Books & stationery in Västerås
Opportunity score
Crowded
High confidenceMore competition than similar areas, or a weak trend.
See the five reasonsWhy this score (28/100)
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 11 active businesses in the category “Books & stationery” in Västerås - 0.8 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 8.
In the last 3 years 3 opened. Not available yet: closures are only known from 4 October 2026.
Compared with Sweden
Books & stationery in Västerås against all of Sweden. Annual-report figures are for 2025 (Västerås kommun), from 4 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 | 25% | 39% | Fewer here | |
| Companies with negative equity | 0% | 5% | Fewer here | |
| Median equity ratio | 34% | 31% | Stronger | |
| Run by chains (3+ places) | 18% | 9% | More 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 books & stationery in Västerås.
Competition
| 2 places |
New and established
An established market: many businesses have been here for years.
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
11 in all, newest first.
| Name | Address | Since |
|---|---|---|
| · Aktiebolag | Gruvvägen 24, 724 82 Västerås | 2026 |
| · Aktiebolag | Södra Ringvägen 4, 722 12 Västerås | 2024 |
| · Enskild firma | Poseidongatan 7 Lgh 1702, 723 57 Västerås | 2020 |
| · Aktiebolag | Björnskinnsvägen 11, 722 45 Västerås | 2020 |
| · Aktiebolag | Vasagatan 13, 722 15 Västerås | 2016 |
| · Enskild firma | Kumlagatan 5 A Lgh 1102, 723 42 Västerås | 2014 |
| · Bokhandelsgruppen i Sverige AB · chain, 2 places here | Krankroksgatan 17, 721 38 Västerås | 2011 |
| · Bokhandelsgruppen i Sverige AB · chain, 2 places here | Vasagatan 25, 722 15 Västerås | 2010 |
| · Aktiebolag | Malmabergsgatan 34, 723 35 Västerås | 2005 |
| · Aktiebolag | Tunby Gårdsväg 33, 722 23 Västerås | 2003 |
| · Aktiebolag | Gustavsgatan 20, 724 60 Västerås | 1992 |
Nothing matches.
Recently opened
Gruvvägen 24, 724 82 Västerås | Oct 2026 |
Tornsvalegatan 59 Lgh 1203, 724 72 Västerås | May 2025 |
Recently closed
Tornsvalegatan 59 Lgh 1203, 724 72 Västerås | May 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 | 17 | 1.3 | 17 |
| Linköping | 116,851 | 11 | 0.9 | 19 |
| Helsingborg | 116,029 | 15 | 1.3 | 6 |
| Upplands Väsby och Sollentuna | 156,517 | 34 | 2.2 | 21 |
| Jönköping | 103,032 | 11 | 1.1 | 25 |
| Lund (Lund) | 98,308 | 22 | 2.2 | 4 |
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 12.11.2026.