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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

Sörforsa

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Residents
1,480
2024
Population, 5 years
–
10 years: –
Active places of business
143
97 per 1,000 residents
Opened / closed (12 mo.)
7 / 1
3-yr change –

Population

1,4201,4401,4601,4802024Residents

Active businesses (all types)

0501001502024Q3 242025Q3 252026Q3 26Businesses

Who lives here

Statistics Sweden · 2026
Children 0-14 17%
Young 15-24 11%
Adults 25-44 24%
Adults 45-64 23%
Seniors 65-79 17%
80 and older 8%

The line marks the average for Sweden.

Average age43.9 yrs · Sweden: 42.3
Average net income per person (20+)SEK 313k · Sweden: SEK 367k
Households with children28% · Sweden: 29%
Post-secondary education (age 25–65)37% · Sweden: 50%
Jobs located here*18,656
Commute in / out every day*2,974 / 2,472
Jobs per working resident*1.03 · 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 Sörforsa.

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)0

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

Competition

Run by chains (3+ places)7% · Sweden: 6%
Share of the 3 largest operators2% · 136 owners

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

New and established

Openings per 1,000 residents (12 months)4.73 · Sweden: 10.54
Average age of active businesses12.4 yrs · Sweden: 11.9
Younger than 2 years12% · Sweden: 15%
Older than 10 years55% · 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: 2JanOpened Feb: 4Opened Mar: 1MarOpened Apr: 1Opened May: 3MayOpened Jun: 4Opened Jul: 3JulOpened Aug: 2Opened Sep: 4SepOpened 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
Hotel Accommodation 1 6.8 0.0 0 – – 41
Car repair & service Automotive 1 6.8 11.0 0 – – 60
Courses & tutoring Education 4 27.0 14.4 1 – – 34
Restaurant Food & drink 1 6.8 10.6 0 – – 66
Supermarket & convenience store Groceries 5 33.8 20.1 3 – – 22
Doctor & medical clinic Health 1 6.8 5.5 0 – – 39
Physio, chiro & therapy Health 2 13.5 8.2 2 – – 47
Home care Health 1 6.8 0.0 0 – – 50
Sports facility & club Leisure 3 20.3 10.0 1 – – 31
Cinema & entertainment Leisure 1 6.8 0.0 0 – – 45
Hairdresser & barber Personal services 2 13.5 10.4 0 – – 53
Beauty salon & spa Personal services 1 6.8 12.6 0 – – 62
Repairs (electronics, shoes, watches) Personal services 1 6.8 0.0 0 – – 50
Accountant & bookkeeping Professional services 3 20.3 15.7 0 – – 35
Engineering consultancy Professional services 5 33.8 26.6 1 – – 38
IT & software services Professional services 7 47.3 19.1 3 – – 5
Marketing & advertising agency Professional services 1 6.8 5.2 0 – – 55
Design & photography Professional services 0 0.0 10.2 0 – – 80
Staffing & recruitment Professional services 1 6.8 5.0 0 – – 48
Clothing store Retail 1 6.8 0.0 0 – – 50
Florist, garden & pet shop Retail 1 6.8 0.0 1 – – 50
Electrician Trades 1 6.8 10.2 0 – – 50
Plumber & heating Trades 0 0.0 8.9 0 – – 71
Carpenter & joiner Trades 5 33.8 23.2 1 – – 27
Painter & decorator Trades 0 0.0 6.2 0 – – 55
Bricklayer & mason Trades 2 13.5 7.2 0 – – 33
Building contractor Trades 2 13.5 40.0 1 – – 71
Gardener & landscaping Trades 1 6.8 5.1 0 – – 46
Cleaning services Trades 0 0.0 9.0 0 – – 72
Removals & haulage Transport 0 0.0 12.7 0 – – 66