Building contractor in Värnamo
Opportunity score
Promising
High confidenceFewer businesses than similar areas, with a supportive trend.
See the five reasonsWhy this score (74/100)
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 35 active businesses in the category “Building contractor” in Värnamo - 17.3 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 54.
In the last 3 years 8 opened. Not available yet: closures are only known from 4 October 2026.
Compared with Sweden
Building contractor in Värnamo against all of Sweden. Annual-report figures are for 2025 (Värnamo 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.
| Värnamo | Sweden | Värnamo Sweden | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Made a loss | 18% | 28% | Fewer here | |
| Companies with negative equity | 3% | 5% | About the same | |
| Losses two years in a row | 14% | 15% | About the same | |
| Median equity ratio | 45% | 43% | About the same | |
| Revenue per employee | SEK 1.8m | SEK 1.5m | Higher | |
| Staff costs per employee | SEK 599k | SEK 565k | Higher | |
| Run by chains (3+ places) | 9% | 1% | More chains |
Trend
Active businesses over time
VärnamoThis 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 – Värnamo 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 Värnamo.
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.
When businesses open and close
Per calendar month, 2021–2025. Not available yet: closures are only known from 4 October 2026.
Jobs – Värnamo kommun
Average number of employees reported in the annual reports of companies that file accounts, sole proprietorships are not included.
Existing businesses
35 in all, newest first.
| Name | Address | Since |
|---|---|---|
| · Aktiebolag | Vasagatan 19, 331 41 Värnamo | 2026 |
| · Aktiebolag | Gästgivaregatan 8, 331 32 Värnamo | 2026 |
| · Enskild firma | Storgatan 57 E Lgh 1102, 331 36 Värnamo | 2025 |
| · Aktiebolag | Krögarvägen 4, 331 53 Värnamo | 2025 |
| · Aktiebolag | Jönköpingsvägen 107 A, 331 34 Värnamo | 2025 |
| · Aktiebolag | Stallvägen 28, 331 35 Värnamo | 2024 |
| · Aktiebolag | Storgatan 59 D, 331 36 Värnamo | 2023 |
| · Aktiebolag | Hantverkaregatan 21, 331 52 Värnamo | 2023 |
| · Enskild firma | Bolavägen 47, 331 53 Värnamo | 2022 |
| · Enskild firma | Nunnegatan 3, 331 51 Värnamo | 2022 |
| · Aktiebolag | Riddaregatan 6, 331 51 Värnamo | 2022 |
| · Aktiebolag | Växjövägen 62 B, 331 42 Värnamo | 2021 |
| · Aktiebolag | Lummervägen 9, 331 55 Värnamo | 2021 |
| · Aktiebolag | Floragatan 4, 331 33 Värnamo | 2021 |
| · Aktiebolag | Ågatan 18, 331 33 Värnamo | 2021 |
| · Aktiebolag | Tunadalsgatan 11, 331 37 Värnamo | 2021 |
| · Aktiebolag | Rörstorpsgatan 24, 331 32 Värnamo | 2021 |
| · Handelsbolag / kommanditbolag | Fredsgatan 19, 331 52 Värnamo | 2020 |
| · Aktiebolag | Plommonvägen 1, 331 42 Värnamo | 2020 |
| · Enskild firma | Götavägen 6 B Lgh 1101, 331 52 Värnamo | 2020 |
| · Aktiebolag | Lärlingsgatan 6, 331 52 Värnamo | 2019 |
| · chain | Jönköpingsvägen 107 A, 331 34 Värnamo | 2019 |
| · Enskild firma | Luddögatan 6 Lgh 1202, 331 37 Värnamo | 2018 |
| · Aktiebolag | Krassevägen 5, 331 53 Värnamo | 2017 |
| · Enskild firma | Jönköpingsvägen 15, 331 34 Värnamo | 2016 |
| · chain | Ringvägen 65, 331 32 Värnamo | 2013 |
| · Aktiebolag | Repslagarevägen 3 J, 331 53 Värnamo | 2008 |
| · Enskild firma | Tyrvägen 12, 331 33 Värnamo | 2005 |
| · Aktiebolag | Bangårdsgatan 57, 331 35 Värnamo | 2005 |
| · Enskild firma | Lummervägen 9, 331 55 Värnamo | 2005 |
| · Aktiebolag | Jönköpingsvägen 45, 331 34 Värnamo | 2003 |
| · chain | Lundbyvägen 21, 331 53 Värnamo | 1997 |
| · Aktiebolag | Vasagatan 27, 331 41 Värnamo | 1994 |
| · Aktiebolag | Malmövägen 16 D, 331 42 Värnamo | 1993 |
| · Aktiebolag | Citronvägen 63, 331 54 Värnamo | 1990 |
Nothing matches.
Recently opened
Vasagatan 19, 331 41 Värnamo | Oct 2026 |
Gästgivaregatan 8, 331 32 Värnamo | Feb 2026 |
Blomstervägen 4, 331 42 Värnamo | Feb 2026 |
Storgatan 57 E Lgh 1102, 331 36 Värnamo | Sep 2025 |
Krögarvägen 4, 331 53 Värnamo | Aug 2025 |
Jönköpingsvägen 107 A, 331 34 Värnamo | Apr 2025 |
Recently closed
Blomstervägen 4, 331 42 Värnamo | Feb 2026 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eslöv | 20,422 | 41 | 20.1 | 61 |
| Karlshamn | 19,966 | 45 | 22.5 | 61 |
| Hässleholm | 19,760 | 45 | 22.8 | 51 |
| Ystad | 21,259 | 65 | 30.6 | 39 |
| Västervik | 21,615 | 61 | 28.2 | 46 |
| Oskarshamn | 18,817 | 33 | 17.5 | 55 |
Population of Värnamo
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.