Painter & decorator in Sölvesborg
Opportunity score
Crowded
High confidenceMore competition than similar areas, or a weak trend.
See the five reasonsWhy this score (39/100)
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 8 active businesses in the category “Painter & decorator” in Sölvesborg - 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 5.
In the last 3 years 2 opened. Not available yet: closures are only known from 1 January 2024.
Compared with Sweden
Painter & decorator in Sölvesborg against all of Sweden. Annual-report figures are for 2025 (Sölvesborgs kommun), from 7 companies. Survival can't be calculated for Sweden yet: closures in Statistics Sweden's Business Register are only known from 1 January 2024.
| Sölvesborg | Sweden | Sölvesborg Sweden | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Made a loss | 29% | 22% | More here | |
| Companies with negative equity | 29% | 4% | More here | |
| Losses two years in a row | 0% | 10% | Fewer here | |
| Median equity ratio | 33% | 51% | Weaker | |
| Revenue per employee | SEK 1.4m | SEK 1.1m | Higher | |
| Staff costs per employee | SEK 678k | SEK 569k | Higher | |
| Run by chains (3+ places) | 13% | 2% | More chains |
Trend
Active businesses over time
SölvesborgOpenings and closures per year
Money
Financials – Sölvesborgs 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 Sölvesborg.
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 – Sölvesborgs kommun
Average number of employees reported in the annual reports of companies that file accounts, sole proprietorships are not included.
Existing businesses
8 in all, newest first.
| Name | Address | Since |
|---|---|---|
| · chain | Tredenborgsvägen 5, 294 35 Sölvesborg | 2025 |
| · Enskild firma | Norra Bryggerigatan 10 Lgh 1001, 294 34 Sölvesborg | 2024 |
| · Aktiebolag | Thure Carlssons Väg 14 G, 294 35 Sölvesborg | 2021 |
| · Aktiebolag | Linnévägen 19, 294 34 Sölvesborg | 2018 |
| · Enskild firma | Myrans Väg 6, 294 36 Sölvesborg | 2012 |
| · Aktiebolag | Hellerströmsgatan 19, 294 33 Sölvesborg | 2011 |
| · Aktiebolag | Svingelvägen 3, 294 37 Sölvesborg | 2003 |
| · Aktiebolag | Sångarevägen 2, 294 39 Sölvesborg | 2001 |
Nothing matches.
Recently opened
Tredenborgsvägen 5, 294 35 Sölvesborg | Dec 2025 |
Recently closed
| None in the last 2 years. |
Population of Sölvesborg
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.