Trends
Growing and declining municipalities
Where businesses are opening and closing – from the start and end dates of every place of business in Statistics Sweden's Business Register. Showing Dentist.
Counting: All company forms, excl. holding companies.
Active in Sweden
4,052
3-year change
–
Not available yet: closures are only known from 1 January 2024.
Opened / closed (12 mo.)
152 / 106
12-month change +1.2%
Closure rate (12 mo.)
2.6%
of businesses open during the last 12 months
Openings and closures per year
OpenedClosed* 2026 so far
Active businesses over time
Declining fastest
Change in active businesses over 3 years (at least 10 businesses three years ago).
| Area | 3 yrs ago → now | Net | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Not available yet: closures are only known from 1 January 2024. | |||
Growing fastest
Change in active businesses over 3 years (at least 10 businesses three years ago).
| Area | 3 yrs ago → now | Net | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Not available yet: closures are only known from 1 January 2024. | |||
Most closures, last 12 months
| Area | Closed | Opened | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stockholms kommun | 20 | 27 | 3.0% |
| Malmö kommun | 12 | 9 | 5.3% |
| Göteborgs kommun | 9 | 6 | 3.2% |
| Lunds kommun | 7 | 2 | 11.5% |
| Faluns kommun | 6 | 2 | 22.2% |
| Vaxholms kommun | 5 | 1 | 50.0% |
| Örebro kommun | 4 | 1 | 6.7% |
| Solna kommun | 3 | 6 | 4.0% |
| Helsingborgs kommun | 3 | 6 | 3.6% |
| Uppsala kommun | 2 | 6 | 2.0% |
| Sollentuna kommun | 2 | 2 | 4.9% |
| Linköpings kommun | 2 | 6 | 3.0% |
| Umeå kommun | 2 | 0 | 3.5% |
| Lidingö kommun | 1 | 0 | 2.3% |
| Eskilstuna kommun | 1 | 0 | 2.9% |
Highest closure rate, last 12 months
Closures as a share of every business open at some point in the last 12 months (active a year ago plus opened since).
| Area | Closed | Open in the period | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Faluns kommun | 6 | 27 | 22.2% |
| Lunds kommun | 7 | 61 | 11.5% |
| Västerviks kommun | 1 | 12 | 8.3% |
| Simrishamns kommun | 1 | 12 | 8.3% |
| Upplands Väsby kommun | 1 | 14 | 7.1% |
| Örebro kommun | 4 | 60 | 6.7% |
| Nyköpings kommun | 1 | 15 | 6.7% |
| Luleå kommun | 1 | 17 | 5.9% |
| Malmö kommun | 12 | 228 | 5.3% |
| Sigtuna kommun | 1 | 19 | 5.3% |
| Sollentuna kommun | 2 | 41 | 4.9% |
| Danderyds kommun | 1 | 21 | 4.8% |
| Skellefteå kommun | 1 | 22 | 4.6% |
| Alingsås kommun | 1 | 22 | 4.6% |
| Varbergs kommun | 1 | 23 | 4.4% |
Start-up hotspots
New businesses in the last 12 months per 10,000 residents.
| Area | Residents | Opened | Per 10,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vilhelmina kommun | 6,172 | 1 | 1.6 |
| Mullsjö kommun | 7,546 | 1 | 1.3 |
| Hjo kommun | 9,322 | 1 | 1.1 |
| Borgholms kommun | 10,626 | 1 | 0.9 |
| Vaxholms kommun | 11,636 | 1 | 0.9 |
| Vimmerby kommun | 15,327 | 1 | 0.7 |
| Hammarö kommun | 16,932 | 1 | 0.6 |
| Kramfors kommun | 17,390 | 1 | 0.6 |
| Solna kommun | 86,435 | 6 | 0.7 |
| Alvesta kommun | 19,687 | 1 | 0.5 |
| Bengtsfors kommun | 8,955 | 1 | 1.1 |
| Svenljunga kommun | 10,616 | 1 | 0.9 |