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Engineering consultancy in 4560 Vanse

Postcode · 3,864 residents
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60of 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 (60/100)

Room in the market40average
Population growth80strong
Momentum–left out
Survival–left out
Financial trend90strong

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
13
– vs 12 months ago
Per 10,000 residents
33.6
similar areas 28.1 · Norway 36.5
Opened and closed, 3 years
5 opened – closed
last 12 months: 3 opened, – closed
Population
3,864
+6.4% 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 13 active businesses in the category “Engineering consultancy” in 4560 Vanse - 33.6 per 10,000 residents.

That is about the same as similar-sized areas (median 28.1 per 10,000). With the typical density you would expect about 11.

In the last 3 years 5 opened. Not available yet: closures are only known from 3 October 2026.

The population is 3,864 and has grown 6.4% over 5 years.

Compared with Norway

Engineering consultancy in 4560 Vanse against all of Norway. Annual-report figures are for 2025 (Farsund kommune), from 21 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.

VanseNorwayVanse NorwayVerdict
Made a loss 33% 38% Fewer here
Companies with negative equity 10% 14% Fewer here
Losses two years in a row 22% 22% About the same
Median equity ratio 58% 51% Stronger
Run by chains (3+ places) 0% 3% Fewer chains

Trend

Active businesses over time

4560 Vanse

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

Openings and closures per year

0123Opened 2017: 12017Opened 2018: 12018Opened 2019: 02019Opened 2020: 02020Opened 2021: 02021Opened 2022: 32022Opened 2023: 02023Opened 2024: 02024Opened 2025: 22025Opened 2026 (so far): 3Closed 2026 (so far): 02026*
OpenedClosed* 2026 so far

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

Money

Financials – Farsund kommune

Median revenue
NOK 2.6m
21 companies filed
Profitable
67%
revenue trend +12.6%
02.0m4.0m6.0m8.0m20172019202120232025Farsund kommuneNorway
Farsund 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 4560 Vanse.

Trouble signs

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

Competition

Share of the 3 largest operators23% · 13 owners

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

New and established

Openings per 10,000 residents (12 months)7.76 · Norway: 4.47
Average age of active businesses7.0 yrs · Norway: 8.2
Younger than 2 years39% · Norway: 24%
Older than 10 years23% · 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)0.2 km · Lista sogn (Farsund)

Measured from each parish centre in the municipality.

Existing businesses

13 in all, newest first.

NameAddressSince
· Aksjeselskap Abraham Berges vei 39, 4560 Vanse 2026
· Konkursbo Omlandsveien 132, 4560 Vanse 2026
· Aksjeselskap Dyngvollveien 15, 4560 Vanse 2026
· Aksjeselskap Flyplassveien 63, 4560 Vanse 2025
· Aksjeselskap Bryne Ringvei 6, 4560 Vanse 2025
· Aksjeselskap Omlandsveien 132, 4560 Vanse 2022
· Aksjeselskap Oreveien 61, 4560 Vanse 2022
· Enkeltpersonforetak Nordveien 325, 4560 Vanse 2022
· Aksjeselskap Lista fly- og næringspark, 4560 Vanse 2018
· Aksjeselskap Dyngvollveien 60, 4560 Vanse 2017
· J.THJØMØE SOLUTIONS · Enkeltpersonforetak Vardeveien 2, 4560 Vanse 2014
· Enkeltpersonforetak Dyngvollveien 23, 4560 Vanse 2010
· Aksjeselskap Hasselveien 59, 4560 Vanse 2000

Recently opened


Abraham Berges vei 39, 4560 Vanse
Sep 2026

Omlandsveien 132, 4560 Vanse
Jun 2026

Dyngvollveien 15, 4560 Vanse
Feb 2026

Flyplassveien 63, 4560 Vanse
Oct 2025

Bryne Ringvei 6, 4560 Vanse
May 2025

Recently closed

None in the last 2 years.

Comparable areas

Same type of area, similar population.

AreaResidentsActivePer 10kScore
2074 Eidsvoll Verk3,867512.971
9022 Krokelvdalen3,86137.865
3300 Hokksund3,8581128.554
5143 Fyllingsdalen3,873615.561
1542 Vestby3,879512.973
4022 Stavanger3,8372462.527

Other areas nearby

Ranked by opportunity score for engineering consultancy.

AreaActivePer 10kScore
4563 Borhaug Postcode217.658
4550 Farsund Postcode1836.448

Population of Vanse

Statistics Norway
3,5003,6003,7003,8003,9002016202120252026Residents

Who lives here

Statistics Norway · 2026
Children 0–15 18%
Young 16–24 11%
Adults 25–49 29%
Adults 50–66 22%
Seniors 67–79 14%
80 and older 6%

The line marks the average for Norway.

Average age41.9 yrs · Norway: 41.8
Median household income after tax*NOK 669k · Norway: NOK 676k
Households with children*23% · Norway: 23%
Higher education (age 16+)*26% · Norway: 38%
Jobs located here*3,948
Commute in / out every day*708 / 1,461
Jobs per working resident*0.84 · 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.