Retail
Hardware & DIY store
Järnhandel och byggvaruhus
Deeper numbers
Survival, trouble signs, competition and people for hardware & diy store 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 - 845 companies.
Competition
| 129 places | |
| 83 places | |
| 76 places | |
| 63 places | |
| 25 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 hardware & diy store
Towns with at least 10,000 residents, measured from the town centre – possible gaps in the local offer.
| Town | Residents | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Gällivare | 12,385 | 72.4 km |
| Arboga | 10,906 | 14.8 km |
| Sigtuna | 10,407 | 5.7 km |
| Åstorp | 10,063 | 4.2 km |
| Oxie | 14,040 | 3.4 km |
| Västerhaninge | 31,941 | 3.2 km |
| Ängelholm | 31,089 | 3.0 km |
| Nordöstra Göteborg | 48,217 | 2.8 km |
| Luleå | 49,646 | 2.5 km |
| Bjuv | 11,209 | 2.4 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.
| Knivsta kommun | 95 |
| Krokoms kommun | 89 |
| Solna kommun | 88 |
| Håbo kommun | 87 |
| Sundbybergs kommun | 86 |
| Vaggeryds kommun | 85 |
| Svedala kommun | 85 |
| Upplands-Bro kommun | 85 |
| Järfälla kommun | 85 |
| Sollentuna kommun | 84 |
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).
| Vimmerby kommun | 6.5 |
| Simrishamns kommun | 6.4 |
| Vara kommun | 6.2 |
| Ljusdals kommun | 6.0 |
| Höörs kommun | 5.7 |
| Mariestad | 5.3 |
| Laholms kommun | 5.3 |
| Vetlanda kommun | 4.8 |
| Sölvesborgs kommun | 4.6 |
| Orusts kommun | 4.6 |
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 | 845 | SEK 4.1m | SEK 652k – SEK 13.5m | 69% |
| 2024 | 860 | SEK 4.3m | SEK 738k – SEK 13.1m | 69% |
| 2023 | 749 | SEK 3.9m | SEK 817k – SEK 12.5m | 70% |
| 2022 | 572 | SEK 4.2m | SEK 905k – SEK 13.6m | 76% |
| 2021 | 106 | SEK 5.9m | SEK 1.4m – SEK 14.3m | 80% |
| 2020 | 47 | SEK 6.2m | SEK 1.2m – SEK 18.9m | 66% |
| 2019 | 22 | SEK 3.9m | SEK 2.8m – SEK 12.3m | 77% |
| 2018 | 7 | SEK 4.5m | SEK 1.9m – SEK 11.4m | 86% |
| 2017 | 1 | – | – – – | – |
By region
| County (län) | Active | Per 10k | 3-yr change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blekinge län | 43 | 2.7 | – |
| Dalarnas län | 86 | 3.0 | – |
| Gävleborgs län | 78 | 2.8 | – |
| Gotlands län | 21 | 3.5 | – |
| Hallands län | 106 | 3.1 | – |
| Jämtlands län | 37 | 2.8 | – |
| Jönköpings län | 112 | 3.0 | – |
| Kalmar län | 75 | 3.1 | – |
| Kronobergs län | 63 | 3.1 | – |
| Norrbottens län | 47 | 1.9 | – |
| Örebro län | 74 | 2.4 | – |
| Östergötlands län | 104 | 2.2 | – |
| Skåne län | 313 | 2.2 | – |
| Södermanlands län | 62 | 2.1 | – |
| Stockholms län | 397 | 1.6 | – |
| Uppsala län | 59 | 1.4 | – |
| Värmlands län | 86 | 3.0 | – |
| Västerbottens län | 54 | 1.9 | – |
| Västernorrlands län | 60 | 2.5 | – |
| Västmanlands län | 47 | 1.7 | – |
| Västra Götalands län | 412 | 2.3 | – |
What's included
Businesses whose main Swedish industry code (SNI 2025) starts with:
47.52… | Detaljhandel med virke och byggvaror |
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