Painter & decorator in Umeå
Opportunity score
Promising
High confidenceFewer businesses than similar areas, with a supportive trend.
See the five reasonsWhy this score (72/100)
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 29 active businesses in the category “Painter & decorator” in Umeå - 3.1 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 58.
In the last 3 years 3 opened. Not available yet: closures are only known from 4 October 2026.
Compared with Sweden
Painter & decorator in Umeå against all of Sweden. Annual-report figures are for 2025 (Umeå kommun), from 30 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.
| Umeå | Sweden | Umeå Sweden | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Made a loss | 10% | 22% | Fewer here | |
| Companies with negative equity | 0% | 4% | Fewer here | |
| Losses two years in a row | 7% | 10% | Fewer here | |
| Median equity ratio | 49% | 51% | Weaker | |
| Revenue per employee | SEK 1.0m | SEK 1.1m | Lower | |
| Staff costs per employee | SEK 520k | SEK 569k | Lower | |
| Run by chains (3+ places) | 7% | 2% | More chains |
Trend
Active businesses over time
UmeåOpenings and closures per year
Money
Financials – Umeå 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 Umeå.
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 – Umeå kommun
Average number of employees reported in the annual reports of companies that file accounts, sole proprietorships are not included.
Existing businesses
29 in all, newest first.
| Name | Address | Since |
|---|---|---|
| · Aktiebolag | Kabelvägen 24 A, 901 33 Umeå | 2026 |
| · Aktiebolag | Äppelvägen 19, 904 36 Umeå | 2025 |
| · Aktiebolag | Spinnvägen 13 X, 903 61 Umeå | 2023 |
| · Aktiebolag | Kemigränd 15 Lgh 1001, 907 31 Umeå | 2023 |
| · chain | Gräddvägen 15 A, 906 20 Umeå | 2022 |
| · Aktiebolag | Näckrosvägen 22, 903 52 Umeå | 2022 |
| · Aktiebolag | Segelgatan 13, 904 20 Umeå | 2020 |
| · Aktiebolag | Rågången 2 B, 903 37 Umeå | 2020 |
| · Aktiebolag | Hamrinsvägen 4, 903 33 Umeå | 2019 |
| · Enskild firma | Kvarnvägen 13 Lgh 1305, 903 20 Umeå | 2019 |
| · Aktiebolag | Korpralsvägen 32 B Lgh 1402, 904 32 Umeå | 2019 |
| · Aktiebolag | Nygatan 51, 903 31 Umeå | 2019 |
| · Aktiebolag | Skogsbrynet 2, 903 43 Umeå | 2018 |
| · Aktiebolag | Skolgatan 68 A, 903 29 Umeå | 2014 |
| · Aktiebolag | Spinnvägen 13 X, 903 61 Umeå | 2014 |
| · Aktiebolag | Sandbackavägen 26 0, 903 46 Umeå | 2014 |
| · Aktiebolag | Oriongatan 11, 907 52 Umeå | 2013 |
| · Aktiebolag | Norra Obbolavägen 112 A, 904 22 Umeå | 2010 |
| · Aktiebolag | Skeppargatan 32, 904 31 Umeå | 2008 |
| · Aktiebolag | Tenorstråket 1, 903 53 Umeå | 2008 |
| · Enskild firma | Storgatan 10 A, 903 20 Umeå | 2007 |
| · Aktiebolag | Lärkvägen 3 Lgh 1101, 903 54 Umeå | 2007 |
| · Aktiebolag | Regementsgatan 4, 903 36 Umeå | 2001 |
| · Handelsbolag / kommanditbolag | Castorgatan 23, 907 52 Umeå | 1999 |
| · Aktiebolag | Lärlingsgatan 34 C, 904 22 Umeå | 1990 |
| · Aktiebolag | Skolgatan 22 B, 903 22 Umeå | 1989 |
| · Aktiebolag | Fatvägen 16 B, 906 20 Umeå | 1989 |
| · Aktiebolag | Förrådsvägen 2, 901 32 Umeå | 1988 |
| · Ryds Glas AB · chain | Spinnvägen 11, 903 61 Umeå | – |
Nothing matches.
Recently opened
Kabelvägen 24 A, 901 33 Umeå | Apr 2026 |
Äppelvägen 19, 904 36 Umeå | Feb 2025 |
Recently closed
| None in the last 2 years. |
Comparable areas
Same type of area, similar population.
| Area | Residents | Active | Per 10k | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norrköping | 98,229 | 55 | 5.6 | 58 |
| Lund (Lund) | 98,308 | 20 | 2.0 | 80 |
| Gävle | 86,533 | 45 | 5.2 | 55 |
| Jönköping | 103,032 | 43 | 4.2 | 68 |
| Södertälje | 78,377 | 58 | 7.4 | 40 |
| Borås | 75,565 | 64 | 8.5 | 29 |
Population of Umeå
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.