Books & stationery in Gävle
Opportunity score
Balanced
High confidenceSupply roughly matches similar areas.
See the five reasonsWhy this score (40/100)
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 6 active businesses in the category “Books & stationery” in Gävle - 0.7 per 10,000 residents.
That is about the same as similar-sized areas (median 0.6 per 10,000). With the typical density you would expect about 5.
In the last 3 years 1 opened. Not available yet: closures are only known from 4 October 2026.
Compared with Sweden
Books & stationery in Gävle against all of Sweden. 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.
| Gävle | Sweden | Gävle Sweden | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Run by chains (3+ places) | 50% | 9% | More chains |
Trend
Active businesses over time
GävleThis 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 – Gävle kommun
Too few companies here have filed annual reports to show medians (2 of at least 3).
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 books & stationery in Gävle.
Financial health
Too few companies here have filed annual reports to show medians (2 of at least 3).
Competition
| 2 places |
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.
Existing businesses
6 in all, newest first.
| Name | Address | Since |
|---|---|---|
| · Bokhandelsgruppen i Sverige AB · chain, 2 places here | Valbovägen 307-309 Valbo Köpcenter, 818 32 Valbo | 2026 |
| · Aktiebolag | Ladugatan 3, 802 80 Gävle | 2021 |
| · Enskild firma | Södra Köpmangatan 13 B Lgh 1104, 802 51 Gävle | 2020 |
| · chain | Utmarksvägen 37, 802 91 Gävle | 2008 |
| · Nya Bokhandeln i Valbo AB · Aktiebolag | Hyttgatan 25, 811 39 Sandviken | 2002 |
| · Bokhandelsgruppen i Sverige AB · chain, 2 places here | Drottninggatan 9, 803 20 Gävle | – |
Nothing matches.
Recently opened
Bokhandelsgruppen i Sverige AB · Valbovägen 307-309 Valbo Köpcenter, 818 32 Valbo | Nov 2026 |
Recently closed
| None in the last 2 years. |
Comparable areas
Same type of area, similar population.
| Area | Residents | Active | Per 10k | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Umeå | 94,243 | 12 | 1.3 | 3 |
| Södertälje | 78,377 | 6 | 0.8 | 34 |
| Borås | 75,565 | 9 | 1.2 | 0 |
| Norrköping | 98,229 | 14 | 1.4 | 0 |
| Lund (Lund) | 98,308 | 21 | 2.1 | 4 |
| Växjö | 74,052 | 10 | 1.4 | 0 |
Population of Gävle
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.