Painter & decorator in 8540 Ballangen
Opportunity score
Too small to judge
Low confidenceThe area is small, so a single business opening or closing changes the picture a lot. Look at the wider area too.
See the five reasonsWhy this score (37/100)
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 is 1 active business in the category “Painter & decorator” in 8540 Ballangen - 5.0 per 10,000 residents.
That is about the same as similar-sized areas (median 5.4 per 10,000). With the typical density you would expect about 1.
In the last 3 years 0 opened. Not available yet: closures are only known from 3 October 2026.
The population is 1,996 and has shrunk 5.2% over 5 years.
Compared with Norway
Painter & decorator in 8540 Ballangen against all of Norway. Annual-report figures are for 2025 (Narvik 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.
| Ballangen | Norway | Ballangen Norway | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Made a loss | 17% | 35% | Fewer here | |
| Companies with negative equity | 0% | 19% | Fewer here | |
| Losses two years in a row | 0% | 17% | Fewer here | |
| Median equity ratio | 38% | 34% | Stronger |
Trend
Active businesses over time
8540 BallangenThis 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 – Narvik 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 8540 Ballangen.
Trouble signs
Competition
No company runs more than one place of business here, an independent market.
New and established
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
1 in all, newest first.
| Name | Address | Since |
|---|---|---|
| · Aksjeselskap | Bjørkåsveien 61, 8540 Ballangen | 2023 |
Nothing matches.
Comparable areas
Same type of area, similar population.
| Area | Residents | Active | Per 10k | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3209 Sandefjord | 1,995 | 2 | 10.0 | 43 |
| 3404 Lier | 1,995 | 1 | 5.0 | 49 |
| 0286 Oslo | 1,994 | 0 | 0.0 | 55 |
| 1664 Rolvsøy | 1,993 | 0 | 0.0 | 65 |
| 1746 Skjeberg | 2,000 | 3 | 15.0 | 51 |
| 5005 Bergen | 1,992 | 0 | 0.0 | 57 |
Other areas nearby
Ranked by opportunity score for painter & decorator.
| Area | Active | Per 10k | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8516 Narvik Postcode | 0 | 0.0 | 65 |
| 8514 Narvik Postcode | 3 | 9.3 | 40 |
| 8520 Ankenes Postcode | 5 | 16.8 | 26 |
Population of Ballangen
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 15.11.2026.