Hardware & DIY store in Älmsta
Opportunity score
Too small to judge
Low confidenceThe area is small, so a single business opening or closing changes the picture a lot. Look at the wider area too.
See the five reasonsWhy this score (43/100)
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 is 1 active business in the category “Hardware & DIY store” in Älmsta - 6.6 per 10,000 residents.
In the last 3 years 0 opened. Not available yet: closures are only known from 4 October 2026.
Compared with Sweden
Hardware & DIY store in Älmsta against all of Sweden. Annual-report figures are for 2025 (Norrtälje 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.
| Älmsta | Sweden | Älmsta Sweden | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Made a loss | 27% | 31% | Fewer here | |
| Companies with negative equity | 9% | 5% | More here | |
| Losses two years in a row | 18% | 18% | About the same | |
| Median equity ratio | 59% | 43% | Stronger | |
| Revenue per employee | SEK 3.0m | SEK 2.6m | Higher | |
| Staff costs per employee | SEK 571k | SEK 563k | About the same |
Trend
Active businesses over time
ÄlmstaThis 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 – Norrtälje 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 hardware & diy store in Älmsta.
Competition
No company runs more than one place of business here, an independent market.
New and established
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 – Norrtälje kommun
Average number of employees reported in the annual reports of companies that file accounts, sole proprietorships are not included.
Existing businesses
1 in all, newest first.
| Name | Address | Since |
|---|---|---|
| · Aktiebolag | Grisslehamnsvägen 7, 764 30 Väddö | – |
Nothing matches.
Comparable areas
Same type of area, similar population.
| Area | Residents | Active | Per 10k | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mariannelund | 1,518 | 2 | 13.2 | 50 |
| Älvkarleby | 1,506 | 1 | 6.6 | 50 |
| Norrfjärden | 1,501 | 1 | 6.7 | 46 |
| Bredaryd | 1,497 | 1 | 6.7 | 50 |
| Jämshög | 1,533 | 1 | 6.5 | 50 |
| Gantofta | 1,491 | 2 | 13.4 | 57 |
Other areas nearby
Ranked by opportunity score for hardware & diy store.
| Area | Active | Per 10k | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norrtälje Town | 14 | 5.9 | 4 |
Population of Älmsta
Statistics SwedenWho lives here
Statistics Sweden · 2026The line marks the average for Sweden.
Many residents work elsewhere, demand is concentrated in evenings and weekends.
* 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 12.11.2026.