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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

Varnhem

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Residents
700
2024
Population, 5 years
–
10 years: –
Active places of business
53
76 per 1,000 residents
Opened / closed (12 mo.)
10 / 1
3-yr change –

Population

6706806907002024Residents

Active businesses (all types)

02040602024Q3 242025Q3 252026Q3 26Businesses

Who lives here

Statistics Sweden · 2026
Children 0-14 17%
Young 15-24 10%
Adults 25-44 21%
Adults 45-64 27%
Seniors 65-79 19%
80 and older 6%

The line marks the average for Sweden.

Average age44.0 yrs · Sweden: 42.3
Average net income per person (20+)SEK 356k · Sweden: SEK 367k
Households with children34% · Sweden: 29%
Post-secondary education (age 25–65)55% · Sweden: 50%
Jobs located here*8,909
Commute in / out every day*3,818 / 4,085
Jobs per working resident*0.97 · 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 Varnhem.

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)9% · Sweden: 6%
Share of the 3 largest operators6% · 52 owners

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

New and established

Openings per 1,000 residents (12 months)14.29 · Sweden: 10.54
Average age of active businesses9.5 yrs · Sweden: 11.9
Younger than 2 years25% · Sweden: 15%
Older than 10 years45% · 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

0123Opened Jan: 1JanOpened Feb: 0Opened Mar: 1MarOpened Apr: 2Opened May: 0MayOpened Jun: 0Opened Jul: 1JulOpened Aug: 0Opened Sep: 1SepOpened Oct: 2Opened Nov: 3NovOpened 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 0 0.0 12.8 0 – – 70
Car dealer Automotive 1 14.3 0.0 0 – – 53
Driving school Education 1 14.3 0.0 0 – – 50
Courses & tutoring Education 2 28.6 15.6 0 – – 35
Café, coffee bar or bar Food & drink 1 14.3 0.0 0 – – 50
Restaurant Food & drink 0 0.0 12.3 0 – – 65
Pizzeria, grill or takeaway Food & drink 1 14.3 0.0 0 – – 50
Supermarket & convenience store Groceries 3 42.9 18.5 2 – – 41
Sports facility & club Leisure 0 0.0 12.2 0 – – 63
Beauty salon & spa Personal services 1 14.3 13.9 0 – – 49
Repairs (electronics, shoes, watches) Personal services 1 14.3 0.0 0 – – 50
Accountant & bookkeeping Professional services 2 28.6 15.2 1 – – 40
Engineering consultancy Professional services 3 42.9 28.4 2 – – 26
IT & software services Professional services 2 28.6 20.3 0 – – 52
Marketing & advertising agency Professional services 2 28.6 0.0 0 – – 50
Design & photography Professional services 2 28.6 11.4 0 – – 37
Books & stationery Retail 1 14.3 0.0 1 – – 50
Electrician Trades 0 0.0 13.4 0 – – 69
Carpenter & joiner Trades 0 0.0 26.4 0 – – 79
Painter & decorator Trades 1 14.3 0.0 0 – – 50
Bricklayer & mason Trades 0 0.0 11.6 0 – – 63
Building contractor Trades 2 28.6 48.4 1 – – 55
Removals & haulage Transport 1 14.3 15.8 0 – – 55