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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

Hestra (Ydre)

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Residents
437
2024
Population, 5 years
–
10 years: –
Active places of business
36
82 per 1,000 residents
Opened / closed (12 mo.)
7 / 0
3-yr change –

Population

4204254304354402024Residents

Active businesses (all types)

0102030402024Q3 242025Q3 252026Q3 26Businesses

Who lives here

Statistics Sweden · 2026
Children 0-14 16%
Young 15-24 7%
Adults 25-44 22%
Adults 45-64 26%
Seniors 65-79 22%
80 and older 8%

The line marks the average for Sweden.

Average age47.1 yrs · Sweden: 42.3
Average net income per person (20+)SEK 332k · Sweden: SEK 367k
Households with children27% · Sweden: 29%
Post-secondary education (age 25–65)37% · Sweden: 50%
Jobs located here*1,266
Commute in / out every day*287 / 783
Jobs per working resident*0.72 · 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 Hestra (Ydre).

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)6% · Sweden: 6%
Share of the 3 largest operators8% · 36 owners

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

New and established

Openings per 1,000 residents (12 months)16.02 · Sweden: 10.54
Average age of active businesses13.7 yrs · Sweden: 11.9
Younger than 2 years26% · Sweden: 15%
Older than 10 years58% · 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.

All business types

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Business typeGroupActivePer 10kSimilar areasOpened 3 yrsClosed 3 yrsChangeScore
Car repair & service Automotive 1 22.9 0.0 0 – – 50
Courses & tutoring Education 1 22.9 21.8 0 – – 49
Supermarket & convenience store Groceries 0 0.0 23.6 0 – – 67
Travel agency Leisure 1 22.9 0.0 0 – – 50
Accountant & bookkeeping Professional services 1 22.9 0.0 1 – – 50
Engineering consultancy Professional services 0 0.0 27.3 0 – – 70
IT & software services Professional services 0 0.0 22.6 0 – – 67
Florist, garden & pet shop Retail 1 22.9 0.0 0 – – 50
Furniture & interior store Retail 1 22.9 0.0 1 – – 50
Hardware & DIY store Retail 1 22.9 0.0 0 – – 50
Electrician Trades 1 22.9 0.0 0 – – 50
Plumber & heating Trades 1 22.9 0.0 0 – – 50
Carpenter & joiner Trades 2 45.8 26.3 0 – – 35
Painter & decorator Trades 2 45.8 0.0 0 – – 50
Bricklayer & mason Trades 1 22.9 0.0 0 – – 50
Building contractor Trades 1 22.9 51.8 1 – – 56
Gardener & landscaping Trades 1 22.9 0.0 0 – – 50
Cleaning services Trades 1 22.9 0.0 1 – – 50
Removals & haulage Transport 1 22.9 21.2 0 – – 49