Childcare in Västerås
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 (61/100)
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 16 active businesses in the category “Childcare” in Västerås - 1.2 per 10,000 residents.
In the last 3 years 1 opened. Not available yet: closures are only known from 4 October 2026.
Compared with Sweden
Childcare in Västerås against all of Sweden. Annual-report figures are for 2025 (Västerås kommun), from 12 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.
| Västerås | Sweden | Västerås Sweden | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Made a loss | 8% | 38% | Fewer here | |
| Companies with negative equity | 0% | 12% | Fewer here | |
| Losses two years in a row | 0% | 17% | Fewer here | |
| Median equity ratio | 74% | 57% | Stronger | |
| Revenue per employee | SEK 674k | SEK 607k | Higher | |
| Staff costs per employee | SEK 508k | SEK 451k | Higher | |
| Run by chains (3+ places) | 25% | 43% | Fewer chains |
Trend
Active businesses over time
VästeråsThis 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 – Västerås 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 childcare in Västerås.
Competition
| public | 4 places |
New and established
A typical mix of new and established businesses.
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 – Västerås kommun
Average number of employees reported in the annual reports of companies that file accounts, sole proprietorships are not included.
Existing businesses
16 in all, newest first.
| Name | Address | Since |
|---|---|---|
| · Aktiebolag | Skälbygatan 163, 724 76 Västerås | 2021 |
| · Aktiebolag | Kornbodsgatan 1, 724 81 Västerås | 2020 |
| · Aktiebolag | Spikverksgatan 124, 724 79 Västerås | 2019 |
| · Aktiebolag | Hjortvägen 31, 722 31 Västerås | 2019 |
| · Aktiebolag | Skedgatan 8, 724 76 Västerås | 2019 |
| · Enskild firma | Smältverksgatan 155, 724 74 Västerås | 2017 |
| · Enskild firma | Bohusvägen 69, 722 44 Västerås | 2017 |
| · Enskild firma | Fårövägen 44, 722 44 Västerås | 2017 |
| · Enskild firma | Lavendelvägen 51, 722 45 Västerås | 2017 |
| · Aktiebolag | Eriksgatan 24, 724 60 Västerås | 2016 |
| · Enskild firma | Almvägen 6, 722 31 Västerås | 2014 |
| · Västerås Kommun · chain, 4 places here | Välljärnsgatan 492, 724 73 Västerås | 2004 |
| · Västerås Kommun · chain, 4 places here | Kaserngatan 12, 723 47 Västerås | 2001 |
| · Enskild firma | Armégatan 7, 723 50 Västerås | 2000 |
| · Västerås Kommun · chain, 4 places here | Skallbergsgatan 24, 722 21 Västerås | – |
| · Västerås Kommun · chain, 4 places here | Allmogeplatsen 37, 724 80 Västerås | – |
Nothing matches.
Comparable areas
Same type of area, similar population.
| Area | Residents | Active | Per 10k | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Örebro | 128,658 | 8 | 0.6 | 50 |
| Linköping | 116,851 | 11 | 0.9 | 50 |
| Helsingborg | 116,029 | 1 | 0.1 | 50 |
| Upplands Väsby och Sollentuna | 156,517 | 22 | 1.4 | 50 |
| Jönköping | 103,032 | 9 | 0.9 | 50 |
| Lund (Lund) | 98,308 | 4 | 0.4 | 50 |
Population of Västerås
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 14.11.2026.