Painter & decorator in Västerås
Opportunity score
Worth a closer look
High confidenceSome signals point to room for a new business.
See the five reasonsWhy this score (58/100)
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 63 active businesses in the category “Painter & decorator” in Västerås - 4.8 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 81.
In the last 3 years 16 opened. Not available yet: closures are only known from 4 October 2026.
Compared with Sweden
Painter & decorator in Västerås against all of Sweden. Annual-report figures are for 2025 (Västerås kommun), from 29 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.
| Västerås | Sweden | Västerås Sweden | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Made a loss | 21% | 22% | About the same | |
| Companies with negative equity | 3% | 4% | About the same | |
| Losses two years in a row | 12% | 10% | About the same | |
| Median equity ratio | 39% | 51% | Weaker | |
| Revenue per employee | SEK 1.1m | SEK 1.1m | Lower | |
| Staff costs per employee | SEK 606k | SEK 569k | Higher | |
| Run by chains (3+ places) | 3% | 2% | About the same |
Trend
Active businesses over time
VästeråsThis 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 – Västerås 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 Västerås.
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.
When businesses open and close
Per calendar month, 2021–2025. Not available yet: closures are only known from 4 October 2026.
Jobs – Västerås kommun
Average number of employees reported in the annual reports of companies that file accounts, sole proprietorships are not included.
Existing businesses
63 in all, newest first.
| Name | Address | Since |
|---|---|---|
| · Aktiebolag | Syrenvägen 52, 722 45 Västerås | 2026 |
| · Aktiebolag | Vetterstorpsgatan 2 Lgh 1001, 724 62 Västerås | 2026 |
| · Aktiebolag | Svarvargatan 5 D, 723 37 Västerås | 2026 |
| · Enskild firma | Råsegelgatan 3 Lgh 1302, 723 56 Västerås | 2026 |
| · Handelsbolag / kommanditbolag | Pastellvägen 17, 724 71 Västerås | 2026 |
| · Enskild firma | Skjutbanegatan 11 D Lgh 0902, 723 39 Västerås | 2026 |
| · Enskild firma | Jakobsbergsplatsen 3 B Lgh 1201, 724 61 Västerås | 2025 |
| · Aktiebolag | Gunnilbogatan 24 C, 723 40 Västerås | 2025 |
| · Aktiebolag | Saltängsvägen 25, 721 32 Västerås | 2025 |
| · Aktiebolag | Viktoriagatan 6, 721 30 Västerås | 2025 |
| · Aktiebolag | Köpingsvägen 69 A, 724 65 Västerås | 2025 |
| · Enskild firma | Skjutbanegatan 11 C Lgh 1102, 723 39 Västerås | 2024 |
| · Aktiebolag | Målargatan 8, 723 37 Västerås | 2024 |
| · Enskild firma | Illervägen 17, 722 43 Västerås | 2024 |
| · Aktiebolag | Sköldmyrvägen 33, 722 31 Västerås | 2024 |
| · Aktiebolag | Spannmålsgatan 5, 724 66 Västerås | 2024 |
| · Enskild firma | Lövhagsgatan 71, 724 71 Västerås | 2023 |
| · Aktiebolag | Grönfinksvägen 8, 724 70 Västerås | 2022 |
| · Enskild firma | Vetterstorpsgatan 2 Lgh 1001, 724 62 Västerås | 2022 |
| · Aktiebolag | Bastborregatan 7, 721 34 Västerås | 2022 |
| · Enskild firma | Bandygatan 4, 722 40 Västerås | 2020 |
| · Aktiebolag | Viksängsgatan 48, 723 47 Västerås | 2020 |
| · Aktiebolag | Arosvägen 31, 722 17 Västerås | 2020 |
| · Enskild firma | Plåtverksgatan 87, 724 79 Västerås | 2020 |
| · Aktiebolag | Voltmätargatan 4, 721 37 Västerås | 2020 |
| · Aktiebolag | Föreningsgatan 30, 722 18 Västerås | 2020 |
| · Aktiebolag | Rösegårdsgatan 31, 724 76 Västerås | 2019 |
| · Aktiebolag | Pila-Brittas Gata 4 Lgh 0902, 724 60 Västerås | 2018 |
| · Enskild firma | Tessingatan 7, 722 15 Västerås | 2018 |
| · Aktiebolag | Repslagargatan 14, 724 60 Västerås | 2018 |
| · Aktiebolag | Regementsgatan 9, 723 45 Västerås | 2018 |
| · Enskild firma | Tunbyvägen 44 B Lgh 1101, 722 23 Västerås | 2018 |
| · Aktiebolag | Gransångargatan 108, 724 71 Västerås | 2017 |
| · Aktiebolag | Blomstergatan 3 B, 722 25 Västerås | 2017 |
| · Aktiebolag | Österleden 2, 721 35 Västerås | 2016 |
| · Aktiebolag | Köpingsvägen 27, 724 60 Västerås | 2015 |
| · Enskild firma | Regementsgatan 50 Lgh 1301, 723 45 Västerås | 2014 |
| · chain | Tallmätargatan 2 D, 721 34 Västerås | 2014 |
| · Aktiebolag | Oxelvägen 13, 722 31 Västerås | 2014 |
| · Enskild firma | Kungshögsgatan 8, 723 51 Västerås | 2014 |
| · Aktiebolag | Tunbytorpsgatan 16, 721 37 Västerås | 2013 |
| · Handelsbolag / kommanditbolag | Plåtverksgatan 129, 724 79 Västerås | 2013 |
| · Aktiebolag | Tallmätargatan 2 J, 721 34 Västerås | 2012 |
| · Aktiebolag | Elektrodgatan 6, 721 37 Västerås | 2012 |
| · Enskild firma | Nygatan 6 Lgh 1002, 722 14 Västerås | 2011 |
| · Aktiebolag | Bernsborgsstigen 13, 722 18 Västerås | 2010 |
| · Aktiebolag | Åsgatan 6 C, 724 63 Västerås | 2009 |
| · Enskild firma | Flisavägen 42 Lgh 1102, 723 53 Västerås | 2008 |
| · Aktiebolag | Tallmätargatan 2, 721 34 Västerås | 2008 |
| · Enskild firma | Skjutbanegatan 8 B, 723 39 Västerås | 2007 |
| · Enskild firma | Furugatan 3 C Lgh 1202, 723 37 Västerås | 2007 |
| · Enskild firma | Neptungatan 1 Lgh 1204, 723 58 Västerås | 2005 |
| · Aktiebolag | Ängsgärdsgatan 12, 721 30 Västerås | 2004 |
| · chain | Stenbygatan 6, 721 36 Västerås | 2002 |
| · Enskild firma | Släggkastargatan 10 Lgh 1606, 722 41 Västerås | 2002 |
| · Aktiebolag | Omformargatan 14, 721 37 Västerås | 1994 |
| · Aktiebolag | Friledningsgatan 7, 721 37 Västerås | 1994 |
| · Enskild firma | Kopparbergsvägen 28, 721 30 Västerås | 1993 |
| · Aktiebolag | Maskinistgatan 4, 723 37 Västerås | 1990 |
| · Aktiebolag | Svedjevägen 37, 723 53 Västerås | 1989 |
| · Aktiebolag | Slånbärsgatan 8, 722 23 Västerås | 1989 |
| · Aktiebolag | Tegnérgatan 10, 723 34 Västerås | 1987 |
| · Aktiebolag | Tunbytorpsgatan 8, 721 37 Västerås | – |
Nothing matches.
Recently opened
Syrenvägen 52, 722 45 Västerås | Jul 2026 |
Vetterstorpsgatan 2 Lgh 1001, 724 62 Västerås | Jun 2026 |
Svarvargatan 5 D, 723 37 Västerås | May 2026 |
Råsegelgatan 3 Lgh 1302, 723 56 Västerås | May 2026 |
Pastellvägen 17, 724 71 Västerås | May 2026 |
Skjutbanegatan 11 D Lgh 0902, 723 39 Västerås | Feb 2026 |
Jakobsbergsplatsen 3 B Lgh 1201, 724 61 Västerås | Aug 2025 |
Gunnilbogatan 24 C, 723 40 Västerås | Jun 2025 |
Recently closed
| None in the last 2 years. |
Comparable areas
Same type of area, similar population.
| Area | Residents | Active | Per 10k | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Örebro | 128,658 | 53 | 4.1 | 59 |
| Linköping | 116,851 | 53 | 4.5 | 61 |
| Helsingborg | 116,029 | 69 | 5.9 | 45 |
| Upplands Väsby och Sollentuna | 156,517 | 100 | 6.4 | 50 |
| Jönköping | 103,032 | 43 | 4.2 | 68 |
| Lund (Lund) | 98,308 | 20 | 2.0 | 80 |
Population of Västerås
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 12.11.2026.