Architect in Karlstad
Opportunity score
Crowded
High confidenceMore competition than similar areas, or a weak trend.
See the five reasonsWhy this score (23/100)
The line marks 50, the average. The score compares this area with others of the same type; the gap to peers compares it with areas of similar size. Parts marked – can't be calculated here and are left out; the others count more. How the score is calculated
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There are 15 active businesses in the category “Architect” in Karlstad - 2.2 per 10,000 residents.
That is more than similar-sized areas (median 1.2 per 10,000). With the typical density you would expect about 8.
In the last 3 years 2 opened. Not available yet: closures are only known from 4 October 2026.
Compared with Sweden
Architect in Karlstad against all of Sweden. Annual-report figures are for 2025 (Karlstad), from 9 companies. Survival can't be calculated for Sweden yet: Statistics Sweden's Business Register keeps only some of the older closures, so closures are counted from 4 October 2026, when we started collecting.
| Karlstad | Sweden | Karlstad Sweden | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Made a loss | 33% | 32% | About the same | |
| Companies with negative equity | 0% | 3% | Fewer here | |
| Losses two years in a row | 22% | 17% | More here | |
| Median equity ratio | 62% | 60% | Stronger | |
| Revenue per employee | SEK 1.1m | SEK 897k | Higher | |
| Staff costs per employee | SEK 750k | SEK 552k | Higher | |
| Run by chains (3+ places) | 0% | 2% | About the same |
Trend
Active businesses over time
KarlstadOpenings and closures per year
Money
Financials – Karlstad
Only limited companies (AB) and a few other forms file annual reports with Bolagsverket – sole traders don't. Figures for Sweden are net sales from digitally filed reports.
Deeper numbers
Survival, trouble signs, competition and people for architect in Karlstad.
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.
Distance to the nearest one
Measured from each neighbourhood centre in the municipality.
Jobs – Karlstad
Average number of employees reported in the annual reports of companies that file accounts, sole proprietorships are not included.
Existing businesses
15 in all, newest first.
| Name | Address | Since |
|---|---|---|
| · Enskild firma | Signalhornsgatan 68 Lgh 1502, 656 34 Karlstad | 2026 |
| · Enskild firma | Katrinebergsvägen 4, 653 38 Karlstad | 2024 |
| · Aktiebolag | Romstads Parkgata 4 B, 653 42 Karlstad | 2023 |
| · Aktiebolag | Kungsgatan 12, 652 24 Karlstad | 2023 |
| · Aktiebolag | Kungsgatan 12 4Tr, 652 24 Karlstad | 2021 |
| · Aktiebolag | Kungsgatan 12, 652 24 Karlstad | 2021 |
| · Enskild firma | Drottninggatan 16 Lgh 1501, 652 25 Karlstad | 2020 |
| · Enskild firma | Tingvallagatan 7 Lgh 1202, 652 24 Karlstad | 2018 |
| · Aktiebolag | Frykmans Väg 22, 653 46 Karlstad | 2017 |
| · Aktiebolag | Långövägen 15, 652 29 Karlstad | 2015 |
| · Enskild firma | Östra Stationsgatan 10 Lgh 1403, 652 37 Karlstad | 2006 |
| · Aktiebolag | Bergslagsgatan 14 B, 652 22 Karlstad | 1998 |
| · Aktiebolag | Södra Kyrkogatan 6 4Tr, 652 24 Karlstad | 1994 |
| · Aktiebolag | Romstadsvägen 2 C, 653 42 Karlstad | 1993 |
| · Aktiebolag | Tynäsgatan 6, 652 16 Karlstad | 1992 |
Nothing matches.
Recently opened
Signalhornsgatan 68 Lgh 1502, 656 34 Karlstad | Oct 2026 |
Recently closed
| None in the last 2 years. |
Comparable areas
Same type of area, similar population.
| Area | Residents | Active | Per 10k | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eskilstuna | 70,646 | 11 | 1.6 | 31 |
| Sundsvall och Timrå | 70,918 | 15 | 2.1 | 19 |
| Halmstad | 72,979 | 17 | 2.3 | 3 |
| Växjö | 74,052 | 18 | 2.4 | 5 |
| Borås | 75,565 | 11 | 1.5 | 39 |
| Södertälje | 78,377 | 14 | 1.8 | 40 |
Population of Karlstad
Statistics SwedenWho lives here
Statistics Sweden · 2026The line marks the average for Sweden.
More people work here than live here, daytime demand (lunch, services) is higher than the resident count suggests.
* Figure for the municipality – Statistics Sweden does not publish it for smaller areas.
Counts are workplaces (arbetsställen) in Statistics Sweden's Business Register with a main industry code in this category. Businesses are placed at the workplace's position from the register; trades like electricians often work across a wider area – use the radius view. Statistics updated 11.11.2026.