Gardener & landscaping in Umeå
Opportunity score
Promising
High confidenceFewer businesses than similar areas, with a supportive trend.
See the five reasonsWhy this score (71/100)
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 22 active businesses in the category “Gardener & landscaping” in Umeå - 2.3 per 10,000 residents.
That is fewer than similar-sized areas (median 3.6 per 10,000). With the typical density you would expect about 34.
In the last 3 years 2 opened. Not available yet: closures are only known from 4 October 2026.
Compared with Sweden
Gardener & landscaping in Umeå against all of Sweden. Annual-report figures are for 2025 (Umeå kommun), from 11 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.
| Umeå | Sweden | Umeå Sweden | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Made a loss | 18% | 27% | Fewer here | |
| Companies with negative equity | 0% | 5% | Fewer here | |
| Losses two years in a row | 0% | 12% | Fewer here | |
| Median equity ratio | 59% | 51% | Stronger | |
| Revenue per employee | SEK 1.7m | SEK 937k | Higher | |
| Staff costs per employee | SEK 569k | SEK 450k | Higher | |
| Run by chains (3+ places) | 14% | 2% | More chains |
Trend
Active businesses over time
UmeåThis 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 – Umeå 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 gardener & landscaping in Umeå.
Competition
| 2 places |
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 – Umeå kommun
Average number of employees reported in the annual reports of companies that file accounts, sole proprietorships are not included.
Existing businesses
22 in all, newest first.
| Name | Address | Since |
|---|---|---|
| · Enskild firma | Snipgränd 160, 906 24 Umeå | 2026 |
| · Aktiebolag | Riksvägen 2 D, 904 31 Umeå | 2024 |
| · Svensk Markservice Aktiebolag · chain, 2 places here | Kontaktvägen 5, 901 33 Umeå | 2023 |
| · chain | Industrivägen 2, 901 30 Umeå | 2023 |
| · Aktiebolag | Kungsgårdsvägen 40, 903 55 Umeå | 2022 |
| · Aktiebolag | Kornvägen 8, 903 54 Umeå | 2022 |
| · Enskild firma | Sandbackavägen 22 K Lgh 1102, 903 46 Umeå | 2021 |
| · Aktiebolag | Häradsvägen 12, 903 62 Umeå | 2020 |
| · Enskild firma | Riksvägen 50 C Lgh 1103, 904 33 Umeå | 2020 |
| · Enskild firma | Mariehemsvägen 132 Lgh 1403, 906 60 Umeå | 2020 |
| · Aktiebolag | Backenvägen 50 B, 903 54 Umeå | 2020 |
| · Aktiebolag | Kärrvägen 5, 906 20 Umeå | 2019 |
| · Enskild firma | Östra Kyrkogatan 12 Lgh 1201, 903 30 Umeå | 2017 |
| · Enskild firma | Östra Kyrkogatan 12 Lgh 1201, 903 30 Umeå | 2017 |
| · Enskild firma | Snipgränd 181, 906 24 Umeå | 2017 |
| · Enskild firma | Björnvägen 68, 906 43 Umeå | 2017 |
| · Enskild firma | Dragongatan 18 B Lgh 1101, 903 22 Umeå | 2017 |
| · Enskild firma | Sofiehemsvägen 45 Lgh 1102, 907 38 Umeå | 2015 |
| · Aktiebolag | Kummelvägen 14, 901 37 Umeå | 2015 |
| · Enkelt bolag | Östra Kyrkogatan 12, 903 30 Umeå | 2014 |
| · Aktiebolag | Ringvägen 59, 904 21 Umeå | 2007 |
| · Svensk Markservice Aktiebolag · chain, 2 places here | Ålidbacken 23, 907 37 Umeå | 1993 |
Nothing matches.
Recently opened
Snipgränd 160, 906 24 Umeå | Jun 2026 |
Riksvägen 2 D, 904 31 Umeå | Nov 2024 |
Recently closed
| None in the last 2 years. |
Comparable areas
Same type of area, similar population.
| Area | Residents | Active | Per 10k | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norrköping | 98,229 | 24 | 2.4 | 54 |
| Lund (Lund) | 98,308 | 37 | 3.8 | 53 |
| Gävle | 86,533 | 11 | 1.3 | 78 |
| Jönköping | 103,032 | 24 | 2.3 | 70 |
| Södertälje | 78,377 | 24 | 3.1 | 63 |
| Borås | 75,565 | 20 | 2.6 | 58 |
Other areas nearby
Ranked by opportunity score for gardener & landscaping.
| Area | Active | Per 10k | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holmsund Town | 3 | 4.9 | 47 |
Population of Umeå
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.