Carpenter & joiner in Hova
Opportunity score
Worth a closer look
Medium confidenceSome signals point to room for a new business.
See the five reasonsWhy this score (64/100)
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 2 active businesses in the category “Carpenter & joiner” in Hova - 16.3 per 10,000 residents.
That is fewer than similar-sized areas (median 23.2 per 10,000). With the typical density you would expect about 3.
In the last 3 years 2 opened. Not available yet: closures are only known from 4 October 2026.
Compared with Sweden
Carpenter & joiner in Hova against all of Sweden. Annual-report figures are for 2025 (Gullspångs kommun), from 3 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.
| Hova | Sweden | Hova Sweden | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Made a loss | 33% | 26% | More here | |
| Companies with negative equity | 0% | 5% | Fewer here | |
| Median equity ratio | 72% | 46% | Stronger | |
| Revenue per employee | SEK 454k | SEK 1.3m | Lower | |
| Staff costs per employee | SEK 357k | SEK 544k | Lower |
Trend
Active businesses over time
HovaThis 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 – Gullspångs 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 carpenter & joiner in Hova.
Competition
No company runs more than one place of business here, an independent market.
New and established
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.
Existing businesses
2 in all, newest first.
| Name | Address | Since |
|---|---|---|
| · Enskild firma | Mariestadsvägen 21, 548 32 Hova | 2025 |
| · Aktiebolag | Mariestadsvägen 11, 548 32 Hova | 2024 |
Nothing matches.
Recently opened
Mariestadsvägen 21, 548 32 Hova | Feb 2025 |
Recently closed
| None in the last 2 years. |
Comparable areas
Same type of area, similar population.
| Area | Residents | Active | Per 10k | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lit | 1,226 | 4 | 32.6 | 34 |
| Långvik, Björnömalmen och Klacknäset | 1,226 | 10 | 81.6 | 16 |
| Hjärnarp | 1,218 | 4 | 32.8 | 39 |
| Koskullskulle | 1,216 | 3 | 24.7 | 37 |
| Kärna | 1,234 | 2 | 16.2 | 68 |
| Björboholm | 1,215 | 7 | 57.6 | 23 |
Other areas nearby
Ranked by opportunity score for carpenter & joiner.
| Area | Active | Per 10k | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gullspång Town | 4 | 25.3 | 45 |
Population of Hova
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Statistics Sweden · 2026The line marks the average for Sweden. Highlighted: the age group most relevant for carpenter & joiner.
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.