Retail
Pharmacy & health store
Apotek och hälsokost
Deeper numbers
Survival, trouble signs, competition and people for pharmacy & health 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 - 135 companies.
Competition
| 427 places | |
| 394 places | |
| 389 places | |
| 69 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 pharmacy & health store
Towns with at least 10,000 residents, measured from the town centre – possible gaps in the local offer.
| Town | Residents | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Svedala | 13,433 | 3.2 km |
| Lerum | 28,789 | 2.5 km |
| Nödinge-Nol | 11,658 | 2.2 km |
| Ängelholm | 31,089 | 1.9 km |
| Bjuv | 11,209 | 1.9 km |
| Lidingö | 44,642 | 1.8 km |
| Göteborg | 674,529 | 1.7 km |
| Gustavsberg | 25,034 | 1.6 km |
| Tumba | 46,893 | 1.6 km |
| Skoghall | 14,610 | 1.6 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.
| Svedala kommun | 86 |
| Vallentuna kommun | 80 |
| Haninge kommun | 78 |
| Österåkers kommun | 77 |
| Habo kommun | 77 |
| Täby kommun | 77 |
| Håbo kommun | 76 |
| Salems kommun | 75 |
| Trelleborgs kommun | 75 |
| Bodens 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).
| Östhammars kommun | 2.7 |
| Leksands kommun | 2.5 |
| Danderyds kommun | 2.5 |
| Ulricehamns kommun | 2.4 |
| Gällivare kommun | 2.3 |
| Knivsta kommun | 2.3 |
| Kramfors kommun | 2.3 |
| Kiruna kommun | 2.2 |
| Ljusdals kommun | 2.2 |
| Simrishamns kommun | 2.1 |
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 | 135 | SEK 5.7m | SEK 225k – SEK 15.6m | 67% |
| 2024 | 131 | SEK 8.7m | SEK 614k – SEK 19.4m | 78% |
| 2023 | 112 | SEK 9.3m | SEK 808k – SEK 19.1m | 74% |
| 2022 | 94 | SEK 9.1m | SEK 523k – SEK 19.5m | 68% |
| 2021 | 20 | SEK 9.4m | SEK 4.0m – SEK 15.7m | 70% |
| 2020 | 9 | SEK 1.3m | SEK 126k – SEK 6.0m | 56% |
| 2019 | 1 | – | – – – | – |
| 2018 | 1 | – | – – – | – |
| 2017 | 1 | – | – – – | – |
By region
| County (län) | Active | Per 10k | 3-yr change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blekinge län | 23 | 1.5 | – |
| Dalarnas län | 41 | 1.4 | – |
| Gävleborgs län | 43 | 1.5 | – |
| Gotlands län | 12 | 2.0 | – |
| Hallands län | 47 | 1.4 | – |
| Jämtlands län | 23 | 1.7 | – |
| Jönköpings län | 54 | 1.5 | – |
| Kalmar län | 38 | 1.5 | – |
| Kronobergs län | 33 | 1.6 | – |
| Norrbottens län | 41 | 1.6 | – |
| Örebro län | 44 | 1.4 | – |
| Östergötlands län | 66 | 1.4 | – |
| Skåne län | 200 | 1.4 | – |
| Södermanlands län | 37 | 1.2 | – |
| Stockholms län | 358 | 1.4 | – |
| Uppsala län | 68 | 1.7 | – |
| Värmlands län | 43 | 1.5 | – |
| Västerbottens län | 48 | 1.7 | – |
| Västernorrlands län | 40 | 1.7 | – |
| Västmanlands län | 40 | 1.4 | – |
| Västra Götalands län | 225 | 1.3 | – |
What's included
Businesses whose main Swedish industry code (SNI 2025) starts with:
47.73… | Detaljhandel med apoteksvaror, utom via internet eller postorder |
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