Supermarket & convenience store in Vänersborg
Opportunity score
Balanced
High confidenceSupply roughly matches similar areas.
See the five reasonsWhy this score (47/100)
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 50 active businesses in the category “Supermarket & convenience store” in Vänersborg - 20.2 per 10,000 residents.
That is about the same as similar-sized areas (median 19.6 per 10,000). With the typical density you would expect about 49.
In the last 3 years 16 opened. Not available yet: closures are only known from 4 October 2026.
Compared with Sweden
Supermarket & convenience store in Vänersborg against all of Sweden. Annual-report figures are for 2025 (Vänersborgs kommun), from 22 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.
| Vänersborg | Sweden | Vänersborg Sweden | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Made a loss | 36% | 43% | Fewer here | |
| Companies with negative equity | 0% | 9% | Fewer here | |
| Losses two years in a row | 19% | 28% | Fewer here | |
| Median equity ratio | 52% | 42% | Stronger | |
| Revenue per employee | SEK 3.4m | SEK 2.3m | Higher | |
| Staff costs per employee | SEK 443k | SEK 429k | About the same | |
| Run by chains (3+ places) | 10% | 8% | About the same |
Trend
Active businesses over time
VänersborgThis 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 – Vänersborgs 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 supermarket & convenience store in Vänersborg.
Competition
No company runs more than one place of business here, an independent market.
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.
When businesses open and close
Per calendar month, 2021–2025. Not available yet: closures are only known from 4 October 2026.
Jobs – Vänersborgs kommun
Average number of employees reported in the annual reports of companies that file accounts, sole proprietorships are not included.
Existing businesses
50 in all, newest first.
| Name | Address | Since |
|---|---|---|
| · Enskild firma | Kastanjevägen 49 Lgh 1101, 462 50 Vänersborg | 2026 |
| · Aktiebolag | Karlsbergsplatsen 12, 462 60 Vänersborg | 2026 |
| · Aktiebolag | Nabbensbergsvägen 2, 462 40 Vänersborg | 2026 |
| · Enskild firma | Nygatan 14 B Lgh 1203, 462 30 Vänersborg | 2026 |
| · Enskild firma | Husargatan 18, 462 40 Vänersborg | 2025 |
| · Aktiebolag | Residensgatan 37, 462 30 Vänersborg | 2025 |
| · Rusta AB (publ) · chain | Kilgatan 7, 462 32 Vänersborg | 2025 |
| · Enskild firma | Skepparegatan 5, 462 35 Vänersborg | 2025 |
| · Enskild firma | Kompassgatan 5, 462 55 Vänersborg | 2025 |
| · Enskild firma | Kastanjevägen 49 Lgh 1101, 462 50 Vänersborg | 2025 |
| · Aktiebolag | Stadsgårdsvägen 9, 462 32 Vänersborg | 2024 |
| · Aktiebolag | Ringgatan 6 A, 462 56 Vänersborg | 2024 |
| · Enskild firma | Torpavägen 34, 462 36 Vänersborg | 2024 |
| · Enskild firma | Fridhemsvägen 21, 462 53 Vänersborg | 2024 |
| · Normal Sweden AB · chain | Regementsgatan 4 C, 462 32 Vänersborg | 2023 |
| · Enskild firma | Korsebergsvägen 10 Lgh 1804, 462 40 Vänersborg | 2023 |
| · Enskild firma | Bangatan 15 Lgh 1001, 462 37 Vänersborg | 2023 |
| · Enskild firma | Solrosvägen 5, 462 61 Vänersborg | 2023 |
| · Aktiebolag | Björklundsvägen 14, 462 60 Vänersborg | 2023 |
| · Enskild firma | Kastanjevägen 32 Lgh 1103, 462 50 Vänersborg | 2023 |
| · Aktiebolag | Edsgatan 47, 462 30 Vänersborg | 2023 |
| · Enskild firma | Torpavägen 32, 462 36 Vänersborg | 2023 |
| · Aktiebolag | Parallellgatan 30, 462 32 Vänersborg | 2023 |
| · Aktiebolag | Öxneredsvägen 171, 462 61 Vänersborg | 2021 |
| · Enskild firma | Huvudnäsgatan 2 B, 462 35 Vänersborg | 2021 |
| · Aktiebolag | Tomtevägen 2, 462 54 Vänersborg | 2021 |
| · Enskild firma | Torpavägen 9, 462 36 Vänersborg | 2021 |
| · Ekonomisk förening | Nabbens Gata 22, 462 61 Vänersborg | 2021 |
| · Enskild firma | Bokgatan 3 Lgh 1101, 462 52 Vänersborg | 2021 |
| · Enskild firma | Nabbensbergsvägen 52, 462 40 Vänersborg | 2021 |
| · Aktiebolag | Järnvägsbacken 1, 462 33 Vänersborg | 2020 |
| · Aktiebolag | Ekevägen 13, 462 53 Vänersborg | 2018 |
| · Enskild firma | Kyrkogatan 29 A Lgh 1201, 462 30 Vänersborg | 2017 |
| · Enskild firma | Residensgatan 36 Lgh 1103, 462 30 Vänersborg | 2017 |
| · WiLLY:S AB · chain | Östra Vägen 1, 462 32 Vänersborg | 2016 |
| · Aktiebolag | Marierovägen 6 B Lgh 1202, 462 37 Vänersborg | 2016 |
| · Aktiebolag | Sundsgatan 18, 462 33 Vänersborg | 2016 |
| · Enskild firma | Landerivägen 35 B Lgh 1201, 462 32 Vänersborg | 2015 |
| · Enskild firma | Almgatan 200, 462 52 Vänersborg | 2013 |
| · Enskild firma | Karlsbergsvägen 7, 462 60 Vänersborg | 2013 |
| · Enskild firma | Smygevägen 3, 462 42 Vänersborg | 2013 |
| · Enskild firma | Sundsgatan 16, 462 33 Vänersborg | 2011 |
| · Lågpris i Sverige AB · chain | Poppelvägen 10, 462 51 Vänersborg | 2010 |
| · Enskild firma | Tallgatan 16, 462 53 Vänersborg | 2009 |
| · Lidl Sverige Kommanditbolag · chain | Regementsgatan 23, 462 32 Vänersborg | 2006 |
| · Aktiebolag | Marierovägen 43, 462 50 Vänersborg | 2005 |
| · J & B Handels AB · Aktiebolag | Sundsgatan 19 B, 462 33 Vänersborg | 1994 |
| · Enskild firma | Mastgatan 24, 462 55 Vänersborg | 1992 |
| · Sandared matmarknad AB · Aktiebolag | Brogatan 4, 462 38 Vänersborg | 1986 |
| · Torpa Handels Aktiebolag · Aktiebolag | Tegelbruksvägen 2, 462 55 Vänersborg | 1984 |
Nothing matches.
Recently opened
Kastanjevägen 49 Lgh 1101, 462 50 Vänersborg | Oct 2026 |
Karlsbergsplatsen 12, 462 60 Vänersborg | Oct 2026 |
Nabbensbergsvägen 2, 462 40 Vänersborg | Jun 2026 |
Nygatan 14 B Lgh 1203, 462 30 Vänersborg | May 2026 |
Husargatan 18, 462 40 Vänersborg | Dec 2025 |
Residensgatan 37, 462 30 Vänersborg | Dec 2025 |
Belfragegatan 3, 462 32 Vänersborg | Nov 2025 |
Rusta AB (publ) · Kilgatan 7, 462 32 Vänersborg | Oct 2025 |
Recently closed
Belfragegatan 3, 462 32 Vänersborg | Nov 2025 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandviken (Sandviken) | 24,827 | 50 | 20.1 | 58 |
| Gustavsberg | 25,034 | 59 | 23.6 | 41 |
| Mölnlycke och Öjersjö | 25,172 | 40 | 15.9 | 48 |
| Katrineholm | 23,953 | 52 | 21.7 | 41 |
| Piteå | 23,824 | 47 | 19.7 | 53 |
| Norrtälje | 23,606 | 45 | 19.1 | 56 |
Population of Vänersborg
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.