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Engineering consultancy in 5541 Kolnes

Postcode · 1,785 residents
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44of 100

Opportunity score

Balanced

Medium confidence

Supply roughly matches similar areas.

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Why this score (44/100)

Room in the market45average
Population growth23weak
Momentum–left out
Survival–left out
Financial trend79strong

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
5
– vs 12 months ago
Per 10,000 residents
28.0
similar areas 25.7 · Norway 36.5
Opened and closed, 3 years
3 opened – closed
last 12 months: 2 opened, – closed
Population
1,785
-1.4% in 5 years

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There are 5 active businesses in the category “Engineering consultancy” in 5541 Kolnes - 28.0 per 10,000 residents.

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

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

The population is 1,785 and has shrunk 1.4% over 5 years.

Compared with Norway

Engineering consultancy in 5541 Kolnes against all of Norway. Annual-report figures are for 2025 (Karmøy kommune), from 93 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.

KolnesNorwayKolnes NorwayVerdict
Made a loss 32% 38% Fewer here
Companies with negative equity 8% 14% Fewer here
Losses two years in a row 23% 22% About the same
Median equity ratio 49% 51% Weaker
Run by chains (3+ places) 0% 3% Fewer chains

Trend

Active businesses over time

5541 Kolnes

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

Openings and closures per year

012Opened 2017: 12017Opened 2018: 02018Opened 2019: 02019Opened 2020: 02020Opened 2021: 12021Opened 2022: 02022Opened 2023: 02023Opened 2024: 12024Opened 2025: 02025Opened 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 – Karmøy kommune

Median revenue
NOK 1.4m
93 companies filed
Profitable
66%
revenue trend +6.2%
02.0m4.0m6.0m8.0m20172019202120232025Karmøy kommuneNorway
Karmøy 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 5541 Kolnes.

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)11.20 · Norway: 4.47
Average age of active businesses3.7 yrs · Norway: 8.2
Younger than 2 years40% · 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)0.9 km · Norheim sogn (Karmøy)

Measured from each parish centre in the municipality.

Existing businesses

5 in all, newest first.

NameAddressSince
· Enkeltpersonforetak Buhagen 56, 5541 Kolnes 2026
· Enkeltpersonforetak Torvmyrvegen 44, 5541 Kolnes 2026
· Aksjeselskap Dølevegen 74, 5541 Kolnes 2024
· Enkeltpersonforetak Bratthammarvegen 73, 5541 Kolnes 2021
· Aksjeselskap Dølevegen 86, 5541 Kolnes 2017

Recently opened


Buhagen 56, 5541 Kolnes
Feb 2026

Torvmyrvegen 44, 5541 Kolnes
Feb 2026

Recently closed

None in the last 2 years.

Comparable areas

Same type of area, similar population.

AreaResidentsActivePer 10kScore
3033 Drammen1,78515.672
6414 Molde1,78515.676
3219 Sandefjord1,785950.433
0287 Oslo1,783633.739
1513 Moss1,787739.225
3712 Skien1,788950.315

Other areas nearby

Ranked by opportunity score for engineering consultancy.

AreaActivePer 10kScore
5545 Vormedal Postcode616.578
4260 Torvastad Postcode515.070
4275 Sævelandsvik Postcode530.561
4276 Veavågen Postcode927.558
4274 Stol Postcode218.954
4250 Kopervik Postcode3133.753
5542 Karmsund Postcode1644.151
4262 Avaldsnes Postcode1032.844

Population of Kolnes

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

Who lives here

Statistics Norway · 2026
Children 0–15 22%
Young 16–24 12%
Adults 25–49 34%
Adults 50–66 21%
Seniors 67–79 8%
80 and older 4%

The line marks the average for Norway.

Average age37.8 yrs · Norway: 41.8
Median household income after tax*NOK 738k · Norway: NOK 676k
Households with children*28% · Norway: 23%
Higher education (age 16+)*27% · Norway: 38%
Jobs located here*16,796
Commute in / out every day*4,629 / 9,127
Jobs per working resident*0.79 · Norway: 1.00

Many residents work elsewhere, demand is concentrated in evenings and weekends.

* 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.