Painter & decorator in Söderhamn
Opportunity score
Crowded
High confidenceMore competition than similar areas, or a weak trend.
See the five reasonsWhy this score (22/100)
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 11 active businesses in the category “Painter & decorator” in Söderhamn - 9.1 per 10,000 residents.
That is more than similar-sized areas (median 6.1 per 10,000). With the typical density you would expect about 7.
In the last 3 years 3 opened. Not available yet: closures are only known from 4 October 2026.
Compared with Sweden
Painter & decorator in Söderhamn against all of Sweden. Annual-report figures are for 2025 (Söderhamns 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.
| Söderhamn | Sweden | Söderhamn Sweden | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Made a loss | 14% | 22% | Fewer here | |
| Companies with negative equity | 14% | 4% | More here | |
| Losses two years in a row | 0% | 10% | Fewer here | |
| Median equity ratio | 48% | 51% | Weaker | |
| Revenue per employee | SEK 1.3m | SEK 1.1m | Higher | |
| Staff costs per employee | SEK 670k | SEK 569k | Higher | |
| Run by chains (3+ places) | 9% | 2% | More chains |
Trend
Active businesses over time
SöderhamnThis 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 – Söderhamns 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 Söderhamn.
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 – Söderhamns kommun
Average number of employees reported in the annual reports of companies that file accounts, sole proprietorships are not included.
Existing businesses
11 in all, newest first.
| Name | Address | Since |
|---|---|---|
| · Enskild firma | Spårgatan 3 P, 826 50 Söderhamn | 2024 |
| · Aktiebolag | Östra Storgatan 5, 826 50 Söderhamn | 2024 |
| · Aktiebolag | Lötvägen 12, 826 62 Norrala | 2024 |
| · chain | Växelgatan 8, 826 40 Söderhamn | 2023 |
| · Aktiebolag | Stamvägen 10, 826 37 Söderhamn | 2020 |
| · Enskild firma | Östra Storgatan 5, 826 50 Söderhamn | 2017 |
| · Aktiebolag | Tallvägen 20 C Lgh 1001, 826 34 Söderhamn | 2007 |
| · Enskild firma | Bohusvägen 14, 826 39 Söderhamn | 1999 |
| · Aktiebolag | Baggargatan 4, 826 32 Söderhamn | 1995 |
| · Enskild firma | Bergbacken 34 Lgh 1001, 826 36 Söderhamn | 1988 |
| · Aktiebolag | Norralagatan 14, 826 37 Söderhamn | – |
Nothing matches.
Comparable areas
Same type of area, similar population.
| Area | Residents | Active | Per 10k | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ekerö | 12,270 | 12 | 9.8 | 36 |
| Ulricehamn | 11,794 | 7 | 5.9 | 51 |
| Fagersta | 11,771 | 9 | 7.6 | 37 |
| Gällivare | 12,385 | 6 | 4.8 | 60 |
| Nödinge-Nol | 11,658 | 5 | 4.3 | 56 |
| Onsala | 12,486 | 11 | 8.8 | 39 |
Population of Söderhamn
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.