IT & software services in Alster
Opportunity score
Too small to judge
Low confidenceThe area is small, so a single business opening or closing changes the picture a lot. Look at the wider area too.
See the five reasonsWhy this score (44/100)
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 2 active businesses in the category “IT & software services” in Alster - 24.3 per 10,000 residents.
That is about the same as similar-sized areas (median 20.3 per 10,000). With the typical density you would expect about 2.
In the last 3 years 1 opened. Not available yet: closures are only known from 4 October 2026.
Compared with Sweden
IT & software services in Alster against all of Sweden. Annual-report figures are for 2025 (Karlstad), from 175 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.
| Alster | Sweden | Alster Sweden | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Made a loss | 30% | 30% | About the same | |
| Companies with negative equity | 2% | 3% | About the same | |
| Losses two years in a row | 19% | 18% | About the same | |
| Median equity ratio | 63% | 65% | Weaker | |
| Revenue per employee | SEK 1.4m | SEK 1.3m | Higher | |
| Staff costs per employee | SEK 799k | SEK 775k | About the same |
Trend
Active businesses over time
AlsterThis 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 – Karlstad
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 it & software services in Alster.
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 – Karlstad
Average number of employees reported in the annual reports of companies that file accounts, sole proprietorships are not included.
Existing businesses
2 in all, newest first.
| Name | Address | Since |
|---|---|---|
| · Enskild firma | Råbäcksvägen 7, 655 94 Karlstad | 2025 |
| · Aktiebolag | Nackabyliden 14, 656 39 Karlstad | 2021 |
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Recently opened
Råbäcksvägen 7, 655 94 Karlstad | Jul 2025 |
Recently closed
| None in the last 2 years. |
Population of Alster
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 14.11.2026.