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Engineering consultancy in 6020 Ålesund

Postcode · 2,999 residents
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34of 100

Opportunity score

Crowded

Medium confidence

More competition than similar areas, or a weak trend.

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Why this score (34/100)

Room in the market23weak
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
13
– vs 12 months ago
Per 10,000 residents
43.3
similar areas 28.1 · Norway 36.5
Opened and closed, 3 years
4 opened – closed
last 12 months: 1 opened, – closed
Population
2,999

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There are 13 active businesses in the category “Engineering consultancy” in 6020 Ålesund - 43.3 per 10,000 residents.

That is more than similar-sized areas (median 28.1 per 10,000). With the typical density you would expect about 8.

In the last 3 years 4 opened. Not available yet: closures are only known from 3 October 2026.

Compared with Norway

Engineering consultancy in 6020 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) 8% 3% More chains

Trend

Active businesses over time

6020 Ålesund

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: 02018Opened 2019: 12019Opened 2020: 02020Opened 2021: 02021Opened 2022: 22022Opened 2023: 02023Opened 2024: 02024Opened 2025: 32025Opened 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 6020 Ålesund.

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)3.33 · Norway: 4.48
Average age of active businesses9.2 yrs · Norway: 8.2
Younger than 2 years31% · Norway: 24%
Older than 10 years39% · 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

13 in all, newest first.

NameAddressSince
· Enkeltpersonforetak Blindheimsnesvegen 22B, 6020 Ålesund 2026
· Enkeltpersonforetak Myrlandshøgda 2, 6020 Ålesund 2025
· Aksjeselskap Tørlevegen 96, 6020 Ålesund 2025
· Aksjeselskap Blindheimsneset 4C, 6020 Ålesund 2025
· Aksjeselskap Øvre Skytterholmen 86A, 6020 Ålesund 2022
· Enkeltpersonforetak Skytterholmen 26, 6020 Ålesund 2022
· Aksjeselskap Tverrvegen 32A, 6020 Ålesund 2019
· Enkeltpersonforetak Indre Vegsundstranda 20B, 6020 Ålesund 2017
· Aksjeselskap Vegsundbakken 6, 6020 Ålesund 2015
· Aksjeselskap Tverrvegen 38A, 6020 Ålesund 2013
· Aksjeselskap Blindheimsneset 1, 6020 Ålesund 2008
· WSP NORGE AS · chain Tverrvegen 32, 6020 Ålesund 2007
· Aksjeselskap Blindheimsbreivik, 6020 Ålesund 2001

Recently opened


Blindheimsnesvegen 22B, 6020 Ålesund
Jul 2026

Myrlandshøgda 2, 6020 Ålesund
May 2025

Tørlevegen 96, 6020 Ålesund
Apr 2025

Blindheimsneset 4C, 6020 Ålesund
Jan 2025

Recently closed

None in the last 2 years.

Comparable areas

Same type of area, similar population.

AreaResidentsActivePer 10kScore
4044 Hafrsfjord3,00033110.034
4848 Arendal3,002723.366
0194 Oslo2,9962583.438
0468 Oslo2,996310.074
4345 Bryne2,9951446.735
7713 Steinkjer3,007620.058

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
2,9002,9503,0003,05020252026Residents

Who lives here

Statistics Norway · 2026
Children 0–15 21%
Young 16–24 13%
Adults 25–49 33%
Adults 50–66 22%
Seniors 67–79 8%
80 and older 3%

The line marks the average for Norway.

Average age38.2 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.