Hardware & DIY store in Uppsala
Opportunity score
Promising
High confidenceFewer businesses than similar areas, with a supportive trend.
See the five reasonsWhy this score (76/100)
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 Uppsala - 1.0 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 42.
In the last 3 years 2 opened. Not available yet: closures are only known from 4 October 2026.
Compared with Sweden
Hardware & DIY store in Uppsala against all of Sweden. Annual-report figures are for 2025 (Uppsala 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.
| Uppsala | Sweden | Uppsala Sweden | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Made a loss | 31% | 31% | About the same | |
| Companies with negative equity | 15% | 5% | More here | |
| Losses two years in a row | 31% | 18% | More here | |
| Median equity ratio | 40% | 43% | Weaker | |
| Revenue per employee | SEK 3.6m | SEK 2.6m | Higher | |
| Staff costs per employee | SEK 590k | SEK 563k | About the same | |
| Run by chains (3+ places) | 50% | 25% | More chains |
Trend
Active businesses over time
UppsalaThis 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 – Uppsala 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 Uppsala.
Competition
| 2 places | |
| 2 places | |
| 2 places |
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 – Uppsala 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 | Stationsgatan 38, 753 40 Uppsala | 2026 |
| · Aktiebolag | Stenhagsvägen 12, 752 60 Uppsala | 2025 |
| · Byggmax AB · chain, 2 places here | Arkgatan 10, 754 50 Uppsala | 2020 |
| · Aktiebolag | Värnlundsgatan 23, 754 41 Uppsala | 2019 |
| · Jula Sverige AB · chain, 2 places here | Takpannegatan 19, 754 60 Uppsala | 2018 |
| · Aktiebolag | Svartbäcksgatan 39, 753 16 Uppsala | 2015 |
| · Aktiebolag | Bolandsgatan 9, 753 23 Uppsala | 2015 |
| · K-Bygg Försäljning AB · chain | Edsbrogatan 5, 752 28 Uppsala | 2012 |
| · Aktiebolag | Kungsgatan 107, 753 18 Uppsala | 2010 |
| · Byggmax AB · chain, 2 places here | Hållnäsgatan 6 A, 752 28 Uppsala | 2007 |
| · Flügger Sweden AB · chain, 2 places here | Stångjärnsgatan 10 Bolandcity, 753 23 Uppsala | 2005 |
| · chain | Björkgatan 4, 753 28 Uppsala | 2004 |
| · Aktiebolag | Ekeby Bruk 2 N, 752 63 Uppsala | 2000 |
| · Jula Sverige AB · chain, 2 places here | Bolandsgatan 18 A, 753 23 Uppsala | 1999 |
| · Bauhaus & Co Kommanditbolag · chain | Verkstadsgatan 16, 753 23 Uppsala | 1999 |
| · Aktiebolag | Anna Fabris Gata 10, 754 54 Uppsala | 1993 |
| · Flügger Sweden AB · chain, 2 places here | Björkgatan 4, 753 28 Uppsala | 1989 |
| · Aktiebolag | Bolandsgatan 18, 753 23 Uppsala | 1988 |
Nothing matches.
Recently opened
Stationsgatan 38, 753 40 Uppsala | Jun 2026 |
Stenhagsvägen 12, 752 60 Uppsala | Dec 2025 |
Recently closed
| None in the last 2 years. |
Comparable areas
Same type of area, similar population.
| Area | Residents | Active | Per 10k | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upplands Väsby och Sollentuna | 156,517 | 19 | 1.2 | 75 |
| Västerås | 131,643 | 17 | 1.3 | 57 |
| Örebro | 128,658 | 31 | 2.4 | 60 |
| Linköping | 116,851 | 18 | 1.5 | 68 |
| Helsingborg | 116,029 | 20 | 1.7 | 68 |
Population of Uppsala
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 14.11.2026.