Painter & decorator in Gävle
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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There are 45 active businesses in the category “Painter & decorator” in Gävle - 5.2 per 10,000 residents.
That is about the same as similar-sized areas (median 6.1 per 10,000). With the typical density you would expect about 53.
In the last 3 years 12 opened. Not available yet: closures are only known from 4 October 2026.
Compared with Sweden
Painter & decorator in Gävle against all of Sweden. Annual-report figures are for 2025 (Gävle kommun), from 29 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.
| Gävle | Sweden | Gävle Sweden | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Made a loss | 38% | 22% | More here | |
| Companies with negative equity | 7% | 4% | More here | |
| Losses two years in a row | 26% | 10% | More here | |
| Median equity ratio | 46% | 51% | Weaker | |
| Revenue per employee | SEK 1.2m | SEK 1.1m | About the same | |
| Staff costs per employee | SEK 563k | SEK 569k | About the same | |
| Run by chains (3+ places) | 2% | 2% | About the same |
Trend
Active businesses over time
GävleThis 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 – Gävle 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 Gävle.
Competition
No company runs more than one place of business here, an independent market.
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.
When businesses open and close
Per calendar month, 2021–2025. Not available yet: closures are only known from 4 October 2026.
Jobs – Gävle kommun
Average number of employees reported in the annual reports of companies that file accounts, sole proprietorships are not included.
Existing businesses
45 in all, newest first.
| Name | Address | Since |
|---|---|---|
| · Aktiebolag | Södra Centralgatan 17, 802 92 Gävle | 2026 |
| · Aktiebolag | Rodergatan 46, 802 82 Gävle | 2026 |
| · Aktiebolag | Östra Islandsgatan 27 B Lgh 1102, 802 80 Gävle | 2026 |
| · Enskild firma | Sjätte Tvärgatan 24 F Lgh 1001, 802 84 Gävle | 2026 |
| · Enskild firma | Stenbackavägen 6, 804 24 Gävle | 2026 |
| · Handelsbolag / kommanditbolag | Norra Köpmangatan 24 F Lgh 1501, 803 21 Gävle | 2026 |
| · Aktiebolag | Idrottsallén 21 B, 806 49 Gävle | 2025 |
| · Enskild firma | Skogsfruvägen 37 Bv, 802 64 Gävle | 2025 |
| · Enskild firma | Väpnargatan 8 A Lgh 1101, 802 85 Gävle | 2025 |
| · Enskild firma | Kolabågen 7 Lgh 1504, 802 87 Gävle | 2024 |
| · Aktiebolag | Kryddstigen 14, 802 92 Gävle | 2023 |
| · Aktiebolag | Skogvaktarvägen 24, 806 35 Gävle | 2022 |
| · Aktiebolag | Holmsundsallén 11 Lgh 1101, 804 29 Gävle | 2022 |
| · Aktiebolag | Lokattvägen 54, 802 69 Gävle | 2021 |
| · Aktiebolag | Lysgatan 27, 802 86 Gävle | 2021 |
| · Enskild firma | Södra Fiskargatan 16 Lgh 1201, 802 80 Gävle | 2021 |
| · Aktiebolag | Drottninggatan 10, 803 20 Gävle | 2021 |
| · Aktiebolag | Skolgången 5, 802 57 Gävle | 2020 |
| · Enskild firma | Sjåaregatan 25 A Lgh 1202, 803 02 Gävle | 2020 |
| · Aktiebolag | Kryddstigen 20 B, 802 92 Gävle | 2019 |
| · Aktiebolag | Nedre Arbetshusgatan 78 C, 802 51 Gävle | 2019 |
| · Aktiebolag | Sippstigen 25, 805 95 Gävle | 2019 |
| · Enskild firma | Tegnérvägen 7, 802 67 Gävle | 2019 |
| · Aktiebolag | Sekatörsslingan 18, 806 45 Gävle | 2018 |
| · Aktiebolag | Övre Hattmursvägen 11, 806 48 Gävle | 2017 |
| · Enskild firma | Södra Kansligatan 7 A Lgh 1101, 802 52 Gävle | 2017 |
| · Aktiebolag | Upplandsgatan 9, 802 83 Gävle | 2016 |
| · Aktiebolag | Sofiedalsvägen 20, 818 32 Valbo | 2015 |
| · Aktiebolag | Idungatan 7, 802 67 Gävle | 2015 |
| · Aktiebolag | Gamla Depåvägen 40, 806 47 Gävle | 2011 |
| · Aktiebolag | Älggräsvägen 18, 805 95 Gävle | 2011 |
| · Enskild firma | Stigsrundan 57, 806 42 Gävle | 2009 |
| · Enskild firma | Bangårdsgatan 6, 802 56 Gävle | 2009 |
| · Aktiebolag | Utmarksvägen 7 A, 802 91 Gävle | 1998 |
| · Enskild firma | Korpvägen 29, 802 64 Gävle | 1995 |
| · Aktiebolag | Tredje Magasinsgatan 5, 803 10 Gävle | 1995 |
| · Aktiebolag | Strömsbrovägen 20, 803 09 Gävle | 1994 |
| · Enskild firma | Depkens Väg 2, 804 26 Gävle | 1994 |
| · chain | Kryddstigen 24 G, 802 92 Gävle | 1986 |
| · Aktiebolag | Krickvägen 18, 803 09 Gävle | 1986 |
| · Aktiebolag | Industrigatan 12, 802 83 Gävle | 1986 |
| · Aktiebolag | Ruddammsgatan 32, 803 11 Gävle | 1985 |
| · Aktiebolag | Södra Nyvallsvägen 2, 804 25 Gävle | – |
| · Aktiebolag | Slåttervägen 10 E, 802 70 Gävle | – |
| · Aktiebolag | Nygatan 38, 803 11 Gävle | – |
Nothing matches.
Recently opened
Södra Centralgatan 17, 802 92 Gävle | Oct 2026 |
Rodergatan 46, 802 82 Gävle | Sep 2026 |
Östra Islandsgatan 27 B Lgh 1102, 802 80 Gävle | Jun 2026 |
Kaserngatan 24, 802 60 Gävle | Jun 2026 |
Sjätte Tvärgatan 24 F Lgh 1001, 802 84 Gävle | Apr 2026 |
Stenbackavägen 6, 804 24 Gävle | Apr 2026 |
Norra Köpmangatan 24 F Lgh 1501, 803 21 Gävle | Feb 2026 |
Idrottsallén 21 B, 806 49 Gävle | Nov 2025 |
Recently closed
Kaserngatan 24, 802 60 Gävle | Jun 2026 after 0 yrs |
Closures before 4 October 2026 are listed as the register has them, but it kept only some of them, so they are not counted in the figures above.
Comparable areas
Same type of area, similar population.
| Area | Residents | Active | Per 10k | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Umeå | 94,243 | 29 | 3.1 | 72 |
| Södertälje | 78,377 | 58 | 7.4 | 40 |
| Borås | 75,565 | 64 | 8.5 | 29 |
| Norrköping | 98,229 | 55 | 5.6 | 58 |
| Lund (Lund) | 98,308 | 20 | 2.0 | 80 |
| Växjö | 74,052 | 26 | 3.5 | 69 |
Population of Gävle
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 14.11.2026.