Hardware & DIY store in Vänersborg
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 4 active businesses in the category “Hardware & DIY store” in Vänersborg - 1.6 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 6.
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 Vänersborg against all of Sweden. Annual-report figures are for 2025 (Vänersborgs kommun), from 3 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.
| Vänersborg | Sweden | Vänersborg Sweden | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Made a loss | 33% | 31% | More here | |
| Companies with negative equity | 0% | 5% | Fewer here | |
| Median equity ratio | 61% | 43% | Stronger | |
| Revenue per employee | SEK 3.1m | SEK 2.6m | Higher | |
| Staff costs per employee | SEK 656k | SEK 563k | Higher |
Trend
Active businesses over time
VänersborgThis 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 – Vänersborgs 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 Vänersborg.
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 – Vänersborgs 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 |
|---|---|---|
| · Kommanditbolaget Jem & Fix · chain | Regementsgatan 21, 462 32 Vänersborg | 2013 |
| · Aktiebolag | Herman Kreftings Gata 5, 462 56 Vänersborg | 2000 |
| · Aktiebolag | Parallellgatan 50, 462 32 Vänersborg | 1989 |
| · Flügger Sweden AB · chain | Brogatan 5, 462 38 Vänersborg | – |
Nothing matches.
Comparable areas
Same type of area, similar population.
| Area | Residents | Active | Per 10k | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandviken (Sandviken) | 24,827 | 6 | 2.4 | 50 |
| Gustavsberg | 25,034 | 7 | 2.8 | 42 |
| Mölnlycke och Öjersjö | 25,172 | 4 | 1.6 | 67 |
| Katrineholm | 23,953 | 8 | 3.3 | 30 |
| Piteå | 23,824 | 6 | 2.5 | 44 |
| Norrtälje | 23,606 | 14 | 5.9 | 4 |
Population of Vänersborg
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.