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Engineering consultancy in Åkarp

Town · 6,394 residents
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27of 100

Opportunity score

Crowded

High confidence

More competition than similar areas, or a weak trend.

See the five reasons

Why this score (27/100)

Room in the market28weak
Population growth–left out
Momentum–left out
Survival–left out
Financial trend27weak

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

Active now
25
– vs 12 months ago
Per 10,000 residents
39.1
similar areas 27.0 · Sweden 37.6
Opened and closed, 3 years
7 opened – closed
last 12 months: 4 opened, – closed
Population
6,394

There are 25 active businesses in the category “Engineering consultancy” in Åkarp - 39.1 per 10,000 residents.

That is more than similar-sized areas (median 27.0 per 10,000). With the typical density you would expect about 17.

In the last 3 years 7 opened. Not available yet: closures are only known from 4 October 2026.

Compared with Sweden

Engineering consultancy in Åkarp against all of Sweden. Annual-report figures are for 2025 (Burlövs kommun), from 33 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.

ÅkarpSwedenÅkarp SwedenVerdict
Made a loss 24% 25% About the same
Companies with negative equity 6% 2% More here
Losses two years in a row 15% 14% About the same
Median equity ratio 52% 63% Weaker
Revenue per employee SEK 1.7m SEK 1.3m Higher
Staff costs per employee SEK 810k SEK 701k Higher
Run by chains (3+ places) 0% 3% Fewer chains

Trend

Active businesses over time

Åkarp
01020302024Q3 242025Q3 252026Q3 26Engineering consultancy

Openings and closures per year

024Opened 2024: 0Closed 2024: 02024Opened 2025: 2Closed 2025: 02025Opened 2026 (so far): 4Closed 2026 (so far): 02026*
OpenedClosed* 2026 so far

Money

Financials – Burlövs kommun

Median revenue
SEK 1.3m
33 companies filed
Profitable
76%
revenue trend -4.7%
01.0m2.0m3.0m4.0m20172019202120232025Burlövs kommunSweden
Burlövs kommunSweden

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 engineering consultancy in Åkarp.

Competition

Share of the 3 largest operators12% · 25 owners

No company runs more than one place of business here, an independent market.

New and established

Openings per 10,000 residents (12 months)6.26 · Sweden: 3.18
Average age of active businesses8.4 yrs · Sweden: 10.7
Younger than 2 years24% · Sweden: 15%
Older than 10 years36% · Sweden: 44%

A young market: many recent start-ups, dynamic, but less proven.

Moving in and out

Moved here (3 years)0 · 12 months: 0
Moved away (3 years)0 · 12 months: 0
Net0

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

Residents more than 5 km from one0 · 0%
More than 10 km0
Farthest neighbourhood (5,000+ residents)0.1 km · Svenshög-Elisetorp (Burlöv)

Measured from each neighbourhood centre in the municipality.

Jobs – Burlövs kommun

0204060202020212022202320242025Employees

Average number of employees reported in the annual reports of companies that file accounts, sole proprietorships are not included.

Existing businesses

0 in all, newest first.

NameAddressSince
No active businesses of this type, that can be an opportunity, or a sign there is no demand.

Comparable areas

Same type of area, similar population.

AreaResidentsActivePer 10kScore
Hjo6,4271015.655
Forshaga6,4331624.957
Tierp6,3462031.552
Gnesta6,4721827.842
Surahammar6,3161422.254
Haparanda6,2921422.367

Population of Åkarp

Statistics Sweden
6,2006,2506,3006,3506,4002024Residents

Who lives here

Statistics Sweden · 2026
Children 0-14 22%
Young 15-24 11%
Adults 25-44 22%
Adults 45-64 27%
Seniors 65-79 12%
80 and older 6%

The line marks the average for Sweden.

Average age40.1 yrs · Sweden: 42.3
Average net income per person (20+)SEK 411k · Sweden: SEK 367k
Households with children46% · Sweden: 29%
Post-secondary education (age 25–65)62% · Sweden: 50%
Jobs located here*9,549
Commute in / out every day*7,475 / 7,063
Jobs per working resident*1.05 · Sweden: 1.00

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.