Town
Varekil
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 Varekil.
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
No company runs more than one place of business here, an independent market.
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 1 January 2024.
Highest opportunity here
Sports facility & club
650 today · similar areas would have ~1 · small area
Design & photography
650 today · similar areas would have ~1 · small area
Accountant & bookkeeping
640 today · similar areas would have ~2 · small area
Car repair & service
611 today · similar areas would have ~1 · small area
Marketing & advertising agency
580 today · similar areas would have ~1 · small area
Gardener & landscaping
580 today · similar areas would have ~1 · small area
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 | 1 | 10.7 | 11.0 | 1 | – | – | 61 |
| Courses & tutoring | Education | 1 | 10.7 | 14.4 | 0 | – | – | 55 |
| Restaurant | Food & drink | 1 | 10.7 | 10.6 | 0 | – | – | 55 |
| Pizzeria, grill or takeaway | Food & drink | 1 | 10.7 | 0.0 | 0 | – | – | 50 |
| Supermarket & convenience store | Groceries | 2 | 21.4 | 20.1 | 0 | – | – | 53 |
| Doctor & medical clinic | Health | 1 | 10.7 | 5.5 | 0 | – | – | 42 |
| Physio, chiro & therapy | Health | 1 | 10.7 | 8.2 | 0 | – | – | 46 |
| Veterinarian | Health | 1 | 10.7 | 0.0 | 0 | – | – | 50 |
| Gym & fitness centre | Leisure | 1 | 10.7 | 0.0 | 0 | – | – | 50 |
| Sports facility & club | Leisure | 0 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 0 | – | – | 65 |
| Hairdresser & barber | Personal services | 2 | 21.4 | 10.4 | 0 | – | – | 33 |
| Beauty salon & spa | Personal services | 2 | 21.4 | 12.6 | 1 | – | – | 36 |
| Repairs (electronics, shoes, watches) | Personal services | 1 | 10.7 | 0.0 | 0 | – | – | 50 |
| Funeral services | Personal services | 1 | 10.7 | 0.0 | 0 | – | – | 50 |
| Accountant & bookkeeping | Professional services | 0 | 0.0 | 15.7 | 0 | – | – | 64 |
| Bank & insurance | Professional services | 1 | 10.7 | 0.0 | 0 | – | – | 50 |
| Engineering consultancy | Professional services | 3 | 32.2 | 26.6 | 0 | – | – | 34 |
| IT & software services | Professional services | 2 | 21.4 | 19.1 | 1 | – | – | 41 |
| Marketing & advertising agency | Professional services | 0 | 0.0 | 5.2 | 0 | – | – | 58 |
| Design & photography | Professional services | 0 | 0.0 | 10.2 | 0 | – | – | 65 |
| Staffing & recruitment | Professional services | 2 | 21.4 | 5.0 | 1 | – | – | 42 |
| Florist, garden & pet shop | Retail | 1 | 10.7 | 0.0 | 0 | – | – | 50 |
| Electronics & phone store | Retail | 1 | 10.7 | 0.0 | 0 | – | – | 50 |
| Hardware & DIY store | Retail | 1 | 10.7 | 0.0 | 0 | – | – | 50 |
| Sports & bike shop | Retail | 1 | 10.7 | 0.0 | 0 | – | – | 50 |
| Electrician | Trades | 2 | 21.4 | 10.2 | 0 | – | – | 47 |
| Plumber & heating | Trades | 2 | 21.4 | 8.9 | 0 | – | – | 32 |
| Carpenter & joiner | Trades | 5 | 53.6 | 23.2 | 1 | – | – | 29 |
| Painter & decorator | Trades | 1 | 10.7 | 6.2 | 0 | – | – | 51 |
| Bricklayer & mason | Trades | 1 | 10.7 | 7.2 | 0 | – | – | 46 |
| Building contractor | Trades | 8 | 85.7 | 40.0 | 2 | – | – | 4 |
| Gardener & landscaping | Trades | 0 | 0.0 | 5.1 | 0 | – | – | 58 |
| Cleaning services | Trades | 0 | 0.0 | 9.0 | 0 | – | – | 52 |
| Removals & haulage | Transport | 2 | 21.4 | 12.7 | 0 | – | – | 40 |