Hardware & DIY store in Falun
Opportunity score
Crowded
High confidenceMore competition than similar areas, or a weak trend.
See the five reasonsWhy this score (35/100)
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 11 active businesses in the category “Hardware & DIY store” in Falun - 2.8 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 10.
In the last 3 years 1 opened. Not available yet: closures are only known from 4 October 2026.
Compared with Sweden
Hardware & DIY store in Falun against all of Sweden. Annual-report figures are for 2025 (Faluns kommun), from 9 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.
| Falun | Sweden | Falun Sweden | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Made a loss | 0% | 31% | Fewer here | |
| Companies with negative equity | 0% | 5% | Fewer here | |
| Losses two years in a row | 0% | 18% | Fewer here | |
| Median equity ratio | 33% | 43% | Weaker | |
| Revenue per employee | SEK 2.9m | SEK 2.6m | Higher | |
| Staff costs per employee | SEK 645k | SEK 563k | Higher | |
| Run by chains (3+ places) | 36% | 25% | More chains |
Trend
Active businesses over time
FalunThis 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 – Faluns 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 Falun.
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 – Faluns kommun
Average number of employees reported in the annual reports of companies that file accounts, sole proprietorships are not included.
Existing businesses
11 in all, newest first.
| Name | Address | Since |
|---|---|---|
| · Jula Sverige AB · chain | Stortallsvägen 3, 791 55 Falun | 2023 |
| · Aktiebolag | Sturegatan 1 E, 791 52 Falun | 2023 |
| · Kommanditbolaget Jem & Fix · chain | Stortallsvägen 2 a, 791 55 Falun | 2021 |
| · Aktiebolag | Ryckepungsvägen 1, 791 77 Falun | 2021 |
| · Aktiebolag | Ryckepungsvägen 5, 791 77 Falun | 2017 |
| · Flügger Sweden AB · chain | Trotzgatan 8, 791 30 Falun | 2004 |
| · Byggmax AB · chain | Yxhammargatan 5, 791 73 Falun | 2004 |
| · Aktiebolag | Ryckepungsvägen 5, 791 77 Falun | 1999 |
| · Enskild firma | Varggårdsvägen 36, 791 74 Falun | 1990 |
| · Aktiebolag | Källviksvägen 10, 791 52 Falun | 1989 |
| · Handelsbolag / kommanditbolag | Sturegatan 112, 791 73 Falun | – |
Nothing matches.
Comparable areas
Same type of area, similar population.
| Area | Residents | Active | Per 10k | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nyköping | 39,770 | 9 | 2.3 | 49 |
| Skövde | 40,422 | 11 | 2.7 | 43 |
| Skellefteå | 39,146 | 9 | 2.3 | 55 |
| Kristianstad | 41,198 | 11 | 2.7 | 53 |
| Varberg | 38,575 | 12 | 3.1 | 35 |
| Åkersberga | 37,714 | 7 | 1.9 | 61 |
Population of Falun
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 12.11.2026.