Plumber & heating in Umeå
Opportunity score
Worth a closer look
High confidenceSome signals point to room for a new business.
See the five reasonsWhy this score (62/100)
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There are 46 active businesses in the category “Plumber & heating” in Umeå - 4.9 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 69.
In the last 3 years 4 opened. Not available yet: closures are only known from 4 October 2026.
Compared with Sweden
Plumber & heating in Umeå against all of Sweden. Annual-report figures are for 2025 (Umeå kommun), from 37 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.
| Umeå | Sweden | Umeå Sweden | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Made a loss | 16% | 21% | Fewer here | |
| Companies with negative equity | 3% | 3% | About the same | |
| Losses two years in a row | 9% | 10% | About the same | |
| Median equity ratio | 50% | 47% | Stronger | |
| Revenue per employee | SEK 2.0m | SEK 1.9m | Higher | |
| Staff costs per employee | SEK 650k | SEK 631k | About the same | |
| Run by chains (3+ places) | 13% | 4% | More chains |
Trend
Active businesses over time
UmeåOpenings and closures per year
Money
Financials – Umeå 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 Umeå.
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 – Umeå kommun
Average number of employees reported in the annual reports of companies that file accounts, sole proprietorships are not included.
Existing businesses
46 in all, newest first.
| Name | Address | Since |
|---|---|---|
| · Aktiebolag | Körsbärsvägen 7, 904 36 Umeå | 2025 |
| · Aktiebolag | Glassgränd 87, 906 24 Umeå | 2025 |
| · Enskild firma | Backenvägen 97 Lgh 1001, 903 62 Umeå | 2024 |
| · Enskild firma | Axtorpsvägen 29 G, 903 37 Umeå | 2024 |
| · Radiator Vvs Aktiebolag · chain | Mätarvägen 3, 901 33 Umeå | 2023 |
| · Aktiebolag | Fatvägen 10 E, 906 20 Umeå | 2023 |
| · Aktiebolag | Stadsgränsvägen 6, 903 54 Umeå | 2022 |
| · Aktiebolag | Tegsplan 1, 904 20 Umeå | 2022 |
| · Aktiebolag | Varvsgatan 10 A, 904 20 Umeå | 2022 |
| · Aktiebolag | Formvägen 12 B Liselott Gustafsson, 906 21 Umeå | 2021 |
| · Enskild firma | Norra Ersmarksgatan 52 Lgh 1101, 903 44 Umeå | 2021 |
| · Aktiebolag | Industrivägen 16 B, 901 30 Umeå | 2021 |
| · Aktiebolag | Tegelbruksvägen 18 B, 907 42 Umeå | 2021 |
| · Aktiebolag | Mätarvägen 3, 901 33 Umeå | 2021 |
| · Aktiebolag | Ringvägen 26, 904 21 Umeå | 2020 |
| · Aktiebolag | Skolgatan 103, 903 32 Umeå | 2019 |
| · Aktiebolag | Muddervägen 20, 904 26 Umeå | 2018 |
| · Aktiebolag | Verkstadsgatan 7 F, 904 30 Umeå | 2017 |
| · chain | Fläktvägen 1 A, 901 31 Umeå | 2017 |
| · Aktiebolag | Genvägen 4, 903 62 Umeå | 2017 |
| · Enskild firma | Tallvägen 75, 907 38 Umeå | 2016 |
| · Aktiebolag | Formvägen 12 B, 906 21 Umeå | 2016 |
| · Enskild firma | Verkstadsgatan 7 F Lgh 1402, 904 30 Umeå | 2016 |
| · Aktiebolag | Spinnvägen 3 H, 903 61 Umeå | 2015 |
| · Enskild firma | Ekorrvägen 15, 903 60 Umeå | 2014 |
| · Aktiebolag | Björnbärsvägen 131, 903 45 Umeå | 2012 |
| · Aktiebolag | Övägen 15 B, 904 26 Umeå | 2012 |
| · chain | Storgatan 7 A, 903 20 Umeå | 2012 |
| · Aktiebolag | Tegsvägen 10 Lägh 503, 904 32 Umeå | 2011 |
| · Aktiebolag | Gräddvägen 29, 906 20 Umeå | 2011 |
| · Aktiebolag | Vildmannavägen 11, 903 47 Umeå | 2010 |
| · Proline Nord AB · Aktiebolag | Lärlingsgatan 20, 904 22 Umeå | 2010 |
| · Aktiebolag | Spinnvägen 3 F, 903 61 Umeå | 2006 |
| · Enskild firma | Skolgatan 103, 903 32 Umeå | 2005 |
| · Aktiebolag | Formvägen 12 B, 906 21 Umeå | 2004 |
| · Aktiebolag | Hedvägen 8, 903 62 Umeå | 2003 |
| · Aktiebolag | Östra Kyrkogatan 56, 903 42 Umeå | 2001 |
| · Aktiebolag | Mariehemsvägen 6, 906 54 Umeå | 2000 |
| · Aktiebolag | Förrådsvägen 21 AB, 901 32 Umeå | 1999 |
| · Aktiebolag | Formvägen 12 B, 906 21 Umeå | 1997 |
| · Aktiebolag | Lärlingsgatan 37, 904 22 Umeå | 1991 |
| · Aktiebolag | Spinnvägen 9, 903 61 Umeå | 1989 |
| · Aktiebolag | Snipgränd 110, 906 24 Umeå | 1988 |
| · Assemblin VS AB · chain | Strömvägen 8, 901 32 Umeå | – |
| · Grenholms Kylservice AB · chain | Förrådsvägen 29, 901 32 Umeå | – |
| · Vatten och Avfallskompetens i Norr AB · chain | Övägen 35, 904 26 Umeå | – |
Nothing matches.
Recently opened
Körsbärsvägen 7, 904 36 Umeå | Sep 2025 |
Glassgränd 87, 906 24 Umeå | Jun 2025 |
Recently closed
| None in the last 2 years. |
Comparable areas
Same type of area, similar population.
| Area | Residents | Active | Per 10k | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norrköping | 98,229 | 60 | 6.1 | 59 |
| Lund (Lund) | 98,308 | 27 | 2.7 | 71 |
| Gävle | 86,533 | 63 | 7.3 | 51 |
| Jönköping | 103,032 | 52 | 5.0 | 64 |
| Södertälje | 78,377 | 63 | 8.0 | 36 |
| Borås | 75,565 | 50 | 6.6 | 57 |
Population of Umeå
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 11.11.2026.