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Swedish figures: Statistics Sweden's Business Register keeps only some of the workplaces that closed before 4 October 2026, when we started collecting, so closures are counted from then. Until there are three years of history, growth over time looks higher than it really is.

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Business types in Malmö

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Counting: All company forms, excl. holding companies.

Showing business types in Malmö · clear area

Business typeGroupActivePer 10kSimilar areasExpected3-yr changeClosed 12 mo.Score
Petrol station Automotive 19 0.6 1.1 37 – – 74
Funeral services Personal services 16 0.5 0.7 23 – – 73
Car parts & motorcycles Automotive 48 1.4 2.3 80 – – 73
Building contractor Trades 607 17.9 26.7 906 – – 70
Plumber & heating Trades 178 5.2 7.3 247 – – 69
Veterinarian Health 19 0.6 0.9 30 – – 67
Hardware & DIY store Retail 44 1.3 2.4 81 – – 66
Pharmacy & health store Retail 47 1.4 1.8 62 – – 65
Car repair & service Automotive 285 8.4 12.6 427 – – 65
Carpenter & joiner Trades 399 11.8 17.1 580 – – 64
B&B & holiday accommodation Accommodation 38 1.1 1.2 41 – – 64
Sports & bike shop Retail 96 2.8 3.2 109 – – 63
Electrician Trades 260 7.7 9.7 330 – – 62
Bricklayer & mason Trades 145 4.3 6.4 217 – – 62
Car dealer Automotive 198 5.8 6.6 224 – – 62
Home care Health 113 3.3 3.9 132 – – 61
Cinema & entertainment Leisure 108 3.2 3.4 115 – – 57
Optician Retail 37 1.1 1.2 40 – – 55
Accountant & bookkeeping Professional services 615 18.1 17.7 601 – – 53
Removals & haulage Transport 405 11.9 10.5 357 – – 53
Car rental Automotive 34 1.0 0.0 0 – – 53
Florist, garden & pet shop Retail 68 2.0 2.4 83 – – 52
Flooring Trades 104 3.1 3.0 103 – – 52
Sports facility & club Leisure 266 7.8 9.6 324 – – 51
Repairs (electronics, shoes, watches) Personal services 122 3.6 3.1 104 – – 51
Shoe & leather goods store Retail 40 1.2 0.0 0 – – 50
Laundry & dry cleaning Personal services 20 0.6 0.0 0 – – 50
Childcare Education 20 0.6 0.0 0 – – 50
Campsite Accommodation 1 0.0 0.0 0 – – 50
Painter & decorator Trades 191 5.6 6.1 208 – – 49
Hotel Accommodation 65 1.9 1.7 59 – – 48
Travel agency Leisure 80 2.4 0.0 0 – – 47
Gym & fitness centre Leisure 92 2.7 2.1 71 – – 46
Engineering consultancy Professional services 912 26.9 27.0 916 – – 46
Bank & insurance Professional services 58 1.7 1.5 51 – – 46
Toy & hobby shop Retail 105 3.1 2.3 79 – – 42
Catering & canteen Food & drink 66 1.9 1.3 45 – – 41
Online store Retail 37 1.1 0.0 0 – – 39
Hairdresser & barber Personal services 629 18.5 15.6 528 – – 39
Gardener & landscaping Trades 144 4.2 3.6 124 – – 38
Pizzeria, grill or takeaway Food & drink 153 4.5 3.0 102 – – 35
Bakery Food & drink 126 3.7 2.7 91 – – 35
Supermarket & convenience store Groceries 905 26.7 19.6 665 – – 35
Furniture & interior store Retail 175 5.2 3.6 123 – – 33
Kiosk, Wine & beverage shop Groceries 62 1.8 1.3 43 – – 32
Courses & tutoring Education 827 24.4 16.3 552 – – 32
Second-hand & antiques Retail 97 2.9 1.7 56 – – 31
Beauty salon & spa Personal services 776 22.9 16.2 551 – – 30
Gifts, art & specialty shops Retail 56 1.7 1.0 35 – – 30
Cleaning services Trades 540 15.9 10.3 349 – – 28
Real estate agent Professional services 221 6.5 3.6 123 – – 23
Physio, chiro & therapy Health 611 18.0 10.6 360 – – 22
Staffing & recruitment Professional services 356 10.5 6.0 202 – – 21
Restaurant Food & drink 976 28.8 15.8 537 – – 19
Clothing store Retail 342 10.1 6.0 203 – – 19
Jewellery & watches Retail 90 2.7 0.7 24 – – 18
Taxi Transport 457 13.5 3.5 119 – – 18
Electronics & phone store Retail 141 4.2 2.3 79 – – 17
Architect Professional services 245 7.2 1.2 41 – – 17
Dentist Health 209 6.2 3.4 115 – – 16
IT & software services Professional services 2,036 60.0 23.2 788 – – 13
Law firm Professional services 397 11.7 2.1 73 – – 12
Design & photography Professional services 913 26.9 10.4 354 – – 12
Doctor & medical clinic Health 631 18.6 7.3 249 – – 11
Marketing & advertising agency Professional services 567 16.7 6.6 225 – – 11
Café, coffee bar or bar Food & drink 68 2.0 0.5 17 – – 10
Books & stationery Retail 53 1.6 0.6 20 – – 10
Cosmetics & perfume store Retail 76 2.2 0.6 20 – – 9
Butcher, fishmonger & deli Groceries 110 3.2 1.5 51 – – 7
Driving school Education 71 2.1 0.9 31 – – 0