Bakery in Västerås
Opportunity score
Worth a closer look
High confidenceSome signals point to room for a new business.
See the five reasonsWhy this score (55/100)
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 39 active businesses in the category “Bakery” in Västerås - 3.0 per 10,000 residents.
That is about the same as similar-sized areas (median 2.7 per 10,000). With the typical density you would expect about 35.
In the last 3 years 16 opened. Not available yet: closures are only known from 4 October 2026.
Compared with Sweden
Bakery in Västerås against all of Sweden. Annual-report figures are for 2025 (Västerås kommun), from 17 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.
| Västerås | Sweden | Västerås Sweden | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Made a loss | 29% | 37% | Fewer here | |
| Companies with negative equity | 12% | 8% | More here | |
| Losses two years in a row | 13% | 21% | Fewer here | |
| Median equity ratio | 48% | 39% | Stronger | |
| Revenue per employee | SEK 1.5m | SEK 1.1m | Higher | |
| Staff costs per employee | SEK 400k | SEK 433k | Lower | |
| Run by chains (3+ places) | 3% | 5% | Fewer chains |
Trend
Active businesses over time
VästeråsThis 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 – Västerås 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 bakery in Västerås.
Competition
| 2 places |
New and established
A young market: many recent start-ups, dynamic, but less proven.
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 – Västerås kommun
Average number of employees reported in the annual reports of companies that file accounts, sole proprietorships are not included.
Existing businesses
39 in all, newest first.
| Name | Address | Since |
|---|---|---|
| · Enskild firma | Släggargatan 3 A Lgh 1502, 723 37 Västerås | 2026 |
| · Enskild firma | Västra Utanbygatan 17 Lgh 1201, 722 16 Västerås | 2026 |
| · Enskild firma | Puddelugnsgatan 50 Lgh 1001, 724 73 Västerås | 2026 |
| · Aktiebolag | Svalgången 7 Vallby, 724 81 Västerås | 2026 |
| · Enskild firma | Vetterslundsgatan 60 Lgh 1202, 724 62 Västerås | 2026 |
| · Aktiebolag | Pilotgatan 3, 721 31 Västerås | 2026 |
| · Aktiebolag | Vetterstorpsgatan 1, 724 62 Västerås | 2025 |
| · Aktiebolag | Hallsta Gårdsgata 18, 721 38 Västerås | 2025 |
| · Enskild firma | Spikverksgatan 99, 724 79 Västerås | 2025 |
| · Enskild firma | Bangatan 1 E Lgh 1001, 722 28 Västerås | 2025 |
| · Enskild firma | Domkyrkoesplanaden 3 A Lgh 1102, 722 13 Västerås | 2025 |
| · Enskild firma | Kaserngatan 4 Lgh 1203, 723 47 Västerås | 2024 |
| · Aktiebolag | Kristiansborgsallén 24, 722 19 Västerås | 2024 |
| · Aktiebolag | Östermalmsgatan 7, 722 09 Västerås | 2023 |
| · Aktiebolag | Löpkranegatan 10, 721 38 Västerås | 2022 |
| · Aktiebolag | Kokillgatan 16, 721 33 Västerås | 2022 |
| · Aktiebolag | Skallbergsgatan 14 B Lgh 1203, 722 21 Västerås | 2022 |
| · Aktiebolag | Gjutjärnsgatan 5, 721 33 Västerås | 2022 |
| · Enskild firma | Vretgatan 5 B, 724 62 Västerås | 2021 |
| · Aktiebolag | Bakplåtsvägen 5, 724 76 Västerås | 2021 |
| · Aktiebolag | Bangatan 5 C, 722 28 Västerås | 2021 |
| · Aktiebolag | Malmabergsgatan 55, 723 35 Västerås | 2021 |
| · Aktiebolag | Härbregatan 60, 724 81 Västerås | 2020 |
| · Aktiebolag | Öster Mälarstrands Allé 18, 723 57 Västerås | 2020 |
| · Aktiebolag | Vasagatan 17, 722 15 Västerås | 2019 |
| · Aktiebolag | Västra Ringvägen 21 C, 724 61 Västerås | 2019 |
| · Handelsbolag / kommanditbolag | Vasagatan 2, 722 15 Västerås | 2018 |
| · Enskild firma | Västra Utanbygatan 17 Lgh 1201, 722 16 Västerås | 2018 |
| · Aktiebolag | Kranbyggargatan 1, 721 34 Västerås | 2017 |
| · Aktiebolag | Kristiansborgsallén 24, 722 19 Västerås | 2017 |
| · Enskild firma | hantverkargatan 2 b, 722 12 Västerås | 2015 |
| · Aktiebolag | Kristiansborgsallén 5 B, 722 19 Västerås | 2013 |
| · Hemmakväll AB · chain | Vasagatan 11, 722 15 Västerås | 2011 |
| · Aktiebolag | Kopparlundsvägen 7, 721 30 Västerås | 2011 |
| · Enskild firma | Mälargatan 8 Lgh 1301, 722 10 Västerås | 2009 |
| · Brynolf Bagare i Västerås AB · Aktiebolag | Hallsta Gårdsgata 12, 721 38 Västerås | 2009 |
| · Enskild firma | Stenhagsgatan 2, 723 47 Västerås | 2005 |
| · Brynolf Bagare i Västerås AB · Aktiebolag | Kranbyggargatan 3, 721 34 Västerås | 1992 |
| · Aktiebolag | Vasagatan 25, 722 15 Västerås | – |
Nothing matches.
Recently opened
Släggargatan 3 A Lgh 1502, 723 37 Västerås | Oct 2026 |
Västra Utanbygatan 17 Lgh 1201, 722 16 Västerås | Sep 2026 |
Vetterstorpsgatan 1, 724 62 Västerås | Sep 2026 |
Puddelugnsgatan 50 Lgh 1001, 724 73 Västerås | Sep 2026 |
Svalgången 7 Vallby, 724 81 Västerås | May 2026 |
Vetterslundsgatan 60 Lgh 1202, 724 62 Västerås | Apr 2026 |
Pilotgatan 3, 721 31 Västerås | Feb 2026 |
Liegatan 21 A Lgh 1401, 724 67 Västerås | Dec 2025 |
Recently closed
Vetterstorpsgatan 1, 724 62 Västerås | Sep 2026 after 0 yrs |
Liegatan 21 A Lgh 1401, 724 67 Västerås | Dec 2025 after 0 yrs |
Kokillgatan 16, 721 33 Västerås | Sep 2025 after 0 yrs |
Closures before 4 October 2026 are listed as the register has them, but it kept only some of them, so they are not counted in the figures above.
Comparable areas
Same type of area, similar population.
| Area | Residents | Active | Per 10k | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Örebro | 128,658 | 39 | 3.0 | 37 |
| Linköping | 116,851 | 31 | 2.7 | 46 |
| Helsingborg | 116,029 | 47 | 4.1 | 30 |
| Upplands Väsby och Sollentuna | 156,517 | 53 | 3.4 | 37 |
| Jönköping | 103,032 | 40 | 3.9 | 38 |
| Lund (Lund) | 98,308 | 23 | 2.3 | 61 |
Population of Västerås
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.