Courses & tutoring in Vara
Opportunity score
Worth a closer look
Medium confidenceSome signals point to room for a new business.
See the five reasonsWhy this score (58/100)
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 6 active businesses in the category “Courses & tutoring” in Vara - 13.5 per 10,000 residents.
That is about the same as similar-sized areas (median 16.3 per 10,000). With the typical density you would expect about 7.
In the last 3 years 1 opened. Not available yet: closures are only known from 4 October 2026.
Compared with Sweden
Courses & tutoring in Vara against all of Sweden. Annual-report figures are for 2024 (Vara kommun), from 3 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.
| Vara | Sweden | Vara Sweden | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Made a loss | 67% | 34% | More here | |
| Companies with negative equity | 0% | 5% | Fewer here | |
| Median equity ratio | 44% | 62% | Weaker | |
| Revenue per employee | SEK 829k | SEK 716k | Higher | |
| Staff costs per employee | SEK 609k | SEK 363k | Higher | |
| Run by chains (3+ places) | 83% | 5% | More chains |
Trend
Active businesses over time
VaraThis 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 – Vara 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 courses & tutoring in Vara.
Competition
No company runs more than one place of business here, an independent market.
New and established
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.
Existing businesses
6 in all, newest first.
| Name | Address | Since |
|---|---|---|
| · AU Utbildning AB · chain | Allégatan 7, 534 32 Vara | 2024 |
| · Aktiebolag | Torggatan 38, 534 32 Vara | 2023 |
| · Arcus Utbildning & Jobbförmedling AB · chain | Torggatan 5, 534 31 Vara | 2017 |
| · chain | Parkgatan 8, 534 31 Vara | 2002 |
| · Västra Götalandsregionen · chain | Torggatan 41, 534 50 Vara | – |
| · Vara Kommun · chain | Karlagatan 3, 534 31 Vara | – |
Nothing matches.
Recently opened
| None in the last 2 years. |
Recently closed
Drottninggatan 2, 534 31 Vara | Nov 2026 after 12 yrs |
Comparable areas
Same type of area, similar population.
| Area | Residents | Active | Per 10k | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Torsby | 4,446 | 9 | 20.2 | 38 |
| Arvidsjaur | 4,448 | 7 | 15.7 | 52 |
| Norberg | 4,387 | 7 | 16.0 | 51 |
| Smålandsstenar | 4,504 | 2 | 4.4 | 88 |
| Vingåker | 4,514 | 4 | 8.9 | 73 |
| Lidköping norra | 4,528 | 9 | 19.9 | 34 |
Other areas nearby
Ranked by opportunity score for courses & tutoring.
| Area | Active | Per 10k | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kvänum Town | 1 | 7.5 | 65 |
Population of Vara
Statistics SwedenWho lives here
Statistics Sweden · 2026The line marks the average for Sweden. Highlighted: the age group most relevant for courses & tutoring.
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 13.11.2026.