Optician in Malmö
Opportunity score
Worth a closer look
High confidenceSome signals point to room for a new business.
See the five reasonsWhy this score (55/100)
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 37 active businesses in the category “Optician” in Malmö - 1.1 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 40.
In the last 3 years 3 opened. Not available yet: closures are only known from 4 October 2026.
Compared with Sweden
Optician in Malmö against all of Sweden. Annual-report figures are for 2025 (Malmö kommun), from 11 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.
| Malmö | Sweden | Malmö Sweden | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Made a loss | 9% | 20% | Fewer here | |
| Companies with negative equity | 9% | 4% | More here | |
| Losses two years in a row | 10% | 13% | Fewer here | |
| Median equity ratio | 52% | 52% | About the same | |
| Revenue per employee | SEK 2.3m | SEK 1.6m | Higher | |
| Staff costs per employee | SEK 682k | SEK 589k | Higher | |
| Run by chains (3+ places) | 49% | 39% | More chains |
Trend
Active businesses over time
MalmöThis 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 – Malmö 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 Malmö.
Competition
| 11 places | |
| 6 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 – Malmö kommun
Average number of employees reported in the annual reports of companies that file accounts, sole proprietorships are not included.
Existing businesses
37 in all, newest first.
| Name | Address | Since |
|---|---|---|
| · Synoptik Sweden Aktiebolag · chain, 6 places here | Mariedalsvägen 32, 217 45 Malmö | 2026 |
| · Handelsbolag / kommanditbolag | Limhamnsvägen 139, 216 47 Limhamn | 2026 |
| · Synsam Group Sweden AB · chain, 11 places here | Södra Tullgatan 1 A, 211 40 Malmö | 2025 |
| · chain | Södra Förstadsgatan 38, 211 43 Malmö | 2023 |
| · Aktiebolag | Baltzarsgatan 39, 211 36 Malmö | 2022 |
| · Synsam Group Sweden AB · chain, 11 places here | Södra Förstadsgatan 41, 211 43 Malmö | 2021 |
| · Synsam Group Sweden AB · chain, 11 places here | Rälsplatsen 6, 211 20 Malmö | 2020 |
| · Synsam Group Sweden AB · chain, 11 places here | Kronetorpsvägen 2 Burlöv Center, 232 37 Arlöv | 2019 |
| · Aktiebolag | Sallerupsvägen 5, 212 18 Malmö | 2017 |
| · Aktiebolag | Bispgatan 75, 216 22 Limhamn | 2015 |
| · Aktiebolag | Idunavägen 21, 216 19 Malmö | 2015 |
| · Synoptik Sweden Aktiebolag · chain, 6 places here | Hyllie Boulevard 19, 215 32 Malmö | 2015 |
| · Aktiebolag | Kronetorpsvägen 2, 232 37 Arlöv | 2014 |
| · Aktiebolag | Regementsgatan 9, 217 53 Malmö | 2014 |
| · Synsam Group Sweden AB · chain, 11 places here | Södra Förstadsgatan 27, 211 43 Malmö | 2014 |
| · Synsam Group Sweden AB · chain, 11 places here | Per Albin Hanssons Väg 30 B, 214 32 Malmö | 2013 |
| · Aktiebolag | Per Albin Hanssons väg 40, 214 32 Malmö | 2012 |
| · Aktiebolag | Föreningsgatan 5, 211 44 Malmö | 2012 |
| · Aktiebolag | Hyllie Boulevard 19, 215 32 Malmö | 2012 |
| · Aktiebolag | Södra Förstadsgatan 65 B, 214 20 Malmö | 2012 |
| · Synsam Group Sweden AB · chain, 11 places here | HYLLIE Stationsväg 10 EMPORIA KÖPCENTRUM, 215 32 Malmö | 2012 |
| · Synoptik Sweden Aktiebolag · chain, 6 places here | Spångatan 2, 211 44 Malmö | 2009 |
| · Aktiebolag | Erikslustvägen 15, 217 73 Malmö | 2006 |
| · Aktiebolag | Erikslustvägen 15, 217 74 Malmö | 2004 |
| · Enskild firma | Södra Förstadsgatan 95 D, 214 20 Malmö | 2003 |
| · Handelsbolag / kommanditbolag | Stormgatan 4, 211 20 Malmö | 2002 |
| · Synsam Group Sweden AB · chain, 11 places here | MALMBORGSGATAN 6 HansaCompagniet, 211 38 Malmö | 2001 |
| · Synsam Group Sweden AB · chain, 11 places here | Södra Förstadsgatan 59, 214 20 Malmö | 2001 |
| · Aktiebolag | Gustav Adolfs Torg 10 A, 211 39 Malmö | 2000 |
| · Synoptik Sweden Aktiebolag · chain, 6 places here | Södra Förstadsgatan 41, 211 43 Malmö | 1996 |
| · Synoptik Sweden Aktiebolag · chain, 6 places here | Kattsundsgatan 18, 211 26 Malmö | 1995 |
| · Synoptik Sweden Aktiebolag · chain, 6 places here | Kronetorpsvägen 2, 232 37 Arlöv | 1995 |
| · Aktiebolag | Geijersgatan 4 B, 216 18 Limhamn | 1989 |
| · Aktiebolag | Järnvägsgatan 31, 216 14 Limhamn | 1986 |
| · Synsam Group Sweden AB · chain, 11 places here | Djäknegatan 28, 211 35 Malmö | – |
| · Synsam Group Sweden AB · chain, 11 places here | REGEMENTSGATAN 54 Kronprinsen, 217 48 Malmö | – |
| · Preislers Optiska Institut Aktiebolag · Aktiebolag | Stortorget 4, 211 34 Malmö | – |
Nothing matches.
Recently opened
Synoptik Sweden Aktiebolag · Mariedalsvägen 32, 217 45 Malmö | May 2026 |
Limhamnsvägen 139, 216 47 Limhamn | Apr 2026 |
Synsam Group Sweden AB · Södra Tullgatan 1 A, 211 40 Malmö | Jun 2025 |
Recently closed
| None in the last 2 years. |
Other areas nearby
Ranked by opportunity score for optician.
| Area | Active | Per 10k | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bunkeflostrand Town | 0 | 0.0 | 76 |
| Oxie Town | 0 | 0.0 | 74 |
Population of Malmö
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.