Building contractor in 9538 Alta
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 (43/100)
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 15 active businesses in the category “Building contractor” in 9538 Alta - 175.2 per 10,000 residents.
That is more than similar-sized areas (median 103.1 per 10,000). With the typical density you would expect about 9.
In the last 3 years 0 opened. Not available yet: closures are only known from 3 October 2026.
The population is 856 and has grown 9.3% over 5 years.
Compared with Norway
Building contractor in 9538 Alta against all of Norway. Annual-report figures are for 2025 (Alta kommune), from 178 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.
| Alta | Norway | Alta Norway | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Made a loss | 34% | 45% | Fewer here | |
| Companies with negative equity | 9% | 20% | Fewer here | |
| Losses two years in a row | 14% | 28% | Fewer here | |
| Median equity ratio | 39% | 31% | Stronger | |
| Run by chains (3+ places) | 0% | 1% | About the same |
Trend
Active businesses over time
9538 AltaThis 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 – Alta 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 9538 Alta.
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
15 in all, newest first.
| Name | Address | Since |
|---|---|---|
| · Aksjeselskap | Transfarelvmoen 31, 9538 Alta | 2023 |
| · Aksjeselskap | Rishaugjordet 15, 9538 Alta | 2023 |
| · Enkeltpersonforetak | Russeluftveien 50A, 9538 Alta | 2023 |
| · Aksjeselskap | Transfarelvmoen 45B, 9538 Alta | 2022 |
| · Aksjeselskap | Transfarelvveien 2, 9538 Alta | 2020 |
| · Enkeltpersonforetak | Russeluftveien 259, 9538 Alta | 2020 |
| · Aksjeselskap | Russeluftveien 116, 9538 Alta | 2020 |
| · Aksjeselskap | Rishaugjordet 39, 9538 Alta | 2020 |
| · Aksjeselskap | Rishaugjordet 25, 9538 Alta | 2019 |
| · Aksjeselskap | Rafsbotnveien 98, 9538 Alta | 2018 |
| · Enkeltpersonforetak | Transfarelvmoen 31, 9538 Alta | 2014 |
| · Aksjeselskap | Transfarelvmoen 50, 9538 Alta | 2014 |
| · Aksjeselskap | Sarves 81, 9538 Alta | 2013 |
| · Enkeltpersonforetak | Bekkedalen 15, 9538 Alta | 2006 |
| · SARVES AS · Aksjeselskap | Nordelvdalen 170, 9538 Alta | 2003 |
Nothing matches.
Recently opened
| None in the last 2 years. |
Recently closed
Sisuveien 16, 9538 Alta | May 2026 after 3 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.
| Area | Residents | Active | Per 10k | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2662 Dovre | 857 | 7 | 81.7 | 64 |
| 7732 Steinkjer | 855 | 11 | 128.7 | 34 |
| 2975 Vang i Valdres | 854 | 18 | 210.8 | 34 |
| 1637 Gamle Fredrikstad | 854 | 1 | 11.7 | 89 |
| 8484 Risøyhamn | 858 | 11 | 128.2 | 51 |
| 5010 Bergen | 854 | 3 | 35.1 | 56 |
Other areas nearby
Ranked by opportunity score for building contractor.
| Area | Active | Per 10k | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9511 Alta Postcode | 2 | 9.1 | 75 |
| 9516 Alta Postcode | 6 | 42.7 | 49 |
| 9513 Alta Postcode | 20 | 67.2 | 48 |
| 9512 Alta Postcode | 13 | 50.2 | 47 |
| 9510 Alta Postcode | 16 | 113.9 | 41 |
| 9514 Alta Postcode | 40 | 218.8 | 37 |
| 9517 Alta Postcode | 27 | 136.5 | 36 |
| 9515 Alta Postcode | 47 | 149.1 | 33 |
Population of Alta
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 14.11.2026.