Painter & decorator in Viken
Opportunity score
Worth a closer look
Medium confidenceSome signals point to room for a new business.
See the five reasonsWhy this score (66/100)
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 is 1 active business in the category “Painter & decorator” in Viken - 1.9 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 3.
In the last 3 years 1 opened. Not available yet: closures are only known from 4 October 2026.
Compared with Sweden
Painter & decorator in Viken against all of Sweden. Annual-report figures are for 2025 (Höganäs kommun), from 7 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.
| Viken | Sweden | Viken 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 | 51% | 51% | About the same | |
| Revenue per employee | SEK 1.5m | SEK 1.1m | Higher | |
| Staff costs per employee | SEK 733k | SEK 569k | Higher |
Trend
Active businesses over time
VikenOpenings and closures per year
Money
Financials – Höganäs 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 Viken.
Competition
No company runs more than one place of business here, an independent market.
New and established
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 – Höganäs kommun
Average number of employees reported in the annual reports of companies that file accounts, sole proprietorships are not included.
Existing businesses
1 in all, newest first.
| Name | Address | Since |
|---|---|---|
| · Enskild firma | Sandgatan 1, 263 62 Viken | 2025 |
Nothing matches.
Recently opened
Sandgatan 1, 263 62 Viken | May 2025 |
Recently closed
| None in the last 2 years. |
Comparable areas
Same type of area, similar population.
| Area | Residents | Active | Per 10k | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Götene | 5,153 | 4 | 7.8 | 37 |
| Sunne | 5,138 | 5 | 9.7 | 18 |
| Kvissleby | 5,189 | 2 | 3.9 | 57 |
| Smedjebacken | 5,190 | 1 | 1.9 | 84 |
| Mönsterås | 5,127 | 3 | 5.9 | 52 |
| Krokek | 5,125 | 1 | 2.0 | 81 |
Other areas nearby
Ranked by opportunity score for painter & decorator.
| Area | Active | Per 10k | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Höganäs Town | 16 | 9.8 | 16 |
Population of Viken
Statistics SwedenWho lives here
Statistics Sweden · 2026The line marks the average for Sweden.
Many residents work elsewhere, demand is concentrated in evenings and weekends.
* 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.