Repairs (electronics, shoes, watches) in Umeå
Opportunity score
Crowded
High confidenceMore competition than similar areas, or a weak trend.
See the five reasonsWhy this score (38/100)
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 30 active businesses in the category “Repairs (electronics, shoes, watches)” in Umeå - 3.2 per 10,000 residents.
That is about the same as similar-sized areas (median 3.1 per 10,000). With the typical density you would expect about 29.
In the last 3 years 8 opened. Not available yet: closures are only known from 4 October 2026.
Compared with Sweden
Repairs (electronics, shoes, watches) in Umeå against all of Sweden. Annual-report figures are for 2025 (Umeå kommun), from 8 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 | 63% | 29% | More here | |
| Companies with negative equity | 0% | 7% | Fewer here | |
| Losses two years in a row | 38% | 15% | More here | |
| Median equity ratio | 43% | 52% | Weaker | |
| Revenue per employee | SEK 788k | SEK 987k | Lower | |
| Staff costs per employee | SEK 513k | SEK 433k | Higher | |
| Run by chains (3+ places) | 13% | 2% | More chains |
Trend
Active businesses over time
UmeåThis 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 – 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 repairs (electronics, shoes, watches) in Umeå.
Competition
| 2 places |
New and established
A young market: many recent start-ups, dynamic, but less proven.
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 – Umeå kommun
Average number of employees reported in the annual reports of companies that file accounts, sole proprietorships are not included.
Existing businesses
30 in all, newest first.
| Name | Address | Since |
|---|---|---|
| · chain | Spårvägen 6, 901 31 Umeå | 2026 |
| · Enskild firma | Mariehemsvägen 19 A Lgh 1216, 906 53 Umeå | 2026 |
| · Enskild firma | Storgatan 49, 903 26 Umeå | 2026 |
| · Enskild firma | Fysikgränd 35 Lgh 1104, 907 31 Umeå | 2026 |
| · Enskild firma | Tranbärsvägen 10 B Lgh 1203, 904 34 Umeå | 2025 |
| · Enskild firma | Historiegränd 3 B Lgh 1304, 907 34 Umeå | 2025 |
| · Enskild firma | Biologigränd 3 Lgh 1001, 907 32 Umeå | 2024 |
| · Enskild firma | Rullstensgatan 176 Lgh 1102, 906 55 Umeå | 2024 |
| · Enskild firma | Generalsgatan 6, 903 36 Umeå | 2023 |
| · Enskild firma | Skärvstensgatan 4 Lgh 1001, 906 56 Umeå | 2023 |
| · Enskild firma | Sandåsvägen 37, 903 60 Umeå | 2022 |
| · Aktiebolag | Kungsgatan 33, 903 25 Umeå | 2022 |
| · fixphone västerbotten AB · chain, 2 places here | Renmarkstorget 10, 903 26 Umeå | 2021 |
| · Aktiebolag | Spinnvägen 11 Y, 903 61 Umeå | 2020 |
| · Aktiebolag | Nygatan 22, 903 27 Umeå | 2020 |
| · Aktiebolag | Johan Bures Väg 11, 907 36 Umeå | 2017 |
| · fixphone västerbotten AB · chain, 2 places here | Kungsgatan 51, 903 26 Umeå | 2016 |
| · Aktiebolag | Lärlingsgatan 41, 904 22 Umeå | 2016 |
| · Aktiebolag | Lärkvägen 21 C, 903 54 Umeå | 2011 |
| · Enskild firma | Himlastigen 52 Lgh 1202, 906 41 Umeå | 2010 |
| · Enskild firma | Bigatan 3, 904 21 Umeå | 2009 |
| · Handelsbolag / kommanditbolag | Bärnstensvägen 111, 907 41 Umeå | 2007 |
| · Handelsbolag / kommanditbolag | Östra Kyrkogatan 47, 903 42 Umeå | 2000 |
| · Enskild firma | Mariehemsvägen 29 L Lgh 1101, 906 52 Umeå | 1997 |
| · Enskild firma | Bangatan 5, 903 36 Umeå | 1997 |
| · Enskild firma | Kattfotsvägen 48, 903 65 Umeå | 1996 |
| · Enskild firma | Nytorgsgatan 4, 903 30 Umeå | 1996 |
| · Aktiebolag | Formvägen 9 B, 906 21 Umeå | 1991 |
| · Enskild firma | Mjölkvägen 243, 906 28 Umeå | 1990 |
| · chain | Formvägen 16, 906 21 Umeå | – |
Nothing matches.
Recently opened
Spårvägen 6, 901 31 Umeå | Oct 2026 |
Mariehemsvägen 19 A Lgh 1216, 906 53 Umeå | Sep 2026 |
Storgatan 49, 903 26 Umeå | Mar 2026 |
Fysikgränd 35 Lgh 1104, 907 31 Umeå | Feb 2026 |
Tranbärsvägen 10 B Lgh 1203, 904 34 Umeå | May 2025 |
Historiegränd 3 B Lgh 1304, 907 34 Umeå | Mar 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 | 31 | 3.2 | 40 |
| Lund (Lund) | 98,308 | 30 | 3.1 | 41 |
| Gävle | 86,533 | 28 | 3.2 | 47 |
| Jönköping | 103,032 | 43 | 4.2 | 26 |
| Södertälje | 78,377 | 38 | 4.8 | 30 |
| Borås | 75,565 | 19 | 2.5 | 66 |
Other areas nearby
Ranked by opportunity score for repairs (electronics, shoes, watches).
| Area | Active | Per 10k | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holmsund Town | 1 | 1.6 | 51 |
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 14.11.2026.