Toy & hobby shop in Borås
Opportunity score
Balanced
High confidenceSupply roughly matches similar areas.
See the five reasonsWhy this score (44/100)
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 21 active businesses in the category “Toy & hobby shop” in Borås - 2.8 per 10,000 residents.
That is about the same as similar-sized areas (median 2.3 per 10,000). With the typical density you would expect about 18.
In the last 3 years 7 opened. Not available yet: closures are only known from 4 October 2026.
Compared with Sweden
Toy & hobby shop in Borås against all of Sweden. Annual-report figures are for 2025 (Borås kommun), from 9 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.
| Borås | Sweden | Borås Sweden | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Made a loss | 44% | 43% | About the same | |
| Companies with negative equity | 11% | 7% | More here | |
| Losses two years in a row | 50% | 30% | More here | |
| Median equity ratio | 42% | 50% | Weaker | |
| Revenue per employee | SEK 3.0m | SEK 1.6m | Higher | |
| Staff costs per employee | SEK 266k | SEK 422k | Lower | |
| Run by chains (3+ places) | 0% | 3% | Fewer chains |
Trend
Active businesses over time
BoråsThis 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 – Borås 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 toy & hobby shop in Borås.
Competition
No company runs more than one place of business here, an independent market.
New and established
An established market: many businesses have been here for years.
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 – Borås kommun
Average number of employees reported in the annual reports of companies that file accounts, sole proprietorships are not included.
Existing businesses
21 in all, newest first.
| Name | Address | Since |
|---|---|---|
| · Enskild firma | Pejlingsvägen 1 B, 506 70 Frufällan | 2026 |
| · Aktiebolag | Trandaredsgatan 6, 507 62 Borås | 2026 |
| · Aktiebolag | Banjogatan 1, 504 72 Borås | 2026 |
| · Enskild firma | Sjunde Villagatan 2, 504 54 Borås | 2026 |
| · Aktiebolag | Skaraborgsvägen 35 E, 506 30 Borås | 2025 |
| · Aktiebolag | Odengatan 2, 506 34 Borås | 2025 |
| · Enskild firma | Västerlånggatan 21, 503 34 Borås | 2024 |
| · Enskild firma | Björkhemsgatan 47 Lgh 1102, 506 46 Borås | 2022 |
| · Aktiebolag | Alvestagatan 31, 504 33 Borås | 2020 |
| · Enskild firma | Öngatan 5, 507 32 Brämhult | 2013 |
| · Aktiebolag | Kransvägen 164, 507 65 Borås | 2011 |
| · Aktiebolag | Armbågavägen 10, 506 30 Borås | 2009 |
| · Danex Flaggbutik AB · Aktiebolag | Sturegatan 55, 503 42 Borås | 2008 |
| · Enskild firma | Allégatan 14, 503 32 Borås | 2007 |
| · Enskild firma | Positivgatan 19, 504 72 Borås | 2007 |
| · Aktiebolag | Döbelnsgatan 85, 506 38 Borås | 2006 |
| · Enskild firma | Strömslundsgatan 3, 507 62 Borås | 1996 |
| · Aktiebolag | Österlånggatan 13, 503 31 Borås | 1992 |
| · Aktiebolag | Grönbogatan 6, 504 68 Borås | – |
| · Furulunds Modetyger Aktiebolag · Aktiebolag | Skaraborgsvägen 60, 506 30 Borås | – |
| · Handelsbolag / kommanditbolag | Liljebergsgatan 27, 506 39 Borås | – |
Nothing matches.
Recently opened
Pejlingsvägen 1 B, 506 70 Frufällan | Aug 2026 |
Trandaredsgatan 6, 507 62 Borås | Apr 2026 |
Banjogatan 1, 504 72 Borås | Feb 2026 |
Sjunde Villagatan 2, 504 54 Borås | Jan 2026 |
Skaraborgsvägen 35 E, 506 30 Borås | May 2025 |
Odengatan 2, 506 34 Borås | Jan 2025 |
Recently closed
| None in the last 2 years. |
Comparable areas
Same type of area, similar population.
| Area | Residents | Active | Per 10k | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Växjö | 74,052 | 27 | 3.6 | 23 |
| Halmstad | 72,979 | 19 | 2.6 | 44 |
| Södertälje | 78,377 | 10 | 1.3 | 73 |
| Sundsvall och Timrå | 70,918 | 22 | 3.1 | 34 |
| Eskilstuna | 70,646 | 16 | 2.3 | 51 |
| Karlstad | 69,615 | 24 | 3.4 | 43 |
Population of Borås
Statistics SwedenWho lives here
Statistics Sweden · 2026The line marks the average for Sweden. Highlighted: the age group most relevant for toy & hobby shop.
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.