Carpenter & joiner in Karlstad
Opportunity score
Promising
High confidenceFewer businesses than similar areas, with a supportive trend.
See the five reasonsWhy this score (73/100)
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 67 active businesses in the category “Carpenter & joiner” in Karlstad - 9.6 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 119.
In the last 3 years 16 opened. Not available yet: closures are only known from 4 October 2026.
Compared with Sweden
Carpenter & joiner in Karlstad against all of Sweden. Annual-report figures are for 2025 (Karlstad), from 62 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.
| Karlstad | Sweden | Karlstad Sweden | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Made a loss | 23% | 26% | Fewer here | |
| Companies with negative equity | 13% | 5% | More here | |
| Losses two years in a row | 13% | 12% | About the same | |
| Median equity ratio | 39% | 46% | Weaker | |
| Revenue per employee | SEK 1.5m | SEK 1.3m | Higher | |
| Staff costs per employee | SEK 638k | SEK 544k | Higher | |
| Run by chains (3+ places) | 0% | 0% | About the same |
Trend
Active businesses over time
KarlstadThis 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 – Karlstad
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 Karlstad.
Competition
No company runs more than one place of business here, an independent market.
New and established
A young market: many recent start-ups, dynamic, but less proven.
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 – Karlstad
Average number of employees reported in the annual reports of companies that file accounts, sole proprietorships are not included.
Existing businesses
67 in all, newest first.
| Name | Address | Since |
|---|---|---|
| · Enskild firma | Mossgatan 163 Lgh 1203, 654 66 Karlstad | 2026 |
| · Aktiebolag | Långgatan 19 A, 652 18 Karlstad | 2026 |
| · Aktiebolag | Drottninggatan 34, 652 25 Karlstad | 2026 |
| · Enskild firma | Nils Uttermans Väg 1, 656 38 Karlstad | 2026 |
| · Aktiebolag | Ringervägen 1, 654 55 Karlstad | 2026 |
| · Aktiebolag | Dammgatan 11, 654 65 Karlstad | 2026 |
| · Enskild firma | Svarvaregatan 7 Lgh 1302, 654 62 Karlstad | 2026 |
| · Enskild firma | Fagottgatan 70 Lgh 1104, 656 33 Karlstad | 2026 |
| · Enskild firma | Fagottgatan 58 A Lgh 1208, 656 33 Karlstad | 2026 |
| · Aktiebolag | Garvaregatan 9 A, 652 37 Karlstad | 2026 |
| · Aktiebolag | Lantvärnsgatan 6, 652 21 Karlstad | 2025 |
| · Enskild firma | Flöjtgatan 62, 656 33 Karlstad | 2025 |
| · Enskild firma | Anemongatan 16, 653 45 Karlstad | 2025 |
| · Aktiebolag | Västra Gustavsbergsvägen 19, 653 45 Karlstad | 2024 |
| · Aktiebolag | Pumpgatan 5, 652 21 Karlstad | 2023 |
| · Aktiebolag | Våxnäsgatan 88 B, 653 41 Karlstad | 2023 |
| · Aktiebolag | Romstadsvägen 9, 653 42 Karlstad | 2023 |
| · Aktiebolag | Mariedalsgatan 3 D Lgh 1202, 652 20 Karlstad | 2022 |
| · Aktiebolag | Kvarnbergsgatan 34, 652 29 Karlstad | 2022 |
| · Aktiebolag | Älvgatan 51 F, 652 31 Karlstad | 2022 |
| · Aktiebolag | Östanvindsgatan 9, 652 21 Karlstad | 2022 |
| · Aktiebolag | Mejerigatan 2, 653 43 Karlstad | 2021 |
| · Aktiebolag | Östra Stationsgatan 4 A, 652 37 Karlstad | 2021 |
| · Aktiebolag | Tjäderstigen 14, 654 68 Karlstad | 2021 |
| · Enskild firma | Mossgatan 113 Lgh 1002, 654 66 Karlstad | 2021 |
| · Handelsbolag / kommanditbolag | Karmgatan 9 Lgh 1101, 652 23 Karlstad | 2020 |
| · Aktiebolag | Haga Ängsväg 15, 653 38 Karlstad | 2020 |
| · Aktiebolag | Våxnäsgatan 150, 653 43 Karlstad | 2020 |
| · Aktiebolag | Rudsplan 1, 654 65 Karlstad | 2019 |
| · Enskild firma | Posthornsgatan 15 Lgh 1101, 656 32 Karlstad | 2019 |
| · Aktiebolag | Granliden 4, 654 50 Karlstad | 2019 |
| · Aktiebolag | Hemvägen 1 D, 653 47 Karlstad | 2018 |
| · Enskild firma | Rudsbergsvägen 20 Lgh 1206, 654 66 Karlstad | 2018 |
| · Aktiebolag | Kasernhöjden 7, 653 39 Karlstad | 2018 |
| · Aktiebolag | John Ericssonsgatan 44, 652 19 Karlstad | 2016 |
| · Aktiebolag | Hedåsgatan 3, 654 68 Karlstad | 2016 |
| · Enskild firma | Södra Ljungbygatan 10 Lgh 1001, 654 61 Karlstad | 2016 |
| · Aktiebolag | Montörsgatan 2, 653 43 Karlstad | 2016 |
| · Aktiebolag | Stormgatan 3, 652 21 Karlstad | 2016 |
| · Enskild firma | Bäckebogatan 1 A, 654 65 Karlstad | 2015 |
| · Aktiebolag | Frögatan 8, 653 36 Karlstad | 2015 |
| · Aktiebolag | Tulpangatan 11, 653 45 Karlstad | 2014 |
| · Aktiebolag | Kasernhöjden 13 A, 653 39 Karlstad | 2014 |
| · Aktiebolag | Tullhusgatan 1 A 3Tr, 652 09 Karlstad | 2014 |
| · Enskild firma | Packhusallén 8 D Lgh 1403, 652 12 Karlstad | 2012 |
| · Aktiebolag | Långgatan 40, 652 22 Karlstad | 2012 |
| · Enskild firma | Dahlgrensgatan 7, 654 55 Karlstad | 2012 |
| · Enskild firma | Stinsgatan 2, 652 26 Karlstad | 2011 |
| · Aktiebolag | Lorensbergsgatan 16, 654 68 Karlstad | 2011 |
| · Aktiebolag | Kvällsvägen 1, 655 92 Karlstad | 2011 |
| · Aktiebolag | Vikengatan 8 1Tr, 652 26 Karlstad | 2011 |
| · Aktiebolag | Eriksrogatan 7, 654 60 Karlstad | 2009 |
| · Enskild firma | Norra Karlsholmsgatan 11 Lgh 1001, 653 42 Karlstad | 2009 |
| · Aktiebolag | Skolvägen 5, 654 62 Karlstad | 2009 |
| · Aktiebolag | Ulvsbygatan 9, 654 64 Karlstad | 2009 |
| · Enskild firma | Hagtornsgatan 1, 652 30 Karlstad | 2009 |
| · Enskild firma | Hantverkaregatan 31 Lgh 1001, 654 60 Karlstad | 2007 |
| · Aktiebolag | Packhusallén 4 D, 652 12 Karlstad | 2007 |
| · Aktiebolag | Parkgatan 35, 652 19 Karlstad | 2007 |
| · Aktiebolag | Sågverksgatan 49 A, 652 21 Karlstad | 2006 |
| · Aktiebolag | Gjuterigatan 31, 652 21 Karlstad | 2005 |
| · Enskild firma | Mossgatan 195 Lgh 1202, 654 67 Karlstad | 2004 |
| · Aktiebolag | Östanvindsgatan 5, 652 21 Karlstad | 2000 |
| · Enskild firma | Jungfru Fabers Väg 8, 653 46 Karlstad | 1997 |
| · Aktiebolag | Östanvindsgatan 9, 652 21 Karlstad | 1996 |
| · Aktiebolag | Horsensgatan 32, 654 67 Karlstad | 1994 |
| · Aktiebolag | Brisg 5 | – |
Nothing matches.
Recently opened
Mossgatan 163 Lgh 1203, 654 66 Karlstad | Oct 2026 |
Långgatan 19 A, 652 18 Karlstad | Sep 2026 |
Drottninggatan 34, 652 25 Karlstad | Sep 2026 |
Nils Uttermans Väg 1, 656 38 Karlstad | Aug 2026 |
Ringervägen 1, 654 55 Karlstad | Jul 2026 |
Dammgatan 11, 654 65 Karlstad | Jul 2026 |
Svarvaregatan 7 Lgh 1302, 654 62 Karlstad | Jun 2026 |
Fagottgatan 70 Lgh 1104, 656 33 Karlstad | Mar 2026 |
Recently closed
Värmlandsgatan 8, 652 22 Karlstad | Dec 2024 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eskilstuna | 70,646 | 80 | 11.3 | 67 |
| Sundsvall och Timrå | 70,918 | 93 | 13.1 | 56 |
| Halmstad | 72,979 | 81 | 11.1 | 57 |
| Växjö | 74,052 | 63 | 8.5 | 61 |
| Borås | 75,565 | 95 | 12.6 | 63 |
| Södertälje | 78,377 | 142 | 18.1 | 40 |
Other areas nearby
Ranked by opportunity score for carpenter & joiner.
| Area | Active | Per 10k | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skattkärr Town | 3 | 15.3 | 69 |
| Molkom Town | 4 | 21.2 | 59 |
| Älvåker och Råtorp Town | 5 | 15.9 | 59 |
| Skåre Town | 11 | 20.3 | 49 |
| Vålberg Town | 7 | 25.3 | 37 |
Population of Karlstad
Statistics SwedenWho lives here
Statistics Sweden · 2026The line marks the average for Sweden. Highlighted: the age group most relevant for carpenter & joiner.
More people work here than live here, daytime demand (lunch, services) is higher than the resident count suggests.
* 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.