Hardware & DIY store in Linköping
Opportunity score
Worth a closer look
High confidenceSome signals point to room for a new business.
See the five reasonsWhy this score (68/100)
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 18 active businesses in the category “Hardware & DIY store” in Linköping - 1.5 per 10,000 residents.
That is fewer than similar-sized areas (median 2.4 per 10,000). With the typical density you would expect about 28.
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 Linköping against all of Sweden. Annual-report figures are for 2025 (Linköpings kommun), from 13 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.
| Linköping | Sweden | Linköping Sweden | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Made a loss | 38% | 31% | More here | |
| Companies with negative equity | 0% | 5% | Fewer here | |
| Losses two years in a row | 8% | 18% | Fewer here | |
| Median equity ratio | 37% | 43% | Weaker | |
| Revenue per employee | SEK 2.4m | SEK 2.6m | Lower | |
| Staff costs per employee | SEK 602k | SEK 563k | Higher | |
| Run by chains (3+ places) | 33% | 25% | More chains |
Trend
Active businesses over time
LinköpingThis 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 – Linköpings 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 Linköping.
Competition
| 2 places |
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 – Linköpings kommun
Average number of employees reported in the annual reports of companies that file accounts, sole proprietorships are not included.
Existing businesses
18 in all, newest first.
| Name | Address | Since |
|---|---|---|
| · Aktiebolag | Roxviksgatan 6, 582 73 Linköping | 2026 |
| · Kommanditbolaget Jem & Fix · chain | Fröstorpsgatan 10, 582 73 Linköping | 2023 |
| · Byggmax AB · chain, 2 places here | Norra Svedengatan 21, 582 73 Linköping | 2023 |
| · Aktiebolag | Nordengatan 35, 582 56 Linköping | 2021 |
| · Aktiebolag | Rudsjögatan 1, 582 73 Linköping | 2018 |
| · Aktiebolag | Industrigatan 48, 582 77 Linköping | 2018 |
| · Aktiebolag | Gillbergagatan 26, 582 73 Linköping | 2016 |
| · Byggmax AB · chain, 2 places here | Fjärrvärmevägen 11, 589 52 Linköping | 2014 |
| · Aktiebolag | Roxviksgatan 1, 582 73 Linköping | 2012 |
| · Bauhaus & Co Kommanditbolag · chain | Östra Svedengatan 31, 582 73 Linköping | 2012 |
| · Aktiebolag | Tornbyvägen 3, 582 73 Linköping | 2007 |
| · Aktiebolag | Väringagatan 7, 582 78 Linköping | 2003 |
| · Aktiebolag | Industrigatan 11, 582 77 Linköping | 2002 |
| · chain | Gillbergagatan 17, 582 73 Linköping | 1985 |
| · Berndts Färg Aktiebolag · Aktiebolag | Roxtorpsgatan 1, 582 73 Linköping | 1982 |
| · Aktiebolag | Kaserngatan 27, 582 28 Linköping | – |
| · Flügger Sweden AB · chain | Kylarevägen 4, 587 23 Linköping | – |
| · Ekonomisk förening | Kolfallsgatan 9, 582 73 Linköping | – |
Nothing matches.
Recently opened
Roxviksgatan 6, 582 73 Linköping | Jul 2026 |
Recently closed
| None in the last 2 years. |
Comparable areas
Same type of area, similar population.
| Area | Residents | Active | Per 10k | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helsingborg | 116,029 | 20 | 1.7 | 68 |
| Örebro | 128,658 | 31 | 2.4 | 60 |
| Jönköping | 103,032 | 27 | 2.6 | 48 |
| Västerås | 131,643 | 17 | 1.3 | 57 |
| Lund (Lund) | 98,308 | 14 | 1.4 | 72 |
| Norrköping | 98,229 | 22 | 2.2 | 58 |
Other areas nearby
Ranked by opportunity score for hardware & diy store.
| Area | Active | Per 10k | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ljungsbro Town | 0 | 0.0 | 76 |
Population of Linköping
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.