordinates	"59.9218" / "10.7757"

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⚙️ Input options

Basic — scrape by category

{
  "category": "realestate/homes",
  "maxResults": 100,
  "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true }
}

With keyword search

{
  "category": "realestate/homes",
  "searchQuery": "3 soverom balkong",
  "maxResults": 50,
  "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true }
}

Filter by city (Oslo)

{
  "category": "car/used",
  "searchQuery": "BMW",
  "location": "0.20061",
  "maxResults": 200,
  "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true }
}

Jobs search

{
  "category": "job/fulltime",
  "searchQuery": "developer",
  "location": "0.20061",
  "maxResults": 100,
  "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true }
}

Marketplace search

{
  "category": "bap/forsale",
  "searchQuery": "sofa",
  "maxResults": 50,
  "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true }
}

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🏙️ Location IDs

Use these in the location field to filter by city:

City	Location ID
Oslo	0.20061
Bergen	0.20007
Trondheim	0.20012
Stavanger	0.20011
Tromsø	0.20019
Kristiansand	0.20009
Drammen	0.20032
Fredrikstad	0.20001

For any other location, open Finn.no, search with the city filter applied, and copy the location= value from the URL.

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📊 Sample output — Real Estate

{
  "finnkode": "455808561",
  "url": "https://www.finn.no/realestate/homes/ad.html?finnkode=455808561",
  "adType": "realestate",
  "title": "Lys og gjennomgående 3-roms med solrik balkong",
  "location": "Jacob Aalls gate 3C, Oslo",
  "localAreaName": "Majorstuen",
  "price": "9 450 000 kr",
  "totalPrice": "9 744 733 kr",
  "monthlyFee": "5 580 kr",
  "size": "76 m²",
  "plotSize": "951 m²",
  "ownershipType": "Eier (Selveier)",
  "propertyType": "Leilighet",
  "bedrooms": "2",
  "viewingDate": "22. mars 2026, 12:00, 23. mars 2026, 16:00",
  "agent": "PrivatMegleren Dyve & Partnere",
  "imageUrl": "https://images.finncdn.no/dynamic/default/2026/3/...",
  "imageUrls": "https://images.finncdn.no/..., https://images.finncdn.no/...",
  "lat": "59.92552",
  "lng": "10.71305",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-03-16T15:43:06.025Z"
}

📊 Sample output — Car

{
  "finnkode": "455806676",
  "url": "https://www.finn.no/mobility/item/455806676",
  "adType": "car/used",
  "title": "BMW i5",
  "location": "Fredrikstad",
  "price": "728 500 kr",
  "make": "BMW",
  "model": "i5",
  "modelSpec": "xDrive40, Fully Ch, M-Sport Pro, Pano, Bower & W",
  "year": "2025",
  "mileage": "9 900 km",
  "fuelType": "El",
  "gearbox": "Automat",
  "drivingRange": "513 km",
  "dealerSegment": "Merkeforhandler",
  "dealer": "Sulland Fredrikstad BMW",
  "warranty": "56 mnd",
  "lat": "59.24063",
  "lng": "10.98364",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-03-16T15:43:41.399Z"
}

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💰 Pricing

Volume	Estimated cost
100 listings	~$0.50
500 listings	~$2.50
1,000 listings	~$5.00
10,000 listings	~$50.00
100,000 listings	~$500.00

Tier	Price per result
Default	$0.005
Bronze	$0.0045
Silver	$0.004
Gold	$0.0035

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⚡ Performance

• JSON API — direct structured data, no browser, no HTML parsing
• ~200–400 listings/minute depending on category and proxy
• Automatic pagination — follows all result pages up to maxResults
• Deduplication — each listing saved once across pages
• 400ms delay between pages — polite, stable, avoids rate limiting

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🔒 Proxy usage

Finn.no is accessible without proxies for light use. For scraping thousands of listings, Apify's built-in proxy pool is recommended to maintain consistent access. Keep "useApifyProxy": true in the proxy configuration (default setting).

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❓ FAQ

How large is Finn.no? Finn.no is Norway's largest marketplace, with over 1.5 million active listings at any time, 35,000+ new listings added daily, and 4 million unique monthly users — roughly 75% of the Norwegian population.

Does this work for all Norwegian regions? Yes. Leave location blank to scrape all of Norway, or add a location ID to target a specific city or region.

What is Totalpris? Total price including any shared debt (fellesgjeld) in co-operative housing. This is the true cost to the buyer and is mandatory in Norwegian property listings.

What is Felleskostnader / Monthly Fee? Monthly shared building costs for co-operative (Andel) or share (Aksje) apartments — covering maintenance, insurance, and sometimes heating. Critical for calculating total ownership cost.

What do Eier / Andel / Aksje mean? Norwegian property ownership types. Eier (Selveier) = freehold — you own the property outright. Andel = co-operative share (Borettslag). Aksje = share in a housing company (Aksjeleilighet). Andel and Aksje properties carry shared debt and monthly fees.

What does dealerSegment mean for cars? Merkeforhandler = authorised brand dealer. Forhandler = used car dealer. Privat = private seller.

What is drivingRange for electric cars? The official WLTP-rated range in kilometres for electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles.

Can I scrape jobs in a specific industry? Yes — use searchQuery with keywords like "developer", "sykepleier" (nurse), "leder" (manager), etc. Combine with location to target specific cities.

Is scraping Finn.no legal? This scraper collects publicly available listing data visible to any website visitor without login. Always use the data responsibly and in compliance with applicable laws in your jurisdiction.