Building contractor in Åmål
Opportunity score
Balanced
High confidenceSupply roughly matches similar areas.
See the five reasonsWhy this score (44/100)
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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Each dot is a place of business at its registered address. Click a dot to see the company.
There are 22 active businesses in the category “Building contractor” in Åmål - 24.6 per 10,000 residents.
That is about the same as similar-sized areas (median 26.7 per 10,000). With the typical density you would expect about 24.
In the last 3 years 3 opened. Not available yet: closures are only known from 4 October 2026.
Compared with Sweden
Building contractor in Åmål against all of Sweden. Annual-report figures are for 2025 (Åmåls kommun), from 18 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.
| Åmål | Sweden | Åmål Sweden | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Made a loss | 33% | 28% | More here | |
| Companies with negative equity | 0% | 5% | Fewer here | |
| Losses two years in a row | 19% | 15% | More here | |
| Median equity ratio | 45% | 43% | About the same | |
| Revenue per employee | SEK 1.3m | SEK 1.5m | Lower | |
| Staff costs per employee | SEK 432k | SEK 565k | Lower | |
| Run by chains (3+ places) | 0% | 1% | About the same |
Trend
Active businesses over time
ÅmålOpenings and closures per year
Money
Financials – Åmåls 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 building contractor in Åmål.
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 – Åmåls kommun
Average number of employees reported in the annual reports of companies that file accounts, sole proprietorships are not included.
Existing businesses
22 in all, newest first.
| Name | Address | Since |
|---|---|---|
| · Enskild firma | Edgrensgatan 8, 662 36 Åmål | 2025 |
| · Aktiebolag | Lilla Gatan 3, 662 37 Åmål | 2025 |
| · Enskild firma | Karlstadsvägen 41, 662 36 Åmål | 2025 |
| · Enskild firma | Hammarsgatan 4 H, 662 31 Åmål | 2023 |
| · Aktiebolag | Bragevägen 15 B Lgh 1202, 662 34 Åmål | 2022 |
| · Aktiebolag | Karlstadsvägen 17, 662 37 Åmål | 2021 |
| · Aktiebolag | Forshammarsgatan 2, 662 32 Åmål | 2021 |
| · Aktiebolag | Rönngatan 6, 662 36 Åmål | 2020 |
| · Utländsk filial | Strömsbergsgatan 9, 662 34 Åmål | 2019 |
| · Aktiebolag | Torggatan 20, 662 31 Åmål | 2019 |
| · Aktiebolag | Skogsvägen 3 F, 662 32 Åmål | 2015 |
| · Aktiebolag | Forsbackagatan 26, 662 34 Åmål | 2010 |
| · Aktiebolag | Vinkelgatan 22 A, 662 37 Åmål | 2008 |
| · Enskild firma | Bragevägen 15 B Lgh 1202, 662 34 Åmål | 2005 |
| · Aktiebolag | Eriksbergsgatan 5, 662 34 Åmål | 2003 |
| · Enskild firma | Drottninggatan 11, 662 33 Åmål | 2000 |
| · Aktiebolag | Fjällstigen 21, 662 36 Åmål | 1992 |
| · Aktiebolag | Lindgatan 9, 662 36 Åmål | 1990 |
| · Sven-Mikael Entreprenad Aktiebolag · Aktiebolag | Elisebergsgatan 17, 662 35 Åmål | 1990 |
| · Aktiebolag | Linhedsgatan 18, 662 30 Åmål | 1986 |
| · Aktiebolag | Granliden 11, 662 32 Åmål | – |
| · Aktiebolag | Förrådsgatan 12, 662 34 Åmål | – |
Nothing matches.
Recently opened
Edgrensgatan 8, 662 36 Åmål | Nov 2025 |
Lilla Gatan 3, 662 37 Åmål | Jul 2025 |
Karlstadsvägen 41, 662 36 Åmål | May 2025 |
Recently closed
| None in the last 2 years. |
Comparable areas
Same type of area, similar population.
| Area | Residents | Active | Per 10k | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bankeryd | 8,997 | 17 | 18.9 | 64 |
| Klippan | 9,049 | 35 | 38.7 | 33 |
| Säffle | 8,823 | 17 | 19.3 | 70 |
| Hönö och Öckerö | 9,114 | 40 | 43.9 | 18 |
| Sölvesborg | 8,744 | 20 | 22.9 | 64 |
| Torshälla | 9,167 | 33 | 36.0 | 31 |
Population of Åmål
Statistics SwedenWho lives here
Statistics Sweden · 2026The line marks the average for Sweden. Highlighted: the age group most relevant for building contractor.
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.