Commerce and industry
The largest industries are ABB Asea Brown Boveri (engineering firm), Norske Skog Union (a paper mill which was closed down in the spring of 2006), and EFD Induction (induction heating and induction welding).
Other important places of work are the Telemark Hospital and the County Governor of Telemark. Agder Court of Appeal is located in Skien.
Shopping
Skien has three shopping malls:
* Handelsbyen Herkules (110 stores and services)
* Arkaden Skien Storsenter (47 stores and services)
* Lietorvet Senter (28 stores and
