Childcare in Umeå
Opportunity score
Too small to judge
Low confidenceThe area is small, so a single business opening or closing changes the picture a lot. Look at the wider area too.
See the five reasonsWhy this score (50/100)
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 5 active businesses in the category “Childcare” in Umeå - 0.5 per 10,000 residents.
In the last 3 years 2 opened. Not available yet: closures are only known from 4 October 2026.
Compared with Sweden
Childcare in Umeå against all of Sweden. 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.
| Umeå | Sweden | Umeå Sweden | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Run by chains (3+ places) | 60% | 43% | More chains |
Trend
Active businesses over time
UmeåThis 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 – Umeå kommun
Too few companies here have filed annual reports to show medians (1 of at least 3).
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 childcare in Umeå.
Financial health
Too few companies here have filed annual reports to show medians (1 of at least 3).
Competition
| public | 3 places |
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
5 in all, newest first.
| Name | Address | Since |
|---|---|---|
| · Aktiebolag | Bryggargatan 39, 904 33 Umeå | 2024 |
| · Enskild firma | Rågången 2 C Lgh 1101, 903 37 Umeå | 2024 |
| · Umeå Kommun · chain, 3 places here | Tråggränd 36, 906 26 Umeå | 2023 |
| · Umeå Kommun · chain, 3 places here | Trattgränd 1 J, 906 25 Umeå | 2005 |
| · Umeå Kommun · chain, 3 places here | Ekonomstråket 6, 907 30 Umeå | – |
Nothing matches.
Recently opened
Bryggargatan 39, 904 33 Umeå | Nov 2024 |
Recently closed
| None in the last 2 years. |
Comparable areas
Same type of area, similar population.
| Area | Residents | Active | Per 10k | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norrköping | 98,229 | 5 | 0.5 | 50 |
| Lund (Lund) | 98,308 | 4 | 0.4 | 50 |
| Gävle | 86,533 | 3 | 0.3 | 50 |
| Jönköping | 103,032 | 9 | 0.9 | 50 |
| Södertälje | 78,377 | 2 | 0.3 | 50 |
| Borås | 75,565 | 2 | 0.3 | 50 |
Population of Umeå
Statistics SwedenWho lives here
Statistics Sweden · 2026The line marks the average for Sweden. Highlighted: the age group most relevant for childcare.
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.