Painter & decorator in Kalmar
Opportunity score
Promising
High confidenceFewer businesses than similar areas, with a supportive trend.
See the five reasonsWhy this score (74/100)
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 17 active businesses in the category “Painter & decorator” in Kalmar - 4.0 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 26.
In the last 3 years 3 opened. Not available yet: closures are only known from 1 January 2024.
Compared with Sweden
Painter & decorator in Kalmar against all of Sweden. Annual-report figures are for 2025 (Kalmars kommun), from 9 companies. Survival can't be calculated for Sweden yet: closures in Statistics Sweden's Business Register are only known from 1 January 2024.
| Kalmar | Sweden | Kalmar Sweden | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Made a loss | 33% | 22% | More here | |
| Companies with negative equity | 0% | 4% | Fewer here | |
| Losses two years in a row | 22% | 10% | More here | |
| Median equity ratio | 36% | 51% | Weaker | |
| Revenue per employee | SEK 1.7m | SEK 1.1m | Higher | |
| Staff costs per employee | SEK 479k | SEK 569k | Lower | |
| Run by chains (3+ places) | 6% | 2% | More chains |
Trend
Active businesses over time
KalmarOpenings and closures per year
Money
Financials – Kalmars 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 Kalmar.
Trouble signs
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 – Kalmars kommun
Average number of employees reported in the annual reports of companies that file accounts, sole proprietorships are not included.
Existing businesses
17 in all, newest first.
| Name | Address | Since |
|---|---|---|
| · Enskild firma | Magistratsgatan 11 A Lgh 1202, 392 35 Kalmar | 2024 |
| · Aktiebolag | Skräddaretorpsvägen 9 B, 393 53 Kalmar | 2024 |
| · Aktiebolag | Lillegårdsgatan 15, 392 47 Kalmar | 2023 |
| · Aktiebolag | Grimskärsgatan 3, 392 31 Kalmar | 2022 |
| · Ryds Glas AB · chain | Franska Vägen 9, 393 56 Kalmar | 2020 |
| · Aktiebolag | Timmermansgatan 40, 392 36 Kalmar | 2020 |
| · Enskild firma | Siljeströms Väg 21 Lgh 0901, 392 44 Kalmar | 2017 |
| · Aktiebolag | Fasanvägen 26, 393 59 Kalmar | 2015 |
| · Enskild firma | Klunkens Backe 19 Lgh 1103, 393 52 Kalmar | 2014 |
| · Aktiebolag | Venusvägen 21, 393 51 Kalmar | 2012 |
| · Enskild firma | Södra Vägen 7 Lgh 1101, 392 45 Kalmar | 2011 |
| · Aktiebolag | Franska Vägen 26, 393 56 Kalmar | 2010 |
| · Handelsbolag / kommanditbolag | Fasanvägen 26, 393 59 Kalmar | 2009 |
| · Handelsbolag / kommanditbolag | Djurängsvägen 84 B, 393 54 Kalmar | 2004 |
| · Aktiebolag | Slöjdaregatan 2, 393 66 Kalmar | 1992 |
| · Aktiebolag | Torsåsgatan 9, 392 39 Kalmar | – |
| · Aktiebolag | Torsåsgatan 9, 392 39 Kalmar | – |
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Population of Kalmar
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 11.11.2026.