Engineering consultancy in Vargön
Opportunity score
Balanced
Medium confidenceSupply roughly matches similar areas.
See the five reasonsWhy this score (47/100)
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 16 active businesses in the category “Engineering consultancy” in Vargön - 32.4 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 13.
In the last 3 years 3 opened. Not available yet: closures are only known from 4 October 2026.
Compared with Sweden
Engineering consultancy in Vargön against all of Sweden. Annual-report figures are for 2025 (Vänersborgs kommun), from 51 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.
| Vargön | Sweden | Vargön Sweden | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Made a loss | 24% | 25% | About the same | |
| Companies with negative equity | 2% | 2% | About the same | |
| Losses two years in a row | 9% | 14% | Fewer here | |
| Median equity ratio | 64% | 63% | About the same | |
| Revenue per employee | SEK 1.2m | SEK 1.3m | About the same | |
| Staff costs per employee | SEK 690k | SEK 701k | About the same | |
| Run by chains (3+ places) | 0% | 3% | Fewer chains |
Trend
Active businesses over time
VargönThis 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 – Vänersborgs 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 Vargön.
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 – Vänersborgs kommun
Average number of employees reported in the annual reports of companies that file accounts, sole proprietorships are not included.
Existing businesses
16 in all, newest first.
| Name | Address | Since |
|---|---|---|
| · Aktiebolag | Valhallavägen 7, 468 32 Vargön | 2026 |
| · Enskild firma | Tomtevägen 9 B, 468 30 Vargön | 2025 |
| · Aktiebolag | Torpvägen 4, 468 32 Vargön | 2024 |
| · Handelsbolag / kommanditbolag | Limbodavägen 20, 468 33 Vargön | 2023 |
| · Aktiebolag | Kvistvägen 4, 468 32 Vargön | 2023 |
| · Aktiebolag | Vårvägen 16, 468 30 Vargön | 2023 |
| · Enskild firma | Limbodavägen 20, 468 33 Vargön | 2021 |
| · Aktiebolag | Hallebergsvägen 50, 468 32 Vargön | 2021 |
| · Aktiebolag | Hallebergsvägen 48, 468 32 Vargön | 2020 |
| · Aktiebolag | Mälderistvägen 1, 468 30 Vargön | 2019 |
| · Aktiebolag | Lövvägen 4, 468 30 Vargön | 2017 |
| · Aktiebolag | Odens Väg 4, 468 30 Vargön | 2016 |
| · Enskild firma | Stationsvägen 57, 468 32 Vargön | 2014 |
| · Aktiebolag | Lilleskogsvägen 59, 468 31 Vargön | 2012 |
| · Aktiebolag | Sandgärdet 100, 468 31 Vargön | 2011 |
| · Aktiebolag | Ymers Väg 11, 468 32 Vargön | 2008 |
Nothing matches.
Recently opened
Valhallavägen 7, 468 32 Vargön | Sep 2026 |
Tomtevägen 9 B, 468 30 Vargön | Oct 2025 |
Recently closed
| None in the last 2 years. |
Comparable areas
Same type of area, similar population.
| Area | Residents | Active | Per 10k | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Älvsbyn | 4,923 | 11 | 22.3 | 51 |
| Skiftinge | 4,921 | 3 | 6.1 | 79 |
| Grums | 4,975 | 7 | 14.1 | 67 |
| Östhammar | 4,986 | 12 | 24.1 | 59 |
| Malmslätt | 4,886 | 12 | 24.6 | 58 |
| Taberg | 5,010 | 8 | 16.0 | 66 |
Other areas nearby
Ranked by opportunity score for engineering consultancy.
| Area | Active | Per 10k | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brålanda Town | 3 | 20.5 | 64 |
| Vänersborg Town | 68 | 27.5 | 54 |
Population of Vargön
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.