Hardware & DIY store in Karlstad
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 23 active businesses in the category “Hardware & DIY store” in Karlstad - 3.3 per 10,000 residents.
That is more than similar-sized areas (median 2.4 per 10,000). With the typical density you would expect about 17.
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 Karlstad against all of Sweden. Annual-report figures are for 2025 (Karlstad), 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.
| Karlstad | Sweden | Karlstad Sweden | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Made a loss | 56% | 31% | More here | |
| Companies with negative equity | 11% | 5% | More here | |
| Losses two years in a row | 22% | 18% | More here | |
| Median equity ratio | 27% | 43% | Weaker | |
| Revenue per employee | SEK 2.8m | SEK 2.6m | Higher | |
| Staff costs per employee | SEK 442k | SEK 563k | Lower | |
| Run by chains (3+ places) | 22% | 25% | Fewer chains |
Trend
Active businesses over time
KarlstadThis 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 – Karlstad
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 Karlstad.
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.
Jobs – Karlstad
Average number of employees reported in the annual reports of companies that file accounts, sole proprietorships are not included.
Existing businesses
23 in all, newest first.
| Name | Address | Since |
|---|---|---|
| · Aktiebolag | Lignellsgatan 3 B Lgh 1101, 654 63 Karlstad | 2025 |
| · Aktiebolag | Ullebergsleden 10, 653 36 Karlstad | 2022 |
| · Aktiebolag | Kungsgatan 2 B, 652 24 Karlstad | 2021 |
| · Aktiebolag | Kungsgatan 2 B, 652 24 Karlstad | 2021 |
| · Aktiebolag | Ullebergsleden 10, 653 36 Karlstad | 2021 |
| · Aktiebolag | Kasernhöjden 1, 653 39 Karlstad | 2020 |
| · Aktiebolag | Kasernhöjden 1, 653 39 Karlstad | 2016 |
| · Aktiebolag | Blockgatan 10, 653 41 Karlstad | 2013 |
| · chain | Axgatan 2, 653 36 Karlstad | 2009 |
| · Aktiebolag | Blockgatan 29, 653 41 Karlstad | 2007 |
| · Aktiebolag | Regnvindsgatan 17, 652 21 Karlstad | 2006 |
| · Aktiebolag | Östra Kanalgatan 6, 652 20 Karlstad | 2004 |
| · Tikkurila Sverige AB · chain | Säterivägen 22, 653 41 Karlstad | 2003 |
| · Aktiebolag | Örsholmsgatan 4, 652 21 Karlstad | 2002 |
| · Karlstad Bygghandel AB · chain | Rattgatan 1, 653 41 Karlstad | 2002 |
| · Byggmax AB · chain | Faktorigatan 5, 652 21 Karlstad | 2001 |
| · Enskild firma | Örngatan 44, 654 65 Karlstad | 2001 |
| · Aktiebolag | Faktorigatan 7, 652 21 Karlstad | 1998 |
| · Aktiebolag | Bidevindsgatan 5, 652 21 Karlstad | 1997 |
| · Enskild firma | Seminariegatan 10, 652 29 Karlstad | 1996 |
| · Enskild firma | Rudsvägen 17 A Lgh 1101, 654 63 Karlstad | 1994 |
| · Aktiebolag | Bromsgatan 5, 653 41 Karlstad | 1992 |
| · Flügger Sweden AB · chain | Ramgatan 5, 653 41 Karlstad | – |
Nothing matches.
Recently opened
Lignellsgatan 3 B Lgh 1101, 654 63 Karlstad | Jul 2025 |
Recently closed
| None in the last 2 years. |
Comparable areas
Same type of area, similar population.
| Area | Residents | Active | Per 10k | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eskilstuna | 70,646 | 14 | 2.0 | 51 |
| Sundsvall och Timrå | 70,918 | 13 | 1.8 | 53 |
| Halmstad | 72,979 | 28 | 3.8 | 27 |
| Växjö | 74,052 | 20 | 2.7 | 40 |
| Borås | 75,565 | 15 | 2.0 | 62 |
| Södertälje | 78,377 | 9 | 1.1 | 78 |
Population of Karlstad
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 12.11.2026.