Optician in Helsingborg
Opportunity score
Balanced
High confidenceSupply roughly matches similar areas.
See the five reasonsWhy this score (46/100)
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 15 active businesses in the category “Optician” in Helsingborg - 1.3 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 14.
In the last 3 years 3 opened. Not available yet: closures are only known from 4 October 2026.
Compared with Sweden
Optician in Helsingborg against all of Sweden. Annual-report figures are for 2025 (Helsingborgs kommun), from 6 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.
| Helsingborg | Sweden | Helsingborg Sweden | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Made a loss | 33% | 20% | More here | |
| Companies with negative equity | 0% | 4% | Fewer here | |
| Losses two years in a row | 17% | 13% | More here | |
| Median equity ratio | 29% | 52% | Weaker | |
| Revenue per employee | SEK 1.7m | SEK 1.6m | About the same | |
| Staff costs per employee | SEK 614k | SEK 589k | About the same | |
| Run by chains (3+ places) | 27% | 39% | Fewer chains |
Trend
Active businesses over time
HelsingborgOpenings and closures per year
Money
Financials – Helsingborgs 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 optician in Helsingborg.
Competition
| 2 places |
New and established
A young market: many recent start-ups, dynamic, but less proven.
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 – Helsingborgs kommun
Average number of employees reported in the annual reports of companies that file accounts, sole proprietorships are not included.
Existing businesses
15 in all, newest first.
| Name | Address | Since |
|---|---|---|
| · Aktiebolag | Stenbrovägen 36, 253 68 Helsingborg | 2026 |
| · Aktiebolag | Berga Allé 1, 254 52 Helsingborg | 2025 |
| · Enskild firma | Lundsbäcksgatan 84, 254 59 Helsingborg | 2024 |
| · Aktiebolag | Övre Holländaregatan 36 Lgh 1101, 252 44 Helsingborg | 2021 |
| · Enskild firma | Gustavslundsvägen 320, 256 55 Helsingborg | 2017 |
| · Aktiebolag | Drottninggatan 7, 252 21 Helsingborg | 2016 |
| · Aktiebolag | Brogatan 9, 252 66 Helsingborg | 2012 |
| · Synoptik Sweden Aktiebolag · chain, 2 places here | Stortorget 16, 252 23 Helsingborg | 2011 |
| · Aktiebolag | Bärnstensgatan 9 B, 253 61 Helsingborg | 2007 |
| · Aktiebolag | Södergatan 76, 252 19 Helsingborg | 2006 |
| · Synoptik Sweden Aktiebolag · chain, 2 places here | Kullagatan 9, 252 20 Helsingborg | 1996 |
| · chain | Bruksgatan 17, 252 23 Helsingborg | 1995 |
| · Aktiebolag | Kullagatan 28, 252 20 Helsingborg | 1990 |
| · Synsam Group Sweden AB · chain | Kullagatan 31, 252 20 Helsingborg | – |
| · Aktiebolag | Kullagatan 3, 252 20 Helsingborg | – |
Nothing matches.
Recently opened
Stenbrovägen 36, 253 68 Helsingborg | Oct 2026 |
Berga Allé 1, 254 52 Helsingborg | Sep 2025 |
Recently closed
| None in the last 2 years. |
Comparable areas
Same type of area, similar population.
| Area | Residents | Active | Per 10k | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linköping | 116,851 | 15 | 1.3 | 45 |
| Örebro | 128,658 | 21 | 1.6 | 30 |
| Jönköping | 103,032 | 16 | 1.6 | 34 |
| Västerås | 131,643 | 22 | 1.7 | 42 |
| Lund (Lund) | 98,308 | 17 | 1.7 | 20 |
| Norrköping | 98,229 | 15 | 1.5 | 35 |
Population of Helsingborg
Statistics SwedenWho lives here
Statistics Sweden · 2026The line marks the average for Sweden. Highlighted: the age group most relevant for optician.
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.