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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

Harplinge

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Residents
1,706
2024
Population, 5 years
–
10 years: –
Active places of business
165
97 per 1,000 residents
Opened / closed (12 mo.)
24 / 2
3-yr change –

Population

1,6401,6601,6801,7001,7202024Residents

Active businesses (all types)

0501001502002024Q3 242025Q3 252026Q3 26Businesses

Who lives here

Statistics Sweden · 2026
Children 0-14 20%
Young 15-24 10%
Adults 25-44 23%
Adults 45-64 26%
Seniors 65-79 14%
80 and older 6%

The line marks the average for Sweden.

Average age41.5 yrs · Sweden: 42.3
Average net income per person (20+)SEK 393k · Sweden: SEK 367k
Households with children40% · Sweden: 29%
Post-secondary education (age 25–65)51% · Sweden: 50%
Jobs located here*54,228
Commute in / out every day*11,080 / 8,599
Jobs per working resident*1.05 · 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 Harplinge.

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)1

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

Competition

Run by chains (3+ places)5% · Sweden: 6%
Share of the 3 largest operators2% · 160 owners

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

New and established

Openings per 1,000 residents (12 months)14.07 · Sweden: 10.54
Average age of active businesses10.9 yrs · Sweden: 11.9
Younger than 2 years23% · Sweden: 15%
Older than 10 years44% · Sweden: 51%

A young market: many recent start-ups, dynamic, but less proven.

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

0510Opened Jan: 4JanOpened Feb: 7Opened Mar: 9MarOpened Apr: 3Opened May: 2MayOpened Jun: 4Opened Jul: 4JulOpened Aug: 4Opened Sep: 3SepOpened Oct: 1Opened Nov: 4NovOpened Dec: 3
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 1 5.9 11.0 0 – – 58
Courses & tutoring Education 2 11.7 14.4 0 – – 55
Restaurant Food & drink 1 5.9 10.6 1 – – 63
Bakery Food & drink 1 5.9 0.0 0 – – 59
Supermarket & convenience store Groceries 3 17.6 20.1 2 – – 51
Doctor & medical clinic Health 2 11.7 5.5 0 – – 35
Physio, chiro & therapy Health 4 23.4 8.2 0 – – 21
Veterinarian Health 2 11.7 0.0 1 – – 56
Gym & fitness centre Leisure 1 5.9 0.0 1 – – 42
Sports facility & club Leisure 4 23.4 10.0 0 – – 24
Cinema & entertainment Leisure 1 5.9 0.0 0 – – 55
Hairdresser & barber Personal services 2 11.7 10.4 0 – – 54
Beauty salon & spa Personal services 3 17.6 12.6 1 – – 33
Accountant & bookkeeping Professional services 1 5.9 15.7 1 – – 64
Law firm Professional services 1 5.9 0.0 0 – – 44
Architect Professional services 1 5.9 0.0 1 – – 50
Engineering consultancy Professional services 2 11.7 26.6 1 – – 65
IT & software services Professional services 4 23.4 19.1 3 – – 48
Marketing & advertising agency Professional services 1 5.9 5.2 0 – – 54
Design & photography Professional services 4 23.4 10.2 1 – – 34
Staffing & recruitment Professional services 1 5.9 5.0 0 – – 41
Furniture & interior store Retail 1 5.9 0.0 0 – – 51
Sports & bike shop Retail 1 5.9 0.0 0 – – 52
Electrician Trades 3 17.6 10.2 1 – – 36
Plumber & heating Trades 0 0.0 8.9 0 – – 70
Carpenter & joiner Trades 6 35.2 23.2 0 – – 24
Painter & decorator Trades 1 5.9 6.2 0 – – 44
Bricklayer & mason Trades 1 5.9 7.2 1 – – 51
Flooring Trades 2 11.7 0.0 0 – – 56
Building contractor Trades 7 41.0 40.0 1 – – 47
Gardener & landscaping Trades 2 11.7 5.1 0 – – 30
Cleaning services Trades 0 0.0 9.0 0 – – 68
Removals & haulage Transport 6 35.2 12.7 1 – – 26