Hardware & DIY store in Gävle
Opportunity score
Balanced
High confidenceSupply roughly matches similar areas.
See the five reasonsWhy this score (54/100)
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 19 active businesses in the category “Hardware & DIY store” in Gävle - 2.2 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 21.
In the last 3 years 5 opened. Not available yet: closures are only known from 4 October 2026.
Compared with Sweden
Hardware & DIY store in Gävle against all of Sweden. Annual-report figures are for 2025 (Gävle kommun), from 5 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.
| Gävle | Sweden | Gävle Sweden | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Made a loss | 20% | 31% | Fewer here | |
| Companies with negative equity | 0% | 5% | Fewer here | |
| Losses two years in a row | 0% | 18% | Fewer here | |
| Median equity ratio | 30% | 43% | Weaker | |
| Revenue per employee | SEK 2.0m | SEK 2.6m | Lower | |
| Staff costs per employee | SEK 432k | SEK 563k | Lower | |
| Run by chains (3+ places) | 21% | 25% | Fewer chains |
Trend
Active businesses over time
GävleThis 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 – Gävle 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 Gävle.
Competition
No company runs more than one place of business here, an independent market.
New and established
A young market: many recent start-ups, dynamic, but less proven.
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 – Gävle kommun
Average number of employees reported in the annual reports of companies that file accounts, sole proprietorships are not included.
Existing businesses
19 in all, newest first.
| Name | Address | Since |
|---|---|---|
| · Aktiebolag | Hallonvägen 3, 806 35 Gävle | 2026 |
| · Aktiebolag | Verkstadsvägen 3, 818 31 Valbo | 2026 |
| · Aktiebolag | Kryddstigen 10, 802 92 Gävle | 2025 |
| · Tikkurila Sverige AB · chain | Skolgången 4, 802 57 Gävle | 2024 |
| · Aktiebolag | Nobelvägen 2, 802 67 Gävle | 2024 |
| · Aktiebolag | Bidevindsgatan 72 A, 802 72 Gävle | 2023 |
| · Aktiebolag | Utmarksvägen 23, 802 91 Gävle | 2021 |
| · Jula Sverige AB · chain | Ingenjörsgatan 13, 802 93 Gävle | 2010 |
| · Enskild firma | Rimfrostgatan 51, 802 74 Gävle | 2007 |
| · Byggmax AB · chain | Atlasgatan 11, 802 86 Gävle | 2007 |
| · Aktiebolag | Bönavägen 203, 805 95 Gävle | 2006 |
| · Aktiebolag | Strömsbrovägen 22, 803 09 Gävle | 2006 |
| · Handelsbolag / kommanditbolag | Södra Centralgatan 18 C, 802 51 Gävle | 1999 |
| · Enskild firma | N Rådmansgatan 2, 803 11 Gävle | 1996 |
| · Aktiebolag | Ingenjörsgatan 8, 802 93 Gävle | 1994 |
| · Flügger Sweden AB · chain | Strömsbrovägen 23, 803 09 Gävle | 1984 |
| · Handelsbolag / kommanditbolag | Fältstensvägen 1, 806 49 Gävle | 1983 |
| · Aktiebolag | Kryddstigen 10, 802 92 Gävle | – |
| · Aktiebolag | Lötängsgatan 2, 803 01 Gävle | – |
Nothing matches.
Recently opened
Hallonvägen 3, 806 35 Gävle | Aug 2026 |
Verkstadsvägen 3, 818 31 Valbo | Jun 2026 |
Kryddstigen 10, 802 92 Gävle | Feb 2025 |
Recently closed
| None in the last 2 years. |
Comparable areas
Same type of area, similar population.
| Area | Residents | Active | Per 10k | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Umeå | 94,243 | 14 | 1.5 | 69 |
| Södertälje | 78,377 | 9 | 1.1 | 78 |
| Borås | 75,565 | 15 | 2.0 | 62 |
| Norrköping | 98,229 | 22 | 2.2 | 58 |
| Lund (Lund) | 98,308 | 14 | 1.4 | 72 |
| Växjö | 74,052 | 20 | 2.7 | 40 |
Population of Gävle
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 13.11.2026.