Paints, varnishes and mastics market in Sweden: size, suppliers and public contracts
Market size and key facts
In 2025, public buyers in Sweden awarded 5 supply contracts for paints, varnishes and mastics through award notices on TED. Sweden imported €436 million of goods in the customs headings matched to paints, varnishes and mastics in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 3208, 3214, 3209, 3814 and 3210; all buyers, not only public ones), down 5.5% from 2023.
- Since November 2023, 54 companies have won 72 public supply contracts for paints, varnishes and mastics in Sweden, in 19 award notices from 17 public buyers.
- 95.8% of these awards went to companies registered in Sweden; the most frequent foreign origin is Denmark.
- The five companies that win most often hold 23.6% of all awards.
- 2.8% of the awards whose notice states the number of tenders received a single bid.
In proportion
All public purchasing in Sweden — general government spending on goods, services and investment, the measure the OECD and the European Commission use for public procurement — came to €106 billion in 2025, 17.6% of GDP (Eurostat). Award notices on TED cover only the contracts above the EU thresholds, so they show who wins, not the whole of that spending.
Source: Eurostat, government finance statistics (gov_10a_main, gov_10a_exp) and GDP (nama_10_gdp), retrieved 9 November 2026.
Updated · counted daily from contract award notices on TED and Eurostat international trade data · figures as JSON · free to quote with attribution (CC BY 4.0)
How to cite: Cresques, "Paints, varnishes and mastics market in Sweden", https://cresques.com/markets/se/448-paints-varnishes-and-mastics, from TED contract award notices (© European Union) and Eurostat Comext, updated 13 November 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0.
- Winning companies
- 54
- since November 2023
- Award notices
- 19
- on TED
- Public buyers
- 17
- hospitals, schools, agencies
- Imports 2025
- €436.3M
- all buyers, Eurostat
The market in numbers
Public supply contracts in Sweden: award notices published on TED from 2023-11 to 2026-11, by publication year.
- Contracts awarded
- 72
- in 19 award notices
- Awarded value
- €5.4K
- from 1% of awards with a published value
- Winning companies
- 54
- with at least one award
- Public buyers
- 17
- hospitals, cities, agencies
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| 2024 | 36 |
| 2025 | 5 |
| 2026 | 31 |
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| 2024 | €0 |
| 2025 | €0 |
| 2026 | €5.4K |
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| Cities, regions and central administration | 37 |
| Universities, schools and research | 25 |
| Housing and community amenities | 5 |
| Hospitals and health services | 5 |
- Stockholm37SE11
- Mellersta Norrland12SE32
- Västsverige10SE23
- Norra Mellansverige6SE31
- Sydsverige4SE22
- Östra Mellansverige2SE12
- Småland med öarna1SE21
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| Stockholm | 37 |
| Mellersta Norrland | 12 |
| Västsverige | 10 |
| Norra Mellansverige | 6 |
| Sydsverige | 4 |
| Östra Mellansverige | 2 |
| Småland med öarna | 1 |
- Large companies
- Medium-sized
- Micro
- SME (size not stated)
- Size not stated
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| Large companies | 4 · 5.6% |
| Medium-sized | 24 · 33.3% |
| Micro | 2 · 2.8% |
| SME (size not stated) | 2 · 2.8% |
| Size not stated | 40 · 55.6% |
- Denmark2
- Netherlands1
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| Denmark | 2 |
| Netherlands | 1 |
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| 2023 | €461.6M |
| 2024 | €427.2M |
| 2025 | €436.3M |
- STOCKHOLM25
- Östersund12
- Gustavsberg10
- HALMSTAD5
- Broby4
- BORÅS3
- Falun2
- Ludvika2
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| STOCKHOLM | 25 |
| Östersund | 12 |
| Gustavsberg | 10 |
| HALMSTAD | 5 |
| Broby | 4 |
| BORÅS | 3 |
| Falun | 2 |
| Ludvika | 2 |
Imports: Eurostat Comext, customs headings 3208, 3214, 3209, 3814, 3210 (only headings whose trade is mainly this category); all buyers, not only public ones.
Awards to companies registered in Sweden
95.8%
3 awards went to companies registered elsewhere.
Share of the 5 biggest winners
23.6%
Of all awards; a high share means a concentrated market.
Lots with a single bid
2.8%
Among 71 awards whose notice states the number of tenders.
How we count: one award per procedure, lot and winning company, from live contract award notices; a joint procurement counts on every buyer's market. Values are the awarded amounts published in the notice (framework ceilings and estimates are never added), converted to euro at the ECB yearly average. Company size is the SME flag of the notice (eForms BT-165). Read the methodology.
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Among the companies that win most often
- Beijer Byggmaterial Aktiebolag30 public contracts in total
- Histolab Products Aktiebolag24 public contracts in total
- VWR International AB34 public contracts in total
- Solveco AB12 public contracts in total
- SW Horto AB11 public contracts in total
Where this industry meets in Sweden
- NordbyggTrade fair · Stockholm, Sweden
- Big 5 GlobalTrade fair · Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- BAUTrade fair · Munich, Germany
- NAHB International Builders' Show (IBS)Trade fair · Las Vegas, United States
- Architectural Building WeekTrade fair · Sofia, Bulgaria
- International Passive House ConferenceCongress · Innsbruck, Austria
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Questions
- Who wins public contracts for paints, varnishes and mastics in Sweden?
- 54 companies won 19 contract award notices for these categories from 17 public buyers in Sweden since November 2023. The companies that win most often are Beijer Byggmaterial Aktiebolag, Histolab Products Aktiebolag, VWR International AB, Solveco AB, SW Horto AB.
- How big is the paints, varnishes and mastics market in Sweden?
- In 2025, public buyers in Sweden awarded 5 supply contracts for paints, varnishes and mastics through award notices on TED. Sweden imported €436 million of goods in the customs headings matched to paints, varnishes and mastics in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 3208, 3214, 3209, 3814 and 3210; all buyers, not only public ones), down 5.5% from 2023.
- Where do suppliers of paints, varnishes and mastics meet buyers and distributors in Sweden?
- At trade fairs and congresses such as Nordbygg, Big 5 Global, BAU, NAHB International Builders' Show (IBS), Architectural Building Week, International Passive House Conference — each checked on the organiser's official website.
- How do I find a distributor for paints, varnishes and mastics in Sweden?
- Create a free Cresques account and open the market map for Sweden and this category. It shows the companies that win public contracts there, how often, for how many buyers and for how much: the first 5 on the Free plan, every company on a paid plan. Where the data exists, the map also shows wholesalers from the business register, import figures and the industry's trade fairs.
Sources: contract award notices on TED — Tenders Electronic Daily (ted.europa.eu), © European Union, published since November 2023, processed by Cresques (one award per procedure and lot); imports: Eurostat, international trade in goods (Comext), © European Union — only the customs headings whose trade is mainly this category, chosen by Cresques.