Town
Karlstad
Population
Active businesses (all types)
This line starts on 4 October 2026, when closures start being known, and grows as we collect.
Who lives here
Statistics Sweden · 2026The line marks the average for Sweden.
More people work here than live here, daytime demand (lunch, services) is higher than the resident count suggests.
* Figure for the municipality – Statistics Sweden does not publish it for smaller areas.
Deeper numbers
Survival, trouble signs, competition and people in Karlstad.
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
| 10 places | |
| 9 places | |
| 7 places | |
| 5 places | |
| 5 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 4 October 2026.
Highest opportunity here
Petrol station
803 today · similar areas would have ~8
Flooring
769 today · similar areas would have ~21
Carpenter & joiner
7367 today · similar areas would have ~119
Building contractor
68126 today · similar areas would have ~186
Removals & haulage
6653 today · similar areas would have ~73
Gardener & landscaping
6513 today · similar areas would have ~25
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 | 22 | 3.2 | 1.7 | 5 | – | – | 27 |
| B&B & holiday accommodation | Accommodation | 13 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 3 | – | – | 23 |
| Campsite | Accommodation | 3 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1 | – | – | 50 |
| Car repair & service | Automotive | 77 | 11.1 | 12.6 | 14 | – | – | 60 |
| Petrol station | Automotive | 3 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 0 | – | – | 80 |
| Car dealer | Automotive | 70 | 10.1 | 6.6 | 12 | – | – | 25 |
| Car parts & motorcycles | Automotive | 19 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 3 | – | – | 43 |
| Car rental | Automotive | 15 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 3 | – | – | 50 |
| Childcare | Education | 9 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0 | – | – | 50 |
| Driving school | Education | 9 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 4 | – | – | 30 |
| Courses & tutoring | Education | 150 | 21.5 | 16.3 | 48 | – | – | 30 |
| Café, coffee bar or bar | Food & drink | 8 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 3 | – | – | 9 |
| Restaurant | Food & drink | 178 | 25.6 | 15.8 | 37 | – | – | 19 |
| Pizzeria, grill or takeaway | Food & drink | 21 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 7 | – | – | 46 |
| Catering & canteen | Food & drink | 14 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 9 | – | – | 24 |
| Bakery | Food & drink | 20 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 5 | – | – | 47 |
| Supermarket & convenience store | Groceries | 184 | 26.4 | 19.6 | 97 | – | – | 37 |
| Butcher, fishmonger & deli | Groceries | 14 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 6 | – | – | 42 |
| Kiosk, Wine & beverage shop | Groceries | 8 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 4 | – | – | 55 |
| Dentist | Health | 34 | 4.9 | 3.4 | 7 | – | – | 28 |
| Doctor & medical clinic | Health | 121 | 17.4 | 7.3 | 24 | – | – | 5 |
| Physio, chiro & therapy | Health | 145 | 20.8 | 10.6 | 36 | – | – | 21 |
| Veterinarian | Health | 8 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1 | – | – | 35 |
| Home care | Health | 24 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 0 | – | – | 56 |
| Gym & fitness centre | Leisure | 19 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 2 | – | – | 35 |
| Sports facility & club | Leisure | 111 | 15.9 | 9.6 | 13 | – | – | 26 |
| Cinema & entertainment | Leisure | 37 | 5.3 | 3.4 | 5 | – | – | 35 |
| Travel agency | Leisure | 16 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 2 | – | – | 52 |
| Hairdresser & barber | Personal services | 140 | 20.1 | 15.6 | 35 | – | – | 32 |
| Beauty salon & spa | Personal services | 144 | 20.7 | 16.2 | 35 | – | – | 43 |
| Laundry & dry cleaning | Personal services | 3 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0 | – | – | 50 |
| Repairs (electronics, shoes, watches) | Personal services | 34 | 4.9 | 3.1 | 4 | – | – | 27 |
| Funeral services | Personal services | 6 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 2 | – | – | 38 |
| Accountant & bookkeeping | Professional services | 139 | 20.0 | 17.7 | 21 | – | – | 45 |
| Law firm | Professional services | 58 | 8.3 | 2.1 | 9 | – | – | 9 |
| Bank & insurance | Professional services | 19 | 2.7 | 1.5 | 1 | – | – | 9 |
| Real estate agent | Professional services | 43 | 6.2 | 3.6 | 10 | – | – | 27 |
| Architect | Professional services | 15 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 2 | – | – | 23 |
| Engineering consultancy | Professional services | 248 | 35.6 | 27.0 | 40 | – | – | 37 |
| IT & software services | Professional services | 327 | 47.0 | 23.2 | 111 | – | – | 9 |
| Marketing & advertising agency | Professional services | 64 | 9.2 | 6.6 | 14 | – | – | 38 |
| Design & photography | Professional services | 106 | 15.2 | 10.4 | 34 | – | – | 39 |
| Staffing & recruitment | Professional services | 62 | 8.9 | 6.0 | 25 | – | – | 38 |
| Clothing store | Retail | 78 | 11.2 | 6.0 | 15 | – | – | 15 |
| Shoe & leather goods store | Retail | 11 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 4 | – | – | 50 |
| Pharmacy & health store | Retail | 11 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 0 | – | – | 57 |
| Cosmetics & perfume store | Retail | 16 | 2.3 | 0.6 | 6 | – | – | 0 |
| Florist, garden & pet shop | Retail | 14 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 2 | – | – | 59 |
| Jewellery & watches | Retail | 16 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 2 | – | – | 20 |
| Optician | Retail | 12 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 0 | – | – | 26 |
| Furniture & interior store | Retail | 35 | 5.0 | 3.6 | 7 | – | – | 35 |
| Electronics & phone store | Retail | 26 | 3.7 | 2.3 | 8 | – | – | 25 |
| Hardware & DIY store | Retail | 23 | 3.3 | 2.4 | 1 | – | – | 35 |
| Books & stationery | Retail | 13 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 5 | – | – | 0 |
| Sports & bike shop | Retail | 31 | 4.5 | 3.2 | 4 | – | – | 35 |
| Toy & hobby shop | Retail | 24 | 3.4 | 2.3 | 13 | – | – | 43 |
| Gifts, art & specialty shops | Retail | 16 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 4 | – | – | 0 |
| Second-hand & antiques | Retail | 20 | 2.9 | 1.7 | 8 | – | – | 15 |
| Online store | Retail | 9 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 3 | – | – | 50 |
| Electrician | Trades | 53 | 7.6 | 9.7 | 5 | – | – | 56 |
| Plumber & heating | Trades | 54 | 7.8 | 7.3 | 9 | – | – | 55 |
| Carpenter & joiner | Trades | 67 | 9.6 | 17.1 | 16 | – | – | 73 |
| Painter & decorator | Trades | 38 | 5.5 | 6.1 | 7 | – | – | 53 |
| Bricklayer & mason | Trades | 31 | 4.5 | 6.4 | 4 | – | – | 60 |
| Flooring | Trades | 9 | 1.3 | 3.0 | 1 | – | – | 76 |
| Building contractor | Trades | 126 | 18.1 | 26.7 | 26 | – | – | 68 |
| Gardener & landscaping | Trades | 13 | 1.9 | 3.6 | 2 | – | – | 65 |
| Cleaning services | Trades | 78 | 11.2 | 10.3 | 31 | – | – | 54 |
| Taxi | Transport | 63 | 9.1 | 3.5 | 29 | – | – | 19 |
| Removals & haulage | Transport | 53 | 7.6 | 10.5 | 10 | – | – | 66 |