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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

Obbola

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Residents
2,141
2024
Population, 5 years
–
10 years: –
Active places of business
219
102 per 1,000 residents
Opened / closed (12 mo.)
16 / 2
3-yr change –

Population

2,0602,0802,1002,1202,1402,1602024Residents

Active businesses (all types)

01002003002024Q3 242025Q3 252026Q3 26Businesses

Who lives here

Statistics Sweden · 2026
Children 0-14 20%
Young 15-24 11%
Adults 25-44 23%
Adults 45-64 25%
Seniors 65-79 15%
80 and older 6%

The line marks the average for Sweden.

Average age41.8 yrs · Sweden: 42.3
Average net income per person (20+)SEK 353k · Sweden: SEK 367k
Households with children38% · Sweden: 29%
Post-secondary education (age 25–65)49% · Sweden: 50%
Jobs located here*73,349
Commute in / out every day*9,080 / 5,762
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 Obbola.

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)2

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

Competition

Run by chains (3+ places)3% · Sweden: 6%
Share of the 3 largest operators1% · 216 owners

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

New and established

Openings per 1,000 residents (12 months)7.47 · Sweden: 10.54
Average age of active businesses10.7 yrs · Sweden: 11.9
Younger than 2 years13% · Sweden: 15%
Older than 10 years52% · Sweden: 51%

A typical mix of new and established businesses.

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: 7JanOpened Feb: 5Opened Mar: 8MarOpened Apr: 5Opened May: 9MayOpened Jun: 4Opened Jul: 2JulOpened Aug: 4Opened Sep: 2SepOpened Oct: 9Opened Nov: 4NovOpened Dec: 1
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 3 14.0 11.0 1 – – 38
Car parts & motorcycles Automotive 1 4.7 0.0 0 – – 50
Courses & tutoring Education 4 18.7 14.4 1 – – 42
Restaurant Food & drink 3 14.0 10.6 2 – – 45
Bakery Food & drink 1 4.7 0.0 0 – – 44
Supermarket & convenience store Groceries 5 23.4 20.1 1 – – 39
Dentist Health 1 4.7 0.0 1 – – 52
Doctor & medical clinic Health 1 4.7 5.5 0 – – 50
Physio, chiro & therapy Health 0 0.0 8.2 0 – – 68
Sports facility & club Leisure 0 0.0 10.0 0 – – 77
Cinema & entertainment Leisure 1 4.7 0.0 0 – – 39
Travel agency Leisure 1 4.7 0.0 0 – – 53
Hairdresser & barber Personal services 3 14.0 10.4 0 – – 43
Beauty salon & spa Personal services 3 14.0 12.6 1 – – 45
Repairs (electronics, shoes, watches) Personal services 2 9.3 0.0 0 – – 40
Accountant & bookkeeping Professional services 2 9.3 15.7 0 – – 70
Architect Professional services 1 4.7 0.0 0 – – 52
Engineering consultancy Professional services 2 9.3 26.6 2 – – 78
IT & software services Professional services 6 28.0 19.1 2 – – 33
Marketing & advertising agency Professional services 2 9.3 5.2 0 – – 34
Design & photography Professional services 4 18.7 10.2 1 – – 29
Staffing & recruitment Professional services 1 4.7 5.0 0 – – 50
Clothing store Retail 2 9.3 0.0 1 – – 45
Florist, garden & pet shop Retail 1 4.7 0.0 0 – – 44
Toy & hobby shop Retail 1 4.7 0.0 0 – – 56
Second-hand & antiques Retail 1 4.7 0.0 0 – – 50
Electrician Trades 5 23.4 10.2 1 – – 19
Plumber & heating Trades 1 4.7 8.9 0 – – 61
Carpenter & joiner Trades 6 28.0 23.2 0 – – 38
Painter & decorator Trades 1 4.7 6.2 0 – – 57
Bricklayer & mason Trades 1 4.7 7.2 0 – – 57
Building contractor Trades 8 37.4 40.0 1 – – 45
Gardener & landscaping Trades 1 4.7 5.1 0 – – 58
Cleaning services Trades 3 14.0 9.0 3 – – 38
Taxi Transport 2 9.3 0.0 1 – – 42
Removals & haulage Transport 0 0.0 12.7 0 – – 89