Painter & decorator in Merlänna
Opportunity score
Too small to judge
Low confidenceThe area is small, so a single business opening or closing changes the picture a lot. Look at the wider area too.
See the five reasonsWhy this score (48/100)
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 is 1 active business in the category “Painter & decorator” in Merlänna - 25.4 per 10,000 residents.
In the last 3 years 1 opened. Not available yet: closures are only known from 4 October 2026.
Compared with Sweden
Painter & decorator in Merlänna against all of Sweden. Annual-report figures are for 2025 (Strängnäs kommun), from 18 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.
| Merlänna | Sweden | Merlänna Sweden | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Made a loss | 33% | 22% | More here | |
| Companies with negative equity | 6% | 4% | About the same | |
| Losses two years in a row | 6% | 10% | Fewer here | |
| Median equity ratio | 64% | 51% | Stronger | |
| Revenue per employee | SEK 1.1m | SEK 1.1m | Lower | |
| Staff costs per employee | SEK 506k | SEK 569k | Lower |
Trend
Active businesses over time
MerlännaThis 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 – Strängnäs 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 Merlänna.
Competition
No company runs more than one place of business here, an independent market.
New and established
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 – Strängnäs kommun
Average number of employees reported in the annual reports of companies that file accounts, sole proprietorships are not included.
Existing businesses
1 in all, newest first.
| Name | Address | Since |
|---|---|---|
| · Aktiebolag | Merlännavägen 66, 645 91 Strängnäs | 2012 |
Nothing matches.
Recently opened
Rosenbergsvägen 17 Svennebo, 645 91 Strängnäs | Jul 2026 |
Recently closed
Rosenbergsvägen 17 Svennebo, 645 91 Strängnäs | Jul 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rottneros | 393 | 1 | 25.4 | 41 |
| Robertsholm | 392 | 1 | 25.5 | 50 |
| Bergströmshusen | 394 | 1 | 25.4 | 57 |
| Lillhaga | 394 | 2 | 50.8 | 52 |
| Nykyrka | 390 | 1 | 25.6 | 48 |
| Söderskogen | 389 | 2 | 51.4 | 60 |
Other areas nearby
Ranked by opportunity score for painter & decorator.
| Area | Active | Per 10k | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abborrberget Town | 1 | 3.2 | 60 |
| Åkers styckebruk Town | 1 | 3.4 | 59 |
| Strängnäs Town | 12 | 7.8 | 37 |
| Mariefred Town | 9 | 21.0 | 14 |
Population of Merlänna
Statistics SwedenWho lives here
Statistics Sweden · 2026The line marks the average for Sweden.
Many residents work elsewhere, demand is concentrated in evenings and weekends.
* 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 15.11.2026.