Engineering consultancy in Sweden – where to open

Active in Sweden

39,764

37.5 per 10,000 residents

3-year change

+20.2%

12 months: +5.5%

Opened / closed (12 mo.)

3,374 / 1,300

Median revenue

SEK 1.1m

74% profitable

Deeper numbers

Survival, trouble signs, competition and people for engineering consultancy 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)291 · 22% of all closures

Companies with negative equity2%

Losses two years in a row14%

Equity and losses from annual reports 2025.

Financial health

Made a loss25%

Median equity ratio63%

Revenue per employeeSEK 1.3m

Staff costs per employeeSEK 701k

Medians of companies that filed annual reports for 2025 - 19,182 companies.

Competition

Run by chains (3+ places)3%

Share of the 3 largest operators0% · 38,593 owners

	66 places
	57 places
	52 places
	50 places
	39 places

New and established

Openings per 10,000 residents (12 months)3.18

Average age of active businesses12.0 yrs

Younger than 2 years15%

Older than 10 years44%

Distance to the nearest one

Residents more than 5 km from one450,301 · 4%

More than 10 km168,195

Farthest neighbourhood (5,000+ residents)16.1 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 engineering consultancy

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

Town	Residents	Distance
Göteborg	674,529	1.0 km
Fagersta	11,771	0.9 km
Mariestad	16,750	0.7 km
Sundsvall och Timrå	70,918	0.7 km
Oxelösund	11,485	0.6 km
Trelleborg	31,366	0.6 km
Östersund	53,992	0.6 km
Gislaved	10,029	0.5 km
Hudiksvall	16,792	0.5 km
Örnsköldsvik	33,399	0.5 km

Active in Sweden over time

Openings and closures per year

OpenedClosed* 2026 so far

Best opportunities

Municipalities with room in the market.

Åstorps kommun	76
Tibro kommun	73
Falköpings kommun	73
Kumla kommun	72
Landskrona kommun	70
Haninge kommun	70
Ystad	70
Tranemo kommun	70
Lindesbergs kommun	70
Vaggeryds kommun	70

Growing fastest

3-year change in active businesses.

Filipstad	21	+110%
Oxelösunds kommun	20	+82%
Hallsbergs kommun	27	+80%
Överkalix kommun	11	+57%
Essunga kommun	14	+56%
Malå kommun	17	+55%
Hofors kommun	23	+53%
Grästorps kommun	29	+53%
Munkfors kommun	9	+50%
Gullspångs kommun	15	+50%

Declining

Municipalities where this type is shrinking.

Vaxholms kommun	77	-29%
Boxholms kommun	8	-11%
Faluns kommun	283	-9%

All trends for this type →

Most per resident

Densest municipalities (15,000+ residents).

Kiruna kommun	79.5
Gällivare kommun	63.6
Härryda kommun	60.2
Tjörns kommun	60.0
Orusts kommun	59.2
Båstad	58.6
Kungsbacka kommun	58.1
Österåkers kommun	57.7
Stenungsunds kommun	57.4
Luleå kommun	57.3

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	19,182	SEK 1.1m	SEK 137k – SEK 2.0m	74%
2024	18,249	SEK 1.1m	SEK 146k – SEK 2.0m	75%
2023	15,690	SEK 1.1m	SEK 162k – SEK 2.0m	76%
2022	11,730	SEK 1.0m	SEK 162k – SEK 2.0m	77%
2021	1,303	SEK 989k	SEK 104k – SEK 3.0m	72%
2020	658	SEK 881k	SEK 108k – SEK 2.8m	72%
2019	320	SEK 937k	SEK 146k – SEK 2.7m	75%
2018	120	SEK 969k	SEK 247k – SEK 2.6m	82%
2017	31	SEK 779k	SEK 53k – SEK 1.8m	71%

By region

County (län)	Active	Per 10k	3-yr change
Blekinge län	449	28.7	+18%
Dalarnas län	1,110	38.8	+10%
Gävleborgs län	1,000	35.3	+21%
Gotlands län	200	32.9	+18%
Hallands län	1,362	39.4	+16%
Jämtlands län	547	41.2	+18%
Jönköpings län	1,100	29.8	+23%
Kalmar län	683	27.8	+16%
Kronobergs län	519	25.6	+12%
Norrbottens län	1,257	50.5	+29%
Örebro län	870	28.2	+23%
Östergötlands län	1,611	34.1	+22%
Skåne län	4,722	33.0	+18%
Södermanlands län	958	31.9	+16%
Stockholms län	9,954	40.0	+19%
Uppsala län	1,460	35.6	+19%
Värmlands län	968	34.2	+20%
Västerbottens län	971	34.8	+22%
Västernorrlands län	922	38.3	+16%
Västmanlands län	1,199	42.7	+23%
Västra Götalands län	7,060	39.7	+21%

What's included

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

71.12… Teknisk konsultverksamhet inom bygg- och anläggningsteknik

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