Plumber & heating in Flen
Opportunity score
Balanced
Medium confidenceSupply roughly matches similar areas.
See the five reasonsWhy this score (45/100)
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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Each dot is a place of business at its registered address. Click a dot to see the company.
There are 5 active businesses in the category “Plumber & heating” in Flen - 8.0 per 10,000 residents.
That is about the same as similar-sized areas (median 7.3 per 10,000). With the typical density you would expect about 5.
In the last 3 years 1 opened. Not available yet: closures are only known from 4 October 2026.
Compared with Sweden
Plumber & heating in Flen against all of Sweden. Annual-report figures are for 2025 (Flens kommun), from 4 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.
| Flen | Sweden | Flen Sweden | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Made a loss | 0% | 21% | Fewer here | |
| Companies with negative equity | 0% | 3% | Fewer here | |
| Median equity ratio | 39% | 47% | Weaker | |
| Revenue per employee | SEK 1.8m | SEK 1.9m | About the same | |
| Staff costs per employee | SEK 583k | SEK 631k | Lower | |
| Run by chains (3+ places) | 20% | 4% | More chains |
Trend
Active businesses over time
FlenThis 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 – Flens 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 plumber & heating in Flen.
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 – Flens kommun
Average number of employees reported in the annual reports of companies that file accounts, sole proprietorships are not included.
Existing businesses
5 in all, newest first.
| Name | Address | Since |
|---|---|---|
| · Enskild firma | Rundvägen 5 Lgh 1001, 642 34 Flen | 2026 |
| · chain | Kungsvägen 8, 642 34 Flen | 1997 |
| · Aktiebolag | Bjurgränd 11, 642 34 Flen | 1989 |
| · Aktiebolag | Åsegatan 8, 642 37 Flen | 1985 |
| · Aktiebolag | Lötvägen 13, 642 34 Flen | – |
Nothing matches.
Recently opened
Rundvägen 5 Lgh 1001, 642 34 Flen | Apr 2026 |
Recently closed
| None in the last 2 years. |
Comparable areas
Same type of area, similar population.
| Area | Residents | Active | Per 10k | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haparanda | 6,292 | 9 | 14.3 | 17 |
| Surahammar | 6,316 | 10 | 15.8 | 19 |
| Storvreta | 6,211 | 2 | 3.2 | 71 |
| Vårgårda | 6,198 | 5 | 8.1 | 45 |
| Fristad | 6,189 | 2 | 3.2 | 75 |
| Tierp | 6,346 | 3 | 4.7 | 61 |
Other areas nearby
Ranked by opportunity score for plumber & heating.
| Area | Active | Per 10k | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malmköping Town | 3 | 15.1 | 29 |
Population of Flen
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.