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Norwegian figures: closed businesses are removed from Enhetsregisteret, so closures are only counted from 3 October 2026, when we started collecting. Until then, growth over time looks higher than it really is.

Market snapshot

Engineering consultancy in Sola kommune

40Balanced High confidence Municipality · 29,541 residents
Municipality only Within 3 km Within 10 km Within 25 km Within 30 km

There are 236 active businesses in the category “Engineering consultancy” in Sola kommune - 79.9 per 10,000 residents.

That is more than similar-sized areas (median 30.7 per 10,000). With the typical density you would expect about 91.

In the last 3 years 69 opened and 0 closed (net +69).

The population is 29,541 and has grown 7.6% over 5 years.

Supply roughly matches similar areas.

Active now
236
+25 vs 12 months ago
Per 10,000 residents
79.9
similar areas: 30.7 · NO: 36.3
Opened / closed (3 yrs)
69 / 0
last 12 months: 25 / 0
Population
29,541
5-year change: +7.6%

Active businesses over time

Sola kommune
01002003002014Q2 16Q3 18Q4 202023Q2 25Engineering consultancy

Openings and closures per year

0102030Opened 2017: 8Closed 2017: 02017Opened 2018: 11Closed 2018: 02018Opened 2019: 11Closed 2019: 02019Opened 2020: 19Closed 2020: 02020Opened 2021: 17Closed 2021: 02021Opened 2022: 16Closed 2022: 02022Opened 2023: 13Closed 2023: 02023Opened 2024: 25Closed 2024: 02024Opened 2025: 18Closed 2025: 02025Opened 2026: 21Closed 2026: 02026
OpenedClosed

Why this score (40/100)

Room in the market0
Population growth95
Momentum45
Survival50
Financial trend50

50 = average. The score compares this area with others of the same type and size. How it's calculated

Financials

No annual reports for this category here yet.

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 Sola kommune.

Survival

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.

Trouble signs

Closed within 2 years of opening (last 12 months)0

Annual-report figures appear when companies here have filed accounts.

Financial health

No annual accounts for this combination yet. Only limited companies (AS/ASA) file accounts.

Competition

Run by chains (3+ places)3% · Norway: 3%
Share of the 3 largest operators1% · 236 owners

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

New and established

Openings per 10,000 residents (12 months)8.46 · Norway: 4.55
Average age of active businesses8.6 yrs · Norway: 8.3
Younger than 2 years20% · Norway: 24%
Older than 10 years32% · 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.

Distance to the nearest one

Residents more than 5 km from one0 · 0%
More than 10 km0
Farthest parish (5,000+ residents)0.2 km · Sola sogn (Sola)

Measured from each parish centre.

When businesses open and close

051015Opened Jan: 14Closed Jan: 0JanOpened Feb: 6Closed Feb: 0Opened Mar: 6Closed Mar: 0MarOpened Apr: 8Closed Apr: 0Opened May: 6Closed May: 0MayOpened Jun: 9Closed Jun: 0Opened Jul: 5Closed Jul: 0JulOpened Aug: 3Closed Aug: 0Opened Sep: 8Closed Sep: 0SepOpened Oct: 7Closed Oct: 0Opened Nov: 11Closed Nov: 0NovOpened Dec: 6Closed Dec: 0
OpenedClosed

Per calendar month, 2021–2025.

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Each dot is a place of business at its registered address. Click a dot to see the company.

Existing businesses (236)

showing the 60 newest
NameAddressSinceEmployees

Enkeltpersonforetak
Øygardsdalen 12, 4051 Sola 2026 –

Enkeltpersonforetak
Regestrandveien 52, 4053 Ræge 2026 –

Aksjeselskap
Granneskleiva 28B, 4044 Hafrsfjord 2026 –

Aksjeselskap
Grannesbakken 13, 4044 Hafrsfjord 2026 –

Enkeltpersonforetak
Vigdelsvegen 279, 4053 Ræge 2026 –

Enkeltpersonforetak
Tronholberget 71, 4051 Sola 2026 –

Aksjeselskap
Granneskleiva 26A, 4044 Hafrsfjord 2026 –

Aksjeselskap
Kleppvegen 750, 4054 Tjelta 2026 –

Enkeltpersonforetak
Gardshaugvegen 81, 4053 Ræge 2026 –

Aksjeselskap
Sentrumsvegen 10, 4055 Sola 2026 –

Aksjeselskap
Energivegen 20, 4056 Tananger 2026 –

Aksjeselskap
Energivegen 10, 4056 Tananger 2026 –

Konkursbo
Flyplassvegen 262, 4055 Sola 2026 –

Aksjeselskap
Solgløttvegen 19B, 4051 Sola 2026 –

Aksjeselskap
Skibmannsvegen 2E, 4056 Tananger 2026 –

Aksjeselskap
Havblikk 56, 4057 Tananger 2026 –

Aksjeselskap
Gotebergveien 62, 4055 Sola 2026 –

Norskregistrert utenlandsk foretak
Kanalsletta 9, 4033 Stavanger 2026 –

Aksjeselskap
Prestaskjershagen 1, 4058 Tananger 2026 –

Enkeltpersonforetak
Høgeholvegen 110, 4054 Tjelta 2026 –

Enkeltpersonforetak
Myklabergbakken 42, 4052 Røyneberg 2026 –

Aksjeselskap
Grotnes alle 10B, 4052 Røyneberg 2025 –

Enkeltpersonforetak
Kleppvegen 350, 4053 Ræge 2025 –

Aksjeselskap
Austerheimvegen 85B, 4055 Sola 2025 –

Enkeltpersonforetak
Skadberg alle 3B, 4051 Sola 2025 –

Aksjeselskap
Bergjevegen 58B, 4056 Tananger 2025 –

Norskregistrert utenlandsk foretak
Myklabergbakken 4, 4052 Røyneberg 2025 –

Aksjeselskap
Lerkevegen 1, 4051 Sola 2025 –

Aksjeselskap
Moseidveien 1, 4033 Stavanger 2025 –

Enkeltpersonforetak
Grannesbakken 15, 4044 Hafrsfjord 2025 –

Aksjeselskap
Skadbergbakken 10, 4050 Sola 2025 –

Aksjeselskap
Hålandsvegen 33, 4053 Ræge 2025 –

Aksjeselskap
Hålandsvegen 33, 4053 Ræge 2025 –

Aksjeselskap
Grannesstubben 38, 4044 Hafrsfjord 2025 –

Aksjeselskap
Vardåsveien 62, 4055 Sola 2025 –

Aksjeselskap
Nedre Varden 15, 4050 Sola 2025 –

Aksjeselskap
Grannesstubben 38, 4044 Hafrsfjord 2025 –

Aksjeselskap
Sørsjøvegen 8, 4052 Røyneberg 2025 –

Aksjeselskap
Radiovegen 17, 4044 Hafrsfjord 2025 –

Enkeltpersonforetak
Solbergarmen 5A, 4051 Sola 2024 –

Aksjeselskap
Vidjevegen 1A, 4056 Tananger 2024 –

Enkeltpersonforetak
Havgapet 23, 4057 Tananger 2024 –

Aksjeselskap
Nunsteinvegen 6, 4056 Tananger 2024 –

Aksjeselskap
Påskhusvegen 22, 4052 Røyneberg 2024 –

Enkeltpersonforetak
Kjelsberg alle 13, 4050 Sola 2024 –

Aksjeselskap
Kanalsletta 2, 4033 Stavanger 2024 –

Aksjeselskap
Skutevegen 18, 4056 Tananger 2024 –

Aksjeselskap
Røynebergsletta 1, 4033 Stavanger 2024 –

Norskregistrert utenlandsk foretak
Snødestien 4D, 4056 Tananger 2024 –

Enkeltpersonforetak
Nordre Hogstadveg 98, 4055 Sola 2024 –

Enkeltpersonforetak
Grannesbakken 70A, 4044 Hafrsfjord 2024 –

Aksjeselskap
Moseidsletta 129, 4033 Stavanger 2024 –

Aksjeselskap
Kanalarmen 10, 4033 Stavanger 2024 –

Aksjeselskap
Granvegen 18B, 4051 Sola 2024 –

Aksjeselskap
Nesbu alle 76, 4052 Røyneberg 2024 –
Risavika Havnering 321, 4056 Tananger 2024 –

Aksjeselskap
Nypevegen 28, 4056 Tananger 2024 –

Enkeltpersonforetak
Grannes terrasse 101, 4044 Hafrsfjord 2024 –

Aksjeselskap
Plattformvegen 6, 4056 Tananger 2024 –

Norskregistrert utenlandsk foretak
Flatholmvegen 26, 4056 Tananger 2024 –

Recently opened


Øygardsdalen 12, 4051 Sola
Sep 2026

Regestrandveien 52, 4053 Ræge
Sep 2026

Granneskleiva 28B, 4044 Hafrsfjord
Aug 2026

Grannesbakken 13, 4044 Hafrsfjord
Jul 2026

Vigdelsvegen 279, 4053 Ræge
Jul 2026

Tronholberget 71, 4051 Sola
Jun 2026

Granneskleiva 26A, 4044 Hafrsfjord
May 2026

Kleppvegen 750, 4054 Tjelta
May 2026

Recently closed

None in the last 2 years.

Comparable areas

Same type of area, similar population.

AreaResidentsActivePer 10kScore
Lillehammer kommune29,6695317.963
Kongsberg kommune29,16911840.550
Alver kommune30,2859029.754
Lier kommune28,79712342.751
Eidsvoll kommune28,7395619.570
Askøy kommune30,6007925.861

Best spots inside Sola

Ranked by opportunity score for engineering consultancy.

AreaActivePer 10kScore
4057 Tananger Postcode427.063
4058 Tananger Postcode430.658
4054 Tjelta Postcode425.053
Ræge sogn (Sola) Parish1133.348
4050 Sola Postcode1642.346
4051 Sola Postcode2865.344
Tananger sogn (Sola) Parish6367.943
4053 Ræge Postcode743.742

Population of Sola

Statistics Norway
24k26k28k30k201620182020202220242026Residents

Who lives here

Statistics Norway · 2026
Children 0–15 20%
Young 16–24 11%
Adults 25–49 36%
Adults 50–66 20%
Seniors 67–79 9%
80 and older 4%

The line marks the average for Norway.

Average age38.9 yrs · Norway: 41.8
Median household income after taxNOK 838k · Norway: NOK 676k
Households with children30% · Norway: 23%
Higher education (age 16+)41% · Norway: 38%
Jobs located here28,439
Commute in / out every day22,400 / 9,714
Jobs per working resident1.81 · Norway: 1.00

More people work here than live here, daytime demand (lunch, services) is higher than the resident count suggests.

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 03.10.2026.