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Painter & decorator in 4516 Mandal

Postcode · 2,147 residents
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29of 100

Opportunity score

Too small to judge

Low confidence

The area is small, so a single business opening or closing changes the picture a lot. Look at the wider area too.

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Why this score (29/100)

Room in the market30weak
Population growth42average
Momentum–left out
Survival–left out
Financial trend2weak

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
6
– vs 12 months ago
Per 10,000 residents
27.9
similar areas 5.4 · Norway 7.5
Opened and closed, 3 years
1 opened – closed
last 12 months: 0 opened, – closed
Population
2,147
+1.0% 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 6 active businesses in the category “Painter & decorator” in 4516 Mandal - 27.9 per 10,000 residents.

That is more than similar-sized areas (median 5.4 per 10,000). With the typical density you would expect about 1.

In the last 3 years 1 opened. Not available yet: closures are only known from 3 October 2026.

The population is 2,147 and has grown 1.0% over 5 years.

Compared with Norway

Painter & decorator in 4516 Mandal against all of Norway. Annual-report figures are for 2025 (Lindesnes kommune), from 6 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.

MandalNorwayMandal NorwayVerdict
Made a loss 83% 35% More here
Companies with negative equity 33% 19% More here
Losses two years in a row 67% 17% More here
Median equity ratio 8% 34% Weaker
Run by chains (3+ places) 0% 1% About the same

Trend

Active businesses over time

4516 Mandal

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

Openings and closures per year

00.51Opened 2017: 02017Opened 2018: 02018Opened 2019: 02019Opened 2020: 02020Opened 2021: 02021Opened 2022: 02022Opened 2023: 12023Opened 2024: 12024Opened 2025: 02025Opened 2026 (so far): 0Closed 2026 (so far): 02026*
OpenedClosed* 2026 so far

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

Money

Financials – Lindesnes kommune

Median revenue
NOK 4.3m
6 companies filed
Profitable
17%
revenue trend -15.5%
02.0m4.0m6.0m8.0m202020212022202320242025Lindesnes kommuneNorway
Lindesnes 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 painter & decorator in 4516 Mandal.

Trouble signs

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

Competition

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

New and established

Openings per 10,000 residents (12 months)0.00 · Norway: 0.94
Average age of active businesses19.0 yrs · Norway: 10.3
Younger than 2 years0% · Norway: 24%
Older than 10 years67% · Norway: 36%

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 one3,961 · 17%
More than 10 km2,233
Farthest parish (5,000+ residents)3.0 km · LINDESNES sogn (Lindesnes)

Measured from each parish centre in the municipality.

Existing businesses

6 in all, newest first.

NameAddressSince
· Aksjeselskap Marnarveien 62, 4516 Mandal 2024
· Enkeltpersonforetak Harkmarksveien 264, 4516 Mandal 2023
· Aksjeselskap Doneheia 72, 4516 Mandal 2014
· Aksjeselskap Doneheia 175, 4516 Mandal 2003
· Aksjeselskap Aurebekksveien 116, 4516 Mandal 2000
· Aksjeselskap Doneheia 76, 4516 Mandal 1982

Comparable areas

Same type of area, similar population.

AreaResidentsActivePer 10kScore
4956 Risør2,150314.034
4643 Søgne2,15114.653
0266 Oslo2,14229.345
8665 Mosjøen2,14200.052
1706 Sarpsborg2,15229.357
7760 Snåsa2,14100.069

Other areas nearby

Ranked by opportunity score for painter & decorator.

AreaActivePer 10kScore
4514 Mandal Postcode00.072
4515 Mandal Postcode39.736
4517 Mandal Postcode411.028
4520 Lindesnes Postcode616.225

Population of Mandal

Statistics Norway
2,0502,1002,1502,200202120252026Residents

Who lives here

Statistics Norway · 2026
Children 0–15 18%
Young 16–24 13%
Adults 25–49 27%
Adults 50–66 25%
Seniors 67–79 13%
80 and older 4%

The line marks the average for Norway.

Average age41.5 yrs · Norway: 41.8
Median household income after tax*NOK 654k · Norway: NOK 676k
Households with children*25% · Norway: 23%
Higher education (age 16+)*30% · Norway: 38%
Jobs located here*9,625
Commute in / out every day*1,821 / 3,452
Jobs per working resident*0.86 · 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.