Engineering consultancy in Östhammar
Opportunity score
Worth a closer look
Medium confidenceSome signals point to room for a new business.
See the five reasonsWhy this score (59/100)
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 12 active businesses in the category “Engineering consultancy” in Östhammar - 24.1 per 10,000 residents.
That is about the same as similar-sized areas (median 27.0 per 10,000). With the typical density you would expect about 14.
In the last 3 years 4 opened. Not available yet: closures are only known from 4 October 2026.
Compared with Sweden
Engineering consultancy in Östhammar against all of Sweden. Annual-report figures are for 2025 (Östhammars kommun), from 38 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.
| Östhammar | Sweden | Östhammar Sweden | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Made a loss | 32% | 25% | More here | |
| Companies with negative equity | 0% | 2% | Fewer here | |
| Losses two years in a row | 15% | 14% | About the same | |
| Median equity ratio | 67% | 63% | Stronger | |
| Revenue per employee | SEK 1.2m | SEK 1.3m | Lower | |
| Staff costs per employee | SEK 585k | SEK 701k | Lower | |
| Run by chains (3+ places) | 0% | 3% | Fewer chains |
Trend
Active businesses over time
ÖsthammarThis 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 – Östhammars 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 engineering consultancy in Östhammar.
Competition
No company runs more than one place of business here, an independent market.
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 – Östhammars kommun
Average number of employees reported in the annual reports of companies that file accounts, sole proprietorships are not included.
Existing businesses
12 in all, newest first.
| Name | Address | Since |
|---|---|---|
| · Aktiebolag | Korngatan 10, 742 34 Östhammar | 2025 |
| · Aktiebolag | Pomonagatan 9, 742 36 Östhammar | 2025 |
| · Enskild firma | Kvistagran 33, 742 91 Östhammar | 2023 |
| · Aktiebolag | Råggatan 8, 742 34 Östhammar | 2022 |
| · Enskild firma | Husbacka 176, 742 91 Östhammar | 2018 |
| · Handelsbolag / kommanditbolag | Guldskärsgatan 1 E, 742 31 Östhammar | 2018 |
| · Aktiebolag | Fasangatan 8, 742 36 Östhammar | 2015 |
| · Enskild firma | Linnégatan 3, 742 36 Östhammar | 2015 |
| · Aktiebolag | Sjösidan 1, 742 91 Östhammar | 2014 |
| · Aktiebolag | Sveden 3, 742 91 Östhammar | 2012 |
| · Enskild firma | Ringvägen 3 D Lgh 1003, 742 34 Östhammar | 2007 |
| · Aktiebolag | Kvarngatan 5, 742 32 Östhammar | 1991 |
Nothing matches.
Recently opened
Korngatan 10, 742 34 Östhammar | Dec 2025 |
Pomonagatan 9, 742 36 Östhammar | Nov 2025 |
Drottninggatan 14, 742 31 Östhammar | Feb 2025 |
Recently closed
Rosengatan 3, 742 35 Östhammar | Nov 2026 after 20 yrs |
Drottninggatan 14, 742 31 Östhammar | Feb 2025 after 0 yrs |
Closures before 4 October 2026 are listed as the register has them, but it kept only some of them, so they are not counted in the figures above.
Comparable areas
Same type of area, similar population.
| Area | Residents | Active | Per 10k | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grums | 4,975 | 7 | 14.1 | 67 |
| Taberg | 5,010 | 8 | 16.0 | 66 |
| Anderstorp | 5,026 | 17 | 33.8 | 33 |
| Vargön | 4,942 | 16 | 32.4 | 47 |
| Älvsbyn | 4,923 | 11 | 22.3 | 51 |
| Skiftinge | 4,921 | 3 | 6.1 | 79 |
Other areas nearby
Ranked by opportunity score for engineering consultancy.
| Area | Active | Per 10k | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gimo Town | 3 | 10.7 | 79 |
| Öregrund Town | 2 | 12.7 | 75 |
| Österbybruk Town | 6 | 25.6 | 57 |
| Alunda Town | 7 | 26.1 | 56 |
Population of Östhammar
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.