Building contractor in Vänersborg
Opportunity score
Worth a closer look
High confidenceSome signals point to room for a new business.
See the five reasonsWhy this score (68/100)
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 38 active businesses in the category “Building contractor” in Vänersborg - 15.4 per 10,000 residents.
That is fewer than similar-sized areas (median 26.7 per 10,000). With the typical density you would expect about 66.
In the last 3 years 5 opened. Not available yet: closures are only known from 4 October 2026.
Compared with Sweden
Building contractor in Vänersborg against all of Sweden. Annual-report figures are for 2025 (Vänersborgs kommun), from 49 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.
| Vänersborg | Sweden | Vänersborg Sweden | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Made a loss | 27% | 28% | About the same | |
| Companies with negative equity | 4% | 5% | About the same | |
| Losses two years in a row | 13% | 15% | Fewer here | |
| Median equity ratio | 48% | 43% | Stronger | |
| Revenue per employee | SEK 1.4m | SEK 1.5m | About the same | |
| Staff costs per employee | SEK 521k | SEK 565k | Lower | |
| Run by chains (3+ places) | 0% | 1% | About the same |
Trend
Active businesses over time
VänersborgOpenings and closures per year
Money
Financials – Vänersborgs 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 Vänersborg.
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 – Vänersborgs kommun
Average number of employees reported in the annual reports of companies that file accounts, sole proprietorships are not included.
Existing businesses
38 in all, newest first.
| Name | Address | Since |
|---|---|---|
| · Aktiebolag | Tegelslagargatan 12, 462 56 Vänersborg | 2026 |
| · Enskild firma | Axel Roos Gata 5, 462 37 Vänersborg | 2026 |
| · Enskild firma | Edsgatan 34 B Lgh 1001, 462 30 Vänersborg | 2026 |
| · Aktiebolag | Gasverksgatan 2, 462 34 Vänersborg | 2024 |
| · Aktiebolag | Tagelgatan 15 C, 462 41 Vänersborg | 2023 |
| · Aktiebolag | Enebacksgatan 24, 462 41 Vänersborg | 2022 |
| · Aktiebolag | Vänerparken 8, 462 35 Vänersborg | 2021 |
| · Aktiebolag | Edsgatan 44, 462 30 Vänersborg | 2021 |
| · Enskild firma | Sandmarksgatan 4, 462 36 Vänersborg | 2021 |
| · Aktiebolag | Regementsgatan 34 A, 462 32 Vänersborg | 2020 |
| · Enskild firma | Gasverksgatan 8 Lgh 1203, 462 34 Vänersborg | 2020 |
| · Aktiebolag | Landerivägen 41 M Lgh 1102, 462 32 Vänersborg | 2019 |
| · Aktiebolag | Brättevägen 24, 462 35 Vänersborg | 2018 |
| · Aktiebolag | Tegelslagargatan 4, 462 56 Vänersborg | 2018 |
| · Enskild firma | Flanaden 24 Lgh 1201, 462 50 Vänersborg | 2018 |
| · Aktiebolag | Södergatan 24, 462 34 Vänersborg | 2017 |
| · Aktiebolag | Södergatan 6, 462 34 Vänersborg | 2017 |
| · Aktiebolag | Sjöbodsvägen 4 A, 462 42 Vänersborg | 2017 |
| · Aktiebolag | Sandelhielmsgatan 50, 462 35 Vänersborg | 2017 |
| · Enskild firma | Liljevägen 4, 462 61 Vänersborg | 2015 |
| · Aktiebolag | Dr Sellbergs Väg 5, 462 54 Vänersborg | 2014 |
| · Aktiebolag | Nabbensbergsvägen 2, 462 40 Vänersborg | 2014 |
| · Enskild firma | Sandmarksgatan 7 Lgh 1101, 462 36 Vänersborg | 2014 |
| · Aktiebolag | Kronogatan 4 F, 462 30 Vänersborg | 2014 |
| · Aktiebolag | Violvägen 1, 462 61 Vänersborg | 2013 |
| · Aktiebolag | Tagelgatan 15 C, 462 41 Vänersborg | 2012 |
| · Aktiebolag | Djupedalsvägen 6, 462 60 Vänersborg | 2012 |
| · Enskild firma | Kapvägen 6, 462 61 Vänersborg | 2012 |
| · Aktiebolag | Mankärr 105, 462 93 Vänersborg | 2011 |
| · Aktiebolag | Lanterngatan 3, 462 55 Vänersborg | 2011 |
| · Aktiebolag | Öxnered 404, 462 61 Vänersborg | 2011 |
| · Aktiebolag | Tackjärnsvägen 8 A, 462 60 Vänersborg | 2010 |
| · Aktiebolag | Svetsargatan 10, 462 56 Vänersborg | 2009 |
| · Aktiebolag | Kungsgatan 29, 462 33 Vänersborg | 2006 |
| · Aktiebolag | Ekevägen 13, 462 53 Vänersborg | 2001 |
| · Aktiebolag | Östra Vägen 1, 462 32 Vänersborg | 1999 |
| · Rolfs Bygg i Vänersborg AB · Aktiebolag | Tegelbrännargatan 3, 462 56 Vänersborg | 1991 |
| · Aktiebolag | Nygatan 19 Lgh 1002, 462 30 Vänersborg | 1990 |
Nothing matches.
Recently opened
Tegelslagargatan 12, 462 56 Vänersborg | Aug 2026 |
Axel Roos Gata 5, 462 37 Vänersborg | Jul 2026 |
Edsgatan 34 B Lgh 1001, 462 30 Vänersborg | Jul 2026 |
Recently closed
| None in the last 2 years. |
Comparable areas
Same type of area, similar population.
| Area | Residents | Active | Per 10k | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandviken (Sandviken) | 24,827 | 41 | 16.5 | 74 |
| Gustavsberg | 25,034 | 99 | 39.5 | 34 |
| Mölnlycke och Öjersjö | 25,172 | 49 | 19.5 | 67 |
| Katrineholm | 23,953 | 55 | 23.0 | 55 |
| Piteå | 23,824 | 86 | 36.1 | 29 |
| Norrtälje | 23,606 | 113 | 47.9 | 16 |
Population of Vänersborg
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 11.11.2026.