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Building contractor in Västervik

Town · 21,615 residents
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46of 100

Opportunity score

Balanced

High confidence

Supply roughly matches similar areas.

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Why this score (46/100)

Room in the market47average
Population growth–left out
Momentum–left out
Survival–left out
Financial trend40average

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

Active now
61
– vs 12 months ago
Per 10,000 residents
28.2
similar areas 26.7 · Sweden 41.8
Opened and closed, 3 years
12 opened – closed
last 12 months: 2 opened, – closed
Population
21,615

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Each dot is a place of business at its registered address. Click a dot to see the company.

There are 61 active businesses in the category “Building contractor” in Västervik - 28.2 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 58.

In the last 3 years 12 opened. Not available yet: closures are only known from 4 October 2026.

Compared with Sweden

Building contractor in Västervik against all of Sweden. Annual-report figures are for 2025 (Västerviks kommun), from 59 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.

VästervikSwedenVästervik SwedenVerdict
Made a loss 20% 28% Fewer here
Companies with negative equity 8% 5% More here
Losses two years in a row 11% 15% Fewer here
Median equity ratio 35% 43% Weaker
Revenue per employee SEK 1.6m SEK 1.5m Higher
Staff costs per employee SEK 580k SEK 565k About the same
Run by chains (3+ places) 5% 1% More chains

Trend

Active businesses over time

Västervik

This line starts on 4 October 2026, when closures start being known, and grows as we collect.

Openings and closures per year

0510Opened 2017: 22017Opened 2018: 22018Opened 2019: 42019Opened 2020: 52020Opened 2021: 12021Opened 2022: 32022Opened 2023: 52023Opened 2024: 32024Opened 2025: 82025Opened 2026 (so far): 1Closed 2026 (so far): 02026*
OpenedClosed* 2026 so far

Closures are counted from 4 October 2026; years before show openings only.

Money

Financials – Västerviks kommun

Median revenue
SEK 1.3m
59 companies filed
Profitable
80%
revenue trend +0.9%
01.0m2.0m3.0m20172019202120232025Västerviks kommunSweden
Västerviks kommunSweden

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 Västervik.

Competition

Share of the 3 largest operators5% · 61 owners

No company runs more than one place of business here, an independent market.

New and established

Openings per 10,000 residents (12 months)0.93 · Sweden: 2.80
Average age of active businesses12.3 yrs · Sweden: 11.7
Younger than 2 years18% · Sweden: 13%
Older than 10 years44% · Sweden: 48%

A young market: many recent start-ups, dynamic, but less proven.

Moving in and out

Moved here (3 years)0 · 12 months: 0
Moved away (3 years)0 · 12 months: 0
Net0

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

Residents more than 5 km from one0 · 0%
More than 10 km0

Measured from each neighbourhood centre in the municipality.

When businesses open and close

0123Opened Jan: 0JanOpened Feb: 2Opened Mar: 2MarOpened Apr: 2Opened May: 2MayOpened Jun: 3Opened Jul: 1JulOpened Aug: 0Opened Sep: 3SepOpened Oct: 3Opened Nov: 2NovOpened Dec: 0
Opened

Per calendar month, 2021–2025. Not available yet: closures are only known from 4 October 2026.

Jobs – Västerviks kommun

0501001502022202320242025Employees

Average number of employees reported in the annual reports of companies that file accounts, sole proprietorships are not included.

Existing businesses

61 in all, newest first.

NameAddressSince
· Aktiebolag Jättegatan 63, 593 52 Västervik 2026
· Aktiebolag Hultmansgatan 2, 593 32 Västervik 2025
· chain Baumansgatan 4, 593 32 Västervik 2025
· Aktiebolag Myrvägen 21, 593 43 Västervik 2025
· Aktiebolag Hamngatan 26, 593 33 Västervik 2025
· Aktiebolag Östra Ekdalsgatan 3 B, 593 50 Västervik 2025
· Aktiebolag Västra Lindallén 7, 593 44 Västervik 2025
· Enskild firma Tändsticksbryggan 1 Lgh 1102, 593 38 Västervik 2025
· Enskild firma Silurkroken 2, 593 37 Västervik 2025
· Enskild firma Grytstigen 16, 593 43 Västervik 2024
· Aktiebolag Rådhusgatan 19 D, 593 33 Västervik 2024
· Enskild firma Violvägen 3, 593 43 Västervik 2023
· Enskild firma Rådhusgatan 19 D, 593 33 Västervik 2023
· Aktiebolag Vättestigen 7, 593 54 Västervik 2023
· Enskild firma Ludvigsdalsvägen 21, 593 52 Västervik 2023
· Aktiebolag Jurastigen 54 Lgh 1101, 593 43 Västervik 2023
· Enskild firma Lövbergagatan 28 D, 593 37 Västervik 2022
· Aktiebolag Fredsgatan 20, 593 32 Västervik 2022
· Enskild firma Stora Trädgårdsgatan 21, 593 35 Västervik 2022
· Aktiebolag Grevgatan 12, 593 32 Västervik 2021
· Aktiebolag Byggarlasses Väg 14, 593 37 Västervik 2020
· Aktiebolag Holländaregatan 10 A, 593 36 Västervik 2020
· Aktiebolag S:ta Gertruds Väg 13, 593 34 Västervik 2020
· chain Baumansgatan 4, 593 32 Västervik 2020
· Aktiebolag Industrigatan 4, 593 61 Västervik 2020
· Aktiebolag Storgatan 36 A Bv, 593 33 Västervik 2019
· Aktiebolag Bondegatan 9, 593 34 Västervik 2019
· Aktiebolag Örtomtaslingan 2, 593 52 Västervik 2019
· Enskild firma Ejdergatan 19 T, 593 41 Västervik 2019
· Enskild firma Flundregatan 5, 593 40 Västervik 2018
· Aktiebolag Breviksvägen 6, 593 42 Västervik 2018
· Aktiebolag Albert Tengers Väg 36, 593 36 Västervik 2017
· Aktiebolag Reginelundsgatan 5, 593 34 Västervik 2017
· Aktiebolag Kansasgatan 7, 593 41 Västervik 2016
· Enskild firma Floridagatan 9, 593 41 Västervik 2014
· Aktiebolag Perugatan 60, 593 61 Västervik 2014
· Aktiebolag Irisdalsgatan 22, 593 52 Västervik 2014
· Aktiebolag Storgatan 27 C, 593 33 Västervik 2013
· Aktiebolag Holländaregatan 9, 593 36 Västervik 2013
· Aktiebolag Cederflychtsgatan 3, 593 50 Västervik 2012
· Aktiebolag Lunnargatan 18, 593 62 Västervik 2011
· Enskild firma Gasverksgatan 3, 593 50 Västervik 2011
· Aktiebolag Vimpelgatan 3, 593 53 Västervik 2010
· Aktiebolag Storgatan 35, 593 33 Västervik 2009
· Aktiebolag Lunnargatan 36, 593 62 Västervik 2009
· Handelsbolag / kommanditbolag Strömsgatan 5 B 1Tr Lgh 1102, 593 30 Västervik 2006
· Aktiebolag Traktorvägen 16, 593 62 Västervik 2001
· Enskild firma Hallströmsgatan 53, 593 50 Västervik 1996
· Aktiebolag Kristinebergsgatan 26-28, 593 61 Västervik 1996
· Aktiebolag Lucernavägen 17, 593 50 Västervik 1995
· Enskild firma Viborgsgatan 10 Lgh 1002, 593 35 Västervik 1995
· Enskild firma Sankta Gertruds Väg 104, 593 41 Västervik 1994
· Aktiebolag Östra Ekdalsgatan 19, 593 30 Västervik 1993
· Aktiebolag Lunnargatan 16, 593 62 Västervik 1993
· Aktiebolag Hultmansgatan 2, 593 32 Västervik 1991
· Aktiebolag Mossgatan 3, 593 43 Västervik 1991
· Aktiebolag Skeppareg 6, 593 32 Västervik 1991
· Aktiebolag Östra Kyrkogatan 15, 593 33 Västervik 1986
· Aktiebolag Lunnargatan 20, 593 62 Västervik –
· Aktiebolag Holländaregatan 1, 593 36 Västervik –
· chain Dichmansgatan 20, 593 32 Västervik –

Recently opened


Jättegatan 63, 593 52 Västervik
Feb 2026

Hultmansgatan 2, 593 32 Västervik
Nov 2025

Baumansgatan 4, 593 32 Västervik
Oct 2025

Myrvägen 21, 593 43 Västervik
Oct 2025

Hamngatan 26, 593 33 Västervik
Oct 2025

Östra Ekdalsgatan 3 B, 593 50 Västervik
Sep 2025

Västra Lindallén 7, 593 44 Västervik
Sep 2025

Tändsticksbryggan 1 Lgh 1102, 593 38 Västervik
Mar 2025

Recently closed

None in the last 2 years.

Comparable areas

Same type of area, similar population.

AreaResidentsActivePer 10kScore
Ystad21,2596530.639
Eslöv20,4224120.161
Värnamo20,2733517.374
Karlshamn19,9664522.561
Hässleholm19,7604522.851
Lidköping23,5854619.554

Other areas nearby

Ranked by opportunity score for building contractor.

AreaActivePer 10kScore
Överum Town327.460
Gunnebo Town329.458
Ankarsrum Town433.154
Gamleby Town829.045

Population of Västervik

Statistics Sweden
21k21k21k21k22k22k2024Residents

Who lives here

Statistics Sweden · 2026
Children 0-14 14%
Young 15-24 10%
Adults 25-44 23%
Adults 45-64 23%
Seniors 65-79 19%
80 and older 11%

The line marks the average for Sweden. Highlighted: the age group most relevant for building contractor.

Average age46.7 yrs · Sweden: 42.3
Average net income per person (20+)SEK 315k · Sweden: SEK 367k
Households with children23% · Sweden: 29%
Post-secondary education (age 25–65)42% · Sweden: 50%
Jobs located here*15,939
Commute in / out every day*1,362 / 2,220
Jobs per working resident*0.95 · Sweden: 1.00

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.