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Engineering consultancy in 8370 Leknes

Postcode · 5,058 residents
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54of 100

Opportunity score

Balanced

High confidence

Supply roughly matches similar areas.

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Why this score (54/100)

Room in the market40average
Population growth65strong
Momentum–left out
Survival–left out
Financial trend78strong

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
17
– vs 12 months ago
Per 10,000 residents
33.6
similar areas 28.1 · Norway 36.5
Opened and closed, 3 years
5 opened – closed
last 12 months: 1 opened, – closed
Population
5,058
+3.9% in 5 years

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There are 17 active businesses in the category “Engineering consultancy” in 8370 Leknes - 33.6 per 10,000 residents.

That is about the same as similar-sized areas (median 28.1 per 10,000). With the typical density you would expect about 14.

In the last 3 years 5 opened. Not available yet: closures are only known from 3 October 2026.

The population is 5,058 and has grown 3.9% over 5 years.

Compared with Norway

Engineering consultancy in 8370 Leknes against all of Norway. Annual-report figures are for 2025 (Vestvågøy kommune), from 15 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.

LeknesNorwayLeknes NorwayVerdict
Made a loss 27% 38% Fewer here
Companies with negative equity 7% 14% Fewer here
Losses two years in a row 18% 22% Fewer here
Median equity ratio 44% 51% Weaker
Run by chains (3+ places) 6% 3% More chains

Trend

Active businesses over time

8370 Leknes

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

Openings and closures per year

0123Opened 2017: 02017Opened 2018: 02018Opened 2019: 02019Opened 2020: 22020Opened 2021: 22021Opened 2022: 22022Opened 2023: 12023Opened 2024: 32024Opened 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 – Vestvågøy kommune

Median revenue
NOK 746k
15 companies filed
Profitable
73%
revenue trend +6.1%
02.0m4.0m6.0m8.0m20172019202120232025Vestvågøy kommuneNorway
Vestvågøy 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 8370 Leknes.

Trouble signs

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

Competition

Share of the 3 largest operators18% · 17 owners

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

New and established

Openings per 10,000 residents (12 months)1.98 · Norway: 4.47
Average age of active businesses8.7 yrs · Norway: 8.2
Younger than 2 years12% · Norway: 24%
Older than 10 years29% · Norway: 28%

A typical mix of new and established businesses.

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 one158 · 1%
More than 10 km0
Farthest parish (5,000+ residents)0.3 km · Buksnes sogn (Vestvågøy)

Measured from each parish centre in the municipality.

Existing businesses

17 in all, newest first.

NameAddressSince
· Aksjeselskap Storeidøya 82, 8370 Leknes 2026
· Aksjeselskap Ægirs vei 14, 8370 Leknes 2025
· Enkeltpersonforetak Mjånesveien 29, 8370 Leknes 2024
· Aksjeselskap Borgveien 23, 8370 Leknes 2024
· Aksjeselskap Hagebyveien 37, 8370 Leknes 2024
· Aksjeselskap Storeidøya 60, 8370 Leknes 2023
· Enkeltpersonforetak Mjånesveien 21, 8370 Leknes 2022
· Aksjeselskap Slaksletta 6, 8370 Leknes 2022
· Enkeltpersonforetak Rognbærstien 14, 8370 Leknes 2021
· Enkeltpersonforetak Øver-Voll 54, 8370 Leknes 2021
· WSP NORGE AS · chain Slaksletta 10, 8370 Leknes 2020
· Enkeltpersonforetak Solbakken 5, 8370 Leknes 2020
· Aksjeselskap Ægirs vei 57, 8370 Leknes 2015
· Enkeltpersonforetak Borgveien 19, 8370 Leknes 2015
· Aksjeselskap Lufthavnveien 13, 8370 Leknes 2003
· Aksjeselskap Lekneskroken 7, 8370 Leknes 1999
· Aksjeselskap Storgata 72, 8370 Leknes 1995

Recently opened


Storeidøya 82, 8370 Leknes
Sep 2026

Ægirs vei 14, 8370 Leknes
Apr 2025

Recently closed

None in the last 2 years.

Comparable areas

Same type of area, similar population.

AreaResidentsActivePer 10kScore
1622 Gressvik5,0431631.748
6260 Skodje5,0421529.852
5221 Nesttun5,0392549.644
2100 Skarnes5,0351631.848
4630 Kristiansand S5,0861529.559
7540 Klæbu5,0911325.553

Other areas nearby

Ranked by opportunity score for engineering consultancy.

AreaActivePer 10kScore
8340 Stamsund Postcode16.870
8373 Ballstad Postcode19.361
8372 Gravdal Postcode29.861
8360 Bøstad Postcode212.360

Population of Leknes

Statistics Norway
4,4004,6004,8005,0005,2002016202120252026Residents

Who lives here

Statistics Norway · 2026
Children 0–15 19%
Young 16–24 11%
Adults 25–49 32%
Adults 50–66 20%
Seniors 67–79 12%
80 and older 6%

The line marks the average for Norway.

Average age41.2 yrs · Norway: 41.8
Median household income after tax*NOK 658k · Norway: NOK 676k
Households with children*24% · Norway: 23%
Higher education (age 16+)*30% · Norway: 38%
Jobs located here*5,571
Commute in / out every day*574 / 881
Jobs per working resident*0.95 · 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.