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Building contractor in 4950 Risør

Postcode · 3,100 residents
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17of 100

Opportunity score

Crowded

Medium confidence

More competition than similar areas, or a weak trend.

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Why this score (17/100)

Room in the market0weak
Population growth38weak
Momentum–left out
Survival–left out
Financial trend35weak

The line marks 50, the average. The score compares this area with others of the same type; the gap to peers compares it with areas of similar size. Parts marked – can't be calculated here and are left out; the others count more. How the score is calculated

Active now
37
– vs 12 months ago
Per 10,000 residents
119.4
similar areas 52.9 · Norway 72.8
Opened and closed, 3 years
4 opened – closed
last 12 months: 1 opened, – closed
Population
3,100
+0.6% in 5 years

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

There are 37 active businesses in the category “Building contractor” in 4950 Risør - 119.4 per 10,000 residents.

That is more than similar-sized areas (median 52.9 per 10,000). With the typical density you would expect about 16.

In the last 3 years 4 opened. Not available yet: closures are only known from 3 October 2026.

The population is 3,100 and has grown 0.6% over 5 years.

Compared with Norway

Building contractor in 4950 Risør against all of Norway. Annual-report figures are for 2025 (Risør kommune), from 41 companies. 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.

RisørNorwayRisør NorwayVerdict
Made a loss 37% 45% Fewer here
Companies with negative equity 17% 20% Fewer here
Losses two years in a row 26% 28% About the same
Median equity ratio 25% 31% Weaker
Run by chains (3+ places) 0% 1% About the same

Trend

Active businesses over time

4950 Risør

This line starts on 3 October 2026, when closures start being known, and grows as we collect.

Openings and closures per year

0246Opened 2017: 22017Opened 2018: 12018Opened 2019: 02019Opened 2020: 12020Opened 2021: 52021Opened 2022: 22022Opened 2023: 22023Opened 2024: 12024Opened 2025: 32025Opened 2026 (so far): 0Closed 2026 (so far): 02026*
OpenedClosed* 2026 so far

Closures are counted from 3 October 2026; years before show openings only.

Money

Financials – Risør kommune

Median revenue
NOK 1.9m
41 companies filed
Profitable
63%
revenue trend -0.2%
05.0m10m15m20m20172019202120232025Risør kommuneNorway
Risør kommuneNorway

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 building contractor in 4950 Risør.

Trouble signs

Closed through bankruptcy (last 12 months)0
Forcibly dissolved (last 12 months)0

Competition

Share of the 3 largest operators8% · 37 owners

No company runs more than one place of business here, an independent market.

New and established

Openings per 10,000 residents (12 months)3.23 · Norway: 6.52
Average age of active businesses14.1 yrs · Norway: 11.5
Younger than 2 years8% · Norway: 17%
Older than 10 years57% · Norway: 41%

An established market: many businesses have been here for years.

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. A business that moves and keeps its place-of-business number isn't counted here yet, so the real number of moves is higher.

Distance to the nearest one

Residents more than 5 km from one0 · 0%
More than 10 km0
Farthest parish (5,000+ residents)0.4 km · Risør sogn (Risør)

Measured from each parish centre in the municipality.

When businesses open and close

012Opened Jan: 2JanOpened Feb: 0Opened Mar: 1MarOpened Apr: 2Opened May: 0MayOpened Jun: 1Opened Jul: 0JulOpened Aug: 1Opened Sep: 0SepOpened Oct: 2Opened Nov: 2NovOpened Dec: 2
Opened

Per calendar month, 2021–2025. Not available yet: closures are only known from 3 October 2026.

Existing businesses

37 in all, newest first.

NameAddressSince
· Aksjeselskap Krags gate 29, 4950 Risør 2025
· Aksjeselskap Akland 45, 4950 Risør 2025
· Aksjeselskap Hasdalgata 23, 4950 Risør 2025
· Enkeltpersonforetak Vestlandsstykket 49, 4950 Risør 2023
· Enkeltpersonforetak Engholmveien 11, 4950 Risør 2023
· Enkeltpersonforetak Akland 51, 4950 Risør 2022
· Aksjeselskap Risørveien 185, 4950 Risør 2022
· Aksjeselskap Vestlandsstykket 49, 4950 Risør 2021
· Aksjeselskap Hasdalgata 19, 4950 Risør 2021
· Aksjeselskap Lindknuten 24B, 4950 Risør 2021
· Aksjeselskap Øyveien 371, 4950 Risør 2021
· Aksjeselskap Risørveien 185, 4950 Risør 2021
· Enkeltpersonforetak Hasdalgata 19, 4950 Risør 2020
· Aksjeselskap Strandgata 15, 4950 Risør 2018
· Aksjeselskap Hasdalgata 23, 4950 Risør 2017
· Aksjeselskap Sundsveien 9, 4950 Risør 2017
· Enkeltpersonforetak Viddefjellveien 24, 4950 Risør 2015
· Aksjeselskap Akland 45, 4950 Risør 2014
· Aksjeselskap Krankleiva 2, 4950 Risør 2014
· Boligbyggelag Krags gate 14, 4950 Risør 2014
· Aksjeselskap Barmsveien 414, 4950 Risør 2012
· Aksjeselskap Fjellstadveien 12, 4950 Risør 2012
· Enkeltpersonforetak Øyveien 379, 4950 Risør 2011
· HUSCOMPANIET AS · Aksjeselskap Risørveien 185, 4950 Risør 2011
· Aksjeselskap Nøysomheten 5, 4950 Risør 2011
· Aksjeselskap Moen, 4950 Risør 2011
· Aksjeselskap Holmen 3, 4950 Risør 2010
· Enkeltpersonforetak Almeveien 8, 4950 Risør 2008
· Aksjeselskap Hasdalgata 19, 4950 Risør 2007
· Aksjeselskap Gloppe, 4950 Risør 2005
· Enkeltpersonforetak Enghavgata 2, 4950 Risør 2005
· Enkeltpersonforetak Tjenngata 2, 4950 Risør 2004
· Enkeltpersonforetak Krags gate 110, 4950 Risør 1999
· M.SIVERTSEN BYGG AS · Aksjeselskap Furumoveien 22, 4950 Risør 1998
· CL INVEST AS · Aksjeselskap Hasdalgata 43, 4950 Risør 1995
· Aksjeselskap Vardeveien 3, 4950 Risør 1984
· Aksjeselskap Risørveien 870, 4950 Risør 1974

Recently opened


Krags gate 29, 4950 Risør
Dec 2025

Akland 45, 4950 Risør
Oct 2025

Hasdalgata 23, 4950 Risør
Apr 2025

Recently closed


Furumoveien 2, 4950 Risør
Sep 2026
after 2 yrs

Closures before 3 October 2026 are listed as the register has them, but it kept only some of them, so they are not counted in the figures above.

Comparable areas

Same type of area, similar population.

AreaResidentsActivePer 10kScore
5590 Etne3,10059190.321
0982 Oslo3,0971238.766
0969 Oslo3,09626.573
4515 Mandal3,1042374.141
9009 Tromsø3,095722.676
2380 Brumunddal3,10540128.836

Other areas nearby

Ranked by opportunity score for building contractor.

AreaActivePer 10kScore
4956 Risør Postcode523.359

Population of Risør

Statistics Norway
2,9503,0003,0503,1003,1502016202120252026Residents

Who lives here

Statistics Norway · 2026
Children 0–15 14%
Young 16–24 8%
Adults 25–49 26%
Adults 50–66 25%
Seniors 67–79 20%
80 and older 7%

The line marks the average for Norway. Highlighted: the age group most relevant for building contractor.

Average age47.5 yrs · Norway: 41.8
Median household income after tax*NOK 612k · Norway: NOK 676k
Households with children*20% · Norway: 23%
Higher education (age 16+)*30% · Norway: 38%
Jobs located here*2,501
Commute in / out every day*748 / 1,130
Jobs per working resident*0.87 · Norway: 1.00

Roughly as many jobs as working residents.

* Figure for the municipality – Statistics Norway does not publish it for smaller areas.

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 14.11.2026.