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 Electronics & phone store.
Counting: All company forms, excl. holding companies.
Active in Sweden
3,195
3-year change
–
Not available yet: closures are only known from 1 January 2024.
Opened / closed (12 mo.)
353 / 130
12-month change +7.5%
Closure rate (12 mo.)
3.9%
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 | 15 | 39 | 4.4% |
| Göteborgs kommun | 7 | 13 | 3.8% |
| Malmö kommun | 5 | 21 | 3.4% |
| Lunds kommun | 5 | 2 | 14.3% |
| Södertälje kommun | 5 | 5 | 13.5% |
| Örebro kommun | 5 | 3 | 8.8% |
| Halmstad | 4 | 5 | 11.8% |
| Luleå kommun | 3 | 1 | 10.7% |
| Vaxholms kommun | 3 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Botkyrka kommun | 3 | 2 | 12.0% |
| Västerås kommun | 3 | 6 | 5.8% |
| Faluns kommun | 3 | 0 | 12.5% |
| Järfälla kommun | 3 | 9 | 9.1% |
| Borås kommun | 2 | 7 | 5.4% |
| Kungälvs kommun | 2 | 0 | 11.8% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strömstad | 2 | 11 | 18.2% |
| Lunds kommun | 5 | 35 | 14.3% |
| Södertälje kommun | 5 | 37 | 13.5% |
| Faluns kommun | 3 | 24 | 12.5% |
| Upplands Väsby kommun | 2 | 16 | 12.5% |
| Botkyrka kommun | 3 | 25 | 12.0% |
| Kungälvs kommun | 2 | 17 | 11.8% |
| Halmstad | 4 | 34 | 11.8% |
| Luleå kommun | 3 | 28 | 10.7% |
| Skövde kommun | 2 | 21 | 9.5% |
| Arvika kommun | 1 | 11 | 9.1% |
| Järfälla kommun | 3 | 33 | 9.1% |
| Örebro kommun | 5 | 57 | 8.8% |
| Burlövs kommun | 1 | 12 | 8.3% |
| Lidköpings kommun | 1 | 12 | 8.3% |
Start-up hotspots
New businesses in the last 12 months per 10,000 residents.
| Area | Residents | Opened | Per 10,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Osby kommun | 12,861 | 3 | 2.3 |
| Tingsryds kommun | 11,896 | 2 | 1.7 |
| Östra Göinge kommun | 13,718 | 2 | 1.5 |
| Hedemora kommun | 15,025 | 1 | 0.7 |
| Kalmars kommun | 73,068 | 4 | 0.5 |
| Åstorps kommun | 16,491 | 1 | 0.6 |
| Hammarö kommun | 16,932 | 1 | 0.6 |
| Sollefteå kommun | 18,138 | 2 | 1.1 |
| Ängelholms kommun | 45,159 | 4 | 0.9 |
| Landskrona kommun | 47,571 | 3 | 0.6 |
| Stenungsunds kommun | 27,854 | 2 | 0.7 |
| Gislaveds kommun | 28,641 | 2 | 0.7 |