Books & stationery in Askøy kommune - market snapshot

There are 2 active businesses in the category “Books & stationery” in Askøy kommune - 0.7 per 10,000 residents.

That is fewer than similar-sized areas (median 1.1 per 10,000). With the typical density you would expect about 3.

In the last 3 years 0 opened and 0 closed (net 0).

The population is 30,600 and has grown 3.4% over 5 years.

Some signals point to room for a new business.

Active now

2

+0 vs 12 months ago

Per 10,000 residents

0.7

similar areas: 1.1 · NO: 1.1

Opened / closed (3 yrs)

0 / 0

last 12 months: 0 / 0

Population

30,600

5-year change: +3.4%

Active businesses over time

Askøy kommune

Openings and closures per year

OpenedClosed

Why this score (57/100)

Room in the market69

Population growth60

Momentum44

Survival50

Financial trend50

50 = average. The score compares this area with others of the same type and size. How it's calculated

Financials

No annual reports for this category here yet.

Only limited companies (AS/ASA) file accounts – sole proprietorships (ENK) don't. Figures for Norway are operating revenue.

Deeper numbers

Survival, trouble signs, competition and people for books & stationery in Askøy kommune.

Survival

Survival can't be calculated for Norway yet: closed businesses are removed from Enhetsregisteret, so we only know closures from the day we started collecting.

Trouble signs

Closed within 2 years of opening (last 12 months)0

Annual-report figures appear when companies here have filed accounts.

Financial health

No annual accounts for this combination yet. Only limited companies (AS/ASA) file accounts.

Competition

2 places

New and established

Openings per 10,000 residents (12 months)0.00 · Norway: 0.05

Moving in and out

Moved here (3 years)0 · 12 months: 0

Moved away (3 years)0 · 12 months: 0

Net0

A move is a place of business closing and the same company opening one in another area within 90 days. Chains are left out.

Distance to the nearest one

Residents more than 5 km from one11,204 · 37%

More than 10 km0

Farthest parish (5,000+ residents)5.6 km · Tveit sogn (Askøy)

Measured from each parish centre.

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Each dot is a place of business at its registered address. Click a dot to see the company.

Existing businesses (2)

Name	Address	Since	Employees
Aksjeselskap	Gamle Kleppestøvegen 2, 5300 Kleppestø	2021	5
Aksjeselskap	Kleppevegen 110, 5308 Kleppestø	2009	–

Comparable areas

Same type of area, similar population.

Area	Residents	Active	Per 10k	Score
Alver kommune	30,285	2	0.7	57
Gjøvik kommune	31,350	3	1.0	52
Lillehammer kommune	29,669	6	2.0	37
Sola kommune	29,541	2	0.7	64
Ringerike kommune	31,942	6	1.9	49
Kongsberg kommune	29,169	5	1.7	44

Population of Askøy

Statistics Norway

Who lives here

Statistics Norway · 2026

Children 0–15 20%

Young 16–24 12%

Adults 25–49 33%

Adults 50–66 21%

Seniors 67–79 11%

80 and older 4%

The line marks the average for Norway.

Average age39.8 yrs · Norway: 41.8

Median household income after taxNOK 827k · Norway: NOK 676k

Households with children32% · Norway: 23%

Higher education (age 16+)32% · Norway: 38%

Jobs located here8,811

Commute in / out every day2,659 / 9,328

Jobs per working resident0.57 · Norway: 1.00

Many residents work elsewhere, demand is concentrated in evenings and weekends.

Counts are places of business (sub-units) registered in the Central Coordinating Register (Brønnøysund) with a main industry code in this category. Businesses are placed by their registered address; trades like electricians often work across a wider area – use the radius view. Statistics updated 03.10.2026.