Building contractor in 8404 Sortland
Opportunity score
Too small to judge
Low confidenceThe area is small, so a single business opening or closing changes the picture a lot. Look at the wider area too.
See the five reasonsWhy this score (53/100)
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
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There are 5 active businesses in the category “Building contractor” in 8404 Sortland - 64.1 per 10,000 residents.
That is fewer than similar-sized areas (median 102.8 per 10,000). With the typical density you would expect about 8.
In the last 3 years 3 opened. Not available yet: closures are only known from 3 October 2026.
The population is 780 and has shrunk 5.7% over 5 years.
Compared with Norway
Building contractor in 8404 Sortland against all of Norway. Annual-report figures are for 2025 (Sortland kommune), from 60 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.
| Sortland | Norway | Sortland Norway | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Made a loss | 35% | 45% | Fewer here | |
| Companies with negative equity | 13% | 20% | Fewer here | |
| Losses two years in a row | 27% | 28% | About the same | |
| Median equity ratio | 29% | 31% | Weaker | |
| Run by chains (3+ places) | 0% | 1% | About the same |
Trend
Active businesses over time
8404 SortlandThis line starts on 3 October 2026, when closures start being known, and grows as we collect.
Openings and closures per year
Closures are counted from 3 October 2026; years before show openings only.
Money
Financials – Sortland kommune
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 8404 Sortland.
Trouble signs
Competition
No company runs more than one place of business here, an independent market.
New and established
A typical mix of new and established businesses.
Moving in and out
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
Measured from each parish centre in the municipality.
Existing businesses
5 in all, newest first.
| Name | Address | Since |
|---|---|---|
| · Aksjeselskap | Bøstranda 15, 8404 Sortland | 2026 |
| · Enkeltpersonforetak | Risevegen 56, 8404 Sortland | 2024 |
| · Aksjeselskap | Riseveien 133, 8404 Sortland | 2024 |
| · Enkeltpersonforetak | Risevegen 219, 8404 Sortland | 2019 |
| · Aksjeselskap | Bøgårdsveien 14, 8404 Sortland | 2017 |
Nothing matches.
Recently opened
Bøstranda 15, 8404 Sortland | Jan 2026 |
Recently closed
| None in the last 2 years. |
Comparable areas
Same type of area, similar population.
| Area | Residents | Active | Per 10k | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4990 Søndeled | 780 | 18 | 230.8 | 12 |
| 6443 Tornes i Romsdal | 780 | 11 | 141.0 | 25 |
| 0850 Oslo | 779 | 4 | 51.3 | 66 |
| 3236 Sandefjord | 781 | 11 | 140.8 | 27 |
| 8725 Utskarpen | 783 | 9 | 114.9 | 46 |
| 5783 Eidfjord | 777 | 12 | 154.4 | 42 |
Other areas nearby
Ranked by opportunity score for building contractor.
| Area | Active | Per 10k | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8403 Sortland Postcode | 6 | 30.6 | 67 |
| 8400 Sortland Postcode | 18 | 104.8 | 41 |
| 8406 Sortland Postcode | 15 | 74.7 | 39 |
| 8402 Sortland Postcode | 30 | 146.5 | 38 |
Population of Sortland
Statistics NorwayWho lives here
Statistics Norway · 2026The line marks the average for Norway. Highlighted: the age group most relevant for building contractor.
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 15.11.2026.