Gym & fitness centre in Varberg
Opportunity score
Crowded
High confidenceMore competition than similar areas, or a weak trend.
See the five reasonsWhy this score (14/100)
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 14 active businesses in the category “Gym & fitness centre” in Varberg - 3.6 per 10,000 residents.
That is more than similar-sized areas (median 2.1 per 10,000). With the typical density you would expect about 8.
In the last 3 years 3 opened. Not available yet: closures are only known from 4 October 2026.
Compared with Sweden
Gym & fitness centre in Varberg against all of Sweden. Annual-report figures are for 2025 (Varbergs kommun), from 6 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 | 67% | 35% | More here | |
| Companies with negative equity | 17% | 7% | More here | |
| Losses two years in a row | 40% | 18% | More here | |
| Median equity ratio | 70% | 40% | Stronger | |
| Run by chains (3+ places) | 43% | 42% | About the same |
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 gym & fitness centre in Varberg.
Competition
| 4 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.
Existing businesses
14 in all, newest first.
| Name | Address | Since |
|---|---|---|
| · Sportlife M W AB · chain, 4 places here | Otto Torells Gata 8, 432 44 Varberg | 2026 |
| · Aktiebolag | Bäckgatan 24, 432 44 Varberg | 2025 |
| · Enskild firma | Stationstorget 1, 432 40 Varberg | 2025 |
| · Aktiebolag | Ploggatan 14, 432 57 Varberg | 2022 |
| · Aktiebolag | Postiljonvägen 8, 432 47 Varberg | 2021 |
| · Sportlife M W AB · chain, 4 places here | Birger Svenssons Väg 16 B, 432 40 Varberg | 2021 |
| · Enskild firma | Trönningebjärsvägen 43 Lgh 1002, 432 47 Varberg | 2020 |
| · Sportlife M W AB · chain, 4 places here | Vrångagatan 1, 432 54 Varberg | 2019 |
| · Aktiebolag | Blästergatan 5 A, 432 32 Varberg | 2019 |
| · Aktiebolag | Blästergatan 15 A, 432 32 Varberg | 2019 |
| · Sportlife M W AB · chain, 4 places here | Östra Långgatan 47, 432 41 Varberg | 2018 |
| · ACTIC Sverige AB · chain | Monarkvägen 4 A, 432 40 Varberg | 2017 |
| · Enskild firma | Morkullegatan 5 Lgh 1302, 432 42 Varberg | 2015 |
| · Fitness 24Seven AB · chain | Västra Vallgatan 35 A, 432 41 Varberg | 2012 |
Nothing matches.
Recently opened
Sportlife M W AB · Otto Torells Gata 8, 432 44 Varberg | May 2026 |
Bäckgatan 24, 432 44 Varberg | Nov 2025 |
Stationstorget 1, 432 40 Varberg | Jun 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 | 6 | 1.5 | 64 |
| Åkersberga | 37,714 | 8 | 2.1 | 50 |
| Nyköping | 39,770 | 6 | 1.5 | 64 |
| Falun | 39,939 | 12 | 3.0 | 29 |
| Skövde | 40,422 | 15 | 3.7 | 31 |
| Karlskrona | 36,423 | 14 | 3.8 | 22 |
Population of Varberg
Statistics SwedenWho lives here
Statistics Sweden · 2026The line marks the average for Sweden. Highlighted: the age group most relevant for gym & fitness centre.
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.