Engineering consultancy in Varekil
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 (34/100)
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There are 3 active businesses in the category “Engineering consultancy” in Varekil - 32.2 per 10,000 residents.
That is more than similar-sized areas (median 26.6 per 10,000). With the typical density you would expect about 3.
In the last 3 years 0 opened. Not available yet: closures are only known from 4 October 2026.
Compared with Sweden
Engineering consultancy in Varekil against all of Sweden. Annual-report figures are for 2025 (Orusts kommun), from 52 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.
| Varekil | Sweden | Varekil Sweden | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Made a loss | 27% | 25% | More here | |
| Companies with negative equity | 6% | 2% | More here | |
| Losses two years in a row | 18% | 14% | More here | |
| Median equity ratio | 64% | 63% | About the same | |
| Revenue per employee | SEK 1.1m | SEK 1.3m | Lower | |
| Staff costs per employee | SEK 516k | SEK 701k | Lower |
Trend
Active businesses over time
VarekilOpenings and closures per year
Money
Financials – Orusts 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 Varekil.
Competition
No company runs more than one place of business here, an independent market.
New and established
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 – Orusts kommun
Average number of employees reported in the annual reports of companies that file accounts, sole proprietorships are not included.
Existing businesses
3 in all, newest first.
| Name | Address | Since |
|---|---|---|
| · Aktiebolag | Svanvik 47, 472 95 Varekil | 2022 |
| · Aktiebolag | Elvägen 23, 472 95 Varekil | 2010 |
| · Aktiebolag | Industrivägen 10, 472 95 Varekil | 1996 |
Nothing matches.
Comparable areas
Same type of area, similar population.
| Area | Residents | Active | Per 10k | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kjulaås | 933 | 1 | 10.7 | 68 |
| Tällberg | 933 | 6 | 64.3 | 17 |
| Fjärdhundra | 935 | 2 | 21.4 | 60 |
| Hummelsta | 930 | 1 | 10.8 | 73 |
| Storebro | 936 | 0 | 0.0 | 93 |
| Aröd och Timmervik | 936 | 9 | 96.2 | 23 |
Population of Varekil
Statistics SwedenWho lives here
Statistics Sweden · 2026The line marks the average for Sweden.
Many residents work elsewhere, demand is concentrated in evenings and weekends.
* 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.