Painter & decorator in Årjäng
Opportunity score
Crowded
Medium confidenceMore competition than similar areas, or a weak trend.
See the five reasonsWhy this score (34/100)
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 7 active businesses in the category “Painter & decorator” in Årjäng - 21.0 per 10,000 residents.
That is more than similar-sized areas (median 6.1 per 10,000). With the typical density you would expect about 2.
In the last 3 years 0 opened. Not available yet: closures are only known from 4 October 2026.
Compared with Sweden
Painter & decorator in Årjäng against all of Sweden. Annual-report figures are for 2025 (Årjängs kommun), from 5 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.
| Årjäng | Sweden | Årjäng Sweden | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Made a loss | 40% | 22% | More here | |
| Companies with negative equity | 20% | 4% | More here | |
| Losses two years in a row | 20% | 10% | More here | |
| Median equity ratio | 38% | 51% | Weaker | |
| Revenue per employee | SEK 1.2m | SEK 1.1m | Higher | |
| Staff costs per employee | SEK 699k | SEK 569k | Higher | |
| Run by chains (3+ places) | 0% | 2% | About the same |
Trend
Active businesses over time
ÅrjängThis 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 – Årjängs 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 painter & decorator in Årjäng.
Competition
No company runs more than one place of business here, an independent market.
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 – Årjängs kommun
Average number of employees reported in the annual reports of companies that file accounts, sole proprietorships are not included.
Existing businesses
7 in all, newest first.
| Name | Address | Since |
|---|---|---|
| · Aktiebolag | Kornvägen 39, 672 31 Årjäng | 2022 |
| · Aktiebolag | Norra Åkerstigen 12, 672 31 Årjäng | 2022 |
| · Enskild firma | Rågvägen 37, 672 31 Årjäng | 2021 |
| · Enskild firma | Erik Trells Väg 14, 672 30 Årjäng | 2016 |
| · Aktiebolag | Tallbackavägen 14, 672 31 Årjäng | 2011 |
| · Aktiebolag | Södra Ringvägen 3, 672 31 Årjäng | 2002 |
| · Aktiebolag | Storgatan 52, 672 30 Årjäng | 1987 |
Nothing matches.
Comparable areas
Same type of area, similar population.
| Area | Residents | Active | Per 10k | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Svinninge | 3,325 | 3 | 9.0 | 33 |
| Nättraby | 3,338 | 2 | 6.0 | 40 |
| Matfors | 3,312 | 6 | 18.1 | 16 |
| Ekeby (Bjuv) | 3,344 | 2 | 6.0 | 51 |
| Knislinge | 3,346 | 6 | 17.9 | 17 |
| Skelleftehamn | 3,302 | 1 | 3.0 | 62 |
Population of Årjäng
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 12.11.2026.