Retail
Second-hand & antiques
Second hand och antik
Deeper numbers
Survival, trouble signs, competition and people for second-hand & antiques 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 - 450 companies.
Competition
| 32 places | |
| 30 places | |
| 25 places | |
| 23 places | |
| 10 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 second-hand & antiques
Towns with at least 10,000 residents, measured from the town centre – possible gaps in the local offer.
| Town | Residents | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Kiruna | 17,284 | 16.3 km |
| Arboga | 10,906 | 14.8 km |
| Gislaved | 10,029 | 14.5 km |
| Oxelösund | 11,485 | 8.8 km |
| Fagersta | 11,771 | 6.0 km |
| Ekerö | 12,270 | 4.1 km |
| Sundsvall och Timrå | 70,918 | 4.0 km |
| Karlskoga | 27,261 | 2.8 km |
| Kinna | 15,507 | 1.8 km |
| Jönköping | 103,032 | 1.6 km |
Active in Sweden over time
Openings and closures per year
Best opportunities
Municipalities with room in the market.
| Järfälla kommun | 95 |
| Vaggeryds kommun | 93 |
| Upplands-Bro kommun | 91 |
| Salems kommun | 91 |
| Krokoms kommun | 89 |
| Sigtuna kommun | 84 |
| Strömstad | 83 |
| Vårgårda kommun | 83 |
| Mörbylånga kommun | 83 |
| Vallentuna kommun | 82 |
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).
| Ystad | 6.5 |
| Simrishamns kommun | 6.4 |
| Leksands kommun | 6.2 |
| Flens kommun | 6.0 |
| Hallsbergs kommun | 4.4 |
| Falköpings kommun | 4.3 |
| Marks kommun | 4.3 |
| Sjöbo kommun | 4.1 |
| Katrineholms kommun | 4.1 |
| Norrtälje kommun | 4.0 |
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 | 450 | SEK 602k | SEK 141k – SEK 1.7m | 58% |
| 2024 | 406 | SEK 588k | SEK 125k – SEK 1.9m | 58% |
| 2023 | 344 | SEK 511k | SEK 133k – SEK 1.7m | 61% |
| 2022 | 261 | SEK 553k | SEK 134k – SEK 1.9m | 59% |
| 2021 | 37 | SEK 568k | SEK 164k – SEK 4.6m | 54% |
| 2020 | 16 | SEK 725k | SEK 33k – SEK 2.3m | 50% |
| 2019 | 7 | SEK 724k | SEK 399k – SEK 2.8m | 71% |
| 2018 | 6 | SEK 614k | SEK 170k – SEK 2.9m | 50% |
| 2017 | 3 | SEK 340k | – – – | 33% |
By region
| County (län) | Active | Per 10k | 3-yr change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blekinge län | 45 | 2.9 | – |
| Dalarnas län | 68 | 2.4 | – |
| Gävleborgs län | 67 | 2.4 | – |
| Gotlands län | 21 | 3.5 | – |
| Hallands län | 77 | 2.2 | – |
| Jämtlands län | 20 | 1.5 | – |
| Jönköpings län | 72 | 1.9 | – |
| Kalmar län | 59 | 2.4 | – |
| Kronobergs län | 53 | 2.6 | – |
| Norrbottens län | 35 | 1.4 | – |
| Örebro län | 77 | 2.5 | – |
| Östergötlands län | 89 | 1.9 | – |
| Skåne län | 402 | 2.8 | – |
| Södermanlands län | 73 | 2.4 | – |
| Stockholms län | 581 | 2.3 | – |
| Uppsala län | 110 | 2.7 | – |
| Värmlands län | 66 | 2.3 | – |
| Västerbottens län | 48 | 1.7 | – |
| Västernorrlands län | 55 | 2.3 | – |
| Västmanlands län | 49 | 1.7 | – |
| Västra Götalands län | 439 | 2.5 | – |
What's included
Businesses whose main Swedish industry code (SNI 2025) starts with:
47.79… | Detaljhandel med antikviteter och begagnade böcker |
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