Hardware & DIY store in Malmö
Opportunity score
Worth a closer look
High confidenceSome signals point to room for a new business.
See the five reasonsWhy this score (66/100)
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 44 active businesses in the category “Hardware & DIY store” in Malmö - 1.3 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 81.
In the last 3 years 3 opened. Not available yet: closures are only known from 4 October 2026.
Compared with Sweden
Hardware & DIY store in Malmö against all of Sweden. Annual-report figures are for 2025 (Malmö kommun), from 12 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.
| Malmö | Sweden | Malmö Sweden | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Made a loss | 25% | 31% | Fewer here | |
| Companies with negative equity | 0% | 5% | Fewer here | |
| Losses two years in a row | 9% | 18% | Fewer here | |
| Median equity ratio | 59% | 43% | Stronger | |
| Revenue per employee | SEK 2.6m | SEK 2.6m | About the same | |
| Staff costs per employee | SEK 587k | SEK 563k | About the same | |
| Run by chains (3+ places) | 41% | 25% | More chains |
Trend
Active businesses over time
MalmöThis 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 – Malmö 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 Malmö.
Competition
| 2 places | |
| 2 places | |
| 2 places | |
| 2 places |
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 – Malmö kommun
Average number of employees reported in the annual reports of companies that file accounts, sole proprietorships are not included.
Existing businesses
44 in all, newest first.
| Name | Address | Since |
|---|---|---|
| · Enskild firma | Branteviksgatan 14 E Lgh 1002, 214 41 Malmö | 2026 |
| · Utländsk filial | Nordenskiöldsgatan 22, 211 19 Malmö | 2024 |
| · Aktiebolag | Stenbrunnsvägen 11, 216 22 Limhamn | 2024 |
| · Aktiebolag | Kronborgsvägen 8, 217 42 Malmö | 2020 |
| · Aktiebolag | Stenyxegatan 30, 213 76 Malmö | 2019 |
| · Aktiebolag | Stenyxegatan 30, 213 76 Malmö | 2018 |
| · Bauhaus & Co Kommanditbolag · chain, 2 places here | Vassvägen 26, 232 61 Arlöv | 2018 |
| · Aktiebolag | Topplocksgatan 9 B, 212 41 Malmö | 2018 |
| · Enskild firma | Spegelbäcksgatan 16, 216 20 Malmö | 2017 |
| · Byggfabriken Sverige AB · chain, 2 places here | Östergatan 5, 211 25 Malmö | 2017 |
| · Aktiebolag | Stekelgatan 4 B, 212 23 Malmö | 2015 |
| · Aktiebolag | Agnesfridsvägen 184, 213 75 Malmö | 2015 |
| · Jula Sverige AB · chain, 2 places here | Nornegatan 10 C, 215 86 Malmö | 2014 |
| · chain | Knackstensgatan 4, 213 76 Malmö | 2014 |
| · Aktiebolag | Trelleborgsgatan 3 A, 214 35 Malmö | 2014 |
| · DAW Nordic AB · chain | Höjdrodergatan 29, 212 39 Malmö | 2013 |
| · Byggmax AB · chain | Stenyxegatan 15, 213 76 Malmö | 2012 |
| · Aktiebolag | Grophusgatan 3, 215 86 Malmö | 2011 |
| · chain | Firmagatan 5-7, 213 76 Malmö | 2010 |
| · Aktiebolag | Blidögatan 34 B, 211 24 Malmö | 2010 |
| · Beijer Byggmaterial Aktiebolag · chain | Olsgårdsgatan 6, 215 79 Malmö | 2010 |
| · Jula Sverige AB · chain, 2 places here | Vassvägen 21, 232 61 Arlöv | 2010 |
| · chain | Östergatan 26, 211 22 Malmö | 2008 |
| · Aktiebolag | Nornegatan 10 B, 215 86 Malmö | 2008 |
| · Aktiebolag | Borrgatan 11-13, 211 24 Malmö | 2008 |
| · Aktiebolag | Nobelvägen 64, 214 33 Malmö | 2008 |
| · Aktiebolag | Höjdrodergatan 3, 212 39 Malmö | 2008 |
| · Aktiebolag | Regementsgatan 96, 217 51 Malmö | 2007 |
| · Aktiebolag | Linnégatan 85, 216 15 Limhamn | 2007 |
| · Aktiebolag | Drakagatan 4 A, 215 86 Malmö | 2006 |
| · chain | Vassvägen 10, 232 61 Arlöv | 2005 |
| · Aktiebolag | Krossverksgatan 17 B, 216 16 Limhamn | 2004 |
| · Aktiebolag | Västra Rönneholmsvägen 42, 217 41 Malmö | 2004 |
| · Flügger Sweden AB · chain, 2 places here | Sallerupsvägen 11 D, 212 18 Malmö | 2003 |
| · Bauhaus & Co Kommanditbolag · chain, 2 places here | Nornegatan 8, 215 86 Malmö | 2001 |
| · Aktiebolag | Kantyxegatan 25 L, 213 76 Malmö | 2001 |
| · Byggfabriken Sverige AB · chain, 2 places here | Skruvgatan 6, 211 24 Malmö | 2000 |
| · Aktiebolag | Stenyxegatan 16, 213 76 Malmö | 1997 |
| · Aktiebolag | Östergatan 21, 211 25 Malmö | 1995 |
| · chain | Jägersrovägen 82, 212 37 Malmö | 1990 |
| · Aktiebolag | Norra Grängesbergsgatan 20, 214 50 Malmö | 1989 |
| · Akzo Nobel Decorative Coatings AB · chain | Volframgatan 5, 213 64 Malmö | – |
| · Panduro Hobby Aktiebolag · chain | Stenyxegatan 1, 213 76 Malmö | – |
| · Flügger Sweden AB · chain, 2 places here | Handelsgatan 9-11, 213 75 Malmö | – |
Nothing matches.
Recently opened
Branteviksgatan 14 E Lgh 1002, 214 41 Malmö | Oct 2026 |
Recently closed
| None in the last 2 years. |
Other areas nearby
Ranked by opportunity score for hardware & diy store.
| Area | Active | Per 10k | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oxie Town | 0 | 0.0 | 87 |
| Bunkeflostrand Town | 2 | 1.3 | 66 |
Population of Malmö
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 13.11.2026.