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Building contractor in 5590 Etne

Postcode · 3,100 residents
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21of 100

Opportunity score

Crowded

Medium confidence

More competition than similar areas, or a weak trend.

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Why this score (21/100)

Room in the market0weak
Population growth55average
Momentum–left out
Survival–left out
Financial trend26weak

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
59
– vs 12 months ago
Per 10,000 residents
190.3
similar areas 52.9 · Norway 72.8
Opened and closed, 3 years
13 opened – closed
last 12 months: 4 opened, – closed
Population
3,100
+2.6% 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 59 active businesses in the category “Building contractor” in 5590 Etne - 190.3 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 13 opened. Not available yet: closures are only known from 3 October 2026.

The population is 3,100 and has grown 2.6% over 5 years.

Compared with Norway

Building contractor in 5590 Etne against all of Norway. Annual-report figures are for 2025 (Etne kommune), from 43 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.

EtneNorwayEtne NorwayVerdict
Made a loss 47% 45% About the same
Companies with negative equity 14% 20% Fewer here
Losses two years in a row 24% 28% Fewer here
Median equity ratio 33% 31% Stronger
Run by chains (3+ places) 0% 1% About the same

Trend

Active businesses over time

5590 Etne

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

Openings and closures per year

02468Opened 2017: 32017Opened 2018: 32018Opened 2019: 12019Opened 2020: 22020Opened 2021: 02021Opened 2022: 42022Opened 2023: 62023Opened 2024: 22024Opened 2025: 72025Opened 2026 (so far): 4Closed 2026 (so far): 02026*
OpenedClosed* 2026 so far

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

Money

Financials – Etne kommune

Median revenue
NOK 1.5m
43 companies filed
Profitable
53%
revenue trend -1.8%
05.0m10m15m20m20172019202120232025Etne kommuneNorway
Etne 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 5590 Etne.

Trouble signs

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

Competition

Share of the 3 largest operators5% · 59 owners

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

New and established

Openings per 10,000 residents (12 months)12.90 · Norway: 6.52
Average age of active businesses13.7 yrs · Norway: 11.5
Younger than 2 years19% · Norway: 17%
Older than 10 years46% · Norway: 41%

A typical mix of new and established businesses.

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

Measured from each parish centre in the municipality.

When businesses open and close

024Opened Jan: 4JanOpened Feb: 1Opened Mar: 3MarOpened Apr: 1Opened May: 2MayOpened Jun: 1Opened Jul: 2JulOpened Aug: 0Opened Sep: 2SepOpened Oct: 1Opened Nov: 1NovOpened Dec: 1
Opened

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

Existing businesses

59 in all, newest first.

NameAddressSince
· Aksjeselskap Tongane 44, 5590 Etne 2026
· Enkeltpersonforetak Skomdalsvegen 46, 5590 Etne 2026
· Aksjeselskap Haukelivegen 1003, 5590 Etne 2026
· Aksjeselskap Todleivsvegen 14, 5590 Etne 2026
· Aksjeselskap Haukelivegen 1003, 5590 Etne 2025
· Enkeltpersonforetak Osnesheia 20, 5590 Etne 2025
· Aksjeselskap Årvik 8, 5590 Etne 2025
· Aksjeselskap Skarabakken 22, 5590 Etne 2025
· Enkeltpersonforetak Strondavegen 1216, 5590 Etne 2025
· Enkeltpersonforetak Sørstrandsvegen 73, 5590 Etne 2025
· Aksjeselskap Tongane 52, 5590 Etne 2025
· Enkeltpersonforetak Vedlene 3, 5590 Etne 2024
· Enkeltpersonforetak Haukelivegen 1016, 5590 Etne 2024
· Aksjeselskap Haukelivegen 906, 5590 Etne 2023
· Enkeltpersonforetak Åkrafjordvegen 2, 5590 Etne 2023
· Enkeltpersonforetak Kaldheimsvegen 84, 5590 Etne 2023
· Aksjeselskap Øvre Sævareid 24, 5590 Etne 2023
· Aksjeselskap Fossavegen 59, 5590 Etne 2023
· Aksjeselskap Gilavegen 26, 5590 Etne 2023
· Aksjeselskap Sillaåkeren 5, 5590 Etne 2022
· Aksjeselskap Enge 54, 5590 Etne 2022
· Enkeltpersonforetak Haukelivegen 891, 5590 Etne 2022
· Enkeltpersonforetak Børkjenes, 5590 Etne 2022
· Aksjeselskap Sørstrandsvegen 115, 5590 Etne 2020
· Enkeltpersonforetak Vadsvegen 38, 5590 Etne 2020
· Aksjeselskap Meieriplassen 4, 5590 Etne 2019
· Enkeltpersonforetak Osnesvegen 307, 5590 Etne 2018
· Aksjeselskap Simovegen 9, 5590 Etne 2018
· Aksjeselskap Kambe, 5590 Etne 2018
· Aksjeselskap Tongane 71, 5590 Etne 2017
· Aksjeselskap Gamlevegen 270, 5590 Etne 2017
· Aksjeselskap Etnesjøen, 5590 Etne 2017
· Aksjeselskap Birkenesbøen, 5590 Etne 2016
· Enkeltpersonforetak Grindheimsvegen 183, 5590 Etne 2015
· Aksjeselskap Kambsvegen 12, 5590 Etne 2014
· Enkeltpersonforetak Strondavegen 149, 5590 Etne 2014
· Aksjeselskap Haukelivegen 1003, 5590 Etne 2014
· Aksjeselskap Fossavegen 59, 5590 Etne 2013
· Aksjeselskap Eikemo, 5590 Etne 2013
· Aksjeselskap Haukelivegen 1003, 5590 Etne 2013
· Enkeltpersonforetak Åkrafjordvegen 39, 5590 Etne 2011
· Aksjeselskap Grindheimsvegen 21, 5590 Etne 2010
· KALDHEIM ANLEGG KJELL KALDHEIM · Enkeltpersonforetak Kaldheimsvegen 179, 5590 Etne 2009
· STIAN ÅBØ MASKIN AS · Aksjeselskap Torget 17, 5590 Etne 2008
· Aksjeselskap Haukelivegen 1003, 5590 Etne 2008
· Aksjeselskap Tjelmeland, 5590 Etne 2007
· Enkeltpersonforetak Osnesvegen 376, 5590 Etne 2006
· Enkeltpersonforetak Osnesvegen 283, 5590 Etne 2005
· Enkeltpersonforetak Kvamsvegen 362, 5590 Etne 2003
· Enkeltpersonforetak Kaldheimsvegen 44, 5590 Etne 2000
· Enkeltpersonforetak Strondavegen 1214, 5590 Etne 1995
· ERNST S. GRINDHEIM AUT. ENTREPRENØR AS · Aksjeselskap Haukelivegen 1046, 5590 Etne 1995
· Aksjeselskap Haukelivegen 1014, 5590 Etne 1995
· Enkeltpersonforetak Flåtevegen 9, 5590 Etne 1988
· Enkeltpersonforetak Kvamsvegen 260, 5590 Etne 1982
· Enkeltpersonforetak Nedrehagen 26, 5590 Etne 1981
· Enkeltpersonforetak Hålandsvegen 10, 5590 Etne 1980
· Enkeltpersonforetak 1974
· Enkeltpersonforetak Hagaleitet 14, 5590 Etne 1972

Recently opened


Tongane 44, 5590 Etne
Aug 2026

Skomdalsvegen 46, 5590 Etne
Mar 2026

Haukelivegen 1003, 5590 Etne
Feb 2026

Todleivsvegen 14, 5590 Etne
Jan 2026

Haukelivegen 1003, 5590 Etne
Jul 2025

Osnesheia 20, 5590 Etne
May 2025

Årvik 8, 5590 Etne
May 2025

Skarabakken 22, 5590 Etne
Mar 2025

Recently closed

None in the last 2 years.

Comparable areas

Same type of area, similar population.

AreaResidentsActivePer 10kScore
4950 Risør3,10037119.417
0982 Oslo3,0971238.766
0969 Oslo3,09626.573
4515 Mandal3,1042374.141
9009 Tromsø3,095722.676
2380 Brumunddal3,10540128.836

Population of Etne

Statistics Norway
2,9002,9503,0003,0503,1002016202120252026Residents

Who lives here

Statistics Norway · 2026
Children 0–15 20%
Young 16–24 11%
Adults 25–49 29%
Adults 50–66 22%
Seniors 67–79 13%
80 and older 6%

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

Average age41.7 yrs · Norway: 41.8
Median household income after tax*NOK 718k · Norway: NOK 676k
Households with children*24% · Norway: 23%
Higher education (age 16+)*26% · Norway: 38%
Jobs located here*1,569
Commute in / out every day*307 / 851
Jobs per working resident*0.74 · Norway: 1.00

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

* 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.