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Swedish figures: Statistics Sweden's Business Register keeps only some of the workplaces that closed before 4 October 2026, when we started collecting, so closures are counted from then. Until there are three years of history, growth over time looks higher than it really is.

Town

Berga (Högsby)

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Residents
655
2024
Population, 5 years
–
10 years: –
Active places of business
52
79 per 1,000 residents
Opened / closed (12 mo.)
5 / –
3-yr change –

Population

6356406456506552024Residents

Active businesses (all types)

02040602024Q3 242025Q3 252026Q3 26Businesses

Who lives here

Statistics Sweden · 2026
Children 0-14 13%
Young 15-24 11%
Adults 25-44 17%
Adults 45-64 28%
Seniors 65-79 24%
80 and older 7%

The line marks the average for Sweden.

Average age48.2 yrs · Sweden: 42.3
Average net income per person (20+)SEK 287k · Sweden: SEK 367k
Households with children26% · Sweden: 29%
Post-secondary education (age 25–65)34% · Sweden: 50%
Jobs located here*1,685
Commute in / out every day*470 / 990
Jobs per working resident*0.76 · Sweden: 1.00

Many residents work elsewhere, demand is concentrated in evenings and weekends.

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

Deeper numbers

Survival, trouble signs, competition and people in Berga (Högsby).

Survival

Survival can't be calculated for Sweden yet: Statistics Sweden's Business Register keeps only some of the older closures, so closures are counted from 4 October 2026, when we started collecting.

Competition

Run by chains (3+ places)8% · Sweden: 6%
Share of the 3 largest operators6% · 52 owners

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

New and established

Openings per 1,000 residents (12 months)7.63 · Sweden: 10.54
Average age of active businesses12.3 yrs · Sweden: 11.9
Younger than 2 years13% · Sweden: 15%
Older than 10 years42% · 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

0123Opened Jan: 2JanOpened Feb: 3Opened Mar: 3MarOpened Apr: 1Opened May: 1MayOpened Jun: 2Opened Jul: 0JulOpened Aug: 0Opened Sep: 0SepOpened Oct: 2Opened Nov: 1NovOpened Dec: 3
Opened

Per calendar month, 2021–2025. Not available yet: closures are only known from 4 October 2026.

All business types

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Business typeGroupActivePer 10kSimilar areasOpened 3 yrsClosed 3 yrsChangeScore
Hotel Accommodation 1 15.3 0.0 0 – – 50
B&B & holiday accommodation Accommodation 0 0.0 0.0 1 – – 50
Car repair & service Automotive 0 0.0 12.8 0 – – 63
Courses & tutoring Education 1 15.3 15.6 0 – – 50
Restaurant Food & drink 0 0.0 12.3 0 – – 63
Supermarket & convenience store Groceries 1 15.3 18.5 1 – – 53
Sports facility & club Leisure 0 0.0 12.2 0 – – 63
Hairdresser & barber Personal services 3 45.8 0.0 1 – – 50
Beauty salon & spa Personal services 0 0.0 13.9 0 – – 65
Accountant & bookkeeping Professional services 0 0.0 15.2 0 – – 67
Engineering consultancy Professional services 1 15.3 28.4 0 – – 65
IT & software services Professional services 0 0.0 20.3 0 – – 72
Marketing & advertising agency Professional services 1 15.3 0.0 0 – – 50
Design & photography Professional services 0 0.0 11.4 0 – – 62
Staffing & recruitment Professional services 1 15.3 0.0 0 – – 43
Florist, garden & pet shop Retail 1 15.3 0.0 0 – – 50
Furniture & interior store Retail 1 15.3 0.0 0 – – 50
Hardware & DIY store Retail 2 30.5 0.0 0 – – 50
Electrician Trades 0 0.0 13.4 0 – – 65
Carpenter & joiner Trades 4 61.1 26.4 2 – – 17
Painter & decorator Trades 1 15.3 0.0 0 – – 50
Bricklayer & mason Trades 1 15.3 11.6 0 – – 46
Building contractor Trades 1 15.3 48.4 0 – – 84
Cleaning services Trades 1 15.3 0.0 1 – – 50
Removals & haulage Transport 0 0.0 15.8 0 – – 67