Optician in Linköping
Opportunity score
Balanced
High confidenceSupply roughly matches similar areas.
See the five reasonsWhy this score (45/100)
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 15 active businesses in the category “Optician” in Linköping - 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 1 opened. Not available yet: closures are only known from 4 October 2026.
Compared with Sweden
Optician in Linköping against all of Sweden. Annual-report figures are for 2025 (Linköpings kommun), from 4 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.
| Linköping | Sweden | Linköping Sweden | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Made a loss | 0% | 20% | Fewer here | |
| Companies with negative equity | 0% | 4% | Fewer here | |
| Median equity ratio | 43% | 52% | Weaker | |
| Revenue per employee | SEK 1.6m | SEK 1.6m | About the same | |
| Staff costs per employee | SEK 595k | SEK 589k | About the same | |
| Run by chains (3+ places) | 53% | 39% | More chains |
Trend
Active businesses over time
LinköpingThis 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 – Linköpings 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 Linköping.
Competition
| 4 places | |
| 3 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.
Jobs – Linköpings 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 |
|---|---|---|
| · Synsam Group Sweden AB · chain, 4 places here | Nygatan 22, 582 19 Linköping | 2026 |
| · Synsam Group Sweden AB · chain, 4 places here | Västra Svedengatan 7, 581 28 Linköping | 2020 |
| · chain | Storgatan 38, 582 23 Linköping | 2018 |
| · Aktiebolag | S:t Larsgatan 32 B, 582 24 Linköping | 2016 |
| · Aktiebolag | Västra Svedengatan 7, 581 28 Linköping | 2012 |
| · Synoptik Sweden Aktiebolag · chain, 3 places here | S:t Larsgatan 27, 582 24 Linköping | 2011 |
| · Synoptik Sweden Aktiebolag · chain, 3 places here | Nygatan 19, 582 19 Linköping | 2008 |
| · Aktiebolag | Storgatan 46, 582 23 Linköping | 2007 |
| · Synsam Group Sweden AB · chain, 4 places here | Trädgårdstorget 2, 582 24 Linköping | 2006 |
| · Enskild firma | Garnisonsvägen 41 Lgh 1201, 587 53 Linköping | 2006 |
| · Aktiebolag | Nygatan 38, 582 19 Linköping | 2001 |
| · Aktiebolag | Nygatan 18, 582 19 Linköping | 1989 |
| · Synoptik Sweden Aktiebolag · chain, 3 places here | Västra Svedengatan 7, 581 28 Linköping | 1986 |
| · Synsam Group Sweden AB · chain, 4 places here | Tanneforsgatan 6, 582 24 Linköping | 1984 |
| · Malmbergs Ur-Optik-Linser AB · Aktiebolag | Nygatan 21, 582 19 Linköping | – |
Nothing matches.
Recently opened
Synsam Group Sweden AB · Nygatan 22, 582 19 Linköping | Sep 2026 |
Recently closed
| None in the last 2 years. |
Comparable areas
Same type of area, similar population.
| Area | Residents | Active | Per 10k | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helsingborg | 116,029 | 15 | 1.3 | 46 |
| 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 Linköping
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 13.11.2026.