Cinema & entertainment in Västerås
Opportunity score
Worth a closer look
High confidenceSome signals point to room for a new business.
See the five reasonsWhy this score (64/100)
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 32 active businesses in the category “Cinema & entertainment” in Västerås - 2.4 per 10,000 residents.
That is fewer than similar-sized areas (median 3.4 per 10,000). With the typical density you would expect about 45.
In the last 3 years 10 opened. Not available yet: closures are only known from 4 October 2026.
Compared with Sweden
Cinema & entertainment in Västerås against all of Sweden. Annual-report figures are for 2025 (Västerås kommun), from 9 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.
| Västerås | Sweden | Västerås Sweden | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Made a loss | 44% | 40% | More here | |
| Companies with negative equity | 0% | 7% | Fewer here | |
| Losses two years in a row | 33% | 25% | More here | |
| Median equity ratio | 48% | 48% | About the same | |
| Revenue per employee | SEK 1.5m | SEK 1.0m | Higher | |
| Staff costs per employee | SEK 512k | SEK 411k | Higher | |
| Run by chains (3+ places) | 28% | 11% | More chains |
Trend
Active businesses over time
VästeråsThis 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 – Västerås 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 Västerås.
Competition
| public | 6 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.
When businesses open and close
Per calendar month, 2021–2025. Not available yet: closures are only known from 4 October 2026.
Jobs – Västerås kommun
Average number of employees reported in the annual reports of companies that file accounts, sole proprietorships are not included.
Existing businesses
32 in all, newest first.
| Name | Address | Since |
|---|---|---|
| · Aktiebolag | Tunbyvägen 27 B, 722 20 Västerås | 2025 |
| · Enskild firma | Karlsgatan 24 A Lgh 1001, 722 14 Västerås | 2025 |
| · Aktiebolag | Föreningsgatan 17 A, 722 18 Västerås | 2025 |
| · Aktiebolag | Magnetslingan 10, 721 36 Västerås | 2025 |
| · Aktiebolag | Dragverksgatan 6, 724 74 Västerås | 2025 |
| · Aktiebolag | Rekylgatan 7, 723 38 Västerås | 2024 |
| · Aktiebolag | Sigfrid Edströms Gata 150, 724 66 Västerås | 2024 |
| · Enskild firma | Gunnilbogatan 7 A Lgh 1203, 723 40 Västerås | 2024 |
| · Västerås Kommun · chain, 6 places here | Forskargränd 8, 722 26 Västerås | 2024 |
| · Aktiebolag | Bangatan 1 B, 722 28 Västerås | 2024 |
| · Handelsbolag / kommanditbolag | Tundrevägen 4, 722 31 Västerås | 2023 |
| · Västerås Kommun · chain, 6 places here | Rönnbergagatan 36 A, 723 46 Västerås | 2022 |
| · Västerås Kommun · chain, 6 places here | Pettersbergsgatan 39, 724 63 Västerås | 2022 |
| · Västerås Kommun · chain, 6 places here | Släggkastargatan 1, 722 41 Västerås | 2022 |
| · Västerås Kommun · chain, 6 places here | Flisavägen 61, 723 53 Västerås | 2022 |
| · Enskild firma | Dybecksgatan 14 C, 722 22 Västerås | 2022 |
| · Aktiebolag | Slakterigatan 5, 721 32 Västerås | 2021 |
| · Quezzle AB · chain | Hantverkargatan 2 A, 722 12 Västerås | 2021 |
| · Enskild firma | Flisavägen 23 Lgh 1207, 723 53 Västerås | 2020 |
| · Aktiebolag | Kronvägen 57, 724 62 Västerås | 2019 |
| · Enskild firma | Fågelviksvägen 58, 723 48 Västerås | 2017 |
| · Aktiebolag | Per Olovsgatan 8, 722 18 Västerås | 2014 |
| · Leo's AB · chain | Hällagatan 6, 721 34 Västerås | 2013 |
| · Filmstaden AB · chain | Smedjegatan 3, 722 13 Västerås | 2012 |
| · Ideell förening | Blåsbogatan 3, 722 15 Västerås | 2011 |
| · Västerås Kommun · chain, 6 places here | Bygatan 26, 724 66 Västerås | 2006 |
| · Enskild firma | Regementsgatan 34 Lgh 1202, 723 45 Västerås | 2005 |
| · Ideell förening | Sintervägen 6, 721 30 Västerås | 2005 |
| · Aktiebolag | Kopparbergsvägen 13, 722 13 Västerås | 2004 |
| · Ideell förening | Brygghusgatan 22, 724 81 Västerås | 1994 |
| · Aktiebolag | Katrinelundsvägen 15, 722 19 Västerås | 1994 |
| · Ideell förening | Kuggstångsgatan 5 E, 721 38 Västerås | 1986 |
Nothing matches.
Recently opened
Tunbyvägen 27 B, 722 20 Västerås | Nov 2025 |
Karlsgatan 24 A Lgh 1001, 722 14 Västerås | Sep 2025 |
Föreningsgatan 17 A, 722 18 Västerås | Aug 2025 |
Magnetslingan 10, 721 36 Västerås | May 2025 |
Dragverksgatan 6, 724 74 Västerås | Feb 2025 |
Recently closed
| None in the last 2 years. |
Comparable areas
Same type of area, similar population.
| Area | Residents | Active | Per 10k | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Örebro | 128,658 | 38 | 3.0 | 63 |
| Linköping | 116,851 | 29 | 2.5 | 68 |
| Helsingborg | 116,029 | 40 | 3.4 | 58 |
| Upplands Väsby och Sollentuna | 156,517 | 37 | 2.4 | 65 |
| Jönköping | 103,032 | 31 | 3.0 | 51 |
| Lund (Lund) | 98,308 | 22 | 2.2 | 67 |
Population of Västerås
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.