Town
Älmhult
Population
Active businesses (all types)
Who lives here
Statistics Sweden · 2026The line marks the average for Sweden.
More people work here than live here, daytime demand (lunch, services) is higher than the resident count suggests.
* Figure for the municipality – Statistics Sweden does not publish it for smaller areas.
Deeper numbers
Survival, trouble signs, competition and people in Älmhult.
Survival
Survival can't be calculated for Sweden yet: closures in Statistics Sweden's Business Register are only known from 1 January 2024.
Trouble signs
Annual-report figures appear when companies here have filed accounts.
Competition
| 3 places | |
| 3 places | |
| 2 places | |
| 2 places | |
| 2 places |
Public bodies (municipalities, regions, the state, the church) are left out of this list.
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.
When businesses open and close
Per calendar month, 2021–2025. Not available yet: closures are only known from 1 January 2024.
Growing here
Business types with the biggest 3-year increase (at least 5 businesses three years ago).
| Courses & tutoring | 6 → 13 | +117% |
| Clothing store | 5 → 10 | +100% |
| IT & software services | 15 → 26 | +73% |
| Beauty salon & spa | 7 → 11 | +57% |
| Furniture & interior store | 6 → 9 | +50% |
| Cleaning services | 6 → 9 | +50% |
| Building contractor | 13 → 19 | +46% |
| Staffing & recruitment | 6 → 8 | +33% |
Declining here
Business types shrinking the most over 3 years, with closures in the last 12 months.
| No business type is shrinking noticeably. |
Highest opportunity here
Beauty salon & spa
6711 today · similar areas would have ~18
Electrician
665 today · similar areas would have ~11
Physio, chiro & therapy
656 today · similar areas would have ~12
IT & software services
6426 today · similar areas would have ~26
Pizzeria, grill or takeaway
631 today · similar areas would have ~3
Taxi
631 today · similar areas would have ~4
All business types
Click a column to sort| Business type | Group | Active | Per 10k | Similar areas | Opened 3 yrs | Closed 3 yrs | Change | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotel | Accommodation | 2 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1 | – | +100% | 59 |
| B&B & holiday accommodation | Accommodation | 1 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1 | – | – | 61 |
| Campsite | Accommodation | 1 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 1 | – | – | 60 |
| Car repair & service | Automotive | 13 | 11.8 | 12.5 | 4 | – | +18% | 46 |
| Petrol station | Automotive | 2 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 0 | – | 0% | 45 |
| Car dealer | Automotive | 12 | 10.9 | 6.6 | 0 | – | 0% | 38 |
| Car parts & motorcycles | Automotive | 2 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 0 | – | 0% | 53 |
| Car rental | Automotive | 3 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0 | – | 0% | 50 |
| Driving school | Education | 5 | 4.5 | 0.9 | 1 | – | +25% | 54 |
| Courses & tutoring | Education | 13 | 11.8 | 16.2 | 8 | – | +117% | 58 |
| Café, coffee bar or bar | Food & drink | 0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0 | – | – | 53 |
| Restaurant | Food & drink | 22 | 19.9 | 15.8 | 5 | – | +29% | 47 |
| Pizzeria, grill or takeaway | Food & drink | 1 | 0.9 | 3.0 | 3 | – | – | 63 |
| Catering & canteen | Food & drink | 3 | 2.7 | 1.3 | 2 | – | +200% | 51 |
| Bakery | Food & drink | 4 | 3.6 | 2.7 | 4 | – | – | 54 |
| Supermarket & convenience store | Groceries | 21 | 19.0 | 19.6 | 6 | – | +24% | 47 |
| Butcher, fishmonger & deli | Groceries | 0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 0 | – | – | 59 |
| Kiosk, Wine & beverage shop | Groceries | 1 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 0 | – | 0% | 52 |
| Dentist | Health | 4 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 0 | – | 0% | 49 |
| Doctor & medical clinic | Health | 7 | 6.3 | 7.3 | 0 | – | 0% | 51 |
| Physio, chiro & therapy | Health | 6 | 5.4 | 10.6 | 1 | – | +20% | 65 |
| Veterinarian | Health | 2 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 0 | – | 0% | 44 |
| Home care | Health | 3 | 2.7 | 3.9 | 0 | – | 0% | 55 |
| Gym & fitness centre | Leisure | 1 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 0 | – | 0% | 57 |
| Sports facility & club | Leisure | 7 | 6.3 | 9.4 | 0 | – | 0% | 55 |
| Cinema & entertainment | Leisure | 2 | 1.8 | 3.4 | 0 | – | 0% | 57 |
| Hairdresser & barber | Personal services | 20 | 18.1 | 15.6 | 4 | – | +18% | 47 |
| Beauty salon & spa | Personal services | 11 | 10.0 | 16.2 | 4 | – | +57% | 67 |
| Repairs (electronics, shoes, watches) | Personal services | 4 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 2 | – | +100% | 57 |
| Funeral services | Personal services | 3 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 0 | – | 0% | 45 |
| Accountant & bookkeeping | Professional services | 9 | 8.1 | 17.7 | 0 | – | 0% | 54 |
| Law firm | Professional services | 5 | 4.5 | 2.1 | 0 | – | 0% | 36 |
| Bank & insurance | Professional services | 3 | 2.7 | 1.5 | 0 | – | 0% | 42 |
| Real estate agent | Professional services | 5 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 0 | – | 0% | 45 |
| Architect | Professional services | 3 | 2.7 | 1.2 | 1 | – | +50% | 52 |
| Engineering consultancy | Professional services | 17 | 15.4 | 27.0 | 3 | – | +21% | 56 |
| IT & software services | Professional services | 26 | 23.5 | 23.2 | 11 | – | +73% | 64 |
| Marketing & advertising agency | Professional services | 3 | 2.7 | 6.6 | 0 | – | 0% | 59 |
| Design & photography | Professional services | 28 | 25.3 | 10.3 | 6 | – | +27% | 44 |
| Staffing & recruitment | Professional services | 8 | 7.2 | 5.9 | 2 | – | +33% | 54 |
| Clothing store | Retail | 10 | 9.0 | 6.0 | 6 | – | +100% | 44 |
| Shoe & leather goods store | Retail | 1 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0 | – | 0% | 50 |
| Pharmacy & health store | Retail | 2 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 0 | – | 0% | 50 |
| Cosmetics & perfume store | Retail | 0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0 | – | – | 53 |
| Florist, garden & pet shop | Retail | 2 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 0 | – | 0% | 53 |
| Jewellery & watches | Retail | 1 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1 | – | – | 59 |
| Optician | Retail | 3 | 2.7 | 1.2 | 0 | – | 0% | 42 |
| Furniture & interior store | Retail | 9 | 8.1 | 3.6 | 3 | – | +50% | 43 |
| Electronics & phone store | Retail | 3 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 1 | – | +50% | 57 |
| Hardware & DIY store | Retail | 5 | 4.5 | 2.4 | 1 | – | +25% | 45 |
| Books & stationery | Retail | 1 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 1 | – | – | 58 |
| Sports & bike shop | Retail | 2 | 1.8 | 3.2 | 0 | – | 0% | 57 |
| Toy & hobby shop | Retail | 2 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 0 | – | 0% | 53 |
| Gifts, art & specialty shops | Retail | 1 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1 | – | – | 60 |
| Second-hand & antiques | Retail | 2 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 0 | – | 0% | 48 |
| Online store | Retail | 2 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 2 | – | – | 60 |
| Electrician | Trades | 5 | 4.5 | 9.7 | 1 | – | +25% | 66 |
| Plumber & heating | Trades | 8 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 4 | – | +100% | 60 |
| Carpenter & joiner | Trades | 12 | 10.9 | 17.1 | 0 | – | 0% | 58 |
| Painter & decorator | Trades | 8 | 7.2 | 6.1 | 2 | – | +33% | 53 |
| Bricklayer & mason | Trades | 3 | 2.7 | 6.3 | 0 | – | 0% | 58 |
| Flooring | Trades | 1 | 0.9 | 3.0 | 0 | – | 0% | 61 |
| Building contractor | Trades | 19 | 17.2 | 26.7 | 6 | – | +46% | 61 |
| Gardener & landscaping | Trades | 6 | 5.4 | 3.6 | 2 | – | +50% | 51 |
| Cleaning services | Trades | 9 | 8.1 | 10.3 | 4 | – | +50% | 55 |
| Taxi | Transport | 1 | 0.9 | 3.5 | 0 | – | 0% | 63 |
| Removals & haulage | Transport | 9 | 8.1 | 10.4 | 0 | – | 0% | 47 |