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IT & software services in Ardala

Town · 700 residents
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77of 100

Opportunity score

Too small to judge

Low confidence

The area is small, so a single business opening or closing changes the picture a lot. Look at the wider area too.

See the five reasons

Why this score (77/100)

Room in the market73strong
Population growth–left out
Momentum–left out
Survival–left out
Financial trend90strong

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

Active now
0
-1 vs 12 months ago
Per 10,000 residents
0.0
similar areas 20.3 · Sweden 48.7
Opened and closed, 3 years
0 opened – closed
last 12 months: 0 opened, 1 closed
Population
700

There are 0 active businesses in the category “IT & software services” in Ardala - 0.0 per 10,000 residents.

That is fewer than similar-sized areas (median 20.3 per 10,000). With the typical density you would expect about 1.

In the last 3 years 0 opened. Not available yet: closures are only known from 1 January 2024.

Compared with Sweden

IT & software services in Ardala against all of Sweden. Annual-report figures are for 2025 (Skara kommun), from 19 companies. Survival can't be calculated for Sweden yet: closures in Statistics Sweden's Business Register are only known from 1 January 2024.

ArdalaSwedenArdala SwedenVerdict
Made a loss 28% 30% Fewer here
Companies with negative equity 0% 3% Fewer here
Losses two years in a row 23% 18% More here
Median equity ratio 53% 65% Weaker
Revenue per employee SEK 1.8m SEK 1.3m Higher
Staff costs per employee SEK 945k SEK 775k Higher

Trend

Active businesses over time

Ardala
00.512024Q3 242025Q3 252026Q3 26IT & software services

Openings and closures per year

00.51Opened 2024: 0Closed 2024: 02024Opened 2025: 0Closed 2025: 02025Opened 2026 (so far): 0Closed 2026 (so far): 12026*
OpenedClosed* 2026 so far

Money

Financials – Skara kommun

Median revenue
SEK 1.1m
19 companies filed
Profitable
67%
revenue trend +6.1%
0500k1.0m1.5m20172019202120232025Skara kommunSweden
Skara kommunSweden

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 Ardala.

Trouble signs

Closed within 2 years of opening (last 12 months)0

Competition

No active businesses right now.

New and established

Openings per 10,000 residents (12 months)0.00 · Sweden: 6.98

Moving in and out

Moved here (3 years)0 · 12 months: 0
Moved away (3 years)0 · 12 months: 0
Net0

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

Residents more than 5 km from one2,104 · 11%
More than 10 km0

Measured from each neighbourhood centre in the municipality.

Jobs – Skara kommun

0501001502022202320242025Employees

Average number of employees reported in the annual reports of companies that file accounts, sole proprietorships are not included.

Existing businesses

0 in all, newest first.

NameAddressSince
No active businesses of this type, that can be an opportunity, or a sign there is no demand.

Recently opened

None in the last 2 years.

Recently closed


Slånbärsstigen 8, 532 74 Skara
Nov 2026
after 7 yrs

Comparable areas

Same type of area, similar population.

AreaResidentsActivePer 10kScore
Varnhem700228.652
Strömsholm700228.634
Edsvalla701114.353
Lotorp69900.069
Unnaryd699228.653
Villshärad701571.339

Other areas nearby

Ranked by opportunity score for it & software services.

AreaActivePer 10kScore
Skara Town2219.266
Axvall Town217.861

Population of Ardala

Statistics Sweden
6706806907002024Residents

Who lives here

Statistics Sweden · 2026
Children 0-14 17%
Young 15-24 9%
Adults 25-44 24%
Adults 45-64 25%
Seniors 65-79 18%
80 and older 6%

The line marks the average for Sweden.

Average age43.9 yrs · Sweden: 42.3
Average net income per person (20+)SEK 337k · Sweden: SEK 367k
Households with children30% · Sweden: 29%
Post-secondary education (age 25–65)30% · Sweden: 50%
Jobs located here*8,909
Commute in / out every day*3,818 / 4,085
Jobs per working resident*0.97 · Sweden: 1.00

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 11.11.2026.