Groceries
Supermarket & convenience store
Livsmedelsbutik och närbutik
Deeper numbers
Survival, trouble signs, competition and people for supermarket & convenience store 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 - 6,171 companies.
Competition
| 243 places | |
| 207 places | |
| 153 places | |
| 143 places | |
| 128 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 supermarket & convenience store
Towns with at least 10,000 residents, measured from the town centre – possible gaps in the local offer.
| Town | Residents | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Gustavsberg | 25,034 | 1.0 km |
| Örnsköldsvik | 33,399 | 0.9 km |
| Upplands Väsby och Sollentuna | 156,517 | 0.9 km |
| Nödinge-Nol | 11,658 | 0.9 km |
| Göteborg | 674,529 | 0.8 km |
| Sundsvall och Timrå | 70,918 | 0.7 km |
| Uddevalla | 35,639 | 0.6 km |
| Piteå | 23,824 | 0.6 km |
| Ludvika | 15,675 | 0.5 km |
| Ängelholm | 31,089 | 0.5 km |
Active in Sweden over time
Openings and closures per year
Best opportunities
Municipalities with room in the market.
| Vännäs kommun | 77 |
| Hallstahammars kommun | 74 |
| Hammarö kommun | 72 |
| Vaggeryds kommun | 72 |
| Varbergs kommun | 71 |
| Stenungsunds kommun | 71 |
| Knivsta kommun | 70 |
| Skövde kommun | 70 |
| Upplands-Bro kommun | 69 |
| Mörbylånga kommun | 69 |
Growing fastest
3-year change in active businesses.
| Hammarö kommun | 33 | +136% |
| Vansbro kommun | 12 | +100% |
| Salems kommun | 26 | +100% |
| Upplands Väsby kommun | 134 | +94% |
| Ale kommun | 81 | +93% |
| Upplands-Bro kommun | 95 | +90% |
| Nykvarns kommun | 19 | +90% |
| Skara kommun | 41 | +86% |
| Hallstahammars kommun | 27 | +80% |
| Finspångs kommun | 41 | +78% |
Declining
Municipalities where this type is shrinking.
| Vaxholms kommun | 29 | -15% |
| Ödeshögs kommun | 9 | -10% |
| Boxholms kommun | 9 | -10% |
| Orsa kommun | 12 | -8% |
| Vindelns kommun | 13 | -7% |
Most per resident
Densest municipalities (15,000+ residents).
| Helsingborgs kommun | 31.4 |
| Burlövs kommun | 31.3 |
| Båstad | 31.2 |
| Upplands-Bro kommun | 28.5 |
| Stockholms kommun | 26.6 |
| Upplands Väsby kommun | 26.5 |
| Järfälla kommun | 26.3 |
| Malmö kommun | 26.3 |
| Orusts kommun | 26.0 |
| Solna kommun | 25.9 |
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 | 6,171 | SEK 853k | SEK 34k – SEK 6.1m | 54% |
| 2024 | 5,758 | SEK 890k | SEK 38k – SEK 6.3m | 55% |
| 2023 | 4,513 | SEK 749k | SEK 31k – SEK 4.5m | 52% |
| 2022 | 3,317 | SEK 646k | SEK 30k – SEK 3.7m | 53% |
| 2021 | 497 | SEK 853k | SEK 37k – SEK 6.0m | 54% |
| 2020 | 214 | SEK 883k | SEK 28k – SEK 5.3m | 61% |
| 2019 | 129 | SEK 1.2m | SEK 37k – SEK 3.9m | 55% |
| 2018 | 58 | SEK 562k | SEK 58k – SEK 3.3m | 53% |
| 2017 | 12 | SEK 122k | SEK 36k – SEK 489k | 17% |
By region
| County (län) | Active | Per 10k | 3-yr change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blekinge län | 321 | 20.5 | +44% |
| Dalarnas län | 559 | 19.5 | +27% |
| Gävleborgs län | 550 | 19.4 | +34% |
| Gotlands län | 135 | 22.2 | +22% |
| Hallands län | 796 | 23.0 | +42% |
| Jämtlands län | 295 | 22.2 | +25% |
| Jönköpings län | 780 | 21.1 | +37% |
| Kalmar län | 563 | 22.9 | +34% |
| Kronobergs län | 432 | 21.3 | +36% |
| Norrbottens län | 458 | 18.4 | +23% |
| Örebro län | 664 | 21.5 | +44% |
| Östergötlands län | 943 | 20.0 | +44% |
| Skåne län | 3,475 | 24.2 | +42% |
| Södermanlands län | 583 | 19.4 | +33% |
| Stockholms län | 6,183 | 24.9 | +48% |
| Uppsala län | 828 | 20.2 | +38% |
| Värmlands län | 609 | 21.5 | +45% |
| Västerbottens län | 420 | 15.1 | +32% |
| Västernorrlands län | 431 | 17.9 | +34% |
| Västmanlands län | 598 | 21.3 | +46% |
| Västra Götalands län | 4,083 | 23.0 | +48% |
What's included
Businesses whose main Swedish industry code (SNI 2025) starts with:
47.11… | Varuhus- och stormarknadshandel, mest livsmedel, drycker och tobak |
47.12… | Annan varuhus- eller stormarknadshandel |
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