Building contractor in Froarp (Karlshamn)
Opportunity score
Balanced
Medium confidenceSupply roughly matches similar areas.
See the five reasonsWhy this score (45/100)
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 8 active businesses in the category “Building contractor” in Froarp (Karlshamn) - 41.0 per 10,000 residents.
That is about the same as similar-sized areas (median 35.4 per 10,000). With the typical density you would expect about 7.
In the last 3 years 2 opened. Not available yet: closures are only known from 4 October 2026.
The population is 1,951 and has shrunk 1.6% over 5 years.
Compared with Sweden
Building contractor in Froarp (Karlshamn) against all of Sweden. Annual-report figures are for 2025 (Karlshamns kommun), from 38 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.
| Froarp | Sweden | Froarp Sweden | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Made a loss | 29% | 28% | About the same | |
| Companies with negative equity | 5% | 5% | About the same | |
| Losses two years in a row | 18% | 15% | More here | |
| Median equity ratio | 36% | 43% | Weaker | |
| Revenue per employee | SEK 1.7m | SEK 1.5m | Higher | |
| Staff costs per employee | SEK 556k | SEK 565k | About the same | |
| Run by chains (3+ places) | 13% | 1% | More chains |
Trend
Active businesses over time
Froarp (Karlshamn)This 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 – Karlshamns 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 Froarp (Karlshamn).
Competition
No company runs more than one place of business here, an independent market.
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
1.0 km
from the centre of the neighbourhood to the nearest building contractor. A typical neighbourhood in Sweden: 0.4 km.
Jobs – Karlshamns kommun
Average number of employees reported in the annual reports of companies that file accounts, sole proprietorships are not included.
Existing businesses
8 in all, newest first.
| Name | Address | Since |
|---|---|---|
| · Aktiebolag | Storgatan 105, 374 92 Asarum | 2026 |
| · Aktiebolag | Fröjdebergsvägen 1, 374 53 Asarum | 2025 |
| · Aktiebolag | Trädgårdsvägen 9, 374 52 Asarum | 2016 |
| · Enskild firma | Elsebrånevägen 49-20, 374 91 Asarum | 2014 |
| · Enskild firma | Skrivaregränden 6, 374 52 Asarum | 2011 |
| · Enskild firma | Ekvägen 37, 374 52 Asarum | 1995 |
| · Aktiebolag | Såningsvägen 55, 374 53 Asarum | – |
| · Jsb Construction AB · chain | Odalvägen 12, 374 52 Asarum | – |
Nothing matches.
Recently opened
Storgatan 105, 374 92 Asarum | Apr 2026 |
Fröjdebergsvägen 1, 374 53 Asarum | Mar 2025 |
Recently closed
| None in the last 2 years. |
Comparable areas
Same type of area, similar population.
| Area | Residents | Active | Per 10k | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ullervad-Tidavad glesbygd (Mariestad) | 1,951 | 16 | 82.0 | 16 |
| Gladö-Lissma (Huddinge) | 1,951 | 32 | 164.0 | 17 |
| Delsbo omland (Hudiksvall) | 1,952 | 31 | 158.8 | 31 |
| Eksjö östra landsbygd (Eksjö) | 1,950 | 8 | 41.0 | 31 |
| Grangärde-Sunnansjö (Ludvika) | 1,949 | 12 | 61.6 | 21 |
| Västra stadsdelarna-Kurland (Trelleborg) | 1,953 | 8 | 41.0 | 56 |
Other areas nearby
Ranked by opportunity score for building contractor.
| Area | Active | Per 10k | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karlshamn västra (Karlshamn) Neighbourhood | 2 | 13.4 | 67 |
| Mörrum östra (Karlshamn) Neighbourhood | 2 | 12.0 | 66 |
| Prästslätten (Karlshamn) Neighbourhood | 4 | 23.3 | 65 |
| Karlshamn östra (Karlshamn) Neighbourhood | 4 | 14.0 | 60 |
| Högadal (Karlshamn) Neighbourhood | 2 | 10.4 | 59 |
| Asarum centrala (Karlshamn) Neighbourhood | 4 | 18.7 | 57 |
| Hällaryd-Åryd (Karlshamn) Neighbourhood | 9 | 37.1 | 57 |
| Korpadalen-Strömma (Karlshamn) Neighbourhood | 5 | 29.2 | 56 |
Population of Froarp
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 13.11.2026.