Neighbourhood
Södermalm-Karstorp (Västervik)
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.
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 Södermalm-Karstorp (Västervik).
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
| 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 4 October 2026.
Highest opportunity here
Beauty salon & spa
801 today · similar areas would have ~5
Cleaning services
790 today · similar areas would have ~3
Carpenter & joiner
780 today · similar areas would have ~5
IT & software services
774 today · similar areas would have ~10
Removals & haulage
770 today · similar areas would have ~3
Restaurant
761 today · similar areas would have ~4
All business types
Click a column to sort| Business type | Group | Active | Per 10k | Similar areas | Opened 3 yrs | Closed 3 yrs | Change | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Car repair & service | Automotive | 3 | 9.5 | 8.4 | 0 | – | – | 54 |
| Car dealer | Automotive | 2 | 6.4 | 4.6 | 1 | – | – | 49 |
| Car parts & motorcycles | Automotive | 1 | 3.2 | 0.0 | 0 | – | – | 56 |
| Courses & tutoring | Education | 5 | 15.9 | 20.5 | 3 | – | – | 57 |
| Restaurant | Food & drink | 1 | 3.2 | 11.7 | 3 | – | – | 76 |
| Pizzeria, grill or takeaway | Food & drink | 0 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 0 | – | – | 64 |
| Bakery | Food & drink | 0 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 0 | – | – | 64 |
| Supermarket & convenience store | Groceries | 5 | 15.9 | 19.2 | 2 | – | – | 53 |
| Butcher, fishmonger & deli | Groceries | 1 | 3.2 | 0.0 | 0 | – | – | 56 |
| Dentist | Health | 0 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 0 | – | – | 63 |
| Doctor & medical clinic | Health | 1 | 3.2 | 8.7 | 0 | – | – | 67 |
| Physio, chiro & therapy | Health | 3 | 9.5 | 11.2 | 0 | – | – | 66 |
| Home care | Health | 2 | 6.4 | 2.8 | 0 | – | – | 46 |
| Sports facility & club | Leisure | 5 | 15.9 | 9.2 | 1 | – | – | 33 |
| Cinema & entertainment | Leisure | 0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0 | – | – | 70 |
| Hairdresser & barber | Personal services | 0 | 0.0 | 10.3 | 0 | – | – | 76 |
| Beauty salon & spa | Personal services | 1 | 3.2 | 14.7 | 1 | – | – | 80 |
| Repairs (electronics, shoes, watches) | Personal services | 0 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 0 | – | – | 65 |
| Accountant & bookkeeping | Professional services | 2 | 6.4 | 17.1 | 1 | – | – | 69 |
| Law firm | Professional services | 0 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 0 | – | – | 60 |
| Real estate agent | Professional services | 0 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 0 | – | – | 63 |
| Architect | Professional services | 0 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 0 | – | – | 63 |
| Engineering consultancy | Professional services | 2 | 6.4 | 32.0 | 0 | – | – | 72 |
| IT & software services | Professional services | 4 | 12.7 | 31.3 | 3 | – | – | 77 |
| Marketing & advertising agency | Professional services | 1 | 3.2 | 8.1 | 1 | – | – | 73 |
| Design & photography | Professional services | 2 | 6.4 | 12.3 | 1 | – | – | 65 |
| Staffing & recruitment | Professional services | 5 | 15.9 | 5.4 | 3 | – | – | 33 |
| Clothing store | Retail | 0 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 0 | – | – | 69 |
| Florist, garden & pet shop | Retail | 1 | 3.2 | 2.3 | 0 | – | – | 50 |
| Furniture & interior store | Retail | 0 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 0 | – | – | 64 |
| Hardware & DIY store | Retail | 1 | 3.2 | 0.0 | 0 | – | – | 62 |
| Sports & bike shop | Retail | 0 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 0 | – | – | 57 |
| Toy & hobby shop | Retail | 0 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 0 | – | – | 64 |
| Gifts, art & specialty shops | Retail | 1 | 3.2 | 0.0 | 1 | – | – | 56 |
| Second-hand & antiques | Retail | 0 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 0 | – | – | 63 |
| Electrician | Trades | 1 | 3.2 | 8.4 | 0 | – | – | 70 |
| Plumber & heating | Trades | 3 | 9.5 | 5.9 | 0 | – | – | 50 |
| Carpenter & joiner | Trades | 0 | 0.0 | 16.4 | 0 | – | – | 78 |
| Painter & decorator | Trades | 0 | 0.0 | 5.5 | 0 | – | – | 71 |
| Bricklayer & mason | Trades | 2 | 6.4 | 6.0 | 0 | – | – | 49 |
| Flooring | Trades | 0 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 0 | – | – | 64 |
| Building contractor | Trades | 8 | 25.5 | 25.2 | 2 | – | – | 53 |
| Gardener & landscaping | Trades | 0 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 0 | – | – | 66 |
| Cleaning services | Trades | 0 | 0.0 | 10.7 | 0 | – | – | 79 |
| Taxi | Transport | 1 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 0 | – | – | 56 |
| Removals & haulage | Transport | 0 | 0.0 | 9.4 | 0 | – | – | 77 |