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Market snapshot

Electronics & phone store in Kristiansand kommune

64Worth a closer look High confidence Municipality · 119,287 residents
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There are 31 active businesses in the category “Electronics & phone store” in Kristiansand kommune - 2.6 per 10,000 residents.

That is about the same as similar-sized areas (median 2.3 per 10,000). With the typical density you would expect about 27.

In the last 3 years 8 opened and 0 closed (net +8).

The population is 119,287 and has grown 6.0% over 5 years.

Some signals point to room for a new business.

Active now
31
+2 vs 12 months ago
Per 10,000 residents
2.6
similar areas: 2.3 · NO: 2.3
Opened / closed (3 yrs)
8 / 0
last 12 months: 2 / 0
Population
119,287
5-year change: +6.0%

Active businesses over time

Kristiansand kommune
0102030402014Q2 16Q3 18Q4 202023Q2 25Electronics & phone store

Openings and closures per year

024Opened 2017: 1Closed 2017: 02017Opened 2018: 2Closed 2018: 02018Opened 2019: 1Closed 2019: 02019Opened 2020: 0Closed 2020: 02020Opened 2021: 0Closed 2021: 02021Opened 2022: 2Closed 2022: 02022Opened 2023: 0Closed 2023: 02023Opened 2024: 2Closed 2024: 02024Opened 2025: 4Closed 2025: 02025Opened 2026: 2Closed 2026: 02026
OpenedClosed

Why this score (64/100)

Room in the market43
Population growth88
Momentum92
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 electronics & phone store in Kristiansand 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

Run by chains (3+ places)32% · Norway: 28%
Share of the 3 largest operators23% · 27 owners
4 places
2 places

New and established

Openings per 10,000 residents (12 months)0.17 · Norway: 0.17
Average age of active businesses14.0 yrs · Norway: 17.4
Younger than 2 years19% · Norway: 15%
Older than 10 years55% · Norway: 57%

A young market: many recent start-ups, dynamic, but less proven.

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 one5,231 · 4%
More than 10 km1,044
Farthest parish (5,000+ residents)3.5 km · Oddernes sogn (Kristiansand)

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 (31)

NameAddressSinceEmployees

Aksjeselskap
Sjølystveien 62, 4610 Kristiansand S 2026 –

Enkeltpersonforetak
Østerøya 67, 4625 Flekkerøy 2026 –

Aksjeselskap
Barstølveien 29-35, 4636 Kristiansand S 2025 5

Enkeltpersonforetak
Grønngjelet 25, 4640 Søgne 2025 –

Aksjeselskap
Kuholmsveien 119A, 4632 Kristiansand S 2025 –

Aksjeselskap
Kirkegata 9, 4611 Kristiansand S 2025 9

Enkeltpersonforetak
Møviklia 4, 4623 Kristiansand S 2024 –

Aksjeselskap
Dvergsneslia 24, 4639 Kristiansand S 2024 –
Skibåsen 43, 4636 Kristiansand S 2022 –

Aksjeselskap
Tordenskjolds gate 26, 4612 Kristiansand S 2022 8

Aksjeselskap
Markens gate 10, 4611 Kristiansand S 2019 –

Aksjeselskap
Avenyen 10, 4636 Kristiansand S 2018 6

Enkeltpersonforetak
Henrik Wergelands gate 15, 4612 Kristiansand S 2018 –

Enkeltpersonforetak
Andøyfaret 33, 4623 Kristiansand S 2017 –

Aksjeselskap
Rektor Kvaales plass 9, 4640 Søgne 2016 12

Aksjeselskap
Rådhusveien 51, 4640 Søgne 2016 9

Aksjeselskap
Østre Strandgate 80, 4608 Kristiansand S 2015 6

Aksjeselskap
Kirsten Flagstads vei 32, 4621 Kristiansand S 2014 –

Aksjeselskap
Barstølveien 31, 4636 Kristiansand S 2010 –

Aksjeselskap
Barstølveien 29, 4636 Kristiansand S 2009 29

Aksjeselskap
Tollbodgata 14, 4611 Kristiansand S 2009 –

Aksjeselskap
Markens gate 10, 4611 Kristiansand S 2008 –

Aksjeselskap
Barstølveien 31, 4636 Kristiansand S 2008 8

Aksjeselskap
Huldertun 32, 4638 Kristiansand S 2007 –

Aksjeselskap
Henrik Wergelands gate 16, 4612 Kristiansand S 2007 –

Aksjeselskap
Prestbakken 26, 4645 Nodeland 2002 –

Aksjeselskap
Barstølveien 29, 4636 Kristiansand S 2000 38

Aksjeselskap
Barstølveien 56, 4636 Kristiansand S 1991 –

Aksjeselskap
Avenyen 14, 4636 Kristiansand S 1988 41

Aksjeselskap
Øvre fergested 1, 4614 Kristiansand S 1987 24

Aksjeselskap
Lumberveien 29H, 4621 Kristiansand S 1981 –

Recently opened


Sjølystveien 62, 4610 Kristiansand S
May 2026

Østerøya 67, 4625 Flekkerøy
Apr 2026

Barstølveien 29-35, 4636 Kristiansand S
Oct 2025

Grønngjelet 25, 4640 Søgne
Aug 2025

Kuholmsveien 119A, 4632 Kristiansand S
Jul 2025

Kirkegata 9, 4611 Kristiansand S
May 2025

Recently closed

None in the last 2 years.

Comparable areas

Same type of area, similar population.

AreaResidentsActivePer 10kScore
Drammen kommune106,013272.557
Bærum kommune133,228221.764
Asker kommune101,509191.970
Lillestrøm kommune96,771232.468
Stavanger kommune151,669241.667
Fredrikstad kommune86,243182.163

Best spots inside Kristiansand

Ranked by opportunity score for electronics & phone store.

AreaActivePer 10kScore
Oddernes sogn (Kristiansand) Parish00.075
Randesund sogn (Kristiansand) Parish21.472
Lund sogn (Kristiansand) Parish11.071
Søgne sogn (Kristiansand) Parish32.365
Kristiansand Domkirke sogn (Kristiansand) Parish1010.856
Vågsbygd sogn (Kristiansand) Parish21.653

Population of Kristiansand

Statistics Norway
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Who lives here

Statistics Norway · 2026
Children 0–15 18%
Young 16–24 13%
Adults 25–49 34%
Adults 50–66 20%
Seniors 67–79 11%
80 and older 4%

The line marks the average for Norway.

Average age40.2 yrs · Norway: 41.8
Median household income after taxNOK 657k · Norway: NOK 676k
Households with children24% · Norway: 23%
Higher education (age 16+)40% · Norway: 38%
Jobs located here63,645
Commute in / out every day14,695 / 9,902
Jobs per working resident1.08 · Norway: 1.00

Roughly as many jobs as working residents.

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.