Electrician in Umeå
Opportunity score
Worth a closer look
High confidenceSome signals point to room for a new business.
See the five reasonsWhy this score (58/100)
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 66 active businesses in the category “Electrician” in Umeå - 7.0 per 10,000 residents.
That is fewer than similar-sized areas (median 9.7 per 10,000). With the typical density you would expect about 92.
In the last 3 years 8 opened. Not available yet: closures are only known from 4 October 2026.
Compared with Sweden
Electrician in Umeå against all of Sweden. Annual-report figures are for 2025 (Umeå kommun), from 68 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.
| Umeå | Sweden | Umeå Sweden | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Made a loss | 22% | 24% | About the same | |
| Companies with negative equity | 1% | 3% | About the same | |
| Losses two years in a row | 11% | 12% | About the same | |
| Median equity ratio | 57% | 52% | Stronger | |
| Revenue per employee | SEK 1.3m | SEK 1.5m | Lower | |
| Staff costs per employee | SEK 605k | SEK 604k | About the same | |
| Run by chains (3+ places) | 12% | 5% | 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
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 electrician in Umeå.
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.
When businesses open and close
Per calendar month, 2021–2025. Not available yet: closures are only known from 4 October 2026.
Jobs – Umeå kommun
Average number of employees reported in the annual reports of companies that file accounts, sole proprietorships are not included.
Existing businesses
66 in all, newest first.
| Name | Address | Since |
|---|---|---|
| · Aktiebolag | Laxgränd 13, 904 34 Umeå | 2026 |
| · Aktiebolag | Mjölkvägen 124, 906 28 Umeå | 2025 |
| · Aktiebolag | Vargvägen 181 L, 906 42 Umeå | 2025 |
| · Aktiebolag | Verkstadsgatan 5, 904 32 Umeå | 2024 |
| · Aktiebolag | Lyckogränd 16, 903 43 Umeå | 2024 |
| · Aktiebolag | Piruettvägen 16, 903 64 Umeå | 2024 |
| · Aktiebolag | Metargränd 5, 904 21 Umeå | 2024 |
| · Aktiebolag | Mätarvägen 8, 901 33 Umeå | 2024 |
| · Enskild firma | Måttgränd 82, 906 24 Umeå | 2023 |
| · Aktiebolag | Kabelvägen 1 F, 901 33 Umeå | 2023 |
| · Enskild firma | Kuratorvägen 10 Lgh 1704, 907 36 Umeå | 2023 |
| · Aktiebolag | Skolgatan 97, 903 31 Umeå | 2023 |
| · Aktiebolag | Tegsvägen 2 A, 904 33 Umeå | 2022 |
| · Aktiebolag | Tråggränd 4, 906 26 Umeå | 2021 |
| · Aktiebolag | Klackgatan 9 Lgh 1401, 903 30 Umeå | 2020 |
| · Enskild firma | Storgatan 92 A Lgh 1002, 903 33 Umeå | 2020 |
| · chain | Lärlingsgatan 29 B, 904 22 Umeå | 2020 |
| · Enskild firma | Östra Strandgatan 17 Lgh 0901, 903 33 Umeå | 2020 |
| · Aktiebolag | Mariehemsvägen 41 S, 906 52 Umeå | 2019 |
| · Enskild firma | Nydalavägen 9, 903 39 Umeå | 2019 |
| · Aktiebolag | Förrådsvägen 2, 901 32 Umeå | 2018 |
| · Aktiebolag | Gräddvägen 19, 906 20 Umeå | 2018 |
| · Enskild firma | Älvans Väg 184 Lgh 1102, 907 50 Umeå | 2017 |
| · Aktiebolag | Nyponvägen 3 B, 904 35 Umeå | 2017 |
| · chain | Fläktvägen 1 A, 901 31 Umeå | 2017 |
| · Aktiebolag | Kabelvägen 14 G, 901 33 Umeå | 2017 |
| · Aktiebolag | Formvägen 12 B, 906 21 Umeå | 2016 |
| · Aktiebolag | Industrivägen 8, 901 30 Umeå | 2016 |
| · Aktiebolag | Matrosvägen 11, 907 42 Umeå | 2015 |
| · Aktiebolag | Förrådsvägen 14, 901 32 Umeå | 2015 |
| · Aktiebolag | Vallmovägen 19, 903 52 Umeå | 2013 |
| · Handelsbolag / kommanditbolag | Kungsgatan 98, 903 32 Umeå | 2013 |
| · Enskild firma | Svampvägen 28, 903 39 Umeå | 2013 |
| · Enskild firma | Östra Kyrkogatan 106 Lgh 1103, 903 46 Umeå | 2012 |
| · Aktiebolag | Sandbackavägen 30 P, 903 46 Umeå | 2012 |
| · Handelsbolag / kommanditbolag | Blockvägen 4, 904 34 Umeå | 2010 |
| · Aktiebolag | Dunkersgatan 10 D, 903 27 Umeå | 2010 |
| · Install Fiber I Norr AB · chain | Lärlingsgatan 29 B, 904 22 Umeå | 2010 |
| · Aktiebolag | Storgatan 91, 903 33 Umeå | 2010 |
| · Aktiebolag | Torsgatan 22, 904 21 Umeå | 2009 |
| · Aktiebolag | Kummelvägen 13, 901 37 Umeå | 2008 |
| · Aktiebolag | Vargvägen 144, 906 42 Umeå | 2008 |
| · Enskild firma | Domarevägen 16 A Lgh 1202, 904 33 Umeå | 2007 |
| · Enskild firma | Vänskapsgränd 30, 903 62 Umeå | 2006 |
| · Enskild firma | Kullavägen 9, 903 62 Umeå | 2006 |
| · Ekonomisk förening | Vallmovägen 53, 903 52 Umeå | 2006 |
| · Aktiebolag | Spinnvägen 3 H, 903 61 Umeå | 2006 |
| · Aktiebolag | Häradshövdingegatan 28 Lgh 1101, 903 31 Umeå | 2005 |
| · Aktiebolag | Storgatan 34, 903 25 Umeå | 2002 |
| · Enskild firma | Måttgränd 84 A, 906 24 Umeå | 2001 |
| · Aktiebolag | Formvägen 8, 906 21 Umeå | 2001 |
| · Aktiebolag | Magasinsgatan 17 A, 903 27 Umeå | 1999 |
| · Enskild firma | Backenvägen 97 Lgh 1001, 903 62 Umeå | 1997 |
| · Aktiebolag | Döbelnsgatan 17, 903 30 Umeå | 1997 |
| · Enskild firma | Mårdvägen 111, 906 42 Umeå | 1996 |
| · Enskild firma | Aspvägen 2 A, 903 54 Umeå | 1994 |
| · Aktiebolag | Kalkvägen 8, 907 40 Umeå | 1993 |
| · Aktiebolag | Sockenvägen 52, 903 62 Umeå | 1992 |
| · Aktiebolag | Vasagatan 14, 903 29 Umeå | 1991 |
| · chain | Västra Kyrkogatan 3, 903 29 Umeå | 1990 |
| · chain | Spårvägen 6, 901 31 Umeå | 1990 |
| · Aktiebolag | Sofiehemsvägen 74, 907 38 Umeå | 1984 |
| · chain | Mätarvägen 3, 901 33 Umeå | – |
| · Siemens Aktiebolag · chain | Storgatan 115, 903 33 Umeå | – |
| · Bravida Sverige AB · chain | Spårvägen 3, 901 31 Umeå | – |
| · Aktiebolag | Förrådsvägen 6, 901 32 Umeå | – |
Nothing matches.
Recently opened
Laxgränd 13, 904 34 Umeå | Sep 2026 |
Mjölkvägen 124, 906 28 Umeå | Dec 2025 |
Vargvägen 181 L, 906 42 Umeå | Jan 2025 |
Verkstadsgatan 5, 904 32 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 | 84 | 8.6 | 58 |
| Lund (Lund) | 98,308 | 31 | 3.2 | 71 |
| Gävle | 86,533 | 82 | 9.5 | 60 |
| Jönköping | 103,032 | 61 | 5.9 | 59 |
| Södertälje | 78,377 | 87 | 11.1 | 47 |
| Borås | 75,565 | 58 | 7.7 | 53 |
Population of Umeå
Statistics SwedenWho lives here
Statistics Sweden · 2026The line marks the average for Sweden.
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.