Engineering consultancy in 9414 Harstad
Opportunity score
Balanced
Medium confidenceSupply roughly matches similar areas.
See the five reasonsWhy this score (44/100)
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
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There are 5 active businesses in the category “Engineering consultancy” in 9414 Harstad - 30.0 per 10,000 residents.
That is about the same as similar-sized areas (median 25.5 per 10,000). With the typical density you would expect about 4.
In the last 3 years 2 opened. Not available yet: closures are only known from 3 October 2026.
The population is 1,669 and has shrunk 1.4% over 5 years.
Compared with Norway
Engineering consultancy in 9414 Harstad against all of Norway. Annual-report figures are for 2025 (Harstad kommune), from 43 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.
| Harstad | Norway | Harstad Norway | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Made a loss | 33% | 38% | Fewer here | |
| Companies with negative equity | 9% | 14% | Fewer here | |
| Losses two years in a row | 10% | 22% | Fewer here | |
| Median equity ratio | 40% | 51% | Weaker | |
| Run by chains (3+ places) | 0% | 3% | Fewer chains |
Trend
Active businesses over time
9414 HarstadThis line starts on 3 October 2026, when closures start being known, and grows as we collect.
Openings and closures per year
Closures are counted from 3 October 2026; years before show openings only.
Money
Financials – Harstad kommune
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 9414 Harstad.
Trouble signs
Competition
No company runs more than one place of business here, an independent market.
New and established
A typical mix of new and established businesses.
Moving in and out
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
Measured from each parish centre in the municipality.
Existing businesses
5 in all, newest first.
| Name | Address | Since |
|---|---|---|
| · Enkeltpersonforetak | Linåkeren 9, 9414 Harstad | 2025 |
| · Enkeltpersonforetak | Vassholtet 1, 9414 Harstad | 2024 |
| · Aksjeselskap | Mølnholtet 42, 9414 Harstad | 2022 |
| · Aksjeselskap | Mølnholtet 42, 9414 Harstad | 2018 |
| · Aksjeselskap | Mølnholtet 42, 9414 Harstad | 2016 |
Nothing matches.
Recently opened
Linåkeren 9, 9414 Harstad | Feb 2025 |
Recently closed
| None in the last 2 years. |
Comparable areas
Same type of area, similar population.
| Area | Residents | Active | Per 10k | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3034 Drammen | 1,669 | 1 | 6.0 | 81 |
| 6963 Dale i Sunnfjord | 1,669 | 13 | 77.9 | 38 |
| 1087 Oslo | 1,670 | 1 | 6.0 | 85 |
| 6652 Surnadal | 1,668 | 3 | 18.0 | 51 |
| 4312 Sandnes | 1,667 | 10 | 60.0 | 31 |
| 5124 Morvik | 1,671 | 6 | 35.9 | 38 |
Other areas nearby
Ranked by opportunity score for engineering consultancy.
| Area | Active | Per 10k | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9404 Harstad Postcode | 7 | 26.5 | 65 |
| 9403 Harstad Postcode | 4 | 14.4 | 64 |
| 9402 Harstad Postcode | 2 | 11.3 | 63 |
| 9405 Harstad Postcode | 7 | 33.1 | 60 |
| 9407 Harstad Postcode | 7 | 32.4 | 60 |
| 9406 Harstad Postcode | 8 | 36.0 | 54 |
| 9415 Harstad Postcode | 6 | 22.7 | 53 |
| 9409 Harstad Postcode | 4 | 26.5 | 51 |
Population of Harstad
Statistics NorwayWho lives here
Statistics Norway · 2026The line marks the average for Norway.
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.