Funeral services in Gävle
Opportunity score
Crowded
High confidenceMore competition than similar areas, or a weak trend.
See the five reasonsWhy this score (26/100)
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 8 active businesses in the category “Funeral services” in Gävle - 0.9 per 10,000 residents.
That is more than similar-sized areas (median 0.7 per 10,000). With the typical density you would expect about 6.
In the last 3 years 2 opened. Not available yet: closures are only known from 4 October 2026.
Compared with Sweden
Funeral services in Gävle against all of Sweden. Annual-report figures are for 2025 (Gävle 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.
| Gävle | Sweden | Gävle Sweden | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Made a loss | 67% | 25% | More here | |
| Companies with negative equity | 0% | 2% | Fewer here | |
| Losses two years in a row | 17% | 9% | More here | |
| Median equity ratio | 47% | 52% | Weaker | |
| Revenue per employee | SEK 1.2m | SEK 1.7m | Lower | |
| Staff costs per employee | SEK 622k | SEK 586k | Higher | |
| Run by chains (3+ places) | 63% | 41% | More chains |
Trend
Active businesses over time
GävleThis 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 – Gävle 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 funeral services in Gävle.
Competition
| 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 – Gävle kommun
Average number of employees reported in the annual reports of companies that file accounts, sole proprietorships are not included.
Existing businesses
8 in all, newest first.
| Name | Address | Since |
|---|---|---|
| · Enskild firma | Kokstensvägen 29, 804 33 Gävle | 2026 |
| · Fonus, ekonomisk förening · chain, 3 places here | Drottninggatan 37 B, 803 11 Gävle | 2024 |
| · Fonus, ekonomisk förening · chain, 3 places here | Durovägen 13, 806 28 Gävle | 2017 |
| · Aktiebolag | Valbovägen 183, 818 33 Valbo | 2014 |
| · Aktiebolag | Valbovägen 183, 818 33 Valbo | 1992 |
| · Gävle Begravningsbyrå Aktiebolag · chain | Ruddammsgatan 35, 803 11 Gävle | – |
| · Fonus, ekonomisk förening · chain, 3 places here | Ruddammsgatan 21, 803 20 Gävle | – |
| · Begravningsbyrå Momento Aktiebolag · chain | Drottninggatan 37 B, 803 11 Gävle | – |
Nothing matches.
Recently opened
Kokstensvägen 29, 804 33 Gävle | Feb 2026 |
Recently closed
| None in the last 2 years. |
Comparable areas
Same type of area, similar population.
| Area | Residents | Active | Per 10k | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Umeå | 94,243 | 4 | 0.4 | 69 |
| Södertälje | 78,377 | 6 | 0.8 | 44 |
| Borås | 75,565 | 6 | 0.8 | 42 |
| Norrköping | 98,229 | 3 | 0.3 | 78 |
| Lund (Lund) | 98,308 | 4 | 0.4 | 71 |
| Växjö | 74,052 | 4 | 0.5 | 61 |
Population of Gävle
Statistics SwedenWho lives here
Statistics Sweden · 2026The line marks the average for Sweden. Highlighted: the age group most relevant for funeral services.
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.