Trades
Painter & decorator
Målare
Deeper numbers
Survival, trouble signs, competition and people for painter & decorator 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 - 2,700 companies.
Competition
| 40 places | |
| 31 places | |
| 6 places | |
| 5 places | |
| 4 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 painter & decorator
Towns with at least 10,000 residents, measured from the town centre – possible gaps in the local offer.
| Town | Residents | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Ängelholm | 31,089 | 2.0 km |
| Bunkeflostrand | 15,488 | 1.6 km |
| Kävlinge | 10,453 | 1.4 km |
| Hässleholm | 19,760 | 1.4 km |
| Nödinge-Nol | 11,658 | 1.3 km |
| Ludvika | 15,675 | 1.1 km |
| Lerum | 28,789 | 1.1 km |
| Falköping | 17,924 | 1.1 km |
| Eskilstuna | 70,646 | 1.0 km |
| Örnsköldsvik | 33,399 | 1.0 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.
| Älvkarleby kommun | 82 |
| Täby kommun | 81 |
| Lunds kommun | 81 |
| Vännäs kommun | 79 |
| Knivsta kommun | 79 |
| Hammarö kommun | 79 |
| Herrljunga kommun | 74 |
| Eslövs kommun | 74 |
| Staffanstorps kommun | 73 |
| Kalmars kommun | 73 |
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).
| Norrtälje kommun | 16.8 |
| Värmdö kommun | 14.4 |
| Mörbylånga kommun | 14.1 |
| Orusts kommun | 13.0 |
| Ekerö kommun | 12.7 |
| Håbo kommun | 12.5 |
| Sala kommun | 12.4 |
| Huddinge kommun | 12.4 |
| Tjörns kommun | 11.9 |
| Tyresö kommun | 11.7 |
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 | 2,700 | SEK 1.7m | SEK 799k – SEK 3.8m | 77% |
| 2024 | 2,615 | SEK 1.7m | SEK 778k – SEK 3.9m | 74% |
| 2023 | 2,277 | SEK 1.7m | SEK 813k – SEK 3.8m | 75% |
| 2022 | 1,707 | SEK 1.7m | SEK 833k – SEK 3.8m | 78% |
| 2021 | 225 | SEK 3.3m | SEK 1.0m – SEK 7.1m | 81% |
| 2020 | 104 | SEK 3.3m | SEK 983k – SEK 6.2m | 80% |
| 2019 | 39 | SEK 3.2m | SEK 2.2m – SEK 6.6m | 74% |
| 2018 | 13 | SEK 4.0m | SEK 2.4m – SEK 7.9m | 100% |
| 2017 | 3 | SEK 2.1m | – – – | 67% |
By region
| County (län) | Active | Per 10k | 3-yr change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blekinge län | 98 | 6.3 | – |
| Dalarnas län | 203 | 7.1 | – |
| Gävleborgs län | 205 | 7.2 | – |
| Gotlands län | 50 | 8.2 | – |
| Hallands län | 282 | 8.1 | – |
| Jämtlands län | 107 | 8.1 | – |
| Jönköpings län | 217 | 5.9 | – |
| Kalmar län | 186 | 7.6 | – |
| Kronobergs län | 116 | 5.7 | – |
| Norrbottens län | 136 | 5.5 | – |
| Örebro län | 184 | 6.0 | – |
| Östergötlands län | 298 | 6.3 | – |
| Skåne län | 873 | 6.1 | – |
| Södermanlands län | 222 | 7.4 | – |
| Stockholms län | 2,013 | 8.1 | – |
| Uppsala län | 241 | 5.9 | – |
| Värmlands län | 188 | 6.6 | – |
| Västerbottens län | 125 | 4.5 | – |
| Västernorrlands län | 151 | 6.3 | – |
| Västmanlands län | 167 | 5.9 | – |
| Västra Götalands län | 1,196 | 6.7 | – |
What's included
Businesses whose main Swedish industry code (SNI 2025) starts with:
43.34… | Måleriarbeten |
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