Painter & decorator in Värnamo
Opportunity score
Promising
High confidenceFewer businesses than similar areas, with a supportive trend.
See the five reasonsWhy this score (70/100)
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 9 active businesses in the category “Painter & decorator” in Värnamo - 4.4 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 12.
In the last 3 years 2 opened. Not available yet: closures are only known from 4 October 2026.
Compared with Sweden
Painter & decorator in Värnamo against all of Sweden. Annual-report figures are for 2025 (Värnamo kommun), from 5 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.
| Värnamo | Sweden | Värnamo Sweden | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Made a loss | 0% | 22% | Fewer here | |
| Companies with negative equity | 0% | 4% | Fewer here | |
| Losses two years in a row | 0% | 10% | Fewer here | |
| Median equity ratio | 54% | 51% | Stronger | |
| Revenue per employee | SEK 1.0m | SEK 1.1m | Lower | |
| Staff costs per employee | SEK 514k | SEK 569k | Lower | |
| Run by chains (3+ places) | 11% | 2% | More chains |
Trend
Active businesses over time
VärnamoThis 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 – Värnamo 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 Värnamo.
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 – Värnamo kommun
Average number of employees reported in the annual reports of companies that file accounts, sole proprietorships are not included.
Existing businesses
9 in all, newest first.
| Name | Address | Since |
|---|---|---|
| · Aktiebolag | Smedgatan 34, 331 35 Värnamo | 2026 |
| · Enskild firma | Vasagatan 19, 331 41 Värnamo | 2022 |
| · Aktiebolag | Päronvägen 1, 331 42 Värnamo | 2021 |
| · Aktiebolag | Ingelundsvägen 6, 331 36 Värnamo | 2020 |
| · Aktiebolag | Storgatan 44 1002, 331 31 Värnamo | 2019 |
| · Aktiebolag | Birger Jarlsgatan 125, 331 40 Värnamo | 2018 |
| · Enskild firma | Växjövägen 46, 331 42 Värnamo | 2005 |
| · Aktiebolag | Jönköpingsvägen 34, 331 34 Värnamo | 1985 |
| · chain | Ingelundsvägen 16, 331 36 Värnamo | – |
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Recently opened
Smedgatan 34, 331 35 Värnamo | Sep 2026 |
Valdemarsgatan 33, 331 40 Värnamo | Dec 2024 |
Recently closed
Valdemarsgatan 33, 331 40 Värnamo | Dec 2024 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eslöv | 20,422 | 11 | 5.4 | 63 |
| Karlshamn | 19,966 | 15 | 7.5 | 42 |
| Hässleholm | 19,760 | 5 | 2.5 | 63 |
| Ystad | 21,259 | 13 | 6.1 | 57 |
| Västervik | 21,615 | 19 | 8.8 | 34 |
| Oskarshamn | 18,817 | 17 | 9.0 | 26 |
Population of Värnamo
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 14.11.2026.