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Engineering consultancy in 6005 Ålesund

Postcode · 2,251 residents
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53of 100

Opportunity score

Balanced

Medium confidence

Supply roughly matches similar areas.

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Why this score (53/100)

Room in the market48average
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
6
– vs 12 months ago
Per 10,000 residents
26.7
similar areas 25.7 · Norway 36.5
Opened and closed, 3 years
2 opened – closed
last 12 months: 1 opened, – closed
Population
2,251

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There are 6 active businesses in the category “Engineering consultancy” in 6005 Ålesund - 26.7 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 6.

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

Compared with Norway

Engineering consultancy in 6005 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

6005 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: 12017Opened 2018: 02018Opened 2019: 02019Opened 2020: 02020Opened 2021: 12021Opened 2022: 02022Opened 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 6005 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)4.44 · Norway: 4.48
Average age of active businesses9.8 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 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

6 in all, newest first.

NameAddressSince
· Enkeltpersonforetak Steinvågvegen 52A, 6005 Ålesund 2026
· Enkeltpersonforetak Kirkegata 33C, 6005 Ålesund 2025
· Aksjeselskap Kjøpmannsgata 9, 6005 Ålesund 2021
· KJELL LENNART NYGÅRD · Enkeltpersonforetak Aspegata 19A, 6005 Ålesund 2017
· Aksjeselskap Kjøpmannsgata 3, 6005 Ålesund 2013
· Aksjeselskap Kjøpmannsgata 23, 6005 Ålesund 1998

Recently opened


Steinvågvegen 52A, 6005 Ålesund
Mar 2026

Kirkegata 33C, 6005 Ålesund
Mar 2025

Recently closed

None in the last 2 years.

Comparable areas

Same type of area, similar population.

AreaResidentsActivePer 10kScore
6040 Vigra2,250626.757
5522 Haugesund2,250731.147
2120 Sagstua2,24828.958
0576 Oslo2,247626.749
0652 Oslo2,256417.747
2323 Ingeberg2,257313.374

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
6260 Skodje Postcode1529.852
6057 Ellingsøy Postcode931.450

Population of Ålesund

Statistics Norway
2,1502,2002,2502,30020252026Residents

Who lives here

Statistics Norway · 2026
Children 0–15 10%
Young 16–24 10%
Adults 25–49 42%
Adults 50–66 21%
Seniors 67–79 12%
80 and older 4%

The line marks the average for Norway.

Average age43.1 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 13.11.2026.