Painter & decorator in Strömstad
Opportunity score
Crowded
Medium confidenceMore competition than similar areas, or a weak trend.
See the five reasonsWhy this score (30/100)
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 6 active businesses in the category “Painter & decorator” in Strömstad - 7.7 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 4 October 2026.
Compared with Sweden
Painter & decorator in Strömstad against all of Sweden. Annual-report figures are for 2024 (Strömstad), from 6 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.
| Strömstad | Sweden | Strömstad Sweden | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Made a loss | 17% | 26% | Fewer here | |
| Companies with negative equity | 0% | 4% | Fewer here | |
| Losses two years in a row | 0% | 11% | Fewer here | |
| Median equity ratio | 77% | 51% | Stronger | |
| Revenue per employee | SEK 1.2m | SEK 1.1m | Higher | |
| Staff costs per employee | SEK 696k | SEK 556k | Higher | |
| Run by chains (3+ places) | 0% | 2% | About the same |
Trend
Active businesses over time
StrömstadThis 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 – Strömstad
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 Strömstad.
Competition
No company runs more than one place of business here, an independent market.
New and established
A young market: many recent start-ups, dynamic, but less proven.
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 – Strömstad
Average number of employees reported in the annual reports of companies that file accounts, sole proprietorships are not included.
Existing businesses
6 in all, newest first.
| Name | Address | Since |
|---|---|---|
| · Aktiebolag | Vasshusvägen 16, 452 35 Strömstad | 2026 |
| · Enskild firma | Norra Kyrkogatan 13 D Lgh 1203, 452 30 Strömstad | 2015 |
| · Aktiebolag | Pålsteksgatan 4, 452 38 Strömstad | 2011 |
| · Aktiebolag | Prästängsvägen 29 B, 452 33 Strömstad | 1991 |
| · Enskild firma | Ryttargången 38, 452 35 Strömstad | 1985 |
| · Handelsbolag / kommanditbolag | Strandpromenaden 13, 452 30 Strömstad | – |
Nothing matches.
Recently opened
Vasshusvägen 16, 452 35 Strömstad | Aug 2026 |
Första Musseronvägen 1, 452 34 Strömstad | Oct 2025 |
Recently closed
Första Musseronvägen 1, 452 34 Strömstad | Oct 2025 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.
Population of Strömstad
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 13.11.2026.