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Engineering consultancy in 5008 Bergen

Postcode · 1,824 residents
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23of 100

Opportunity score

Crowded

Medium confidence

More competition than similar areas, or a weak trend.

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Why this score (23/100)

Room in the market0weak
Population growth41average
Momentum–left out
Survival–left out
Financial trend65strong

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
15
– vs 12 months ago
Per 10,000 residents
82.2
similar areas 25.7 · Norway 36.5
Opened and closed, 3 years
7 opened – closed
last 12 months: 3 opened, – closed
Population
1,824
+0.9% 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 15 active businesses in the category “Engineering consultancy” in 5008 Bergen - 82.2 per 10,000 residents.

That is more than similar-sized areas (median 25.7 per 10,000). With the typical density you would expect about 5.

In the last 3 years 7 opened. Not available yet: closures are only known from 3 October 2026.

The population is 1,824 and has grown 0.9% over 5 years.

Compared with Norway

Engineering consultancy in 5008 Bergen against all of Norway. Annual-report figures are for 2025 (Bergen kommune), from 602 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.

BergenNorwayBergen NorwayVerdict
Made a loss 39% 38% About the same
Companies with negative equity 13% 14% About the same
Losses two years in a row 21% 22% About the same
Median equity ratio 48% 51% Weaker
Run by chains (3+ places) 33% 3% More chains

Trend

Active businesses over time

5008 Bergen

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

Openings and closures per year

0123Opened 2017: 02017Opened 2018: 02018Opened 2019: 02019Opened 2020: 12020Opened 2021: 12021Opened 2022: 12022Opened 2023: 12023Opened 2024: 12024Opened 2025: 32025Opened 2026 (so far): 2Closed 2026 (so far): 02026*
OpenedClosed* 2026 so far

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

Money

Financials – Bergen kommune

Median revenue
NOK 1.7m
602 companies filed
Profitable
60%
revenue trend +3.3%
02.0m4.0m6.0m8.0m20172019202120232025Bergen kommuneNorway
Bergen 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 5008 Bergen.

Trouble signs

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

Competition

Share of the 3 largest operators20% · 15 owners

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

New and established

Openings per 10,000 residents (12 months)16.45 · Norway: 4.48
Average age of active businesses10.2 yrs · Norway: 8.2
Younger than 2 years33% · Norway: 24%
Older than 10 years33% · 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)1.0 km · Fana sogn (Bergen)

Measured from each parish centre in the municipality.

Existing businesses

15 in all, newest first.

NameAddressSince
· Aksjeselskap Vestre Strømkaien 7, 5008 Bergen 2026
· Konkursbo Lars Hilles gate 30, 5008 Bergen 2026
· Aksjeselskap Lars Hilles gate 30, 5008 Bergen 2025
· Aksjeselskap Lars Hilles gate 30, 5008 Bergen 2025
· JOHNSON CONTROLS NORWAY AS · chain Lars Hilles gate 30, 5008 Bergen 2025
· Aksjeselskap Daniel Hansens gate 5B, 5008 Bergen 2024
· Aksjeselskap Lars Hilles gate 20A, 5008 Bergen 2023
· Aksjeselskap Hans Tanks gate 11, 5008 Bergen 2022
· IKM OCEAN DESIGN AS · chain Lars Hilles gate 30, 5008 Bergen 2021
· ENOSOL AS · Aksjeselskap Lars Hilles gate 30, 5008 Bergen 2020
· ENTRO AS · chain Nygårdsgaten 114, 5008 Bergen 2015
· Aksjeselskap Nygårdsgaten 114, 5008 Bergen 2013
· Aksjeselskap Lars Hilles gate 30, 5008 Bergen 2012
· STATENS KARTVERK · chain Lars Hilles gate 19, 5008 Bergen 1995
· RAMBØLL NORGE AS · chain Nygårdsgaten 93, 5008 Bergen 1970

Recently opened


Vestre Strømkaien 7, 5008 Bergen
Feb 2026

Lars Hilles gate 30, 5008 Bergen
Feb 2026

Lars Hilles gate 30, 5008 Bergen
Dec 2025

Lars Hilles gate 30, 5008 Bergen
Jul 2025

JOHNSON CONTROLS NORWAY AS · Lars Hilles gate 30, 5008 Bergen
Jun 2025

Recently closed

None in the last 2 years.

Comparable areas

Same type of area, similar population.

AreaResidentsActivePer 10kScore
2408 Elverum1,824738.444
6531 Averøy1,826527.441
2742 Grua1,822316.570
7288 Soknedal1,821632.941
1709 Sarpsborg1,821527.544
7503 Stjørdal1,820422.062

Other areas nearby

Ranked by opportunity score for engineering consultancy.

AreaActivePer 10kScore
5089 Bergen Postcode00.084
5136 Mjølkeråen Postcode39.580
5161 Laksevåg Postcode00.079
5236 Rådal Postcode516.477
5097 Bergen Postcode310.476
5055 Bergen Postcode39.676
5267 Espeland Postcode211.776
5183 Olsvik Postcode00.075

Population of Bergen

Statistics Norway
1,7001,7501,8001,8501,9002016202120252026Residents

Who lives here

Statistics Norway · 2026
Children 0–15 5%
Young 16–24 24%
Adults 25–49 51%
Adults 50–66 12%
Seniors 67–79 6%
80 and older 2%

The line marks the average for Norway.

Average age37.3 yrs · Norway: 41.8
Median household income after tax*NOK 672k · Norway: NOK 676k
Households with children*21% · Norway: 23%
Higher education (age 16+)*47% · Norway: 38%
Jobs located here*183,653
Commute in / out every day*45,294 / 19,915
Jobs per working resident*1.16 · Norway: 1.00

More people work here than live here, daytime demand (lunch, services) is higher than the resident count suggests.

* 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 13.11.2026.