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Engineering consultancy in 6697 Vihals

Postcode · 201 residents
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30of 100

Opportunity score

Too small to judge

Low confidence

The area is small, so a single business opening or closing changes the picture a lot. Look at the wider area too.

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Why this score (30/100)

Room in the market50average
Population growth5weak
Momentum–left out
Survival–left out
Financial trend10weak

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
2
– vs 12 months ago
Per 10,000 residents
99.5
similar areas 0.0 · Norway 36.5
Opened and closed, 3 years
0 opened – closed
last 12 months: 0 opened, – closed
Population
201
-8.6% in 5 years

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There are 2 active businesses in the category “Engineering consultancy” in 6697 Vihals - 99.5 per 10,000 residents.

In the last 3 years 0 opened. Not available yet: closures are only known from 3 October 2026.

The population is 201 and has shrunk 8.6% over 5 years.

Compared with Norway

Engineering consultancy in 6697 Vihals against all of Norway. Annual-report figures are for 2025 (Aure kommune), from 8 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.

VihalsNorwayVihals NorwayVerdict
Made a loss 25% 38% Fewer here
Companies with negative equity 25% 14% More here
Losses two years in a row 0% 22% Fewer here
Median equity ratio 38% 51% Weaker

Trend

Active businesses over time

6697 Vihals

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: 02021Opened 2022: 02022Opened 2023: 02023Opened 2024: 02024Opened 2025: 02025Opened 2026 (so far): 0Closed 2026 (so far): 02026*
OpenedClosed* 2026 so far

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

Money

Financials – Aure kommune

Median revenue
NOK 2.5m
8 companies filed
Profitable
75%
revenue trend -12.1%
02.0m4.0m6.0m8.0m20172019202120232025Aure kommuneNorway
Aure 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 6697 Vihals.

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)0.00 · Norway: 4.47

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 one915 · 27%
More than 10 km0

Measured from each parish centre in the municipality.

Existing businesses

2 in all, newest first.

NameAddressSince
· Enkeltpersonforetak Skardsøyvegen 1558, 6697 Vihals 2017
· Aksjeselskap Grøtneset, 6697 Vihals 2015

Comparable areas

Same type of area, similar population.

AreaResidentsActivePer 10kScore
5984 Matredal202299.036
0496 Oslo2002100.063
9454 Ånstad204149.043
6984 Stongfjorden1963153.153
0890 Oslo195151.338
9716 Børselv208148.133

Other areas nearby

Ranked by opportunity score for engineering consultancy.

AreaActivePer 10kScore
6690 Aure Postcode757.47

Population of Vihals

Statistics Norway
1902002102202302016202120252026Residents

Who lives here

Statistics Norway · 2026
Children 0–15 18%
Young 16–24 7%
Adults 25–49 29%
Adults 50–66 20%
Seniors 67–79 16%
80 and older 8%

The line marks the average for Norway.

Average age44.6 yrs · Norway: 41.8
Median household income after tax*NOK 642k · Norway: NOK 676k
Households with children*19% · Norway: 23%
Higher education (age 16+)*25% · Norway: 38%
Jobs located here*1,585
Commute in / out every day*332 / 371
Jobs per working resident*0.98 · 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.