Architect in Umeå
Opportunity score
Crowded
High confidenceMore competition than similar areas, or a weak trend.
See the five reasonsWhy this score (13/100)
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 41 active businesses in the category “Architect” in Umeå - 4.4 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 11.
In the last 3 years 14 opened. Not available yet: closures are only known from 4 October 2026.
Compared with Sweden
Architect in Umeå against all of Sweden. Annual-report figures are for 2025 (Umeå kommun), from 16 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.
| Umeå | Sweden | Umeå Sweden | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Made a loss | 31% | 32% | About the same | |
| Companies with negative equity | 6% | 3% | More here | |
| Losses two years in a row | 7% | 17% | Fewer here | |
| Median equity ratio | 64% | 60% | Stronger | |
| Revenue per employee | SEK 684k | SEK 897k | Lower | |
| Staff costs per employee | SEK 827k | SEK 552k | Higher | |
| Run by chains (3+ places) | 7% | 2% | More chains |
Trend
Active businesses over time
UmeåThis line starts on 4 October 2026, when closures start being known, and grows as we collect.
Openings and closures per year
Closures are counted from 4 October 2026; years before show openings only.
Money
Financials – Umeå kommun
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 Umeå.
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.
When businesses open and close
Per calendar month, 2021–2025. Not available yet: closures are only known from 4 October 2026.
Jobs – Umeå kommun
Average number of employees reported in the annual reports of companies that file accounts, sole proprietorships are not included.
Existing businesses
41 in all, newest first.
| Name | Address | Since |
|---|---|---|
| · Ekonomisk förening | Backenvägen 19 B, 903 54 Umeå | 2026 |
| · Enskild firma | Pärkällarvägen 66, 903 65 Umeå | 2026 |
| · Aktiebolag | Kungsgatan 100 B, 903 32 Umeå | 2025 |
| · Aktiebolag | Fabriksgatan 1 A, 903 31 Umeå | 2025 |
| · Handelsbolag / kommanditbolag | Kungsgatan 102 Lgh 1101, 903 32 Umeå | 2025 |
| · Enskild firma | Västra Hyvlargränd 4 Bv, 907 38 Umeå | 2025 |
| · Enskild firma | Lyktvägen 31 A, 907 53 Umeå | 2025 |
| · Enskild firma | Kungsgatan 19 A Lgh 1201, 903 21 Umeå | 2024 |
| · Enskild firma | Övägen 13 C, 904 26 Umeå | 2024 |
| · Enskild firma | Fågelstigen 11, 904 21 Umeå | 2024 |
| · Enskild firma | Olof Palmes Gata 15 Lgh 1202, 903 23 Umeå | 2024 |
| · Enskild firma | Rothoffsvägen 9 Lgh 1207, 903 42 Umeå | 2024 |
| · Enskild firma | Axlavägen 5 A, 903 62 Umeå | 2024 |
| · Aktiebolag | Nygatan 40 C, 903 30 Umeå | 2023 |
| · Aktiebolag | Korsgatan 3 A, 903 36 Umeå | 2023 |
| · Enskild firma | Brogatan 31 Lgh 1206, 903 23 Umeå | 2023 |
| · Enskild firma | Larmgatan 6 B Lgh 1201, 903 22 Umeå | 2023 |
| · Aktiebolag | Östra Tingsvägen 12, 903 62 Umeå | 2023 |
| · Enskild firma | Korpralsvägen 44 A Lgh 1003, 904 32 Umeå | 2023 |
| · Enskild firma | Rågången 6 B Lgh 1001, 903 37 Umeå | 2022 |
| · Aktiebolag | Hantverkaregatan 2 Lgh 1001, 903 22 Umeå | 2022 |
| · Aktiebolag | Donners Gränd 4, 903 51 Umeå | 2022 |
| · Aktiebolag | Riddaregatan 14, 903 36 Umeå | 2021 |
| · Aktiebolag | Blåbärsvägen 35, 903 39 Umeå | 2021 |
| · Aktiebolag | Nygatan 13, 903 27 Umeå | 2021 |
| · Aktiebolag | Järnvägsallén 16 E, 903 28 Umeå | 2020 |
| · Enskild firma | Solrosvägen 14, 903 65 Umeå | 2020 |
| · Enskild firma | Språkgränd 40 Lgh 1102, 907 33 Umeå | 2019 |
| · Enskild firma | Historiegränd 3 B Lgh 1302, 907 34 Umeå | 2018 |
| · Aktiebolag | Norrvägen 16, 903 46 Umeå | 2017 |
| · Enskild firma | Kolvaktargränd 12, 907 42 Umeå | 2016 |
| · chain | Storgatan 28 G, 903 21 Umeå | 2015 |
| · Aktiebolag | Parkvägen 7 C, 903 42 Umeå | 2014 |
| · Aktiebolag | Pastorsvägen 32 B, 903 62 Umeå | 2013 |
| · Aktiebolag | Generalsgatan 23, 903 36 Umeå | 2011 |
| · chain | Östra Strandgatan 26 A, 903 33 Umeå | 2011 |
| · Enskild firma | Häradshövdingegatan 21, 903 31 Umeå | 2011 |
| · Aktiebolag | Snipgränd 96, 906 24 Umeå | 2010 |
| · Aktiebolag | Kråkbärsvägen 12, 904 34 Umeå | 1996 |
| · chain | Östra Strandgatan 26 A, 903 33 Umeå | 1995 |
| · Handelsbolag / kommanditbolag | Kungsgatan 42, 903 25 Umeå | 1989 |
Nothing matches.
Recently opened
Backenvägen 19 B, 903 54 Umeå | May 2026 |
Pärkällarvägen 66, 903 65 Umeå | Jan 2026 |
Kungsgatan 100 B, 903 32 Umeå | Oct 2025 |
Fabriksgatan 1 A, 903 31 Umeå | Jul 2025 |
Kungsgatan 102 Lgh 1101, 903 32 Umeå | Apr 2025 |
Västra Hyvlargränd 4 Bv, 907 38 Umeå | Jan 2025 |
Lyktvägen 31 A, 907 53 Umeå | Jan 2025 |
Recently closed
| None in the last 2 years. |
Comparable areas
Same type of area, similar population.
| Area | Residents | Active | Per 10k | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norrköping | 98,229 | 18 | 1.8 | 32 |
| Lund (Lund) | 98,308 | 85 | 8.6 | 12 |
| Gävle | 86,533 | 17 | 2.0 | 25 |
| Jönköping | 103,032 | 23 | 2.2 | 13 |
| Södertälje | 78,377 | 14 | 1.8 | 40 |
| Borås | 75,565 | 11 | 1.5 | 39 |
Population of Umeå
Statistics SwedenWho lives here
Statistics Sweden · 2026The line marks the average for Sweden.
Roughly as many jobs as working residents.
* 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 13.11.2026.