Pharmacy & health store in Västervik
Opportunity score
Crowded
Medium confidenceMore competition than similar areas, or a weak trend.
See the five reasonsWhy this score (37/100)
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 5 active businesses in the category “Pharmacy & health store” in Västervik - 2.3 per 10,000 residents.
That is more than similar-sized areas (median 1.8 per 10,000). With the typical density you would expect about 4.
In the last 3 years 1 opened. Not available yet: closures are only known from 4 October 2026.
Compared with Sweden
Pharmacy & health store in Västervik against all of Sweden. 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.
| Västervik | Sweden | Västervik Sweden | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Run by chains (3+ places) | 100% | 84% | More chains |
Trend
Active businesses over time
VästervikThis 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 – Västerviks kommun
Too few companies here have filed annual reports to show medians (1 of at least 3).
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 pharmacy & health store in Västervik.
Financial health
Too few companies here have filed annual reports to show medians (1 of at least 3).
Competition
| 2 places |
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.
Existing businesses
5 in all, newest first.
| Name | Address | Since |
|---|---|---|
| · Apotek Hjärtat AB · chain | Ljunghedsvägen 2, 593 62 Västervik | 2025 |
| · Apoteket AB · chain, 2 places here | Västra Kyrkogatan 34, 593 33 Västervik | 2021 |
| · Admenta Sweden AB · chain | Ljunghedsvägen 2, 593 62 Västervik | 2014 |
| · Kronans Apotek AB · chain | Fiskaregatan 1 Fiskaretorget, 593 33 Västervik | 1993 |
| · Apoteket AB · chain, 2 places here | Östra Kyrkogatan 48, 593 33 Västervik | – |
Nothing matches.
Recently opened
Apotek Hjärtat AB · Ljunghedsvägen 2, 593 62 Västervik | May 2025 |
Recently closed
| None in the last 2 years. |
Population of Västervik
Statistics SwedenWho lives here
Statistics Sweden · 2026The line marks the average for Sweden. Highlighted: the age group most relevant for pharmacy & health store.
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.