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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

Fotö

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Residents
614
2024
Population, 5 years
–
10 years: –
Active places of business
81
132 per 1,000 residents
Opened / closed (12 mo.)
9 / 3
3-yr change –

Population

5956006056106152024Residents

Active businesses (all types)

0501002024Q3 242025Q3 252026Q3 26Businesses

Who lives here

Statistics Sweden · 2026
Children 0-14 14%
Young 15-24 11%
Adults 25-44 17%
Adults 45-64 27%
Seniors 65-79 20%
80 and older 10%

The line marks the average for Sweden.

Average age47.3 yrs · Sweden: 42.3
Average net income per person (20+)SEK 379k · Sweden: SEK 367k
Households with children27% · Sweden: 29%
Post-secondary education (age 25–65)41% · Sweden: 50%
Jobs located here*4,248
Commute in / out every day*1,097 / 3,248
Jobs per working resident*0.66 · 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 Fotö.

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)2

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

Competition

Run by chains (3+ places)1% · Sweden: 6%
Share of the 3 largest operators4% · 81 owners

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

New and established

Openings per 1,000 residents (12 months)14.66 · Sweden: 10.54
Average age of active businesses13.3 yrs · Sweden: 11.9
Younger than 2 years16% · Sweden: 15%
Older than 10 years62% · Sweden: 51%

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. 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: 1Opened Mar: 0MarOpened Apr: 1Opened May: 1MayOpened Jun: 2Opened Jul: 0JulOpened Aug: 2Opened Sep: 1SepOpened Oct: 3Opened Nov: 1NovOpened Dec: 1
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
B&B & holiday accommodation Accommodation 1 16.3 0.0 0 – – 50
Car repair & service Automotive 0 0.0 12.8 0 – – 66
Courses & tutoring Education 1 16.3 15.6 0 – – 46
Restaurant Food & drink 0 0.0 12.3 0 – – 68
Pizzeria, grill or takeaway Food & drink 0 0.0 0.0 1 – – 50
Supermarket & convenience store Groceries 0 0.0 18.5 0 – – 71
Butcher, fishmonger & deli Groceries 1 16.3 0.0 0 – – 43
Doctor & medical clinic Health 2 32.6 0.0 1 – – 58
Sports facility & club Leisure 1 16.3 12.2 0 – – 46
Beauty salon & spa Personal services 0 0.0 13.9 0 – – 63
Accountant & bookkeeping Professional services 1 16.3 15.2 0 – – 42
Engineering consultancy Professional services 1 16.3 28.4 0 – – 69
IT & software services Professional services 3 48.9 20.3 1 – – 37
Marketing & advertising agency Professional services 2 32.6 0.0 0 – – 40
Design & photography Professional services 1 16.3 11.4 1 – – 36
Staffing & recruitment Professional services 2 32.6 0.0 1 – – 39
Clothing store Retail 2 32.6 0.0 0 – – 61
Electronics & phone store Retail 1 16.3 0.0 0 – – 50
Sports & bike shop Retail 1 16.3 0.0 0 – – 50
Second-hand & antiques Retail 0 0.0 0.0 0 – – 50
Electrician Trades 0 0.0 13.4 0 – – 51
Carpenter & joiner Trades 1 16.3 26.4 1 – – 54
Bricklayer & mason Trades 1 16.3 11.6 0 – – 57
Building contractor Trades 2 32.6 48.4 0 – – 56
Removals & haulage Transport 0 0.0 15.8 0 – – 67