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IT & software services
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Deeper numbers
Survival, trouble signs, competition and people for it & software services 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 - 25,100 companies.
Competition
| 35 places | |
| 28 places | |
| 27 places | |
| 24 places | |
| 18 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 it & software services
Towns with at least 10,000 residents, measured from the town centre – possible gaps in the local offer.
| Town | Residents | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Sundsvall och Timrå | 70,918 | 1.1 km |
| Avesta | 16,055 | 1.1 km |
| Bjuv | 11,209 | 0.9 km |
| Oxelösund | 11,485 | 0.8 km |
| Kinna | 15,507 | 0.8 km |
| Kristianstad | 41,198 | 0.8 km |
| Finspång | 13,186 | 0.7 km |
| Kristinehamn | 18,358 | 0.6 km |
| Uddevalla | 35,639 | 0.6 km |
| Nödinge-Nol | 11,658 | 0.6 km |
Active in Sweden over time
Openings and closures per year
Best opportunities
Municipalities with room in the market.
| Falkenbergs kommun | 77 |
| Vänersborgs kommun | 73 |
| Aneby kommun | 73 |
| Tidaholms kommun | 71 |
| Landskrona kommun | 71 |
| Halmstad | 70 |
| Vaggeryds kommun | 69 |
| Götene kommun | 69 |
| Sölvesborgs kommun | 68 |
| Skellefteå kommun | 68 |
Growing fastest
3-year change in active businesses.
| Not available yet: closures are only known from 1 January 2024. |
Declining
Municipalities where this type is shrinking.
| Not available yet: closures are only known from 1 January 2024. |
Most per resident
Densest municipalities (15,000+ residents).
| Solna kommun | 116.5 |
| Stockholms kommun | 115.7 |
| Danderyds kommun | 112.3 |
| Täby kommun | 106.1 |
| Sollentuna kommun | 104.6 |
| Nacka kommun | 98.1 |
| Lidingö kommun | 92.6 |
| Lomma kommun | 84.7 |
| Sundbybergs kommun | 83.0 |
| Ekerö kommun | 78.5 |
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 | 25,100 | SEK 994k | SEK 59k – SEK 1.8m | 69% |
| 2024 | 23,861 | SEK 1.1m | SEK 83k – SEK 1.9m | 70% |
| 2023 | 20,914 | SEK 1.1m | SEK 112k – SEK 1.9m | 72% |
| 2022 | 16,038 | SEK 1.1m | SEK 120k – SEK 1.8m | 73% |
| 2021 | 1,504 | SEK 869k | SEK 40k – SEK 2.4m | 65% |
| 2020 | 722 | SEK 842k | SEK 49k – SEK 2.1m | 65% |
| 2019 | 406 | SEK 1.0m | SEK 56k – SEK 2.3m | 67% |
| 2018 | 197 | SEK 1.1m | SEK 108k – SEK 2.1m | 71% |
| 2017 | 44 | SEK 243k | SEK 0 – SEK 1.6m | 52% |
By region
| County (län) | Active | Per 10k | 3-yr change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blekinge län | 419 | 26.8 | – |
| Dalarnas län | 776 | 27.1 | – |
| Gävleborgs län | 680 | 24.0 | – |
| Gotlands län | 198 | 32.5 | – |
| Hallands län | 1,270 | 36.7 | – |
| Jämtlands län | 453 | 34.1 | – |
| Jönköpings län | 966 | 26.1 | – |
| Kalmar län | 546 | 22.2 | – |
| Kronobergs län | 575 | 28.3 | – |
| Norrbottens län | 563 | 22.6 | – |
| Örebro län | 803 | 26.0 | – |
| Östergötlands län | 1,917 | 40.6 | – |
| Skåne län | 6,213 | 43.4 | – |
| Södermanlands län | 760 | 25.3 | – |
| Stockholms län | 21,352 | 85.9 | – |
| Uppsala län | 1,895 | 46.2 | – |
| Värmlands län | 767 | 27.1 | – |
| Västerbottens län | 883 | 31.6 | – |
| Västernorrlands län | 761 | 31.6 | – |
| Västmanlands län | 871 | 31.0 | – |
| Västra Götalands län | 8,146 | 45.8 | – |
What's included
Businesses whose main Swedish industry code (SNI 2025) starts with:
62.10… | Dataprogrammering |
62.20… | Datakonsultverksamhet |
62.90… | Annan it- och dataverksamhet |
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