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Carpenter & joiner in Gnesta

Town · 6,472 residents
Town onlyWithin 3 kmWithin 10 kmWithin 25 km
62of 100

Opportunity score

Worth a closer look

High confidence

Some signals point to room for a new business.

See the five reasons

Why this score (62/100)

Room in the market77strong
Population growth–left out
Momentum–left out
Survival–left out
Financial trend10weak

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
5
– vs 12 months ago
Per 10,000 residents
7.7
similar areas 17.1 · Sweden 23.2
Opened and closed, 3 years
1 opened – closed
last 12 months: 1 opened, – closed
Population
6,472

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

There are 5 active businesses in the category “Carpenter & joiner” in Gnesta - 7.7 per 10,000 residents.

That is fewer than similar-sized areas (median 17.1 per 10,000). With the typical density you would expect about 11.

In the last 3 years 1 opened. Not available yet: closures are only known from 4 October 2026.

Compared with Sweden

Carpenter & joiner in Gnesta against all of Sweden. Annual-report figures are for 2025 (Gnesta kommun), from 19 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.

GnestaSwedenGnesta SwedenVerdict
Made a loss 37% 26% More here
Companies with negative equity 5% 5% About the same
Losses two years in a row 11% 12% About the same
Median equity ratio 42% 46% Weaker
Revenue per employee SEK 1.0m SEK 1.3m Lower
Staff costs per employee SEK 350k SEK 544k Lower
Run by chains (3+ places) 0% 0% About the same

Trend

Active businesses over time

Gnesta

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

Openings and closures per year

00.51Opened 2017: 02017Opened 2018: 02018Opened 2019: 02019Opened 2020: 12020Opened 2021: 12021Opened 2022: 02022Opened 2023: 02023Opened 2024: 02024Opened 2025: 02025Opened 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 – Gnesta kommun

Median revenue
SEK 965k
19 companies filed
Profitable
63%
revenue trend -12.0%
01.0m2.0m3.0m20172019202120232025Gnesta kommunSweden
Gnesta 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 carpenter & joiner in Gnesta.

Competition

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

New and established

Openings per 10,000 residents (12 months)1.55 · Sweden: 1.74
Average age of active businesses12.5 yrs · Sweden: 10.3
Younger than 2 years20% · Sweden: 13%
Older than 10 years40% · Sweden: 43%

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.

Jobs – Gnesta kommun

01020302022202320242025Employees

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

Existing businesses

5 in all, newest first.

NameAddressSince
· Enskild firma Högdalsgatan 5, 646 31 Gnesta 2026
· Enskild firma Torggatan 7 Lgh 1001, 646 33 Gnesta 2021
· Aktiebolag Margretedalsvägen 6, 646 34 Gnesta 2020
· Aktiebolag Vackerby Industriväg 22, 646 34 Gnesta 2001
· Enskild firma Åsgatan 7, 646 32 Gnesta 2001

Recently opened


Högdalsgatan 5, 646 31 Gnesta
Aug 2026

Recently closed

None in the last 2 years.

Comparable areas

Same type of area, similar population.

AreaResidentsActivePer 10kScore
Leksand6,5051421.549
Forshaga6,4331117.154
Hjo6,4271117.156
Surte6,5301116.854
Åkarp6,394812.560
Rydebäck6,59746.176

Population of Gnesta

Statistics Sweden
6,2506,3006,3506,4006,4506,5002024Residents

Who lives here

Statistics Sweden · 2026
Children 0-14 20%
Young 15-24 11%
Adults 25-44 22%
Adults 45-64 25%
Seniors 65-79 15%
80 and older 7%

The line marks the average for Sweden. Highlighted: the age group most relevant for carpenter & joiner.

Average age41.8 yrs · Sweden: 42.3
Average net income per person (20+)SEK 360k · Sweden: SEK 367k
Households with children35% · Sweden: 29%
Post-secondary education (age 25–65)46% · Sweden: 50%
Jobs located here*3,379
Commute in / out every day*1,141 / 3,168
Jobs per working resident*0.63 · Sweden: 1.00

Many residents work elsewhere, demand is concentrated in evenings and weekends.

* 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.