Electronics & phone store in Karlstad
Opportunity score
Crowded
High confidenceMore competition than similar areas, or a weak trend.
See the five reasonsWhy this score (25/100)
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There are 26 active businesses in the category “Electronics & phone store” in Karlstad - 3.7 per 10,000 residents.
That is more than similar-sized areas (median 2.3 per 10,000). With the typical density you would expect about 16.
In the last 3 years 8 opened. Not available yet: closures are only known from 4 October 2026.
Compared with Sweden
Electronics & phone store in Karlstad against all of Sweden. Annual-report figures are for 2025 (Karlstad), from 8 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 | 38% | 34% | More here | |
| Companies with negative equity | 50% | 8% | More here | |
| Losses two years in a row | 38% | 21% | More here | |
| Median equity ratio | 2% | 47% | Weaker | |
| Revenue per employee | SEK 1.2m | SEK 2.2m | Lower | |
| Staff costs per employee | SEK 277k | SEK 559k | Lower | |
| Run by chains (3+ places) | 35% | 17% | More chains |
Trend
Active businesses over time
KarlstadOpenings and closures per year
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 electronics & phone store in Karlstad.
Competition
| 2 places |
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.
Jobs – Karlstad
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 | Solviksgatan 22 Lgh 1001, 653 42 Karlstad | 2026 |
| · chain | Hamngatan 26, 652 25 Karlstad | 2026 |
| · Hi3G Access AB · chain | Frykmans Väg 1, 653 46 Karlstad | 2026 |
| · Enskild firma | Kolarens Gata 20 A, 654 57 Karlstad | 2026 |
| · Tele2 Sverige Aktiebolag · chain | Frykmans Väg 1, 653 46 Karlstad | 2026 |
| · Aktiebolag | Herrgårdsgatan 13, 652 24 Karlstad | 2025 |
| · Enskild firma | Blåeldsgatan 11, 653 45 Karlstad | 2025 |
| · Enskild firma | Örngatan 46, 654 65 Karlstad | 2025 |
| · Telia Sverige AB · chain | Frykmans Väg 1 A, 653 46 Karlstad | 2021 |
| · Aktiebolag | Herrhagsgatan 24 B, 652 22 Karlstad | 2020 |
| · Kjell & Co Elektronik AB · chain, 2 places here | Frykmans Väg 1 D, 653 46 Karlstad | 2015 |
| · Elgiganten Aktiebolag · chain | Frykmans Väg 1, 653 46 Karlstad | 2014 |
| · Aktiebolag | Västra Torggatan 18, 652 24 Karlstad | 2013 |
| · Aktiebolag | Frögatan 12, 653 36 Karlstad | 2013 |
| · Aktiebolag | Tynäsgatan 12 A, 652 16 Karlstad | 2010 |
| · Aktiebolag | Västra Torggatan 18, 652 24 Karlstad | 2010 |
| · Telenor Sverige Aktiebolag · chain | Frykmans Väg 1, 653 46 Karlstad | 2008 |
| · Enskild firma | Hagagatan 16 A Lgh 1403, 652 20 Karlstad | 2008 |
| · Aktiebolag | Herrgårdsgatan 16, 652 24 Karlstad | 2008 |
| · Kjell & Co Elektronik AB · chain, 2 places here | Drottninggatan 18, 652 25 Karlstad | 2006 |
| · Aktiebolag | Blockgatan 15, 653 41 Karlstad | 2004 |
| · Aktiebolag | Norra Strandgatan 7, 652 24 Karlstad | 1984 |
| · Aktiebolag | Gräsdalsgatan 2, 653 36 Karlstad | 1982 |
| · Aktiebolag | Spärrgatan 3, 653 41 Karlstad | – |
| · Aktiebolag | Stenhagsgatan 5, 653 44 Karlstad | – |
| · chain | Bromsgatan 2, 653 41 Karlstad | – |
Nothing matches.
Recently opened
Solviksgatan 22 Lgh 1001, 653 42 Karlstad | Sep 2026 |
Hamngatan 26, 652 25 Karlstad | May 2026 |
Hi3G Access AB · Frykmans Väg 1, 653 46 Karlstad | May 2026 |
Kolarens Gata 20 A, 654 57 Karlstad | May 2026 |
Tele2 Sverige Aktiebolag · Frykmans Väg 1, 653 46 Karlstad | Jan 2026 |
Herrgårdsgatan 13, 652 24 Karlstad | Dec 2025 |
Blåeldsgatan 11, 653 45 Karlstad | Aug 2025 |
Örngatan 46, 654 65 Karlstad | Jan 2025 |
Recently closed
| None in the last 2 years. |
Comparable areas
Same type of area, similar population.
| Area | Residents | Active | Per 10k | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eskilstuna | 70,646 | 19 | 2.7 | 42 |
| Sundsvall och Timrå | 70,918 | 21 | 3.0 | 36 |
| Halmstad | 72,979 | 25 | 3.4 | 27 |
| Växjö | 74,052 | 29 | 3.9 | 32 |
| Borås | 75,565 | 29 | 3.8 | 22 |
| Södertälje | 78,377 | 29 | 3.7 | 22 |
Population of Karlstad
Statistics SwedenWho lives here
Statistics Sweden · 2026The line marks the average for Sweden.
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 11.11.2026.