Painter & decorator in Boden
Opportunity score
Worth a closer look
High confidenceSome signals point to room for a new business.
See the five reasonsWhy this score (66/100)
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 Boden - 4.2 per 10,000 residents.
That is fewer than similar-sized areas (median 6.1 per 10,000). With the typical density you would expect about 10.
In the last 3 years 3 opened. Not available yet: closures are only known from 4 October 2026.
Compared with Sweden
Painter & decorator in Boden against all of Sweden. Annual-report figures are for 2025 (Bodens 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.
| Boden | Sweden | Boden Sweden | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Made a loss | 17% | 22% | Fewer here | |
| Companies with negative equity | 17% | 4% | More here | |
| Losses two years in a row | 0% | 10% | Fewer here | |
| Median equity ratio | 32% | 51% | Weaker | |
| Revenue per employee | SEK 1.4m | SEK 1.1m | Higher | |
| Staff costs per employee | SEK 733k | SEK 569k | Higher | |
| Run by chains (3+ places) | 0% | 2% | About the same |
Trend
Active businesses over time
BodenThis 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 – Bodens 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 Boden.
Competition
No company runs more than one place of business here, an independent market.
New and established
A typical mix of new and established businesses.
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 – Bodens 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 |
|---|---|---|
| · Enskild firma | Färgaregatan 13 Lgh 1102, 961 35 Boden | 2025 |
| · Aktiebolag | Gammelängsgatan 21, 961 67 Boden | 2024 |
| · Aktiebolag | Viktoriagatan 12, 961 36 Boden | 2024 |
| · Aktiebolag | Brännkläppsgränd 2, 961 42 Boden | 2022 |
| · Aktiebolag | Laduvägen 5, 961 42 Boden | 2017 |
| · Aktiebolag | Björkelundsvägen 2, 961 62 Boden | 1988 |
| · Aktiebolag | Sappörvägen 1, 961 43 Boden | – |
Nothing matches.
Recently opened
Färgaregatan 13 Lgh 1102, 961 35 Boden | Feb 2025 |
Recently closed
| None in the last 2 years. |
Comparable areas
Same type of area, similar population.
| Area | Residents | Active | Per 10k | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mariestad | 16,750 | 7 | 4.2 | 66 |
| Hudiksvall | 16,792 | 12 | 7.1 | 37 |
| Nynäshamn | 16,447 | 18 | 10.9 | 12 |
| Kungsängen och Brunna | 16,899 | 8 | 4.7 | 66 |
| Höganäs | 16,274 | 16 | 9.8 | 16 |
| Bålsta | 16,205 | 23 | 14.2 | 21 |
Other areas nearby
Ranked by opportunity score for painter & decorator.
| Area | Active | Per 10k | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sävast Town | 0 | 0.0 | 83 |
Population of Boden
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.