Food & drink
Catering & canteen
Catering och personalmatsal
Deeper numbers
Survival, trouble signs, competition and people for catering & canteen in Sverige.
Survival
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.
Trouble signs
Equity and losses from annual reports 2025.
Financial health
Medians of companies that filed annual reports for 2025 - 576 companies.
Competition
| 140 places | |
| 98 places | |
| 36 places | |
| 17 places | |
| 16 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 4 October 2026.
Jobs
Average number of employees reported in the annual reports of companies that file accounts, sole proprietorships are not included.
Farthest from the nearest catering & canteen
Towns with at least 10,000 residents, measured from the town centre – possible gaps in the local offer.
| Town | Residents | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Finspång | 13,186 | 19.7 km |
| Gislaved | 10,029 | 16.2 km |
| Oskarshamn | 18,817 | 10.8 km |
| Strängnäs | 15,369 | 5.0 km |
| Skoghall | 14,610 | 4.9 km |
| Stenungsund | 14,381 | 4.1 km |
| Kinna | 15,507 | 3.4 km |
| Sala | 13,702 | 3.2 km |
| Örnsköldsvik | 33,399 | 3.0 km |
| Sundsvall och Timrå | 70,918 | 2.7 km |
Active in Sweden over time
This 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.
Best opportunities
Municipalities with room in the market.
| Leksands kommun | 88 |
| Hammarö kommun | 87 |
| Habo kommun | 81 |
| Varbergs kommun | 80 |
| Vallentuna kommun | 80 |
| Burlövs kommun | 79 |
| Nässjö kommun | 78 |
| Finspångs kommun | 78 |
| Oskarshamns kommun | 77 |
| Växjö kommun | 77 |
Growing fastest
3-year change in active businesses.
| Not available yet: closures are only known from 4 October 2026. |
Declining
Municipalities where this type is shrinking.
| Not available yet: closures are only known from 4 October 2026. |
Most per resident
Densest municipalities (15,000+ residents).
| Tjörns kommun | 11.2 |
| Alingsås kommun | 9.6 |
| Gävle kommun | 7.0 |
| Solna kommun | 5.7 |
| Båstad | 5.6 |
| Simrishamns kommun | 5.3 |
| Danderyds kommun | 4.9 |
| Stockholms kommun | 4.2 |
| Gotlands kommun | 4.1 |
| Skurups kommun | 4.1 |
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 | 576 | SEK 889k | SEK 123k – SEK 3.3m | 62% |
| 2024 | 556 | SEK 914k | SEK 142k – SEK 2.9m | 62% |
| 2023 | 465 | SEK 968k | SEK 207k – SEK 2.8m | 68% |
| 2022 | 357 | SEK 1.0m | SEK 186k – SEK 2.9m | 72% |
| 2021 | 48 | SEK 348k | SEK 50k – SEK 2.7m | 67% |
| 2020 | 22 | SEK 835k | SEK 136k – SEK 2.0m | 55% |
| 2019 | 13 | SEK 40k | SEK 0 – SEK 1.7m | 54% |
| 2018 | 10 | SEK 21k | SEK 0 – SEK 353k | 10% |
| 2017 | 2 | – | – – – | – |
By region
| County (län) | Active | Per 10k | 3-yr change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blekinge län | 30 | 1.9 | – |
| Dalarnas län | 46 | 1.6 | – |
| Gävleborgs län | 108 | 3.8 | – |
| Gotlands län | 25 | 4.1 | – |
| Hallands län | 60 | 1.7 | – |
| Jämtlands län | 34 | 2.6 | – |
| Jönköpings län | 56 | 1.5 | – |
| Kalmar län | 34 | 1.4 | – |
| Kronobergs län | 34 | 1.7 | – |
| Norrbottens län | 44 | 1.8 | – |
| Örebro län | 69 | 2.2 | – |
| Östergötlands län | 62 | 1.3 | – |
| Skåne län | 309 | 2.2 | – |
| Södermanlands län | 60 | 2.0 | – |
| Stockholms län | 851 | 3.4 | – |
| Uppsala län | 82 | 2.0 | – |
| Värmlands län | 42 | 1.5 | – |
| Västerbottens län | 51 | 1.8 | – |
| Västernorrlands län | 34 | 1.4 | – |
| Västmanlands län | 47 | 1.7 | – |
| Västra Götalands län | 415 | 2.3 | – |
What's included
Businesses whose main Swedish industry code (SNI 2025) starts with:
56.21… | Cateringverksamhet vid enskilda evenemang |
56.22… | Drift av personalmatsalar |
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