Retail
Books & stationery
Böcker och papper
Deeper numbers
Survival, trouble signs, competition and people for books & stationery in Sverige.
Survival
Survival can't be calculated for Sweden yet: closures in Statistics Sweden's Business Register are only known from 1 January 2024.
Trouble signs
Equity and losses from annual reports 2025.
Financial health
Medians of companies that filed annual reports for 2025 - 546 companies.
Competition
| 75 places | |
| 24 places | |
| 15 places | |
| 10 places | |
| 6 places |
New and established
Distance to the nearest one
Measured from each neighbourhood centre.
When businesses open and close
Per calendar month, 2021–2025. Not available yet: closures are only known from 1 January 2024.
Jobs
Average number of employees reported in the annual reports of companies that file accounts, sole proprietorships are not included.
Farthest from the nearest books & stationery
Towns with at least 10,000 residents, measured from the town centre – possible gaps in the local offer.
| Town | Residents | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Gällivare | 12,385 | 78.7 km |
| Boden | 16,644 | 29.3 km |
| Fagersta | 11,771 | 26.1 km |
| Motala | 31,367 | 13.7 km |
| Svedala | 13,433 | 12.4 km |
| Ronneby | 12,636 | 9.3 km |
| Kävlinge | 10,453 | 8.0 km |
| Kumla | 17,889 | 7.7 km |
| Bjuv | 11,209 | 5.3 km |
| Nödinge-Nol | 11,658 | 5.1 km |
Active in Sweden over time
Openings and closures per year
Best opportunities
Municipalities with room in the market.
| Svedala kommun | 89 |
| Bodens kommun | 89 |
| Trelleborgs kommun | 89 |
| Kumla kommun | 87 |
| Järfälla kommun | 87 |
| Staffanstorps kommun | 85 |
| Varbergs kommun | 84 |
| Krokoms kommun | 83 |
| Burlövs kommun | 81 |
| Håbo kommun | 80 |
Growing fastest
3-year change in active businesses.
| Not available yet: closures are only known from 1 January 2024. |
Declining
Municipalities where this type is shrinking.
| Not available yet: closures are only known from 1 January 2024. |
Most per resident
Densest municipalities (15,000+ residents).
| Hedemora kommun | 3.3 |
| Vimmerby kommun | 3.3 |
| Stockholms kommun | 3.0 |
| Upplands Väsby kommun | 2.6 |
| Hörby kommun | 2.6 |
| Båstad | 2.5 |
| Leksands kommun | 2.5 |
| Mörbylånga kommun | 2.5 |
| Sigtuna kommun | 2.4 |
| Östersunds kommun | 2.3 |
Financials of companies filing accounts
Based on digitally filed annual reports from Bolagsverket. Sole traders don't file annual reports.
By year
| Year | Filers | Median revenue | Middle 50% | Profitable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 546 | SEK 3.6m | SEK 391k – SEK 8.9m | 60% |
| 2024 | 556 | SEK 3.7m | SEK 534k – SEK 8.9m | 62% |
| 2023 | 469 | SEK 4.2m | SEK 489k – SEK 8.7m | 56% |
| 2022 | 359 | SEK 3.8m | SEK 675k – SEK 8.1m | 63% |
| 2021 | 22 | SEK 1.8m | SEK 47k – SEK 4.8m | 59% |
| 2020 | 11 | SEK 1.8m | SEK 673k – SEK 3.6m | 55% |
| 2019 | 7 | SEK 485k | SEK 98k – SEK 2.2m | 57% |
| 2018 | 4 | SEK 273k | – – – | 50% |
By region
| County (län) | Active | Per 10k | 3-yr change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blekinge län | 18 | 1.1 | – |
| Dalarnas län | 35 | 1.2 | – |
| Gävleborgs län | 29 | 1.0 | – |
| Gotlands län | 11 | 1.8 | – |
| Hallands län | 45 | 1.3 | – |
| Jämtlands län | 19 | 1.4 | – |
| Jönköpings län | 38 | 1.0 | – |
| Kalmar län | 32 | 1.3 | – |
| Kronobergs län | 24 | 1.2 | – |
| Norrbottens län | 12 | 0.5 | – |
| Örebro län | 29 | 0.9 | – |
| Östergötlands län | 48 | 1.0 | – |
| Skåne län | 190 | 1.3 | – |
| Södermanlands län | 36 | 1.2 | – |
| Stockholms län | 510 | 2.1 | – |
| Uppsala län | 58 | 1.4 | – |
| Värmlands län | 32 | 1.1 | – |
| Västerbottens län | 29 | 1.0 | – |
| Västernorrlands län | 34 | 1.4 | – |
| Västmanlands län | 22 | 0.8 | – |
| Västra Götalands län | 245 | 1.4 | – |
What's included
Businesses whose main Swedish industry code (SNI 2025) starts with:
47.61… | Detaljhandel med böcker, utom via internet eller postorder |
47.62… | Detaljhandel med tidningar |
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