Carpenter & joiner in Vänersborg
Opportunity score
Promising
High confidenceFewer businesses than similar areas, with a supportive trend.
See the five reasonsWhy this score (70/100)
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 26 active businesses in the category “Carpenter & joiner” in Vänersborg - 10.5 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 42.
In the last 3 years 4 opened. Not available yet: closures are only known from 4 October 2026.
Compared with Sweden
Carpenter & joiner in Vänersborg against all of Sweden. Annual-report figures are for 2025 (Vänersborgs kommun), from 26 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.
| Vänersborg | Sweden | Vänersborg Sweden | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Made a loss | 16% | 26% | Fewer here | |
| Companies with negative equity | 4% | 5% | About the same | |
| Losses two years in a row | 4% | 12% | Fewer here | |
| Median equity ratio | 45% | 46% | About the same | |
| Revenue per employee | SEK 1.3m | SEK 1.3m | About the same | |
| Staff costs per employee | SEK 558k | SEK 544k | About the same | |
| Run by chains (3+ places) | 0% | 0% | About the same |
Trend
Active businesses over time
VänersborgOpenings and closures per year
Money
Financials – Vänersborgs 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 Vänersborg.
Competition
No company runs more than one place of business here, an independent market.
New and established
An established market: many businesses have been here for years.
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.
Jobs – Vänersborgs kommun
Average number of employees reported in the annual reports of companies that file accounts, sole proprietorships are not included.
Existing businesses
26 in all, newest first.
| Name | Address | Since |
|---|---|---|
| · Enskild firma | Bokgatan 16 Lgh 1002, 462 52 Vänersborg | 2025 |
| · Aktiebolag | Lindgatan 11, 462 50 Vänersborg | 2025 |
| · Aktiebolag | Perrongvägen 24, 462 61 Vänersborg | 2024 |
| · Enskild firma | Flanaden 32 Lgh 1001, 462 50 Vänersborg | 2023 |
| · Aktiebolag | Tegelbrännargatan 3, 462 56 Vänersborg | 2022 |
| · Enskild firma | Restadvägen 3, 462 54 Vänersborg | 2021 |
| · Aktiebolag | Perrongvägen 9 A, 462 61 Vänersborg | 2021 |
| · Aktiebolag | Skaven 188, 462 61 Vänersborg | 2020 |
| · Aktiebolag | Korsebergsvägen 10 Lgh 1803, 462 40 Vänersborg | 2019 |
| · Aktiebolag | Svetsargatan 3, 462 56 Vänersborg | 2017 |
| · Aktiebolag | Nygatan 52, 462 31 Vänersborg | 2017 |
| · Aktiebolag | Brogatan 3 A, 462 38 Vänersborg | 2017 |
| · Aktiebolag | Liljevägen 4, 462 61 Vänersborg | 2016 |
| · Enskild firma | Timmergatan 13, 462 41 Vänersborg | 2016 |
| · Aktiebolag | Fridas Väg 1 C, 462 60 Vänersborg | 2015 |
| · Aktiebolag | Kilgatan 1, 462 32 Vänersborg | 2014 |
| · Aktiebolag | Låckeredsvägen 18, 462 61 Vänersborg | 2014 |
| · Enskild firma | Nygatan 52, 462 31 Vänersborg | 2014 |
| · Enskild firma | Edsgatan 22, 462 33 Vänersborg | 2013 |
| · Aktiebolag | Svarvargatan 1, 462 56 Vänersborg | 2012 |
| · Aktiebolag | Lantmätarvägen 1, 462 61 Vänersborg | 2011 |
| · Aktiebolag | Tenggrenstorpsvägen 17, 462 56 Vänersborg | 2011 |
| · Aktiebolag | Vassbottengatan 16, 462 38 Vänersborg | 2011 |
| · Aktiebolag | Kilgatan 6, 462 32 Vänersborg | 2011 |
| · Enskild firma | Axel Roos Gata 2, 462 37 Vänersborg | 2010 |
| · Enskild firma | Skördegatan 45, 462 41 Vänersborg | 2006 |
Nothing matches.
Recently opened
Bokgatan 3 Lgh 1201, 462 52 Vänersborg | Sep 2026 |
Bokgatan 16 Lgh 1002, 462 52 Vänersborg | May 2025 |
Lindgatan 11, 462 50 Vänersborg | Apr 2025 |
Recently closed
Bokgatan 3 Lgh 1201, 462 52 Vänersborg | Sep 2026 after 0 yrs |
Comparable areas
Same type of area, similar population.
| Area | Residents | Active | Per 10k | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandviken (Sandviken) | 24,827 | 31 | 12.5 | 60 |
| Gustavsberg | 25,034 | 59 | 23.6 | 37 |
| Mölnlycke och Öjersjö | 25,172 | 47 | 18.7 | 44 |
| Katrineholm | 23,953 | 29 | 12.1 | 69 |
| Piteå | 23,824 | 33 | 13.9 | 51 |
| Norrtälje | 23,606 | 64 | 27.1 | 21 |
Population of Vänersborg
Statistics SwedenWho lives here
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 11.11.2026.