Books & stationery in Halmstad
Opportunity score
Crowded
Medium confidenceMore competition than similar areas, or a weak trend.
See the five reasonsWhy this score (1/100)
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There are 14 active businesses in the category “Books & stationery” in Halmstad - 1.9 per 10,000 residents.
That is more than similar-sized areas (median 0.6 per 10,000). With the typical density you would expect about 4.
In the last 3 years 1 opened. Not available yet: closures are only known from 4 October 2026.
Compared with Sweden
Books & stationery in Halmstad against all of Sweden. Annual-report figures are for 2025 (Halmstad), from 8 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.
| Halmstad | Sweden | Halmstad Sweden | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Made a loss | 63% | 39% | More here | |
| Companies with negative equity | 13% | 5% | More here | |
| Losses two years in a row | 25% | 22% | More here | |
| Median equity ratio | 34% | 31% | Stronger | |
| Revenue per employee | SEK 1.5m | SEK 2.0m | Lower | |
| Staff costs per employee | SEK 494k | SEK 478k | About the same | |
| Run by chains (3+ places) | 7% | 9% | Fewer chains |
Trend
Active businesses over time
HalmstadThis 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 – Halmstad
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 Halmstad.
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 – Halmstad
Average number of employees reported in the annual reports of companies that file accounts, sole proprietorships are not included.
Existing businesses
14 in all, newest first.
| Name | Address | Since |
|---|---|---|
| · Aktiebolag | Lärkvägen 33, 302 23 Halmstad | 2025 |
| · Aktiebolag | Gamletullsgatan 17, 302 27 Halmstad | 2023 |
| · Aktiebolag | Montörgatan 7, 302 62 Halmstad | 2022 |
| · Aktiebolag | Gaffelvägen 12, 302 77 Halmstad | 2022 |
| · Enskild firma | Järnvägsgatan 8 A Lgh 1403, 302 49 Halmstad | 2022 |
| · Aktiebolag | Danska Vägen 44, 302 91 Halmstad | 2021 |
| · Aktiebolag | Olofsdalsvägen 10, 302 41 Halmstad | 2020 |
| · Aktiebolag | Olof Von Dalinsgatan 8, 302 32 Halmstad | 2018 |
| · Bokhandelsgruppen i Sverige AB · chain | Prästvägen 1, 302 63 Halmstad | 2016 |
| · Aktiebolag | Travbanevägen 12, 302 59 Halmstad | 2015 |
| · Aktiebolag | Kundvägen 2, 302 41 Halmstad | 2012 |
| · Enskild firma | Gamletullsgatan 10, 302 46 Halmstad | 2009 |
| · Aktiebolag | Kardvägen 5, 302 25 Halmstad | 1995 |
| · K. Larssons Bok & Papper Aktiebolag · Aktiebolag | Storgatan 28-30, 302 43 Halmstad | – |
Nothing matches.
Recently opened
Lärkvägen 33, 302 23 Halmstad | May 2025 |
Recently closed
| None in the last 2 years. |
Comparable areas
Same type of area, similar population.
| Area | Residents | Active | Per 10k | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Växjö | 74,052 | 11 | 1.5 | 0 |
| Sundsvall och Timrå | 70,918 | 13 | 1.8 | 8 |
| Eskilstuna | 70,646 | 7 | 1.0 | 14 |
| Borås | 75,565 | 9 | 1.2 | 0 |
| Karlstad | 69,615 | 13 | 1.9 | 0 |
| Södertälje | 78,377 | 6 | 0.8 | 34 |
Population of Halmstad
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 12.11.2026.