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IT & software services in 4319 Sandnes

Postcode · 3,438 residents
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65of 100

Opportunity score

Worth a closer look

Medium confidence

Some signals point to room for a new business.

See the five reasons

Why this score (65/100)

Room in the market49average
Population growth96strong
Momentum–left out
Survival–left out
Financial trend59average

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
12
– vs 12 months ago
Per 10,000 residents
34.9
similar areas 33.9 · Norway 45.3
Opened and closed, 3 years
5 opened – closed
last 12 months: 4 opened, – closed
Population
3,438
+16.7% in 5 years

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

There are 12 active businesses in the category “IT & software services” in 4319 Sandnes - 34.9 per 10,000 residents.

That is about the same as similar-sized areas (median 33.9 per 10,000). With the typical density you would expect about 12.

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

The population is 3,438 and has grown 16.7% over 5 years.

Compared with Norway

IT & software services in 4319 Sandnes against all of Norway. Annual-report figures are for 2025 (Sandnes kommune), from 187 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.

SandnesNorwaySandnes NorwayVerdict
Made a loss 43% 47% Fewer here
Companies with negative equity 11% 17% Fewer here
Losses two years in a row 23% 29% Fewer here
Median equity ratio 50% 51% About the same
Run by chains (3+ places) 0% 3% Fewer chains

Trend

Active businesses over time

4319 Sandnes

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

Openings and closures per year

024Opened 2017: 02017Opened 2018: 02018Opened 2019: 02019Opened 2020: 12020Opened 2021: 12021Opened 2022: 12022Opened 2023: 02023Opened 2024: 02024Opened 2025: 12025Opened 2026 (so far): 4Closed 2026 (so far): 02026*
OpenedClosed* 2026 so far

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

Money

Financials – Sandnes kommune

Median revenue
NOK 1.5m
187 companies filed
Profitable
53%
revenue trend +2.6%
02.0m4.0m6.0m2019202120232025Sandnes kommuneNorway
Sandnes 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 it & software services in 4319 Sandnes.

Trouble signs

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

Competition

Share of the 3 largest operators25% · 12 owners

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

New and established

Openings per 10,000 residents (12 months)11.63 · Norway: 10.25
Average age of active businesses10.2 yrs · Norway: 6.1
Younger than 2 years42% · Norway: 38%
Older than 10 years33% · Norway: 20%

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 one0 · 0%
More than 10 km0
Farthest parish (5,000+ residents)0.7 km · Bogafjell sogn (Sandnes)

Measured from each parish centre in the municipality.

Existing businesses

12 in all, newest first.

NameAddressSince
· Enkeltpersonforetak Theodor Dahls vei 1, 4319 Sandnes 2026
· Enkeltpersonforetak Telthusveien 28, 4319 Sandnes 2026
· Enkeltpersonforetak Jærveien 17, 4319 Sandnes 2026
· Enkeltpersonforetak Kornveien 14, 4319 Sandnes 2026
· Enkeltpersonforetak Telthusveien 18, 4319 Sandnes 2025
· Aksjeselskap Lunden 51B, 4319 Sandnes 2022
· Aksjeselskap Welhavens vei 19, 4319 Sandnes 2021
· Aksjeselskap Møllegata 6, 4319 Sandnes 2020
· Aksjeselskap Møllegata 6, 4319 Sandnes 2016
· Aksjeselskap Mergelbakken 32, 4319 Sandnes 2009
· Aksjeselskap Wergelands vei 26, 4319 Sandnes 1995
· Aksjeselskap Welhavens vei 5, 4319 Sandnes 1983

Recently opened


Theodor Dahls vei 1, 4319 Sandnes
Oct 2026

Telthusveien 28, 4319 Sandnes
Apr 2026

Jærveien 17, 4319 Sandnes
Mar 2026

Kornveien 14, 4319 Sandnes
Jan 2026

Telthusveien 18, 4319 Sandnes
Jan 2025

Recently closed

None in the last 2 years.

Comparable areas

Same type of area, similar population.

AreaResidentsActivePer 10kScore
3830 Ulefoss3,4401646.534
5354 Straume3,444411.677
5300 Kleppestø3,4461234.853
5281 Valestrandsfossen3,449720.368
0590 Oslo3,4521955.038
1540 Vestby3,4521029.072

Other areas nearby

Ranked by opportunity score for it & software services.

AreaActivePer 10kScore
4332 Figgjo Postcode312.476
4311 Hommersåk Postcode1129.367
4324 Sandnes Postcode1021.364
4336 Sandnes Postcode833.164
4328 Sandnes Postcode1334.963
4318 Sandnes Postcode2031.363
4321 Sandnes Postcode1237.061
4315 Sandnes Postcode525.361

Population of Sandnes

Statistics Norway
2,8003,0003,2003,4003,600202120252026Residents

Who lives here

Statistics Norway · 2026
Children 0–15 17%
Young 16–24 10%
Adults 25–49 34%
Adults 50–66 21%
Seniors 67–79 13%
80 and older 5%

The line marks the average for Norway.

Average age41.5 yrs · Norway: 41.8
Median household income after tax*NOK 757k · Norway: NOK 676k
Households with children*30% · Norway: 23%
Higher education (age 16+)*38% · Norway: 38%
Jobs located here*42,157
Commute in / out every day*22,275 / 24,834
Jobs per working resident*0.94 · 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 15.11.2026.