Painter & decorator in 7560 Vikhammer
Opportunity score
Balanced
Medium confidenceSupply roughly matches similar areas.
See the five reasonsWhy this score (46/100)
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 7 active businesses in the category “Painter & decorator” in 7560 Vikhammer - 17.5 per 10,000 residents.
That is more than similar-sized areas (median 6.4 per 10,000). With the typical density you would expect about 3.
In the last 3 years 3 opened. Not available yet: closures are only known from 3 October 2026.
The population is 4,000 and has grown 8.2% over 5 years.
Compared with Norway
Painter & decorator in 7560 Vikhammer against all of Norway. Annual-report figures are for 2025 (Malvik kommune), from 8 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.
| Vikhammer | Norway | Vikhammer Norway | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Made a loss | 25% | 35% | Fewer here | |
| Companies with negative equity | 13% | 19% | Fewer here | |
| Losses two years in a row | 0% | 17% | Fewer here | |
| Median equity ratio | 61% | 34% | Stronger | |
| Run by chains (3+ places) | 0% | 1% | About the same |
Trend
Active businesses over time
7560 VikhammerThis 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 – Malvik 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 painter & decorator in 7560 Vikhammer.
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
7 in all, newest first.
| Name | Address | Since |
|---|---|---|
| · Aksjeselskap | Skolevegen 7, 7560 Vikhammer | 2024 |
| · Aksjeselskap | Hasetvegen 62, 7560 Vikhammer | 2024 |
| · Aksjeselskap | Forbordvegen 326, 7560 Vikhammer | 2024 |
| · Enkeltpersonforetak | Markabygdvegen 546, 7560 Vikhammer | 2022 |
| · Enkeltpersonforetak | Markabygdvegen 546, 7560 Vikhammer | 2022 |
| · Enkeltpersonforetak | Trombonevegen 27, 7560 Vikhammer | 2022 |
| · Enkeltpersonforetak | Lerkvegen 13, 7560 Vikhammer | 2021 |
Nothing matches.
Comparable areas
Same type of area, similar population.
| Area | Residents | Active | Per 10k | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8050 Tverlandet | 4,000 | 0 | 0.0 | 63 |
| 7350 Buvika | 4,000 | 7 | 17.5 | 23 |
| 9360 Bardu | 4,003 | 0 | 0.0 | 74 |
| 9016 Tromsø | 4,011 | 0 | 0.0 | 89 |
| 3280 Tjodalyng | 4,013 | 3 | 7.5 | 46 |
| 4017 Stavanger | 4,015 | 1 | 2.5 | 79 |
Other areas nearby
Ranked by opportunity score for painter & decorator.
| Area | Active | Per 10k | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7550 Hommelvik Postcode | 5 | 7.7 | 54 |
| 7562 Saksvik Postcode | 3 | 10.3 | 51 |
Population of Vikhammer
Statistics NorwayWho lives here
Statistics Norway · 2026The line marks the average for Norway.
Many residents work elsewhere, demand is concentrated in evenings and weekends.
* 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.