Gifts, art & specialty shops in Umeå
Opportunity score
Crowded
High confidenceMore competition than similar areas, or a weak trend.
See the five reasonsWhy this score (9/100)
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 20 active businesses in the category “Gifts, art & specialty shops” in Umeå - 2.1 per 10,000 residents.
That is more than similar-sized areas (median 1.0 per 10,000). With the typical density you would expect about 10.
In the last 3 years 3 opened. Not available yet: closures are only known from 4 October 2026.
Compared with Sweden
Gifts, art & specialty shops in Umeå against all of Sweden. Annual-report figures are for 2025 (Umeå 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.
| Umeå | Sweden | Umeå Sweden | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Made a loss | 50% | 35% | More here | |
| Companies with negative equity | 0% | 6% | Fewer here | |
| Losses two years in a row | 17% | 20% | Fewer here | |
| Median equity ratio | 33% | 48% | Weaker | |
| Revenue per employee | SEK 1.9m | SEK 1.4m | Higher | |
| Staff costs per employee | SEK 464k | SEK 419k | Higher | |
| Run by chains (3+ places) | 25% | 12% | 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 gifts, art & specialty shops in Umeå.
Competition
| 2 places |
New and established
An established market: many businesses have been here for years.
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
20 in all, newest first.
| Name | Address | Since |
|---|---|---|
| · Enskild firma | Östra Brinkvägen 50, 903 21 Umeå | 2026 |
| · Enskild firma | Järnvägsgatan 14 J, 903 32 Umeå | 2026 |
| · Svenska Glitter AB · chain, 2 places here | Marknadsgatan 11, 904 22 Umeå | 2025 |
| · Aktiebolag | Björnvägen 11, 906 40 Umeå | 2023 |
| · Enskild firma | Päronvägen 38 B, 904 36 Umeå | 2023 |
| · Handelsbolag / kommanditbolag | Ålidbacken 1, 907 29 Umeå | 2023 |
| · Enskild firma | Filgränd 219 B, 906 28 Umeå | 2022 |
| · Aktiebolag | Västra Esplanaden 7, 903 25 Umeå | 2021 |
| · Enskild firma | Rådhusesplanaden 12 C, 903 28 Umeå | 2019 |
| · chain | Marknadsgatan 7 Avion Shopping, 904 22 Umeå | 2016 |
| · chain | Marknadsgatan 9, 904 22 Umeå | 2016 |
| · chain | Björnvägen 3, 906 40 Umeå | 2016 |
| · Aktiebolag | Björnvägen 1, 906 40 Umeå | 2013 |
| · Ekonomisk förening | Kullavägen 9, 903 62 Umeå | 2010 |
| · Enskild firma | Jägarvägen 8 Lgh 1001, 904 20 Umeå | 2006 |
| · Aktiebolag | Industrivägen 8, 901 30 Umeå | 2005 |
| · Svenska Glitter AB · chain, 2 places here | Kungsgatan 54 Utopia, 903 26 Umeå | 2003 |
| · Enskild firma | Oxbärsvägen 6, 904 35 Umeå | 1996 |
| · Enskild firma | Måttgränd 11 B, 906 24 Umeå | 1996 |
| · Aktiebolag | Skolgatan 49 Bv, 903 27 Umeå | 1991 |
Nothing matches.
Recently opened
Östra Brinkvägen 50, 903 21 Umeå | Jul 2026 |
Järnvägsgatan 14 J, 903 32 Umeå | Apr 2026 |
Svenska Glitter AB · Marknadsgatan 11, 904 22 Umeå | Sep 2025 |
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 | 18 | 1.8 | 10 |
| Lund (Lund) | 98,308 | 17 | 1.7 | 15 |
| Gävle | 86,533 | 12 | 1.4 | 32 |
| Jönköping | 103,032 | 24 | 2.3 | 7 |
| Södertälje | 78,377 | 8 | 1.0 | 50 |
| Borås | 75,565 | 8 | 1.1 | 48 |
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 15.11.2026.