Town
Högsby
Population
Active businesses (all types)
Who lives here
Statistics Sweden · 2026The line marks the average for Sweden.
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 Högsby.
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
Annual-report figures appear when companies here have filed accounts.
Competition
| 2 places |
Public bodies (municipalities, regions, the state, the church) are left out of this list.
New and established
A typical mix of new and established businesses.
Moving in and out
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
Per calendar month, 2021–2025. Not available yet: closures are only known from 1 January 2024.
Highest opportunity here
Engineering consultancy
901 today · similar areas would have ~5
Building contractor
872 today · similar areas would have ~8
IT & software services
861 today · similar areas would have ~4
Design & photography
820 today · similar areas would have ~2
Courses & tutoring
781 today · similar areas would have ~3
Beauty salon & spa
731 today · similar areas would have ~2
All business types
Click a column to sort| Business type | Group | Active | Per 10k | Similar areas | Opened 3 yrs | Closed 3 yrs | Change | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotel | Accommodation | 1 | 5.3 | 0.0 | 0 | – | – | 50 |
| B&B & holiday accommodation | Accommodation | 1 | 5.3 | 0.0 | 1 | – | – | 50 |
| Car repair & service | Automotive | 5 | 26.7 | 11.0 | 2 | – | – | 15 |
| Petrol station | Automotive | 1 | 5.3 | 0.0 | 0 | – | – | 50 |
| Courses & tutoring | Education | 1 | 5.3 | 14.4 | 1 | – | – | 78 |
| Restaurant | Food & drink | 4 | 21.4 | 10.6 | 1 | – | – | 17 |
| Pizzeria, grill or takeaway | Food & drink | 2 | 10.7 | 0.0 | 0 | – | – | 50 |
| Supermarket & convenience store | Groceries | 5 | 26.7 | 20.1 | 0 | – | – | 34 |
| Butcher, fishmonger & deli | Groceries | 1 | 5.3 | 0.0 | 1 | – | – | 50 |
| Dentist | Health | 1 | 5.3 | 0.0 | 0 | – | – | 50 |
| Doctor & medical clinic | Health | 0 | 0.0 | 5.5 | 0 | – | – | 67 |
| Physio, chiro & therapy | Health | 2 | 10.7 | 8.2 | 0 | – | – | 42 |
| Veterinarian | Health | 1 | 5.3 | 0.0 | 0 | – | – | 50 |
| Home care | Health | 2 | 10.7 | 0.0 | 0 | – | – | 50 |
| Sports facility & club | Leisure | 2 | 10.7 | 10.0 | 0 | – | – | 48 |
| Cinema & entertainment | Leisure | 1 | 5.3 | 0.0 | 0 | – | – | 50 |
| Hairdresser & barber | Personal services | 5 | 26.7 | 10.4 | 0 | – | – | 17 |
| Beauty salon & spa | Personal services | 1 | 5.3 | 12.6 | 0 | – | – | 73 |
| Laundry & dry cleaning | Personal services | 1 | 5.3 | 0.0 | 0 | – | – | 50 |
| Repairs (electronics, shoes, watches) | Personal services | 1 | 5.3 | 0.0 | 0 | – | – | 50 |
| Funeral services | Personal services | 1 | 5.3 | 0.0 | 0 | – | – | 50 |
| Accountant & bookkeeping | Professional services | 2 | 10.7 | 15.7 | 1 | – | – | 65 |
| Bank & insurance | Professional services | 1 | 5.3 | 0.0 | 0 | – | – | 50 |
| Real estate agent | Professional services | 2 | 10.7 | 0.0 | 1 | – | – | 50 |
| Engineering consultancy | Professional services | 1 | 5.3 | 26.6 | 0 | – | – | 90 |
| IT & software services | Professional services | 1 | 5.3 | 19.1 | 0 | – | – | 86 |
| Marketing & advertising agency | Professional services | 0 | 0.0 | 5.2 | 0 | – | – | 67 |
| Design & photography | Professional services | 0 | 0.0 | 10.2 | 0 | – | – | 82 |
| Staffing & recruitment | Professional services | 2 | 10.7 | 5.0 | 1 | – | – | 32 |
| Clothing store | Retail | 1 | 5.3 | 0.0 | 1 | – | – | 50 |
| Pharmacy & health store | Retail | 1 | 5.3 | 0.0 | 0 | – | – | 50 |
| Florist, garden & pet shop | Retail | 1 | 5.3 | 0.0 | 0 | – | – | 50 |
| Optician | Retail | 1 | 5.3 | 0.0 | 0 | – | – | 50 |
| Electrician | Trades | 2 | 10.7 | 10.2 | 0 | – | – | 48 |
| Plumber & heating | Trades | 3 | 16.0 | 8.9 | 0 | – | – | 28 |
| Carpenter & joiner | Trades | 6 | 32.1 | 23.2 | 1 | – | – | 25 |
| Painter & decorator | Trades | 1 | 5.3 | 6.2 | 0 | – | – | 53 |
| Bricklayer & mason | Trades | 2 | 10.7 | 7.2 | 1 | – | – | 39 |
| Building contractor | Trades | 2 | 10.7 | 40.0 | 1 | – | – | 87 |
| Gardener & landscaping | Trades | 1 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 1 | – | – | 49 |
| Cleaning services | Trades | 3 | 16.0 | 9.0 | 2 | – | – | 28 |
| Removals & haulage | Transport | 3 | 16.0 | 12.7 | 0 | – | – | 40 |