Hardware & DIY store in Borlänge
Opportunity score
Worth a closer look
High confidenceSome signals point to room for a new business.
See the five reasonsWhy this score (58/100)
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 9 active businesses in the category “Hardware & DIY store” in Borlänge - 2.0 per 10,000 residents.
That is about the same as similar-sized areas (median 2.4 per 10,000). With the typical density you would expect about 11.
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 Borlänge against all of Sweden. Annual-report figures are for 2025 (Borlänge kommun), from 4 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.
| Borlänge | Sweden | Borlänge Sweden | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Made a loss | 25% | 31% | Fewer here | |
| Companies with negative equity | 0% | 5% | Fewer here | |
| Median equity ratio | 48% | 43% | Stronger | |
| Revenue per employee | SEK 3.7m | SEK 2.6m | Higher | |
| Staff costs per employee | SEK 553k | SEK 563k | About the same | |
| Run by chains (3+ places) | 56% | 25% | More chains |
Trend
Active businesses over time
BorlängeThis 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 – Borlänge 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 Borlänge.
Competition
No company runs more than one place of business here, an independent market.
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 – Borlänge kommun
Average number of employees reported in the annual reports of companies that file accounts, sole proprietorships are not included.
Existing businesses
9 in all, newest first.
| Name | Address | Since |
|---|---|---|
| · Borlänge Kommun · chain | Fraktgatan 5, 784 72 Borlänge | 2022 |
| · Aktiebolag | Planerargatan 1, 781 70 Borlänge | 2022 |
| · Aktiebolag | Tunavägen 290, 781 73 Borlänge | 2020 |
| · Aktiebolag | Årbyvägen 49 A, 784 37 Borlänge | 2011 |
| · Aktiebolag | Wallingatan 29, 784 33 Borlänge | 2011 |
| · Byggmax AB · chain | Tyllsnäsvägen 4, 784 61 Borlänge | 2009 |
| · Jula Sverige AB · chain | Norra Backagatan 3 C, 781 70 Borlänge | 2006 |
| · Tikkurila Sverige AB · chain | Häradsvägen 20, 784 34 Borlänge | – |
| · Akzo Nobel Decorative Coatings AB · chain | Hantverkargatan 11, 781 71 Borlänge | – |
Nothing matches.
Comparable areas
Same type of area, similar population.
| Area | Residents | Active | Per 10k | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lidingö | 44,642 | 7 | 1.6 | 67 |
| Kalmar | 42,622 | 15 | 3.5 | 23 |
| Tumba | 46,893 | 5 | 1.1 | 78 |
| Kristianstad | 41,198 | 11 | 2.7 | 53 |
| Skövde | 40,422 | 11 | 2.7 | 43 |
| Nordöstra Göteborg | 48,217 | 0 | 0.0 | 81 |
Population of Borlänge
Statistics SwedenWho lives here
Statistics Sweden · 2026The line marks the average for Sweden.
More people work here than live here, daytime demand (lunch, services) is higher than the resident count suggests.
* 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.