Arts, culture & leisure · Basel-Landschaft

344 companies in arts, culture and leisure in the canton of Basel-Landschaft.

The commercial register lists 344 active companies in arts, culture and leisure in the canton of Basel-Landschaft, placing Basel-Landschaft 15th nationally for this sector (3 % of the national total). 126 of them (37 %) are VAT-registered, and 106 (31 %) published an official change in the past 18 months: registration, amendment, change of officers, share capital or address.

344active companies
4registered in the past 30 days
126VAT-registered
15thcanton's Swiss rank
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The canton in brief

Arts, culture & leisure in the canton of Basel-Landschaft: what the register shows.

Arts, culture and leisure: gyms, clubs, festivals, galleries, studios. A sector of small structures and associations, where the registered companies are the most professionalised and therefore the most worth approaching.

This sector accounts for 2 % of companies classified in the canton of Basel-Landschaft, against 2 % across Switzerland. 4 companies in arts, culture and leisure were registered in the canton of Basel-Landschaft over the past 30 days, 8 over 90 days.

Basel-Landschaft extends the Basel hub on the industry and logistics side: chemicals and pharma in Schweizerhalle and Pratteln, mechanical engineering in the Laufental, wholesale trade and transport along the A2. Many SMEs serve the large neighbouring groups, and the construction sector is particularly well represented.

Market analysis

The market in arts, culture and leisure in the canton of Basel-Landschaft, in figures

55companies registered in 2025 and 2026
CHF 18 Mof combined share capital (177 capital companies)
126VAT-registered
9are hiring right now (Job-Room postings)

Of these 344 companies, the dominant legal forms are: Limited liability company (GmbH / Sàrl) (38 %), Sole proprietorship (37 %), Public limited company (AG / SA) (11 %). 55 were entered in the commercial register in 2025 and 2026, that is 16 % of the active base; 27 registrations in 2025. That is in line with the average of the three previous years (26 a year): a steady pace of registration.

Share capital is known for 177 companies (51 %): CHF 18 M combined, median company in the 20-100k band; 42 of them (24 %) have capital of at least CHF 100,000.

126 companies (37 %) are VAT-registered, a sign of real activity; 344 (100 %) have at least one registered director; 81 publish a general phone or email, 99 have a website verified by ciblr, and 9 run job postings on Job-Room.

SOGC publications in the last 90 days: 7 new registrations, 5 changes of directors, 1 capital changes, 5 relocations of seat, 8 other amendments.

Registrations by year

0102030402020 : 212120202021 : 262620212022 : 252520222023 : 212120232024 : 333320242025 : 272720252026 : 28282026
Companies still active, by year of first registration; 2026 year to date (light tint).

Legal forms

Limited liability company (GmbH / Sàrl)
13138 %
Sole proprietorship
12837 %
Public limited company (AG / SA)
3811 %
Association
185,2 %
General partnership
144,1 %
The most common legal forms in this sector.
By size

Small or large?

Micro companies
30087 %
Small companies
288,1 %
Medium companies
144,1 %
Large companies
20,6 %
ciblr size index, computed from registry signals (capital, legal form, age, VAT). n/a: no signal yet.
By city

Where are they?

Liestal
308,7 %
Allschwil
277,8 %
Muttenz
216,1 %
Münchenstein
205,8 %
Reinach BL
205,8 %
Pratteln
195,5 %
Arlesheim
195,5 %
Sissach
174,9 %
The 8 municipalities with the most companies in the sector.
Frequently asked questions

In brief.

How many companies in arts, culture and leisure are active in the canton of Basel-Landschaft?

344 companies in arts, culture and leisure are registered with the commercial register as active in the canton of Basel-Landschaft, or 3 % of the 13 116 companies in the sector across Switzerland.

How many are VAT-registered?

126 of these companies (37 %) are VAT-registered according to the UID register, which generally indicates turnover above CHF 100 000 and genuine activity.

How can I get their contact details?

ciblr gives you three days of watch on this target: the last 30 days of movements within the minute, then two morning emails with what has moved, as soon as there is something new. The subscription at CHF 299 per month gives access to the whole target, with contact details, Excel export and change tracking.

Method

Where do these figures come from?

Most recent SOGC publication captured for this canton: a day ago. 726 publications captured in the past 30 days. Company officers there are re-read directly in the cantonal commercial register.

Every company counted here is registered with the commercial register (Zefix) with the status "active". The sector is derived from the FSO's NOGA code, the size is estimated by ciblr from official publications (legal form, share capital, declared headcount, VAT registration), and "recent signal" means an SOGC publication (registration, amendment, change of officers, share capital or address) in the past 18 months. The figures are recalculated every week from the ciblr database. No data is purchased or invented.

These companies, with their contact details.

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Neighbouring cantons

What about next door?

The same figures for neighbouring cantons, useful for regional prospecting.

The same sector elsewhere
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