Painter & decorator in Vänersborg
Opportunity score
Balanced
High confidenceSupply roughly matches similar areas.
See the five reasonsWhy this score (43/100)
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 18 active businesses in the category “Painter & decorator” in Vänersborg - 7.3 per 10,000 residents.
That is about the same as similar-sized areas (median 6.1 per 10,000). With the typical density you would expect about 15.
In the last 3 years 4 opened. Not available yet: closures are only known from 4 October 2026.
Compared with Sweden
Painter & decorator in Vänersborg against all of Sweden. Annual-report figures are for 2025 (Vänersborgs kommun), from 9 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.
| Vänersborg | Sweden | Vänersborg Sweden | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Made a loss | 44% | 22% | More here | |
| Companies with negative equity | 22% | 4% | More here | |
| Losses two years in a row | 13% | 10% | More here | |
| Median equity ratio | 38% | 51% | Weaker | |
| Revenue per employee | SEK 1.0m | SEK 1.1m | Lower | |
| Staff costs per employee | SEK 455k | SEK 569k | Lower | |
| Run by chains (3+ places) | 0% | 2% | About the same |
Trend
Active businesses over time
VänersborgThis 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 – Vänersborgs 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 Vänersborg.
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 – Vänersborgs kommun
Average number of employees reported in the annual reports of companies that file accounts, sole proprietorships are not included.
Existing businesses
18 in all, newest first.
| Name | Address | Since |
|---|---|---|
| · Enskild firma | Edsgatan 51 Lgh 1101, 462 30 Vänersborg | 2026 |
| · Aktiebolag | Växthusvägen 1, 462 61 Vänersborg | 2025 |
| · Aktiebolag | A F Carlssons Gata 15, 462 33 Vänersborg | 2024 |
| · Aktiebolag | Flanaden 62 Lgh 1101, 462 50 Vänersborg | 2023 |
| · Enskild firma | Repslagarvägen 6 Lgh 1201, 462 32 Vänersborg | 2021 |
| · Aktiebolag | Regementsgatan 41 1Tr, 462 32 Vänersborg | 2021 |
| · Enskild firma | Boteredsvägen 17, 462 61 Vänersborg | 2020 |
| · Enskild firma | Viljans Väg 4, 462 60 Vänersborg | 2017 |
| · Handelsbolag / kommanditbolag | Landerivägen 34, 462 32 Vänersborg | 2016 |
| · Aktiebolag | Parallellgatan 50, 462 32 Vänersborg | 2013 |
| · Aktiebolag | Sjöbodsvägen 28 B, 462 42 Vänersborg | 2013 |
| · Enskild firma | Södergatan 18 A Lgh 1104, 462 34 Vänersborg | 2011 |
| · Enskild firma | Skördegatan 26, 462 41 Vänersborg | 2010 |
| · Enskild firma | Skräcklegatan 2, 462 30 Vänersborg | 2006 |
| · Aktiebolag | Boteredsvägen 17, 462 61 Vänersborg | 2006 |
| · Aktiebolag | Nygatan 4, 462 30 Vänersborg | 2003 |
| · Aktiebolag | Östergatan 22, 462 33 Vänersborg | 1991 |
| · Enskild firma | Nygatan 4, 462 30 Vänersborg | – |
Nothing matches.
Recently opened
Bokgatan 14 Lgh 1201, 462 52 Vänersborg | Aug 2026 |
Edsgatan 51 Lgh 1101, 462 30 Vänersborg | Jan 2026 |
Växthusvägen 1, 462 61 Vänersborg | Jun 2025 |
A F Carlssons Gata 15, 462 33 Vänersborg | Dec 2024 |
Recently closed
Bokgatan 14 Lgh 1201, 462 52 Vänersborg | Aug 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandviken (Sandviken) | 24,827 | 12 | 4.8 | 60 |
| Gustavsberg | 25,034 | 23 | 9.2 | 31 |
| Mölnlycke och Öjersjö | 25,172 | 18 | 7.2 | 35 |
| Katrineholm | 23,953 | 9 | 3.8 | 69 |
| Piteå | 23,824 | 20 | 8.4 | 40 |
| Norrtälje | 23,606 | 33 | 14.0 | 9 |
Other areas nearby
Ranked by opportunity score for painter & decorator.
| Area | Active | Per 10k | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vargön Town | 4 | 8.1 | 37 |
Population of Vänersborg
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.