Leisure
Cinema & entertainment
Bio och nöjen
Deeper numbers
Survival, trouble signs, competition and people for cinema & entertainment 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 - 1,078 companies.
Competition
| public | 41 places |
| public | 38 places |
| 37 places | |
| 30 places | |
| 26 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 cinema & entertainment
Towns with at least 10,000 residents, measured from the town centre – possible gaps in the local offer.
| Town | Residents | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Finspång | 13,186 | 3.5 km |
| Nödinge-Nol | 11,658 | 1.7 km |
| Upplands Väsby och Sollentuna | 156,517 | 1.7 km |
| Sundsvall och Timrå | 70,918 | 1.6 km |
| Strängnäs | 15,369 | 1.5 km |
| Tumba | 46,893 | 1.5 km |
| Gustavsberg | 25,034 | 1.5 km |
| Skoghall | 14,610 | 1.4 km |
| Kinna | 15,507 | 1.3 km |
| Bjuv | 11,209 | 1.3 km |
Active in Sweden over time
Openings and closures per year
Best opportunities
Municipalities with room in the market.
| Järfälla kommun | 83 |
| Salems kommun | 80 |
| Upplands Väsby kommun | 77 |
| Tyresö kommun | 74 |
| Sollentuna kommun | 73 |
| Tranemo kommun | 72 |
| Vaggeryds kommun | 71 |
| Robertsfors kommun | 70 |
| Partille kommun | 69 |
| Åstorps kommun | 69 |
Growing fastest
3-year change in active businesses.
| Kils kommun | 10 | +100% |
| Vaggeryds kommun | 10 | +100% |
| Lomma kommun | 12 | +71% |
| Forshaga kommun | 10 | +67% |
| Järfälla kommun | 19 | +58% |
| Tranås kommun | 9 | +50% |
| Orusts kommun | 9 | +50% |
| Vaxholms kommun | 12 | +50% |
| Sollefteå kommun | 18 | +50% |
| Lysekils kommun | 9 | +50% |
Declining
Municipalities where this type is shrinking.
| Fagersta kommun | 4 | -20% |
| Ånge kommun | 4 | -20% |
| Jokkmokks kommun | 4 | -20% |
| Tingsryds kommun | 10 | -17% |
| Kumla kommun | 10 | -17% |
| Borlänge kommun | 17 | -15% |
| Åtvidabergs kommun | 6 | -14% |
| Faluns kommun | 17 | -11% |
| Rättviks kommun | 10 | -9% |
| Götene kommun | 13 | -7% |
Most per resident
Densest municipalities (15,000+ residents).
| Ekerö kommun | 14.5 |
| Vallentuna kommun | 13.0 |
| Ängelholms kommun | 12.2 |
| Sjöbo kommun | 11.9 |
| Kungsbacka kommun | 11.6 |
| Vellinge kommun | 11.4 |
| Ulricehamns kommun | 10.8 |
| Klippans kommun | 10.7 |
| Gotlands kommun | 10.7 |
| Höganäs kommun | 10.5 |
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 | 1,078 | SEK 587k | SEK 101k – SEK 2.1m | 59% |
| 2024 | 1,064 | SEK 681k | SEK 140k – SEK 2.2m | 59% |
| 2023 | 918 | SEK 676k | SEK 135k – SEK 2.2m | 60% |
| 2022 | 745 | SEK 711k | SEK 150k – SEK 2.2m | 62% |
| 2021 | 110 | SEK 861k | SEK 149k – SEK 2.4m | 57% |
| 2020 | 47 | SEK 795k | SEK 136k – SEK 2.0m | 55% |
| 2019 | 24 | SEK 1.3m | SEK 300k – SEK 1.9m | 58% |
| 2018 | 11 | SEK 428k | SEK 214k – SEK 1.0m | 73% |
| 2017 | 1 | – | – – – | – |
By region
| County (län) | Active | Per 10k | 3-yr change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blekinge län | 87 | 5.6 | +21% |
| Dalarnas län | 149 | 5.2 | +2% |
| Gävleborgs län | 161 | 5.7 | +8% |
| Gotlands län | 65 | 10.7 | +23% |
| Hallands län | 293 | 8.5 | +11% |
| Jämtlands län | 125 | 9.4 | +16% |
| Jönköpings län | 211 | 5.7 | +15% |
| Kalmar län | 165 | 6.7 | +7% |
| Kronobergs län | 110 | 5.4 | +6% |
| Norrbottens län | 160 | 6.4 | +12% |
| Örebro län | 153 | 5.0 | +11% |
| Östergötlands län | 255 | 5.4 | +16% |
| Skåne län | 820 | 5.7 | +16% |
| Södermanlands län | 168 | 5.6 | +13% |
| Stockholms län | 1,195 | 4.8 | +18% |
| Uppsala län | 249 | 6.1 | +16% |
| Värmlands län | 210 | 7.4 | +8% |
| Västerbottens län | 174 | 6.2 | +17% |
| Västernorrlands län | 146 | 6.1 | +9% |
| Västmanlands län | 146 | 5.2 | +15% |
| Västra Götalands län | 964 | 5.4 | +13% |
What's included
Businesses whose main Swedish industry code (SNI 2025) starts with:
59.14… | Filmvisning |
93.21… | Nöjes- och temaparksverksamhet |
93.29… | Övrig fritids- och nöjesverksamhet |
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