Plumber & heating in Luleå
Opportunity score
Worth a closer look
High confidenceSome signals point to room for a new business.
See the five reasonsWhy this score (62/100)
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 28 active businesses in the category “Plumber & heating” in Luleå - 5.6 per 10,000 residents.
That is fewer than similar-sized areas (median 7.3 per 10,000). With the typical density you would expect about 36.
In the last 3 years 6 opened. Not available yet: closures are only known from 4 October 2026.
Compared with Sweden
Plumber & heating in Luleå against all of Sweden. Annual-report figures are for 2025 (Luleå kommun), from 31 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.
| Luleå | Sweden | Luleå Sweden | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Made a loss | 26% | 21% | More here | |
| Companies with negative equity | 3% | 3% | About the same | |
| Losses two years in a row | 11% | 10% | About the same | |
| Median equity ratio | 40% | 47% | Weaker | |
| Revenue per employee | SEK 2.1m | SEK 1.9m | Higher | |
| Staff costs per employee | SEK 664k | SEK 631k | Higher | |
| Run by chains (3+ places) | 32% | 4% | More chains |
Trend
Active businesses over time
LuleåThis 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 – Luleå 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 Luleå.
Competition
| 2 places |
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 – Luleå kommun
Average number of employees reported in the annual reports of companies that file accounts, sole proprietorships are not included.
Existing businesses
28 in all, newest first.
| Name | Address | Since |
|---|---|---|
| · chain, 2 places here | Ödlegatan 3, 973 34 Luleå | 2026 |
| · Aktiebolag | Mejselgränd 5, 973 42 Luleå | 2026 |
| · Aktiebolag | Trossvägen 28, 973 41 Luleå | 2025 |
| · Aktiebolag | Boggiegatan 4, 973 42 Luleå | 2024 |
| · Aktiebolag | Rådhustorget 2 A, 972 32 Luleå | 2024 |
| · Bevego Byggplåt & Ventilation Aktiebolag · chain | Torpslingan 9 E, 973 47 Luleå | 2024 |
| · chain | Varvsgatan 41, 972 32 Luleå | 2023 |
| · Aktiebolag | Mjölkuddsvägen 147, 973 43 Luleå | 2022 |
| · Aktiebolag | Västra Varvsgatan 23 A, 972 36 Luleå | 2021 |
| · Aktiebolag | Segelvägen 14, 973 41 Luleå | 2020 |
| · Aktiebolag | Banvägen 17 B, 973 46 Luleå | 2019 |
| · Aktiebolag | Magasinsgatan 17 A, 972 41 Luleå | 2018 |
| · Enskild firma | Volontärgatan 24, 974 43 Luleå | 2017 |
| · Aktiebolag | Ostrongatan 2, 973 34 Luleå | 2015 |
| · Aktiebolag | Västra Varvsgatan 18 A, 972 36 Luleå | 2015 |
| · Aktiebolag | Magasinsgatan 17 A, 972 41 Luleå | 2014 |
| · Aktiebolag | Furumovägen 14, 974 36 Luleå | 2011 |
| · Aktiebolag | Kantgatan 29, 974 36 Luleå | 2011 |
| · Aktiebolag | Magasinsgatan 17 A, 972 41 Luleå | 2008 |
| · Aktiebolag | Småbåtsgatan 6 D Lgh 1303, 972 35 Luleå | 2005 |
| · chain | Robertsviksgatan 6 B, 972 41 Luleå | 2003 |
| · Aktiebolag | Hagaviksgatan 34, 974 41 Luleå | 1999 |
| · chain | Banvägen 11, 973 46 Luleå | 1990 |
| · chain | Magasinsgatan 17 A, 972 41 Luleå | 1988 |
| · Aktiebolag | Midgårdsvägen 24, 973 34 Luleå | 1988 |
| · Bravida Sverige AB · chain | Brandgatan 1 A, 973 47 Luleå | 1983 |
| · chain, 2 places here | Banvägen 11, 973 46 Luleå | – |
| · chain | Midgårdsvägen 9, 973 34 Luleå | – |
Nothing matches.
Recently opened
Ödlegatan 3, 973 34 Luleå | May 2026 |
Mejselgränd 5, 973 42 Luleå | Mar 2026 |
Trossvägen 28, 973 41 Luleå | Nov 2025 |
Boggiegatan 4, 973 42 Luleå | Nov 2024 |
Recently closed
| None in the last 2 years. |
Comparable areas
Same type of area, similar population.
| Area | Residents | Active | Per 10k | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trollhättan | 50,069 | 27 | 5.4 | 66 |
| Nordöstra Göteborg | 48,217 | 9 | 1.9 | 76 |
| Tumba | 46,893 | 49 | 10.4 | 43 |
| Östersund | 53,992 | 57 | 10.6 | 38 |
| Lidingö | 44,642 | 19 | 4.3 | 76 |
| Borlänge | 44,299 | 39 | 8.8 | 42 |
Other areas nearby
Ranked by opportunity score for plumber & heating.
| Area | Active | Per 10k | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Södra Sunderbyn Town | 1 | 3.3 | 69 |
| Bergnäset Town | 2 | 5.4 | 62 |
| Antnäs Town | 2 | 11.8 | 47 |
| Råneå Town | 3 | 15.2 | 37 |
| Gammelstaden Town | 8 | 16.5 | 14 |
Population of Luleå
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.