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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

Västerhaninge

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Residents
31,941
2024
Population, 5 years
–
10 years: –
Active places of business
2,635
82 per 1,000 residents
Opened / closed (12 mo.)
295 / 45
3-yr change +33.2%

Population

31k31k32k32k2024Residents

Active businesses (all types)

01,0002,0003,0002024Q3 242025Q3 252026Q3 26Businesses

Who lives here

Statistics Sweden · 2026
Children 0-14 21%
Young 15-24 12%
Adults 25-44 29%
Adults 45-64 24%
Seniors 65-79 9%
80 and older 4%

The line marks the average for Sweden.

Average age37.7 yrs · Sweden: 42.3
Average net income per person (20+)SEK 303k · Sweden: SEK 367k
Households with children39% · Sweden: 29%
Post-secondary education (age 25–65)36% · Sweden: 50%
Jobs located here*31,975
Commute in / out every day*15,150 / 35,415
Jobs per working resident*0.61 · 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 Västerhaninge.

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)31 · 69% of all closures

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

Competition

Run by chains (3+ places)4% · Sweden: 6%
Share of the 3 largest operators0% · 2,595 owners
3 places
3 places
2 places
2 places
2 places

Public bodies (municipalities, regions, the state, the church) are left out of this list.

New and established

Openings per 1,000 residents (12 months)9.24 · Sweden: 10.54
Average age of active businesses13.7 yrs · Sweden: 16.7
Younger than 2 years18% · Sweden: 14%
Older than 10 years40% · 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

050100Opened Jan: 81JanOpened Feb: 90Opened Mar: 88MarOpened Apr: 68Opened May: 81MayOpened Jun: 94Opened Jul: 61JulOpened Aug: 76Opened Sep: 99SepOpened Oct: 77Opened Nov: 88NovOpened Dec: 62
Opened

Per calendar month, 2021–2025. Not available yet: closures are only known from 1 January 2024.

Growing here

Business types with the biggest 3-year increase (at least 5 businesses three years ago).

Clothing store8 → 17+113%
Staffing & recruitment12 → 24+100%
Marketing & advertising agency9 → 17+89%
Hairdresser & barber17 → 29+71%
Courses & tutoring30 → 51+70%
Doctor & medical clinic9 → 15+67%
Design & photography22 → 36+64%
Gardener & landscaping8 → 13+63%

Declining here

Business types shrinking the most over 3 years, with closures in the last 12 months.

No business type is shrinking noticeably.

Highest opportunity here

Florist, garden & pet shop

74

3 today · similar areas would have ~8

Home care

69

7 today · similar areas would have ~13

Hotel

67

0 today · similar areas would have ~6

Gym & fitness centre

67

4 today · similar areas would have ~7

Sports facility & club

66

12 today · similar areas would have ~30

Dentist

65

6 today · similar areas would have ~11

All business types

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Business typeGroupActivePer 10kSimilar areasOpened 3 yrsClosed 3 yrsChangeScore
Hotel Accommodation 0 0.0 1.7 0 – – 67
B&B & holiday accommodation Accommodation 2 0.6 1.2 0 – 0% 56
Car repair & service Automotive 63 19.7 12.5 19 – +40% 46
Petrol station Automotive 3 0.9 1.1 1 – +50% 62
Car dealer Automotive 33 10.3 6.6 9 – +27% 43
Car parts & motorcycles Automotive 11 3.4 2.3 4 – +38% 49
Childcare Education 4 1.3 0.0 0 – 0% 50
Driving school Education 4 1.3 0.9 3 – +300% 58
Courses & tutoring Education 51 16.0 16.2 22 – +70% 55
Café, coffee bar or bar Food & drink 0 0.0 0.5 0 – – 59
Restaurant Food & drink 45 14.1 15.8 15 – +32% 51
Pizzeria, grill or takeaway Food & drink 11 3.4 3.0 1 – +10% 58
Catering & canteen Food & drink 10 3.1 1.3 7 – +150% 36
Bakery Food & drink 14 4.4 2.7 4 – +40% 45
Supermarket & convenience store Groceries 59 18.5 19.6 22 – +59% 60
Butcher, fishmonger & deli Groceries 5 1.6 1.5 2 – +67% 61
Kiosk, Wine & beverage shop Groceries 4 1.3 1.3 0 – 0% 50
Dentist Health 6 1.9 3.4 1 – +20% 65
Doctor & medical clinic Health 15 4.7 7.3 6 – +67% 62
Physio, chiro & therapy Health 15 4.7 10.6 3 – +15% 60
Veterinarian Health 2 0.6 0.9 0 – 0% 56
Home care Health 7 2.2 3.9 1 – +17% 69
Gym & fitness centre Leisure 4 1.3 2.1 1 – +33% 67
Sports facility & club Leisure 12 3.8 9.4 7 – +50% 66
Cinema & entertainment Leisure 16 5.0 3.4 2 – +14% 53
Travel agency Leisure 4 1.3 0.0 1 – +33% 56
Hairdresser & barber Personal services 29 9.1 15.6 15 – +71% 62
Beauty salon & spa Personal services 59 18.5 16.2 22 – +44% 47
Laundry & dry cleaning Personal services 1 0.3 0.0 0 – 0% 50
Repairs (electronics, shoes, watches) Personal services 9 2.8 3.1 2 – +29% 60
Funeral services Personal services 2 0.6 0.7 1 – +100% 61
Accountant & bookkeeping Professional services 59 18.5 17.7 15 – +31% 53
Law firm Professional services 1 0.3 2.1 0 – 0% 65
Bank & insurance Professional services 1 0.3 1.5 0 – 0% 64
Real estate agent Professional services 6 1.9 3.6 1 – +20% 64
Architect Professional services 5 1.6 1.2 0 – 0% 44
Engineering consultancy Professional services 64 20.0 27.0 14 – +25% 53
IT & software services Professional services 68 21.3 23.2 27 – +58% 50
Marketing & advertising agency Professional services 17 5.3 6.6 9 – +89% 55
Design & photography Professional services 36 11.3 10.3 15 – +64% 48
Staffing & recruitment Professional services 24 7.5 5.9 12 – +100% 55
Clothing store Retail 17 5.3 6.0 9 – +113% 59
Pharmacy & health store Retail 2 0.6 1.8 0 – 0% 61
Cosmetics & perfume store Retail 2 0.6 0.6 2 – – 60
Florist, garden & pet shop Retail 3 0.9 2.4 1 – +50% 74
Jewellery & watches Retail 0 0.0 0.7 0 – – 63
Optician Retail 1 0.3 1.2 0 – 0% 63
Furniture & interior store Retail 7 2.2 3.6 2 – +40% 65
Electronics & phone store Retail 10 3.1 2.3 3 – +43% 54
Hardware & DIY store Retail 1 0.3 2.4 0 – 0% 65
Books & stationery Retail 1 0.3 0.6 0 – 0% 55
Sports & bike shop Retail 3 0.9 3.2 0 – 0% 60
Toy & hobby shop Retail 5 1.6 2.3 4 – +150% 57
Gifts, art & specialty shops Retail 6 1.9 1.0 3 – +100% 46
Second-hand & antiques Retail 3 0.9 1.7 1 – 0% 49
Online store Retail 2 0.6 0.0 1 – +100% 59
Electrician Trades 54 16.9 9.7 15 – +35% 41
Plumber & heating Trades 62 19.4 7.2 8 – +15% 42
Carpenter & joiner Trades 115 36.0 17.1 27 – +28% 33
Painter & decorator Trades 42 13.1 6.1 13 – +40% 35
Bricklayer & mason Trades 38 11.9 6.3 10 – +27% 34
Flooring Trades 36 11.3 3.0 8 – +29% 42
Building contractor Trades 183 57.3 26.7 50 – +34% 37
Gardener & landscaping Trades 13 4.1 3.6 5 – +63% 62
Cleaning services Trades 111 34.8 10.3 31 – +31% 30
Taxi Transport 121 37.9 3.5 44 – +48% 37
Removals & haulage Transport 80 25.0 10.4 20 – +23% 32