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Staffing & recruitment in Sölvesborgs kommun

Municipality · 17,405 residents
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46of 100

Opportunity score

Balanced

High confidence

Supply roughly matches similar areas.

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Why this score (46/100)

Room in the market52average
Population growth53average
Momentum–left out
Survival–left out
Financial trend9weak

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
11
+0 vs 12 months ago
Per 10,000 residents
6.3
similar areas 6.6 · Sweden 9.4
Opened and closed, 3 years
4 opened – closed
last 12 months: 0 opened, 0 closed
Population
17,405
-0.3% in 5 years

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

There are 11 active businesses in the category “Staffing & recruitment” in Sölvesborgs kommun - 6.3 per 10,000 residents.

That is about the same as similar-sized areas (median 6.6 per 10,000). With the typical density you would expect about 12.

In the last 3 years 4 opened. Not available yet: closures are only known from 1 January 2024.

The population is 17,405 and has shrunk 0.3% over 5 years.

Compared with Sweden

Staffing & recruitment in Sölvesborgs kommun against all of Sweden. Annual-report figures are for 2025, from 6 companies. Survival can't be calculated for Sweden yet: closures in Statistics Sweden's Business Register are only known from 1 January 2024.

SölvesborgSwedenSölvesborg SwedenVerdict
Made a loss 0% 31% Fewer here
Companies with negative equity 17% 5% More here
Losses two years in a row 0% 16% Fewer here
Median equity ratio 47% 52% Weaker
Revenue per employee SEK 635k SEK 779k Lower
Staff costs per employee SEK 387k SEK 508k Lower
Run by chains (3+ places) 18% 12% More chains

Trend

Active businesses over time

Sölvesborgs kommun
0510152024Q3 242025Q3 252026Q3 26Staffing & recruitment

Openings and closures per year

0123Opened 2024: 1Closed 2024: 12024Opened 2025: 3Closed 2025: 02025Opened 2026 (so far): 0Closed 2026 (so far): 02026*
OpenedClosed* 2026 so far

Money

Financials

Median revenue
SEK 825k
6 companies filed
Profitable
100%
revenue trend -23.9%
0500k1.0m1.5m2.0m20172019202120232025Sölvesborgs kommunSweden
Sölvesborgs 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 Sölvesborgs kommun.

Trouble signs

Closed within 2 years of opening (last 12 months)0

Competition

Share of the 3 largest operators27% · 11 owners

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

New and established

Openings per 10,000 residents (12 months)0.00 · Sweden: 0.98
Average age of active businesses8.3 yrs · Sweden: 8.3
Younger than 2 years30% · Sweden: 19%
Older than 10 years40% · Sweden: 32%

A young market: many recent start-ups, dynamic, but less proven.

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 one3,529 · 20%
More than 10 km1,996

Measured from each neighbourhood centre.

Jobs

051015202320242025Employees

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

Existing businesses

11 in all, newest first.

NameAddressSince
· Aktiebolag Markgatan 28, 294 32 Sölvesborg 2025
· chain Köpmansgatan 4, 294 33 Sölvesborg 2025
· Aktiebolag Skeppsbrogatan 1 A, 294 31 Sölvesborg 2025
· Enskild firma Torstens Väg 2903, 294 76 Sölvesborg 2024
· Aktiebolag Valjeallén 2, 294 77 Sölvesborg 2023
· Aktiebolag Lörbyvägen 353-8, 294 94 Sölvesborg 2023
· Aktiebolag Sandviksvägen 51, 294 91 Sölvesborg 2016
· Aktiebolag Mjällbyvägen 92-10, 294 92 Sölvesborg 2016
· Aktiebolag Torstens Väg 2903, 294 76 Sölvesborg 2013
· Aktiebolag Norjevägen 27, 294 76 Sölvesborg 1991
· Samhall Aktiebolag · chain Tredenborgsvägen 3, 294 35 Sölvesborg –

Recently opened


Markgatan 28, 294 32 Sölvesborg
Oct 2025

Köpmansgatan 4, 294 33 Sölvesborg
Jun 2025

Skeppsbrogatan 1 A, 294 31 Sölvesborg
Apr 2025

Recently closed

None in the last 2 years.

Comparable areas

Same type of area, similar population.

AreaResidentsActivePer 10kScore
Kramfors kommun17,390116.338
Salems kommun17,370137.562
Timrå kommun17,465158.630
Älmhults kommun17,579126.844
Eksjö kommun17,660105.753
Skurups kommun17,139158.859

Best spots inside Sölvesborg

Ranked by opportunity score for staffing & recruitment.

AreaActivePer 10kScore
Sölvesborg Town55.742
Sölvesborg (Sölvesborg) Neighbourhood37.030

Population of Sölvesborg

Statistics Sweden
16k17k17k18k18k201120142017202020232026Residents

Who lives here

Statistics Sweden · 2026
Children 0-14 14%
Young 15-24 10%
Adults 25-44 21%
Adults 45-64 26%
Seniors 65-79 19%
80 and older 9%

The line marks the average for Sweden.

Average age46.4 yrs · Sweden: 42.3
Average net income per person (20+)SEK 332k · Sweden: SEK 367k
Households with children26% · Sweden: 29%
Post-secondary education (age 25–65)37% · Sweden: 50%
Jobs located here6,735
Commute in / out every day2,346 / 3,860
Jobs per working resident0.82 · Sweden: 1.00

Roughly as many jobs as working residents.

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.