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Market snapshot

Painter & decorator in Kristiansand kommune

61Worth a closer look High confidence Municipality · 119,287 residents
Municipality only Within 3 km Within 10 km Within 25 km

There are 96 active businesses in the category “Painter & decorator” in Kristiansand kommune - 8.0 per 10,000 residents.

That is about the same as similar-sized areas (median 7.5 per 10,000). With the typical density you would expect about 90.

In the last 3 years 27 opened and 0 closed (net +27).

The population is 119,287 and has grown 6.0% over 5 years.

Some signals point to room for a new business.

Active now
96
+9 vs 12 months ago
Per 10,000 residents
8.0
similar areas: 7.5 · NO: 7.5
Opened / closed (3 yrs)
27 / 0
last 12 months: 9 / 0
Population
119,287
5-year change: +6.0%

Active businesses over time

Kristiansand kommune
0501002014Q2 16Q3 18Q4 202023Q2 25Painter & decorator

Openings and closures per year

051015Opened 2017: 2Closed 2017: 02017Opened 2018: 2Closed 2018: 02018Opened 2019: 4Closed 2019: 02019Opened 2020: 3Closed 2020: 02020Opened 2021: 4Closed 2021: 02021Opened 2022: 9Closed 2022: 02022Opened 2023: 2Closed 2023: 02023Opened 2024: 11Closed 2024: 02024Opened 2025: 7Closed 2025: 02025Opened 2026: 9Closed 2026: 02026
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Why this score (61/100)

Room in the market47
Population growth88
Momentum74
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 painter & decorator in Kristiansand 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)0% · Norway: 1%
Share of the 3 largest operators3% · 96 owners

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

New and established

Openings per 10,000 residents (12 months)0.75 · Norway: 0.94
Average age of active businesses12.8 yrs · Norway: 11.0
Younger than 2 years21% · Norway: 23%
Older than 10 years45% · 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.

Distance to the nearest one

Residents more than 5 km from one1,044 · 1%
More than 10 km1,044
Farthest parish (5,000+ residents)1.4 km · Søgne sogn (Kristiansand)

Measured from each parish centre.

When businesses open and close

024Opened Jan: 3Closed Jan: 0JanOpened Feb: 3Closed Feb: 0Opened Mar: 3Closed Mar: 0MarOpened Apr: 3Closed Apr: 0Opened May: 4Closed May: 0MayOpened Jun: 3Closed Jun: 0Opened Jul: 2Closed Jul: 0JulOpened Aug: 3Closed Aug: 0Opened Sep: 3Closed Sep: 0SepOpened Oct: 4Closed Oct: 0Opened Nov: 0Closed Nov: 0NovOpened Dec: 2Closed Dec: 0
OpenedClosed

Per calendar month, 2021–2025.

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Existing businesses (96)

showing the 60 newest
NameAddressSinceEmployees

Enkeltpersonforetak
Molybdenveien 23, 4629 Kristiansand S 2026 –

Enkeltpersonforetak
Straiskleiva 50, 4618 Kristiansand S 2026 –

Enkeltpersonforetak
Brønnstykket 42, 4616 Kristiansand S 2026 –

Konkursbo
Vedderheia 160A, 4642 Søgne 2026 –

Enkeltpersonforetak
Tollbodgata 58A, 4614 Kristiansand S 2026 –

Enkeltpersonforetak
Hånesveien 63, 4635 Kristiansand S 2026 –

Enkeltpersonforetak
Østre Strandgate 62, 4608 Kristiansand S 2026 –

Enkeltpersonforetak
Østre Strandgate 62, 4608 Kristiansand S 2026 –

Enkeltpersonforetak
Olav Kyrres vei 1, 4633 Kristiansand S 2026 –

Aksjeselskap
Torridalsveien 230, 4630 Kristiansand S 2025 –

Enkeltpersonforetak
Odderhei terrasse 45, 4639 Kristiansand S 2025 –

Enkeltpersonforetak
Kongens gate 63A, 4608 Kristiansand S 2025 –

Enkeltpersonforetak
Svalåskjerran 28, 4645 Nodeland 2025 –

Enkeltpersonforetak
Vektergata 3, 4616 Kristiansand S 2025 –

Enkeltpersonforetak
Solkollen 10, 4628 Kristiansand S 2025 –

Enkeltpersonforetak
Oftenesheia 17, 4641 Søgne 2025 –

Enkeltpersonforetak
Topdalsveien 234, 4658 Tveit 2024 –

Enkeltpersonforetak
Sølvveien 2A, 4629 Kristiansand S 2024 –

Enkeltpersonforetak
Gullveien 8B, 4629 Kristiansand S 2024 –

Enkeltpersonforetak
Briggveien 41B, 4624 Kristiansand S 2024 –

Enkeltpersonforetak
Solsletta 3A, 4658 Tveit 2024 –

Aksjeselskap
Hellemyrtoppen 53, 4628 Kristiansand S 2024 –

Enkeltpersonforetak
Topdalsveien 314, 4658 Tveit 2024 –

Aksjeselskap
Berhusveien 104, 4635 Kristiansand S 2024 –

Aksjeselskap
Linnkjellveien 1, 4623 Kristiansand S 2024 –

Enkeltpersonforetak
Vollebergvegen 25, 4647 Brennåsen 2024 –

Aksjeselskap
Broveien 1A, 4620 Kristiansand S 2024 –

Enkeltpersonforetak
Broveien 1A, 4620 Kristiansand S 2023 –

Enkeltpersonforetak
Breimyråsen 68, 4628 Kristiansand S 2023 –

Aksjeselskap
Vedderheia 160A, 4642 Søgne 2022 –

Aksjeselskap
Dalsveien 90B, 4634 Kristiansand S 2022 –

Aksjeselskap
Hamreheia 78B, 4631 Kristiansand S 2022 5

Enkeltpersonforetak
Parkveien 1, 4630 Kristiansand S 2022 –

Enkeltpersonforetak
Parkveien 1, 4630 Kristiansand S 2022 –

Aksjeselskap
Løkkeveien 4A, 4616 Kristiansand S 2022 –

Enkeltpersonforetak
Frobusdalen 3A, 4612 Kristiansand S 2022 –

Enkeltpersonforetak
Kartheia 41B, 4626 Kristiansand S 2022 –

Aksjeselskap
Vedderheia 184, 4642 Søgne 2022 5

Aksjeselskap
Vardåsveien 36, 4637 Kristiansand S 2021 –

Enkeltpersonforetak
Steindalen 1A, 4624 Kristiansand S 2021 –

Enkeltpersonforetak
Tinnheiveien 7, 4629 Kristiansand S 2021 –

Aksjeselskap
Krogan 48, 4642 Søgne 2021 –

Aksjeselskap
Kjerrheia 7, 4621 Kristiansand S 2020 –

Enkeltpersonforetak
Odderheistien 6, 4639 Kristiansand S 2020 –

Enkeltpersonforetak
Gjærbrynnan 11, 4640 Søgne 2020 –

Aksjeselskap
Bydalsveien 109, 4628 Kristiansand S 2019 –

Aksjeselskap
Fagerdalsveien 16, 4617 Kristiansand S 2019 –

Enkeltpersonforetak
Rognelia 23A, 4622 Kristiansand S 2019 –

Aksjeselskap
Hellemyrtoppen 53, 4628 Kristiansand S 2019 7

Enkeltpersonforetak
Kongsgård alle 15, 4631 Kristiansand S 2018 –

Aksjeselskap
Knudsmyr 11, 4625 Flekkerøy 2018 6

Enkeltpersonforetak
Bekkedalen 23, 4638 Kristiansand S 2017 –

Enkeltpersonforetak
Kommandørveien 7A, 4632 Kristiansand S 2017 –

Enkeltpersonforetak
Svarttjønnveien 10, 4615 Kristiansand S 2016 –

Enkeltpersonforetak
Fiolveien 26, 4634 Kristiansand S 2016 –

Aksjeselskap
Skytterveien 23, 4642 Søgne 2015 –

Aksjeselskap
Ausvigheia 69, 4641 Søgne 2015 –

Aksjeselskap
Gamle Strømmevei 19, 4638 Kristiansand S 2014 –

Aksjeselskap
Straiskleiva 72, 4618 Kristiansand S 2014 11

Enkeltpersonforetak
Artillerivollen 18A, 4616 Kristiansand S 2014 –

Recently opened


Molybdenveien 23, 4629 Kristiansand S
Sep 2026

Straiskleiva 50, 4618 Kristiansand S
Aug 2026

Brønnstykket 42, 4616 Kristiansand S
Aug 2026

Vedderheia 160A, 4642 Søgne
Jun 2026

Tollbodgata 58A, 4614 Kristiansand S
Jun 2026

Hånesveien 63, 4635 Kristiansand S
Jun 2026

Østre Strandgate 62, 4608 Kristiansand S
Apr 2026

Østre Strandgate 62, 4608 Kristiansand S
Apr 2026

Recently closed

None in the last 2 years.

Comparable areas

Same type of area, similar population.

AreaResidentsActivePer 10kScore
Drammen kommune106,013989.255
Bærum kommune133,228926.959
Asker kommune101,509898.863
Lillestrøm kommune96,77111211.657
Stavanger kommune151,6691046.967
Fredrikstad kommune86,243718.256

Best spots inside Kristiansand

Ranked by opportunity score for painter & decorator.

AreaActivePer 10kScore
Oddernes sogn (Kristiansand) Parish42.674
4645 Nodeland Postcode24.366
4639 Kristiansand S Postcode34.565
4630 Kristiansand S Postcode35.963
4634 Kristiansand S Postcode23.863
4631 Kristiansand S Postcode34.462
Vågsbygd sogn (Kristiansand) Parish53.962
4621 Kristiansand S Postcode13.062

Population of Kristiansand

Statistics Norway
100k105k110k115k120k201620182020202220242026Residents

Who lives here

Statistics Norway · 2026
Children 0–15 18%
Young 16–24 13%
Adults 25–49 34%
Adults 50–66 20%
Seniors 67–79 11%
80 and older 4%

The line marks the average for Norway.

Average age40.2 yrs · Norway: 41.8
Median household income after taxNOK 657k · Norway: NOK 676k
Households with children24% · Norway: 23%
Higher education (age 16+)40% · Norway: 38%
Jobs located here63,645
Commute in / out every day14,695 / 9,902
Jobs per working resident1.08 · Norway: 1.00

Roughly as many jobs as working residents.

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.