Hardware & DIY store in Luleå
Opportunity score
Promising
High confidenceFewer businesses than similar areas, with a supportive trend.
See the five reasonsWhy this score (83/100)
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 4 active businesses in the category “Hardware & DIY store” in Luleå - 0.8 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 12.
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 Luleå against all of Sweden. Annual-report figures are for 2025 (Luleå kommun), from 6 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.
| Luleå | Sweden | Luleå Sweden | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Made a loss | 67% | 31% | More here | |
| Companies with negative equity | 0% | 5% | Fewer here | |
| Losses two years in a row | 17% | 18% | About the same | |
| Median equity ratio | 44% | 43% | About the same | |
| Revenue per employee | SEK 2.7m | SEK 2.6m | About the same | |
| Staff costs per employee | SEK 622k | SEK 563k | Higher |
Trend
Active businesses over time
LuleåThis 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 – Luleå 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 Luleå.
Competition
No company runs more than one place of business here, an independent market.
New and established
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 – Luleå kommun
Average number of employees reported in the annual reports of companies that file accounts, sole proprietorships are not included.
Existing businesses
4 in all, newest first.
| Name | Address | Since |
|---|---|---|
| · Aktiebolag | Spantgatan 5, 973 46 Luleå | 2021 |
| · Aktiebolag | Hummergatan 10, 973 34 Luleå | 2020 |
| · Aktiebolag | Spantgatan 16, 973 46 Luleå | 2014 |
| · Aktiebolag | Hummergatan 5, 973 34 Luleå | – |
Nothing matches.
Comparable areas
Same type of area, similar population.
| Area | Residents | Active | Per 10k | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trollhättan | 50,069 | 7 | 1.4 | 71 |
| Nordöstra Göteborg | 48,217 | 0 | 0.0 | 81 |
| Tumba | 46,893 | 5 | 1.1 | 78 |
| Östersund | 53,992 | 11 | 2.0 | 53 |
| Lidingö | 44,642 | 7 | 1.6 | 67 |
| Borlänge | 44,299 | 9 | 2.0 | 58 |
Population of Luleå
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.