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Engineering consultancy in 6800 Førde

Postcode · 1,760 residents
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31of 100

Opportunity score

Crowded

Medium confidence

More competition than similar areas, or a weak trend.

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Why this score (31/100)

Room in the market0weak
Population growth89strong
Momentum–left out
Survival–left out
Financial trend23weak

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
21
– vs 12 months ago
Per 10,000 residents
119.3
similar areas 25.7 · Norway 36.5
Opened and closed, 3 years
6 opened – closed
last 12 months: 2 opened, – closed
Population
1,760
+9.7% in 5 years

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There are 21 active businesses in the category “Engineering consultancy” in 6800 Førde - 119.3 per 10,000 residents.

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

In the last 3 years 6 opened. Not available yet: closures are only known from 3 October 2026.

The population is 1,760 and has grown 9.7% over 5 years.

Compared with Norway

Engineering consultancy in 6800 Førde against all of Norway. Annual-report figures are for 2025 (Sunnfjord kommune), from 49 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.

FørdeNorwayFørde NorwayVerdict
Made a loss 35% 38% Fewer here
Companies with negative equity 4% 14% Fewer here
Losses two years in a row 19% 22% Fewer here
Median equity ratio 52% 51% About the same
Run by chains (3+ places) 29% 3% More chains

Trend

Active businesses over time

6800 Førde

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

Openings and closures per year

012Opened 2017: 02017Opened 2018: 22018Opened 2019: 12019Opened 2020: 22020Opened 2021: 12021Opened 2022: 02022Opened 2023: 12023Opened 2024: 22024Opened 2025: 22025Opened 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 – Sunnfjord kommune

Median revenue
NOK 1.3m
49 companies filed
Profitable
63%
revenue trend -6.3%
02.0m4.0m6.0m8.0m20172019202120232025Sunnfjord kommuneNorway
Sunnfjord 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 6800 Førde.

Trouble signs

Closed through bankruptcy (last 12 months)0
Forcibly dissolved (last 12 months)0

Competition

Share of the 3 largest operators14% · 21 owners

No company runs more than one place of business here, an independent market.

New and established

Openings per 10,000 residents (12 months)11.36 · Norway: 4.47
Average age of active businesses11.6 yrs · Norway: 8.2
Younger than 2 years19% · Norway: 24%
Older than 10 years38% · 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 one404 · 2%
More than 10 km0
Farthest parish (5,000+ residents)0.2 km · Førde sogn (Sunnfjord)

Measured from each parish centre in the municipality.

Existing businesses

21 in all, newest first.

NameAddressSince
· Aksjeselskap Hafstadvegen 25, 6800 Førde 2026
· Konkursbo Hafstadvegen 19, 6800 Førde 2026
· Aksjeselskap Hafstadvegen 21, 6800 Førde 2025
· HELLVIK HUS TEKNOLOGI OG PRODUKSJON AS · chain Halbrendsøyra 2, 6800 Førde 2025
· Aksjeselskap Firdavegen 6, 6800 Førde 2024
· Enkeltpersonforetak Øvre Fossheim 7, 6800 Førde 2024
· Enkeltpersonforetak Langebruvegen 23, 6800 Førde 2023
· Aksjeselskap Øyrane 12, 6800 Førde 2021
· NOVAFORM AS · chain Øyrane 12, 6800 Førde 2020
· Aksjeselskap Øyrane 12, 6800 Førde 2020
· Aksjeselskap Hafstadvegen 21, 6800 Førde 2019
· NAVIC SOLUTIONS AS · chain Naustdalsvegen 1B, 6800 Førde 2018
· HAV DESIGN AS · Aksjeselskap Langebruvegen 9, 6800 Førde 2018
· Enkeltpersonforetak Langebruvegen 25, 6800 Førde 2016
· Aksjeselskap Hafstadvegen 19, 6800 Førde 2015
· NORCONSULT NORGE AS · chain Fjellvegen 11, 6800 Førde 2014
· GOODTECH AS · chain Firdavegen 6, 6800 Førde 2014
· Aksjeselskap Naustdalsvegen 1B, 6800 Førde 1995
· SWECO NORGE AS · chain Langebruvegen 15, 6800 Førde 1994
· Aksjeselskap Langebruvegen 9, 6800 Førde 1991
· Multi Maritime A/S · Aksjeselskap Firdavegen 6, 6800 Førde 1984

Recently opened


Hafstadvegen 25, 6800 Førde
Nov 2026

Hafstadvegen 19, 6800 Førde
Apr 2026

Hafstadvegen 21, 6800 Førde
Aug 2025

HELLVIK HUS TEKNOLOGI OG PRODUKSJON AS · Halbrendsøyra 2, 6800 Førde
Jan 2025

Recently closed

None in the last 2 years.

Comparable areas

Same type of area, similar population.

AreaResidentsActivePer 10kScore
1533 Moss1,76000.075
0464 Oslo1,76115.772
5036 Bergen1,763317.050
9107 Kvaløya1,763634.038
0662 Oslo1,757211.462
7509 Stjørdal1,763211.354

Other areas nearby

Ranked by opportunity score for engineering consultancy.

AreaActivePer 10kScore
6973 Sande i Sunnfjord Postcode212.866
6812 Førde Postcode828.853
6810 Førde Postcode533.550
6819 Førde Postcode320.048
6809 Førde Postcode527.546
6817 Naustdal Postcode725.441
6847 Vassenden Postcode736.537
6814 Førde Postcode1348.132

Population of Førde

Statistics Norway
1,5001,6001,7001,800202120252026Residents

Who lives here

Statistics Norway · 2026
Children 0–15 15%
Young 16–24 11%
Adults 25–49 30%
Adults 50–66 21%
Seniors 67–79 14%
80 and older 9%

The line marks the average for Norway.

Average age44.7 yrs · Norway: 41.8
Median household income after tax*NOK 735k · Norway: NOK 676k
Households with children*26% · Norway: 23%
Higher education (age 16+)*36% · Norway: 38%
Jobs located here*12,573
Commute in / out every day*1,965 / 1,778
Jobs per working resident*1.02 · 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.