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Swedish figures: closures in Statistics Sweden's Business Register are only known from 1 January 2024. Until there are three years of history, growth over time looks higher than it really is.

Town

Ärla

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Residents
1,244
2024
Population, 5 years
–
10 years: –
Active places of business
73
59 per 1,000 residents
Opened / closed (12 mo.)
6 / 0
3-yr change –

Population

1,2001,2101,2201,2301,2401,2502024Residents

Active businesses (all types)

0204060802024Q3 242025Q3 252026Q3 26Businesses

Who lives here

Statistics Sweden · 2026
Children 0-14 19%
Young 15-24 9%
Adults 25-44 22%
Adults 45-64 29%
Seniors 65-79 16%
80 and older 5%

The line marks the average for Sweden.

Average age42.9 yrs · Sweden: 42.3
Average net income per person (20+)SEK 345k · Sweden: SEK 367k
Households with children33% · Sweden: 29%
Post-secondary education (age 25–65)37% · Sweden: 50%
Jobs located here*50,425
Commute in / out every day*9,340 / 8,823
Jobs per working resident*1.01 · Sweden: 1.00

Roughly as many jobs as working residents.

* Figure for the municipality – Statistics Sweden does not publish it for smaller areas.

Deeper numbers

Survival, trouble signs, competition and people in Ärla.

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

Closed within 2 years of opening (last 12 months)0

Annual-report figures appear when companies here have filed accounts.

Competition

Run by chains (3+ places)8% · Sweden: 6%
Share of the 3 largest operators4% · 68 owners

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

New and established

Openings per 1,000 residents (12 months)4.82 · Sweden: 10.54
Average age of active businesses10.4 yrs · Sweden: 11.9
Younger than 2 years15% · Sweden: 15%
Older than 10 years41% · Sweden: 51%

A typical mix of new and established businesses.

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.

When businesses open and close

024Opened Jan: 2JanOpened Feb: 1Opened Mar: 1MarOpened Apr: 2Opened May: 4MayOpened Jun: 2Opened Jul: 2JulOpened Aug: 1Opened Sep: 4SepOpened Oct: 1Opened Nov: 3NovOpened Dec: 0
Opened

Per calendar month, 2021–2025. Not available yet: closures are only known from 1 January 2024.

All business types

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Business typeGroupActivePer 10kSimilar areasOpened 3 yrsClosed 3 yrsChangeScore
Car repair & service Automotive 3 24.1 11.0 2 – – 32
Childcare Education 1 8.0 0.0 0 – – 50
Courses & tutoring Education 2 16.1 14.4 0 – – 44
Restaurant Food & drink 0 0.0 10.6 0 – – 61
Supermarket & convenience store Groceries 5 40.2 20.1 0 – – 15
Butcher, fishmonger & deli Groceries 1 8.0 0.0 0 – – 59
Doctor & medical clinic Health 1 8.0 5.5 0 – – 48
Physio, chiro & therapy Health 1 8.0 8.2 1 – – 57
Home care Health 1 8.0 0.0 0 – – 50
Sports facility & club Leisure 1 8.0 10.0 0 – – 52
Hairdresser & barber Personal services 0 0.0 10.4 0 – – 65
Beauty salon & spa Personal services 2 16.1 12.6 0 – – 40
Repairs (electronics, shoes, watches) Personal services 0 0.0 0.0 1 – – 50
Accountant & bookkeeping Professional services 1 8.0 15.7 0 – – 68
Engineering consultancy Professional services 1 8.0 26.6 0 – – 76
IT & software services Professional services 0 0.0 19.1 0 – – 75
Marketing & advertising agency Professional services 0 0.0 5.2 0 – – 65
Design & photography Professional services 1 8.0 10.2 0 – – 58
Staffing & recruitment Professional services 1 8.0 5.0 0 – – 47
Florist, garden & pet shop Retail 2 16.1 0.0 0 – – 50
Furniture & interior store Retail 1 8.0 0.0 0 – – 58
Electrician Trades 0 0.0 10.2 0 – – 68
Plumber & heating Trades 1 8.0 8.9 1 – – 54
Carpenter & joiner Trades 2 16.1 23.2 0 – – 65
Painter & decorator Trades 0 0.0 6.2 0 – – 65
Bricklayer & mason Trades 0 0.0 7.2 0 – – 66
Flooring Trades 1 8.0 0.0 0 – – 49
Building contractor Trades 5 40.2 40.0 1 – – 44
Gardener & landscaping Trades 1 8.0 5.1 1 – – 51
Cleaning services Trades 0 0.0 9.0 0 – – 64
Removals & haulage Transport 3 24.1 12.7 2 – – 35