In Sweden, the number of bankruptcies increased in 2020 by just over four percent compared with 2019. In Sörmland, on the other hand, the increase was greater.
Here, bankruptcies increased by nine percent in 2020, compared with the year before.
A total of 165 companies went bankrupt in the county in 2020.
More in bankruptcy are expected in 2021
According to Bisnode, the corona crisis has affected the business community to a lesser extent than expected.
However, there are fears of a larger increase in bankruptcies in 2021.
- Many businesses have struggled and had to consume equity during the past year. The crisis is not over and we fear that many companies will have to give up in the spring of 2021. With bankruptcies and unemployment as a result, writes Tomas Hedenius, marketing manager Bisnode Scandinava, in a press release.