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Engineering consultancy in 2836 Biri

Postcode · 3,275 residents
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69of 100

Opportunity score

Worth a closer look

Medium confidence

Some signals point to room for a new business.

See the five reasons

Why this score (69/100)

Room in the market67strong
Population growth70strong
Momentum–left out
Survival–left out
Financial trend74strong

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
6
– vs 12 months ago
Per 10,000 residents
18.3
similar areas 28.1 · Norway 36.5
Opened and closed, 3 years
2 opened – closed
last 12 months: 0 opened, – closed
Population
3,275
+4.5% in 5 years

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There are 6 active businesses in the category “Engineering consultancy” in 2836 Biri - 18.3 per 10,000 residents.

That is fewer than similar-sized areas (median 28.1 per 10,000). With the typical density you would expect about 9.

In the last 3 years 2 opened. Not available yet: closures are only known from 3 October 2026.

The population is 3,275 and has grown 4.5% over 5 years.

Compared with Norway

Engineering consultancy in 2836 Biri against all of Norway. Annual-report figures are for 2025 (Gjøvik 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.

BiriNorwayBiri NorwayVerdict
Made a loss 42% 38% More here
Companies with negative equity 16% 14% More here
Losses two years in a row 37% 22% More here
Median equity ratio 53% 51% About the same
Run by chains (3+ places) 0% 3% Fewer chains

Trend

Active businesses over time

2836 Biri

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

Openings and closures per year

012Opened 2017: 02017Opened 2018: 02018Opened 2019: 22019Opened 2020: 12020Opened 2021: 12021Opened 2022: 02022Opened 2023: 02023Opened 2024: 02024Opened 2025: 22025Opened 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 – Gjøvik kommune

Median revenue
NOK 1.6m
43 companies filed
Profitable
58%
revenue trend +5.5%
02.0m4.0m6.0m8.0m20172019202120232025Gjøvik kommuneNorway
Gjøvik 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 engineering consultancy in 2836 Biri.

Trouble signs

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

Competition

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

New and established

Openings per 10,000 residents (12 months)0.00 · Norway: 4.47
Average age of active businesses4.8 yrs · Norway: 8.2
Younger than 2 years33% · Norway: 24%
Older than 10 years0% · Norway: 28%

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. 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)0.3 km · Engehaugen sogn (Gjøvik)

Measured from each parish centre in the municipality.

Existing businesses

6 in all, newest first.

NameAddressSince
· KRISTIAN BJØRNSTAD BYGG & ANLEGG AS · Aksjeselskap Hagelundvegen 3, 2836 Biri 2025
· Enkeltpersonforetak Klomsteinrovegen 636, 2836 Biri 2025
· Enkeltpersonforetak Lierengvegen 215, 2836 Biri 2021
· Enkeltpersonforetak Birivegen 106, 2836 Biri 2020
· ØYVIND ARNTZEN · Enkeltpersonforetak Honneåsen 2, 2836 Biri 2019
· Aksjeselskap Øverbygdsvegen 188, 2836 Biri 2019

Recently opened


KRISTIAN BJØRNSTAD BYGG & ANLEGG AS · Hagelundvegen 3, 2836 Biri
Nov 2025

Klomsteinrovegen 636, 2836 Biri
Jun 2025

Recently closed

None in the last 2 years.

Comparable areas

Same type of area, similar population.

AreaResidentsActivePer 10kScore
0172 Oslo3,274412.275
4276 Veavågen3,271927.558
4049 Hafrsfjord3,2811030.559
4325 Sandnes3,284412.275
3660 Rjukan3,266721.448
4322 Sandnes3,285515.276

Other areas nearby

Ranked by opportunity score for engineering consultancy.

AreaActivePer 10kScore
2818 Gjøvik Postcode00.081
2817 Gjøvik Postcode310.171
2822 Bybrua Postcode00.070
2827 Hunndalen Postcode820.463
2821 Gjøvik Postcode1030.162
2838 Snertingdal Postcode318.254
2825 Gjøvik Postcode527.344
2816 Gjøvik Postcode1343.244

Population of Biri

Statistics Norway
3,0003,1003,2003,3002016202120252026Residents

Who lives here

Statistics Norway · 2026
Children 0–15 16%
Young 16–24 10%
Adults 25–49 29%
Adults 50–66 23%
Seniors 67–79 15%
80 and older 7%

The line marks the average for Norway.

Average age44.7 yrs · Norway: 41.8
Median household income after tax*NOK 623k · Norway: NOK 676k
Households with children*20% · Norway: 23%
Higher education (age 16+)*34% · Norway: 38%
Jobs located here*17,056
Commute in / out every day*7,270 / 5,560
Jobs per working resident*1.11 · 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.