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Engineering consultancy in 6004 Ålesund

Postcode · 1,308 residents
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16of 100

Opportunity score

Crowded

Medium confidence

More competition than similar areas, or a weak trend.

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Why this score (16/100)

Room in the market0weak
Population growth–left out
Momentum–left out
Survival–left out
Financial trend71strong

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
9
– vs 12 months ago
Per 10,000 residents
68.8
similar areas 25.5 · Norway 36.5
Opened and closed, 3 years
2 opened – closed
last 12 months: 1 opened, – closed
Population
1,308

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There are 9 active businesses in the category “Engineering consultancy” in 6004 Ålesund - 68.8 per 10,000 residents.

That is more than similar-sized areas (median 25.5 per 10,000). With the typical density you would expect about 3.

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

Compared with Norway

Engineering consultancy in 6004 Ålesund against all of Norway. Annual-report figures are for 2025 (Ålesund kommune), from 153 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.

ÅlesundNorwayÅlesund NorwayVerdict
Made a loss 44% 38% More here
Companies with negative equity 14% 14% About the same
Losses two years in a row 23% 22% About the same
Median equity ratio 41% 51% Weaker
Run by chains (3+ places) 0% 3% Fewer chains

Trend

Active businesses over time

6004 Ålesund

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

Openings and closures per year

00.51Opened 2017: 02017Opened 2018: 02018Opened 2019: 02019Opened 2020: 02020Opened 2021: 12021Opened 2022: 12022Opened 2023: 02023Opened 2024: 02024Opened 2025: 12025Opened 2026 (so far): 1Closed 2026 (so far): 02026*
OpenedClosed* 2026 so far

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

Money

Financials – Ålesund kommune

Median revenue
NOK 1.2m
153 companies filed
Profitable
56%
revenue trend +4.6%
02.0m4.0m6.0m8.0m20172019202120232025Ålesund kommuneNorway
Ålesund 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 6004 Ålesund.

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)7.65 · Norway: 4.47
Average age of active businesses12.3 yrs · Norway: 8.2
Younger than 2 years22% · Norway: 24%
Older than 10 years56% · Norway: 28%

An established market: many businesses have been here for years.

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 one1,106 · 2%
More than 10 km1,106
Farthest parish (5,000+ residents)0.5 km · Skodje sogn (Ålesund)

Measured from each parish centre in the municipality.

Existing businesses

9 in all, newest first.

NameAddressSince
· Aksjeselskap Øwregata 21, 6004 Ålesund 2026
· Enkeltpersonforetak Giskegata 13A, 6004 Ålesund 2025
· Aksjeselskap Bakkegata 1, 6004 Ålesund 2022
· Enkeltpersonforetak Prestegata 2B, 6004 Ålesund 2021
· Aksjeselskap Molovegen 12, 6004 Ålesund 2016
· Aksjeselskap Brunholmgata 2A, 6004 Ålesund 2012
· Aksjeselskap Brunholmgata 1B, 6004 Ålesund 2006
· Aksjeselskap Kirkegata 2, 6004 Ålesund 2002
· Aksjeselskap Brunholmgata 1A, 6004 Ålesund 1999

Recently opened


Øwregata 21, 6004 Ålesund
Oct 2026

Giskegata 13A, 6004 Ålesund
Jan 2025

Recently closed

None in the last 2 years.

Comparable areas

Same type of area, similar population.

AreaResidentsActivePer 10kScore
4058 Tananger1,309430.661
5286 Haus1,310322.938
7717 Steinkjer1,305323.041
0569 Oslo1,30400.070
1661 Rolvsøy1,313968.524
1535 Moss1,31317.678

Other areas nearby

Ranked by opportunity score for engineering consultancy.

AreaActivePer 10kScore
6017 Ålesund Postcode411.078
6014 Ålesund Postcode311.876
6006 Ålesund Postcode614.773
6016 Ålesund Postcode415.670
6012 Ålesund Postcode417.168
6011 Ålesund Postcode721.164
6005 Ålesund Postcode626.753
6260 Skodje Postcode1529.852

Population of Ålesund

Statistics Norway
1,2001,2501,3001,35020252026Residents

Who lives here

Statistics Norway · 2026
Children 0–15 7%
Young 16–24 14%
Adults 25–49 44%
Adults 50–66 19%
Seniors 67–79 11%
80 and older 5%

The line marks the average for Norway.

Average age43.0 yrs · Norway: 41.8
Median household income after tax*NOK 692k · Norway: NOK 676k
Households with children*24% · Norway: 23%
Higher education (age 16+)*39% · Norway: 38%
Jobs located here*35,028
Commute in / out every day*9,467 / 6,165
Jobs per working resident*1.10 · 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.