Town
Knivsta
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 Knivsta.
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 young market: many recent start-ups, dynamic, but less proven.
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.
Growing here
Business types with the biggest 3-year increase (at least 5 businesses three years ago).
| Design & photography | 10 → 17 | +70% |
| Staffing & recruitment | 5 → 8 | +60% |
| Courses & tutoring | 14 → 21 | +50% |
| Restaurant | 8 → 12 | +50% |
| Cleaning services | 6 → 9 | +50% |
| Accountant & bookkeeping | 15 → 22 | +47% |
| Hairdresser & barber | 9 → 13 | +44% |
| Supermarket & convenience store | 14 → 20 | +43% |
Declining here
Business types shrinking the most over 3 years, with closures in the last 12 months.
| No business type is shrinking noticeably. |
Highest opportunity here
Car dealer
666 today · similar areas would have ~6
Sports & bike shop
660 today · similar areas would have ~3
Plumber & heating
665 today · similar areas would have ~7
Painter & decorator
664 today · similar areas would have ~6
Cleaning services
659 today · similar areas would have ~10
Removals & haulage
648 today · similar areas would have ~10
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 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 0 | – | – | 59 |
| B&B & holiday accommodation | Accommodation | 0 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 0 | – | – | 56 |
| Car repair & service | Automotive | 8 | 8.2 | 12.5 | 2 | – | +14% | 58 |
| Petrol station | Automotive | 0 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 0 | – | – | 56 |
| Car dealer | Automotive | 6 | 6.1 | 6.6 | 2 | – | +50% | 66 |
| Car parts & motorcycles | Automotive | 0 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 0 | – | – | 63 |
| Driving school | Education | 1 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0 | – | 0% | 49 |
| Courses & tutoring | Education | 21 | 21.5 | 16.2 | 8 | – | +50% | 48 |
| Café, coffee bar or bar | Food & drink | 2 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 1 | – | +100% | 57 |
| Restaurant | Food & drink | 12 | 12.3 | 15.8 | 4 | – | +50% | 59 |
| Pizzeria, grill or takeaway | Food & drink | 5 | 5.1 | 3.0 | 4 | – | +400% | 49 |
| Catering & canteen | Food & drink | 1 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 2 | – | – | 53 |
| Bakery | Food & drink | 2 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 1 | – | +100% | 62 |
| Supermarket & convenience store | Groceries | 20 | 20.5 | 19.6 | 8 | – | +43% | 54 |
| Butcher, fishmonger & deli | Groceries | 1 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 0 | – | 0% | 53 |
| Kiosk, Wine & beverage shop | Groceries | 2 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 0 | – | 0% | 45 |
| Dentist | Health | 7 | 7.2 | 3.4 | 3 | – | +75% | 43 |
| Doctor & medical clinic | Health | 11 | 11.3 | 7.3 | 2 | – | +22% | 47 |
| Physio, chiro & therapy | Health | 16 | 16.4 | 10.6 | 4 | – | +23% | 43 |
| Veterinarian | Health | 5 | 5.1 | 0.9 | 0 | – | 0% | 44 |
| Home care | Health | 4 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 0 | – | 0% | 49 |
| Gym & fitness centre | Leisure | 1 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 0 | – | 0% | 55 |
| Sports facility & club | Leisure | 10 | 10.2 | 9.4 | 0 | – | 0% | 44 |
| Cinema & entertainment | Leisure | 2 | 2.0 | 3.4 | 0 | – | 0% | 56 |
| Travel agency | Leisure | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | – | – | 60 |
| Hairdresser & barber | Personal services | 13 | 13.3 | 15.6 | 5 | – | +44% | 55 |
| Beauty salon & spa | Personal services | 27 | 27.6 | 16.2 | 7 | – | +29% | 37 |
| Repairs (electronics, shoes, watches) | Personal services | 1 | 1.0 | 3.1 | 0 | – | 0% | 61 |
| Funeral services | Personal services | 0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0 | – | – | 54 |
| Accountant & bookkeeping | Professional services | 22 | 22.5 | 17.7 | 7 | – | +47% | 51 |
| Law firm | Professional services | 6 | 6.1 | 2.1 | 3 | – | +100% | 47 |
| Bank & insurance | Professional services | 2 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 0 | – | 0% | 47 |
| Real estate agent | Professional services | 2 | 2.0 | 3.6 | 0 | – | 0% | 57 |
| Architect | Professional services | 2 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 0 | – | 0% | 45 |
| Engineering consultancy | Professional services | 23 | 23.5 | 27.0 | 6 | – | +35% | 61 |
| IT & software services | Professional services | 70 | 71.6 | 23.2 | 22 | – | +40% | 30 |
| Marketing & advertising agency | Professional services | 8 | 8.2 | 6.6 | 5 | – | +167% | 57 |
| Design & photography | Professional services | 17 | 17.4 | 10.3 | 7 | – | +70% | 47 |
| Staffing & recruitment | Professional services | 8 | 8.2 | 5.9 | 3 | – | +60% | 52 |
| Clothing store | Retail | 5 | 5.1 | 6.0 | 4 | – | +150% | 55 |
| Pharmacy & health store | Retail | 5 | 5.1 | 1.8 | 1 | – | +25% | 49 |
| Cosmetics & perfume store | Retail | 0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0 | – | – | 53 |
| Florist, garden & pet shop | Retail | 2 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 2 | – | – | 62 |
| Jewellery & watches | Retail | 0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0 | – | – | 54 |
| Optician | Retail | 1 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1 | – | – | 61 |
| Furniture & interior store | Retail | 2 | 2.0 | 3.6 | 0 | – | 0% | 57 |
| Electronics & phone store | Retail | 2 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 1 | – | +100% | 61 |
| Hardware & DIY store | Retail | 0 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 0 | – | – | 63 |
| Books & stationery | Retail | 4 | 4.1 | 0.6 | 2 | – | +100% | 57 |
| Sports & bike shop | Retail | 0 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 0 | – | – | 66 |
| Toy & hobby shop | Retail | 0 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 1 | – | – | 62 |
| Gifts, art & specialty shops | Retail | 2 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1 | – | +100% | 54 |
| Second-hand & antiques | Retail | 3 | 3.1 | 1.7 | 0 | – | 0% | 41 |
| Electrician | Trades | 5 | 5.1 | 9.7 | 0 | – | 0% | 52 |
| Plumber & heating | Trades | 5 | 5.1 | 7.2 | 1 | – | +25% | 66 |
| Carpenter & joiner | Trades | 12 | 12.3 | 17.1 | 4 | – | +33% | 54 |
| Painter & decorator | Trades | 4 | 4.1 | 6.1 | 2 | – | +100% | 66 |
| Bricklayer & mason | Trades | 6 | 6.1 | 6.3 | 1 | – | +20% | 60 |
| Flooring | Trades | 1 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 0 | – | 0% | 60 |
| Building contractor | Trades | 30 | 30.7 | 26.7 | 6 | – | +25% | 55 |
| Gardener & landscaping | Trades | 1 | 1.0 | 3.6 | 0 | – | 0% | 61 |
| Cleaning services | Trades | 9 | 9.2 | 10.3 | 3 | – | +50% | 65 |
| Taxi | Transport | 6 | 6.1 | 3.5 | 2 | – | +20% | 34 |
| Removals & haulage | Transport | 8 | 8.2 | 10.4 | 1 | – | +14% | 64 |