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Swedish figures: Statistics Sweden's Business Register keeps only some of the workplaces that closed before 4 October 2026, when we started collecting, so closures are counted from then. Until there are three years of history, growth over time looks higher than it really is.

Staffing & recruitment in Söderhamn

Town · 12,038 residents
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60of 100

Opportunity score

Worth a closer look

High confidence

Some signals point to room for a new business.

See the five reasons

Why this score (60/100)

Room in the market51average
Population growth–left out
Momentum–left out
Survival–left out
Financial trend93strong

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

Active now
7
– vs 12 months ago
Per 10,000 residents
5.8
similar areas 6.0 · Sweden 9.4
Opened and closed, 3 years
3 opened – closed
last 12 months: 1 opened, – closed
Population
12,038

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Each dot is a place of business at its registered address. Click a dot to see the company.

There are 7 active businesses in the category “Staffing & recruitment” in Söderhamn - 5.8 per 10,000 residents.

That is about the same as similar-sized areas (median 6.0 per 10,000). With the typical density you would expect about 7.

In the last 3 years 3 opened. Not available yet: closures are only known from 4 October 2026.

Compared with Sweden

Staffing & recruitment in Söderhamn against all of Sweden. Annual-report figures are for 2025 (Söderhamns 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.

SöderhamnSwedenSöderhamn SwedenVerdict
Made a loss 63% 31% More here
Companies with negative equity 0% 5% Fewer here
Losses two years in a row 38% 16% More here
Median equity ratio 53% 52% About the same
Revenue per employee SEK 607k SEK 779k Lower
Staff costs per employee SEK 525k SEK 508k About the same
Run by chains (3+ places) 43% 12% More chains

Trend

Active businesses over time

Söderhamn

This line starts on 4 October 2026, when closures start being known, and grows as we collect.

Openings and closures per year

012Opened 2017: 02017Opened 2018: 22018Opened 2019: 02019Opened 2020: 02020Opened 2021: 02021Opened 2022: 02022Opened 2023: 12023Opened 2024: 12024Opened 2025: 12025Opened 2026 (so far): 1Closed 2026 (so far): 02026*
OpenedClosed* 2026 so far

Closures are counted from 4 October 2026; years before show openings only.

Money

Financials – Söderhamns kommun

Median revenue
SEK 667k
8 companies filed
Profitable
38%
revenue trend +25.8%
0500k1.0m1.5m2.0m20172019202120232025Söderhamns kommunSweden
Söderhamns kommunSweden

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 staffing & recruitment in Söderhamn.

Competition

No company runs more than one place of business here, an independent market.

New and established

Openings per 10,000 residents (12 months)0.83 · Sweden: 0.98
Average age of active businesses7.2 yrs · Sweden: 8.3
Younger than 2 years17% · Sweden: 19%
Older than 10 years33% · Sweden: 32%

A typical mix of new and established businesses.

Moving in and out

Moved here (3 years)0 · 12 months: 0
Moved away (3 years)0 · 12 months: 0
Net0

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

Residents more than 5 km from one6,508 · 27%
More than 10 km4,881
Farthest neighbourhood (5,000+ residents)0.4 km · Söderhamn centrala staden söder (Söderhamn)

Measured from each neighbourhood centre in the municipality.

Jobs – Söderhamns kommun

05101520202320242025Employees

Average number of employees reported in the annual reports of companies that file accounts, sole proprietorships are not included.

Existing businesses

7 in all, newest first.

NameAddressSince
· chain Kungsgatan 17, 826 50 Söderhamn 2025
· Aktiebolag Björnängsvägen 2, 826 40 Söderhamn 2024
· Aktiebolag Kungsgatan 20, 826 30 Söderhamn 2018
· Clockwork Hälsingland AB · chain Källgatan 9, 826 30 Söderhamn 2018
· Aktiebolag Härjedalsvägen 29, 826 39 Söderhamn 2015
· Aktiebolag Rullstensvägen 5, 826 50 Söderhamn 2015
· Arbetsförmedlingen · chain Köpmangatan 21 2 Tr, 826 30 Söderhamn –

Recently opened


Smålandsvägen 3, 826 39 Söderhamn
Feb 2026

Kungsgatan 17, 826 50 Söderhamn
Jun 2025

Recently closed


Smålandsvägen 3, 826 39 Söderhamn
Feb 2026
after 0 yrs

Closures before 4 October 2026 are listed as the register has them, but it kept only some of them, so they are not counted in the figures above.

Comparable areas

Same type of area, similar population.

AreaResidentsActivePer 10kScore
Ekerö12,27054.171
Ulricehamn11,794108.529
Fagersta11,77197.636
Gällivare12,3852621.021
Nödinge-Nol11,65876.058
Onsala12,486129.628

Population of Söderhamn

Statistics Sweden
12k12k12k12k12k12k2024Residents

Who lives here

Statistics Sweden · 2026
Children 0-14 10%
Young 15-24 11%
Adults 25-44 22%
Adults 45-64 22%
Seniors 65-79 20%
80 and older 14%

The line marks the average for Sweden.

Average age49.5 yrs · Sweden: 42.3
Average net income per person (20+)SEK 268k · Sweden: SEK 367k
Households with children14% · Sweden: 29%
Post-secondary education (age 25–65)25% · Sweden: 50%
Jobs located here*10,311
Commute in / out every day*1,555 / 2,045
Jobs per working resident*0.95 · Sweden: 1.00

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.