Cinema & entertainment in Varberg
Opportunity score
Crowded
High confidenceMore competition than similar areas, or a weak trend.
See the five reasonsWhy this score (38/100)
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 15 active businesses in the category “Cinema & entertainment” in Varberg - 3.9 per 10,000 residents.
That is about the same as similar-sized areas (median 3.4 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
Cinema & entertainment in Varberg against all of Sweden. Annual-report figures are for 2025 (Varbergs kommun), 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.
| Varberg | Sweden | Varberg Sweden | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Made a loss | 38% | 40% | Fewer here | |
| Companies with negative equity | 0% | 7% | Fewer here | |
| Losses two years in a row | 25% | 25% | About the same | |
| Median equity ratio | 61% | 48% | Stronger | |
| Run by chains (3+ places) | 27% | 11% | More chains |
Trend
Active businesses over time
VarbergThis 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 – Varbergs 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 cinema & entertainment in Varberg.
Competition
| public | 3 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 – Varbergs kommun
Average number of employees reported in the annual reports of companies that file accounts, sole proprietorships are not included.
Existing businesses
15 in all, newest first.
| Name | Address | Since |
|---|---|---|
| · Enskild firma | Pechlins Gränd 19, 432 52 Varberg | 2026 |
| · Enskild firma | Egils Gränd 15 1Tr, 432 31 Varberg | 2025 |
| · Enskild firma | Västgötagatan 172, 432 39 Varberg | 2024 |
| · Enskild firma | Grytvägen 45, 432 47 Varberg | 2023 |
| · Aktiebolag | Kyrkogårdsvägen 1 A, 432 49 Varberg | 2014 |
| · Enskild firma | Föreningsgatan 90 C, 432 36 Varberg | 2011 |
| · Enskild firma | Kyrkogatan 18 Lgh 1101, 432 41 Varberg | 2011 |
| · Enskild firma | Träslövs By 18, 432 91 Varberg | 2009 |
| · Varbergs Kommun · chain, 3 places here | Västgötagatan 226, 432 39 Varberg | 2008 |
| · Aktiebolag | Birger Svenssons Väg 34 B, 432 40 Varberg | 2007 |
| · Aktiebolag | Rubingatan 6, 432 37 Varberg | 1994 |
| · Handelsbolaget Svenska Bio Lidingö · chain | Västra Vallgatan 4, 432 41 Varberg | 1987 |
| · Varbergs Kommun · chain, 3 places here | Tångvägen 1, 432 75 Träslövsläge | 1984 |
| · Varbergs Kommun · chain, 3 places here | Greve Jakobs Väg 6, 432 44 Varberg | – |
| · Ekonomisk förening | Magasinsgatan 17, 432 45 Varberg | – |
Nothing matches.
Recently opened
Pechlins Gränd 19, 432 52 Varberg | Apr 2026 |
Egils Gränd 15 1Tr, 432 31 Varberg | Oct 2025 |
Recently closed
| None in the last 2 years. |
Comparable areas
Same type of area, similar population.
| Area | Residents | Active | Per 10k | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skellefteå | 39,146 | 23 | 5.9 | 12 |
| Åkersberga | 37,714 | 14 | 3.7 | 53 |
| Nyköping | 39,770 | 13 | 3.3 | 63 |
| Falun | 39,939 | 6 | 1.5 | 78 |
| Skövde | 40,422 | 10 | 2.5 | 65 |
| Karlskrona | 36,423 | 10 | 2.7 | 60 |
Population of Varberg
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 14.11.2026.