Flooring in Karlstad
Opportunity score
Promising
High confidenceFewer businesses than similar areas, with a supportive trend.
See the five reasonsWhy this score (76/100)
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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Each dot is a place of business at its registered address. Click a dot to see the company.
There are 9 active businesses in the category “Flooring” in Karlstad - 1.3 per 10,000 residents.
That is fewer than similar-sized areas (median 3.0 per 10,000). With the typical density you would expect about 21.
In the last 3 years 1 opened. Not available yet: closures are only known from 4 October 2026.
Compared with Sweden
Flooring in Karlstad against all of Sweden. Annual-report figures are for 2025 (Karlstad), from 7 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.
| Karlstad | Sweden | Karlstad Sweden | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Made a loss | 14% | 21% | Fewer here | |
| Companies with negative equity | 0% | 4% | Fewer here | |
| Losses two years in a row | 0% | 10% | Fewer here | |
| Median equity ratio | 66% | 48% | Stronger | |
| Revenue per employee | SEK 1.8m | SEK 1.5m | Higher | |
| Staff costs per employee | SEK 623k | SEK 597k | About the same | |
| Run by chains (3+ places) | 0% | 0% | About the same |
Trend
Active businesses over time
KarlstadThis 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 – Karlstad
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 flooring in Karlstad.
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 – Karlstad
Average number of employees reported in the annual reports of companies that file accounts, sole proprietorships are not included.
Existing businesses
9 in all, newest first.
| Name | Address | Since |
|---|---|---|
| · Aktiebolag | Tullhusgatan 1 A, 652 09 Karlstad | 2022 |
| · Aktiebolag | Stagnellsgatan 19, 652 23 Karlstad | 2022 |
| · Enskild firma | Jan Ersas Väg 7, 656 38 Karlstad | 2021 |
| · Aktiebolag | Tullhusgatan 1 A, 652 09 Karlstad | 2021 |
| · Aktiebolag | Träkolsstigen 6, 654 57 Karlstad | 2019 |
| · Aktiebolag | Gräsdalsgatan 7, 653 36 Karlstad | 2017 |
| · Aktiebolag | Gjuterigatan 1, 652 21 Karlstad | 2015 |
| · Aktiebolag | Norra Ljungbygatan 5, 654 61 Karlstad | 2013 |
| · Aktiebolag | Sågverksgatan 45, 652 21 Karlstad | 1987 |
Nothing matches.
Recently opened
Bromsgatan 4 A, 653 41 Karlstad | Dec 2024 |
Recently closed
Bromsgatan 4 A, 653 41 Karlstad | Dec 2024 after 0 yrs |
Closures before 4 October 2026 are listed as the register has them, but it kept only some of them, so they are not counted in the figures above.
Comparable areas
Same type of area, similar population.
| Area | Residents | Active | Per 10k | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eskilstuna | 70,646 | 11 | 1.6 | 68 |
| Sundsvall och Timrå | 70,918 | 14 | 2.0 | 54 |
| Halmstad | 72,979 | 29 | 4.0 | 44 |
| Växjö | 74,052 | 14 | 1.9 | 61 |
| Borås | 75,565 | 18 | 2.4 | 55 |
| Södertälje | 78,377 | 40 | 5.1 | 34 |
Other areas nearby
Ranked by opportunity score for flooring.
| Area | Active | Per 10k | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skåre Town | 2 | 3.7 | 49 |
Population of Karlstad
Statistics SwedenWho lives here
Statistics Sweden · 2026The line marks the average for Sweden.
More people work here than live here, daytime demand (lunch, services) is higher than the resident count suggests.
* 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.