Physio, chiro & therapy in Sweden – where to open

Active in Sweden

15,745

14.8 per 10,000 residents

3-year change

–

12 months: +6.9%

Opened / closed (12 mo.)

1,572 / 560

Median revenue

SEK 811k

75% profitable

Deeper numbers

Survival, trouble signs, competition and people for physio, chiro & therapy 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

Closed within 2 years of opening (last 12 months)176 · 31% of all closures

Companies with negative equity3%

Losses two years in a row12%

Equity and losses from annual reports 2025.

Financial health

Made a loss25%

Median equity ratio65%

Revenue per employeeSEK 910k

Staff costs per employeeSEK 547k

Medians of companies that filed annual reports for 2025 - 4,657 companies.

Competition

Run by chains (3+ places)4%

Share of the 3 largest operators1% · 15,164 owners

	74 places
	65 places
public	59 places
public	54 places
	37 places

New and established

Openings per 10,000 residents (12 months)1.48

Average age of active businesses11.2 yrs

Younger than 2 years16%

Older than 10 years47%

Distance to the nearest one

Residents more than 5 km from one803,123 · 8%

More than 10 km297,809

Farthest neighbourhood (5,000+ residents)16.1 km · Alnö (Sundsvall)

Measured from each neighbourhood centre.

When businesses open and close

Opened

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 physio, chiro & therapy

Towns with at least 10,000 residents, measured from the town centre – possible gaps in the local offer.

Town	Residents	Distance
Bjuv	11,209	2.1 km
Jönköping	103,032	1.3 km
Kinna	15,507	1.2 km
Sundsvall och Timrå	70,918	1.1 km
Kungsängen och Brunna	16,899	1.0 km
Göteborg	674,529	1.0 km
Västerhaninge	31,941	0.9 km
Boden	16,644	0.9 km
Kristianstad	41,198	0.8 km
Nordöstra Göteborg	48,217	0.8 km

Active in Sweden over time

Openings and closures per year

OpenedClosed* 2026 so far

Best opportunities

Municipalities with room in the market.

Vaggeryds kommun	80
Skellefteå kommun	80
Burlövs kommun	79
Vårgårda kommun	78
Upplands-Bro kommun	78
Bjuvs kommun	77
Haninge kommun	77
Habo kommun	77
Älvkarleby kommun	76
Sigtuna kommun	75

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.

All trends for this type →

Most per resident

Densest municipalities (15,000+ residents).

Simrishamns kommun	32.5
Danderyds kommun	28.6
Lidingö kommun	27.3
Stockholms kommun	26.1
Täby kommun	23.4
Ekerö kommun	23.4
Värmdö kommun	22.7
Ängelholms kommun	22.1
Lunds kommun	22.0
Båstad	21.2

Financials of companies filing accounts

Median revenueMedian result

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	4,657	SEK 811k	SEK 244k – SEK 1.3m	75%
2024	4,439	SEK 818k	SEK 274k – SEK 1.3m	76%
2023	3,889	SEK 845k	SEK 316k – SEK 1.3m	76%
2022	2,981	SEK 806k	SEK 327k – SEK 1.3m	76%
2021	277	SEK 783k	SEK 179k – SEK 1.5m	75%
2020	128	SEK 787k	SEK 268k – SEK 1.4m	73%
2019	71	SEK 895k	SEK 440k – SEK 1.4m	72%
2018	27	SEK 849k	SEK 317k – SEK 1.4m	81%
2017	11	SEK 784k	SEK 63k – SEK 1.3m	64%

By region

County (län)	Active	Per 10k	3-yr change
Blekinge län	143	9.1	–
Dalarnas län	401	14.0	–
Gävleborgs län	327	11.5	–
Gotlands län	102	16.8	–
Hallands län	464	13.4	–
Jämtlands län	248	18.7	–
Jönköpings län	319	8.6	–
Kalmar län	280	11.4	–
Kronobergs län	238	11.7	–
Norrbottens län	286	11.5	–
Örebro län	385	12.5	–
Östergötlands län	539	11.4	–
Skåne län	2,297	16.0	–
Södermanlands län	404	13.4	–
Stockholms län	4,844	19.5	–
Uppsala län	600	14.6	–
Värmlands län	372	13.1	–
Västerbottens län	342	12.3	–
Västernorrlands län	276	11.5	–
Västmanlands län	359	12.8	–
Västra Götalands län	2,470	13.9	–

What's included

Businesses whose main Swedish industry code (SNI 2025) starts with:

`86.93…`	Psykologi- och psykoterapiverksamhet, utom läkare
`86.94…`	Sjuksköterske- och barnmorskeverksamhet
`86.95…`	Fysioterapeutisk verksamhet
`86.96…`	Traditionell, komplementär och alternativ medicin
`86.99…`	Tandhygienistverksamhet

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