Optician in Borlänge
Opportunity score
Balanced
High confidenceSupply roughly matches similar areas.
See the five reasonsWhy this score (42/100)
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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Each dot is a place of business at its registered address. Click a dot to see the company.
There are 6 active businesses in the category “Optician” in Borlänge - 1.4 per 10,000 residents.
That is about the same as similar-sized areas (median 1.2 per 10,000). With the typical density you would expect about 5.
In the last 3 years 0 opened. Not available yet: closures are only known from 4 October 2026.
Compared with Sweden
Optician in Borlänge against all of Sweden. 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.
| Borlänge | Sweden | Borlänge Sweden | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Run by chains (3+ places) | 50% | 39% | More chains |
Trend
Active businesses over time
BorlängeThis 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 – Borlänge kommun
No annual reports for this category here yet.
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 optician in Borlänge.
Financial health
No annual reports for this combination yet. Only limited companies (AB) file annual reports.
Competition
| 2 places |
New and established
An established market: many businesses have been here for years.
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.
Existing businesses
6 in all, newest first.
| Name | Address | Since |
|---|---|---|
| · Aktiebolag | Kupolen 53, 781 70 Borlänge | 2016 |
| · Synoptik Sweden Aktiebolag · chain | Kupolen 11, 781 70 Borlänge | 2016 |
| · Synsam Group Sweden AB · chain, 2 places here | Kupolen 305, 781 70 Borlänge | 2011 |
| · Aktiebolag | Skräddarbackens Byväg 6, 784 54 Borlänge | 2000 |
| · Synsam Group Sweden AB · chain, 2 places here | Sveagatan 17 Bragegallerian, 784 33 Borlänge | 1995 |
| · Aktiebolag | Kvarnforsplan 7 Bv, 784 66 Borlänge | – |
Nothing matches.
Comparable areas
Same type of area, similar population.
| Area | Residents | Active | Per 10k | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lidingö | 44,642 | 6 | 1.3 | 42 |
| Kalmar | 42,622 | 12 | 2.8 | 0 |
| Tumba | 46,893 | 4 | 0.9 | 63 |
| Kristianstad | 41,198 | 7 | 1.7 | 27 |
| Skövde | 40,422 | 8 | 2.0 | 15 |
| Nordöstra Göteborg | 48,217 | 1 | 0.2 | 78 |
Population of Borlänge
Statistics SwedenWho lives here
Statistics Sweden · 2026The line marks the average for Sweden. Highlighted: the age group most relevant for optician.
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 13.11.2026.