Painter & decorator in Härnösand
Opportunity score
Worth a closer look
High confidenceSome signals point to room for a new business.
See the five reasonsWhy this score (58/100)
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 9 active businesses in the category “Painter & decorator” in Härnösand - 4.9 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 11.
In the last 3 years 1 opened. Not available yet: closures are only known from 4 October 2026.
Compared with Sweden
Painter & decorator in Härnösand against all of Sweden. Annual-report figures are for 2025 (Härnösands kommun), from 7 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.
| Härnösand | Sweden | Härnösand Sweden | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Made a loss | 14% | 22% | Fewer here | |
| Companies with negative equity | 0% | 4% | Fewer here | |
| Losses two years in a row | 14% | 10% | More here | |
| Median equity ratio | 53% | 51% | About the same | |
| Revenue per employee | SEK 1.3m | SEK 1.1m | Higher | |
| Staff costs per employee | SEK 769k | SEK 569k | Higher | |
| Run by chains (3+ places) | 22% | 2% | More chains |
Trend
Active businesses over time
HärnösandThis 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 – Härnösands 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 Härnösand.
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 – Härnösands kommun
Average number of employees reported in the annual reports of companies that file accounts, sole proprietorships are not included.
Existing businesses
9 in all, newest first.
| Name | Address | Since |
|---|---|---|
| · Enskild firma | Storgatan 12 A Lgh 1103, 871 31 Härnösand | 2024 |
| · Ryds Glas AB · chain | Industrigatan 12, 871 53 Härnösand | 2021 |
| · Aktiebolag | Jensenvägen 24, 871 51 Härnösand | 2017 |
| · Aktiebolag | Kapellsberg 102, 871 61 Härnösand | 2015 |
| · Enskild firma | Betesvägen 20, 871 53 Härnösand | 1997 |
| · Handelsbolag / kommanditbolag | Säbråvägen 20, 871 42 Härnösand | 1997 |
| · Enskild firma | Storgatan 34 B, 871 30 Härnösand | 1996 |
| · Aktiebolag | Tulegatan 9, 871 41 Härnösand | 1988 |
| · chain | Djuphamnsvägen 3, 871 45 Härnösand | 1986 |
Nothing matches.
Comparable areas
Same type of area, similar population.
| Area | Residents | Active | Per 10k | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kristinehamn | 18,358 | 10 | 5.4 | 63 |
| Falköping | 17,924 | 7 | 3.9 | 68 |
| Kumla | 17,889 | 14 | 7.8 | 50 |
| Köping | 18,605 | 11 | 5.9 | 52 |
| Staffanstorp | 17,838 | 13 | 7.3 | 50 |
| Nässjö | 18,639 | 10 | 5.4 | 52 |
Population of Härnösand
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.