Retail
Optician
Optiker
Deeper numbers
Survival, trouble signs, competition and people for optician 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 - 405 companies.
Competition
| 255 places | |
| 211 places | |
| 21 places | |
| 13 places | |
| 3 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 optician
Towns with at least 10,000 residents, measured from the town centre – possible gaps in the local offer.
| Town | Residents | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Höör | 14,004 | 10.8 km |
| Skoghall | 14,610 | 5.6 km |
| Västerhaninge | 31,941 | 3.9 km |
| Oxie | 14,040 | 3.9 km |
| Bunkeflostrand | 15,488 | 3.7 km |
| Nödinge-Nol | 11,658 | 2.6 km |
| Ängelholm | 31,089 | 2.6 km |
| Bjuv | 11,209 | 2.6 km |
| Lerum | 28,789 | 2.5 km |
| Karlshamn | 19,966 | 2.5 km |
Active in Sweden over time
Openings and closures per year
Best opportunities
Municipalities with room in the market.
| Upplands Väsby kommun | 77 |
| Knivsta kommun | 73 |
| Botkyrka kommun | 72 |
| Staffanstorps kommun | 70 |
| Sigtuna kommun | 69 |
| Järfälla kommun | 69 |
| Tyresö kommun | 69 |
| Skurups kommun | 69 |
| Huddinge kommun | 68 |
| Höörs kommun | 68 |
Growing fastest
3-year change in active businesses.
| Partille kommun | 8 | +60% |
| Sigtuna kommun | 7 | +40% |
| Faluns kommun | 9 | +29% |
| Huddinge kommun | 9 | +29% |
| Karlskrona kommun | 10 | +25% |
| Järfälla kommun | 10 | +25% |
| Örebro kommun | 21 | +24% |
| Helsingborgs kommun | 22 | +22% |
| Östersunds kommun | 6 | +20% |
| Gävle kommun | 13 | +18% |
Declining
Municipalities where this type is shrinking.
| Arvika kommun | 4 | -20% |
| Sandvikens kommun | 4 | -20% |
| Hässleholms kommun | 5 | -17% |
| Varbergs kommun | 6 | -14% |
| Kungälvs kommun | 7 | -13% |
| Södertälje kommun | 10 | -9% |
| Uddevalla kommun | 10 | -9% |
| Kalmars kommun | 13 | -7% |
Most per resident
Densest municipalities (15,000+ residents).
| Borås kommun | 4.9 |
| Kalix kommun | 3.3 |
| Skara kommun | 3.2 |
| Vimmerby kommun | 2.6 |
| Trelleborgs kommun | 2.5 |
| Leksands kommun | 2.5 |
| Kävlinge kommun | 2.5 |
| Alingsås kommun | 2.3 |
| Ljusdals kommun | 2.2 |
| Ystad | 2.2 |
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 | 405 | SEK 3.1m | SEK 652k – SEK 7.9m | 79% |
| 2024 | 399 | SEK 3.0m | SEK 607k – SEK 7.7m | 76% |
| 2023 | 324 | SEK 2.6m | SEK 494k – SEK 7.4m | 75% |
| 2022 | 249 | SEK 2.5m | SEK 628k – SEK 7.7m | 73% |
| 2021 | 45 | SEK 2.7m | SEK 117k – SEK 6.0m | 76% |
| 2020 | 20 | SEK 3.1m | SEK 832k – SEK 4.5m | 75% |
| 2019 | 9 | SEK 2.5m | SEK 740k – SEK 2.5m | 44% |
| 2018 | 5 | SEK 557k | SEK 101k – SEK 753k | 40% |
| 2017 | 1 | – | – – – | – |
By region
| County (län) | Active | Per 10k | 3-yr change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blekinge län | 20 | 1.3 | +18% |
| Dalarnas län | 36 | 1.3 | +13% |
| Gävleborgs län | 36 | 1.3 | +9% |
| Gotlands län | 6 | 1.0 | +50% |
| Hallands län | 48 | 1.4 | +2% |
| Jämtlands län | 12 | 0.9 | +20% |
| Jönköpings län | 44 | 1.2 | +10% |
| Kalmar län | 38 | 1.5 | +3% |
| Kronobergs län | 23 | 1.1 | +15% |
| Norrbottens län | 30 | 1.2 | 0% |
| Örebro län | 36 | 1.2 | +13% |
| Östergötlands län | 50 | 1.1 | +4% |
| Skåne län | 179 | 1.2 | +9% |
| Södermanlands län | 43 | 1.4 | +16% |
| Stockholms län | 302 | 1.2 | +9% |
| Uppsala län | 40 | 1.0 | +8% |
| Värmlands län | 32 | 1.1 | +7% |
| Västerbottens län | 31 | 1.1 | +19% |
| Västernorrlands län | 32 | 1.3 | +10% |
| Västmanlands län | 37 | 1.3 | +9% |
| Västra Götalands län | 268 | 1.5 | +7% |
What's included
Businesses whose main Swedish industry code (SNI 2025) starts with:
47.74… | Detaljhandel med medicinska och ortopediska artiklar, utom glasögon och andra optiska artiklar |
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