Doctor & medical clinic in Sweden – where to open

Active in Sweden

14,665

13.8 per 10,000 residents

3-year change

+12.8%

12 months: +2.6%

Opened / closed (12 mo.)

780 / 413

Median revenue

SEK 341k

73% profitable

Deeper numbers

Survival, trouble signs, competition and people for doctor & medical clinic 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

Closed within 2 years of opening (last 12 months)60 · 15% of all closures

Companies with negative equity2%

Losses two years in a row13%

Equity and losses from annual reports 2025.

Financial health

Made a loss26%

Median equity ratio70%

Revenue per employeeSEK 830k

Staff costs per employeeSEK 413k

Medians of companies that filed annual reports for 2025 - 7,532 companies.

Competition

Run by chains (3+ places)13%

Share of the 3 largest operators4% · 12,909 owners

	209 places
public	176 places
public	143 places
public	118 places
	95 places

New and established

Openings per 10,000 residents (12 months)0.74

Average age of active businesses15.0 yrs

Younger than 2 years10%

Older than 10 years44%

Distance to the nearest one

Residents more than 5 km from one1,068,596 · 10%

More than 10 km426,525

Farthest neighbourhood (5,000+ residents)37.5 km · Gotland norra (Gotland)

Measured from each neighbourhood centre.

When businesses open and close

Opened

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 doctor & medical clinic

Towns with at least 10,000 residents, measured from the town centre – possible gaps in the local offer.

Town	Residents	Distance
Bjuv	11,209	1.6 km
Sundsvall och Timrå	70,918	1.6 km
Nödinge-Nol	11,658	1.3 km
Gustavsberg	25,034	1.3 km
Lerum	28,789	1.2 km
Kinna	15,507	1.1 km
Gällivare	12,385	1.1 km
Avesta	16,055	1.0 km
Västerhaninge	31,941	0.9 km
Jönköping	103,032	0.9 km

Active in Sweden over time

Openings and closures per year

OpenedClosed* 2026 so far

Best opportunities

Municipalities with room in the market.

Vårgårda kommun	80
Svedala kommun	75
Vännäs kommun	72
Karlskoga kommun	70
Haninge kommun	70
Vetlanda kommun	70
Järfälla kommun	70
Åstorps kommun	70
Ale kommun	70
Falkenbergs kommun	69

Growing fastest

3-year change in active businesses.

Kristinehamns kommun	13	+86%
Rättviks kommun	8	+60%
Hedemora kommun	10	+43%
Skurups kommun	14	+40%
Lilla Edets kommun	7	+40%
Årjängs kommun	7	+40%
Bromölla kommun	7	+40%
Hjo kommun	7	+40%
Kävlinge kommun	30	+36%
Eslövs kommun	27	+35%

Declining

Municipalities where this type is shrinking.

Vaxholms kommun	20	-47%
Dals-Eds kommun	4	-20%
Nykvarns kommun	4	-20%
Älmhults kommun	9	-18%
Bergs kommun	6	-14%
Mörbylånga kommun	6	-14%
Flens kommun	7	-13%
Osby kommun	7	-13%
Mora kommun	8	-11%
Nordanstigs kommun	8	-11%

All trends for this type →

Most per resident

Densest municipalities (15,000+ residents).

Danderyds kommun	51.7
Lunds kommun	29.8
Lidingö kommun	29.2
Vellinge kommun	27.2
Lomma kommun	27.2
Solna kommun	25.7
Stockholms kommun	25.3
Nacka kommun	21.9
Täby kommun	21.1
Sollentuna kommun	21.0

Financials of companies filing accounts

Median revenueMedian result

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	7,532	SEK 341k	SEK 52k – SEK 1.3m	73%
2024	7,304	SEK 416k	SEK 85k – SEK 1.4m	75%
2023	6,390	SEK 453k	SEK 112k – SEK 1.5m	78%
2022	4,744	SEK 453k	SEK 111k – SEK 1.5m	79%
2021	530	SEK 596k	SEK 98k – SEK 2.3m	75%
2020	263	SEK 541k	SEK 77k – SEK 2.5m	78%
2019	150	SEK 515k	SEK 74k – SEK 1.9m	70%
2018	70	SEK 570k	SEK 111k – SEK 2.1m	78%
2017	18	SEK 411k	SEK 103k – SEK 1.2m	61%

By region

County (län)	Active	Per 10k	3-yr change
Blekinge län	159	10.2	+17%
Dalarnas län	242	8.5	+5%
Gävleborgs län	281	9.9	+13%
Gotlands län	51	8.4	+11%
Hallands län	481	13.9	+17%
Jämtlands län	181	13.6	+8%
Jönköpings län	336	9.1	+21%
Kalmar län	215	8.8	+14%
Kronobergs län	181	8.9	+10%
Norrbottens län	198	8.0	+11%
Örebro län	303	9.8	+17%
Östergötlands län	543	11.5	+16%
Skåne län	2,183	15.2	+14%
Södermanlands län	324	10.8	+12%
Stockholms län	4,684	18.8	+11%
Uppsala län	617	15.0	+9%
Värmlands län	283	10.0	+21%
Västerbottens län	310	11.1	+10%
Västernorrlands län	226	9.4	+20%
Västmanlands län	276	9.8	+19%
Västra Götalands län	2,447	13.8	+14%

What's included

Businesses whose main Swedish industry code (SNI 2025) starts with:

`86.21…`	Primärvårdsmottagningar med läkare m.m.
`86.22…`	Specialistläkarverksamhet inom öppenvård, på sjukhus

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