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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

Valje

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Residents
1,073
2024
Population, 5 years
–
10 years: –
Active places of business
81
75 per 1,000 residents
Opened / closed (12 mo.)
12 / 1
3-yr change –

Population

1,0401,0501,0601,0701,0802024Residents

Active businesses (all types)

0501002024Q3 242025Q3 252026Q3 26Businesses

Who lives here

Statistics Sweden · 2026
Children 0-14 17%
Young 15-24 8%
Adults 25-44 23%
Adults 45-64 25%
Seniors 65-79 21%
80 and older 6%

The line marks the average for Sweden.

Average age44.9 yrs · Sweden: 42.3
Average net income per person (20+)SEK 339k · Sweden: SEK 367k
Households with children32% · Sweden: 29%
Post-secondary education (age 25–65)40% · Sweden: 50%
Jobs located here*4,473
Commute in / out every day*2,080 / 3,212
Jobs per working resident*0.80 · Sweden: 1.00

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 Valje.

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)1

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

Competition

Run by chains (3+ places)1% · Sweden: 6%
Share of the 3 largest operators4% · 81 owners

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

New and established

Openings per 1,000 residents (12 months)11.18 · Sweden: 10.54
Average age of active businesses10.5 yrs · Sweden: 11.9
Younger than 2 years23% · Sweden: 15%
Older than 10 years42% · Sweden: 51%

A young market: many recent start-ups, dynamic, but less proven.

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

0246Opened Jan: 1JanOpened Feb: 3Opened Mar: 5MarOpened Apr: 1Opened May: 2MayOpened Jun: 1Opened Jul: 0JulOpened Aug: 1Opened Sep: 2SepOpened Oct: 2Opened Nov: 3NovOpened Dec: 4
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
Campsite Accommodation 1 9.3 0.0 0 – – 50
Car repair & service Automotive 0 0.0 11.0 0 – – 70
Car parts & motorcycles Automotive 1 9.3 0.0 1 – – 50
Courses & tutoring Education 3 28.0 14.4 1 – – 26
Restaurant Food & drink 1 9.3 10.6 0 – – 52
Supermarket & convenience store Groceries 0 0.0 20.1 0 – – 87
Doctor & medical clinic Health 0 0.0 5.5 0 – – 60
Physio, chiro & therapy Health 1 9.3 8.2 0 – – 48
Sports facility & club Leisure 1 9.3 10.0 0 – – 51
Cinema & entertainment Leisure 1 9.3 0.0 0 – – 50
Hairdresser & barber Personal services 0 0.0 10.4 0 – – 68
Beauty salon & spa Personal services 0 0.0 12.6 0 – – 72
Accountant & bookkeeping Professional services 3 28.0 15.7 0 – – 38
Law firm Professional services 1 9.3 0.0 0 – – 50
Real estate agent Professional services 1 9.3 0.0 0 – – 50
Engineering consultancy Professional services 4 37.3 26.6 2 – – 31
IT & software services Professional services 1 9.3 19.1 0 – – 68
Marketing & advertising agency Professional services 0 0.0 5.2 0 – – 60
Design & photography Professional services 1 9.3 10.2 0 – – 52
Staffing & recruitment Professional services 1 9.3 5.0 0 – – 43
Florist, garden & pet shop Retail 1 9.3 0.0 0 – – 50
Second-hand & antiques Retail 3 28.0 0.0 1 – – 50
Electrician Trades 0 0.0 10.2 0 – – 68
Plumber & heating Trades 1 9.3 8.9 0 – – 49
Carpenter & joiner Trades 5 46.6 23.2 1 – – 22
Painter & decorator Trades 1 9.3 6.2 1 – – 44
Bricklayer & mason Trades 1 9.3 7.2 0 – – 52
Building contractor Trades 0 0.0 40.0 0 – – 96
Gardener & landscaping Trades 0 0.0 5.1 0 – – 58
Cleaning services Trades 1 9.3 9.0 0 – – 40
Removals & haulage Transport 3 28.0 12.7 0 – – 23