IT & software services in Vara
Opportunity score
Promising
Medium confidenceFewer businesses than similar areas, with a supportive trend.
See the five reasonsWhy this score (79/100)
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 5 active businesses in the category “IT & software services” in Vara - 11.3 per 10,000 residents.
That is fewer than similar-sized areas (median 23.2 per 10,000). With the typical density you would expect about 10.
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 Vara against all of Sweden. Annual-report figures are for 2025 (Vara kommun), from 9 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.
| Vara | Sweden | Vara Sweden | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Made a loss | 11% | 30% | Fewer here | |
| Companies with negative equity | 0% | 3% | Fewer here | |
| Losses two years in a row | 11% | 18% | Fewer here | |
| Median equity ratio | 63% | 65% | Weaker | |
| Revenue per employee | SEK 1.4m | SEK 1.3m | Higher | |
| Staff costs per employee | SEK 921k | SEK 775k | Higher | |
| Run by chains (3+ places) | 0% | 2% | Fewer chains |
Trend
Active businesses over time
VaraThis 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 – Vara 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 it & software services in Vara.
Competition
No company runs more than one place of business here, an independent market.
New and established
A typical mix of new and established businesses.
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 – Vara kommun
Average number of employees reported in the annual reports of companies that file accounts, sole proprietorships are not included.
Existing businesses
5 in all, newest first.
| Name | Address | Since |
|---|---|---|
| · Aktiebolag | Smedjegatan 147, 534 33 Vara | 2024 |
| · Aktiebolag | Kyrkogatan 17, 534 30 Vara | 2023 |
| · Enskild firma | Sveagatan 7 Lgh 1302, 534 34 Vara | 2021 |
| · Aktiebolag | Nordhemsgatan 18, 534 34 Vara | 2020 |
| · Aktiebolag | Stora Torget 5, 534 31 Vara | 2019 |
Nothing matches.
Comparable areas
Same type of area, similar population.
| Area | Residents | Active | Per 10k | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Torsby | 4,446 | 5 | 11.2 | 76 |
| Arvidsjaur | 4,448 | 4 | 9.0 | 81 |
| Norberg | 4,387 | 3 | 6.8 | 85 |
| Smålandsstenar | 4,504 | 6 | 13.3 | 71 |
| Vingåker | 4,514 | 6 | 13.3 | 69 |
| Lidköping norra | 4,528 | 11 | 24.3 | 47 |
Other areas nearby
Ranked by opportunity score for it & software services.
| Area | Active | Per 10k | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kvänum Town | 2 | 15.0 | 66 |
Population of Vara
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 13.11.2026.