Health & social care · Solothurn

721 companies in health and social care in the canton of Solothurn.

The commercial register lists 721 active companies in health and social care in the canton of Solothurn, placing Solothurn 14th nationally for this sector (3 % of the national total). 185 of them (26 %) are VAT-registered, and 273 (38 %) published an official change in the past 18 months: registration, amendment, change of officers, share capital or address.

721active companies
2registered in the past 30 days
185VAT-registered
14thcanton's Swiss rank
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The canton in brief

Health & social care in the canton of Solothurn: what the register shows.

Health and social work: medical practices set up as companies, clinics, laboratories, care homes and home-help services. The incorporation of practices and their grouping into medical centres feed a steady flow of new registrations, of interest to equipment suppliers, insurers and specialised fiduciaries.

This sector accounts for 4 % of companies classified in the canton of Solothurn, against 4 % across Switzerland. 2 companies in health and social care were registered in the canton of Solothurn over the past 30 days, 14 over 90 days.

Solothurn is an industrial canton: watchmaking and microtechnology in Grenchen and Solothurn, mechanical and metal engineering in the Niederamt and around Olten, and logistics around Olten and Egerkingen at the motorway junction. Industrial SMEs dominate, supported by fiduciaries and engineering firms.

Market analysis

The market in health and social care in the canton of Solothurn, in figures

117companies registered in 2025 and 2026
CHF 557 Mof combined share capital (415 capital companies)
185VAT-registered
51are hiring right now (Job-Room postings)

Of these 721 companies, the dominant legal forms are: Limited liability company (GmbH / Sàrl) (35 %), Sole proprietorship (30 %), Public limited company (AG / SA) (22 %). 117 were entered in the commercial register in 2025 and 2026, that is 16 % of the active base; 68 registrations in 2025. That is in line with the average of the three previous years (64 a year): a steady pace of registration.

Share capital is known for 415 companies (58 %): CHF 557 M combined, median company in the 20-100k band; 164 of them (40 %) have capital of at least CHF 100,000.

185 companies (26 %) are VAT-registered, a sign of real activity; 720 (100 %) have at least one registered director; 189 publish a general phone or email, 198 have a website verified by ciblr, and 51 run job postings on Job-Room.

SOGC publications in the last 90 days: 14 new registrations, 17 changes of directors, 8 relocations of seat, 23 other amendments.

Registrations by year

0204060802020 : 505020202021 : 616120212022 : 636320222023 : 525220232024 : 767620242025 : 686820252026 : 49492026
Companies still active, by year of first registration; 2026 year to date (light tint).

Legal forms

Limited liability company (GmbH / Sàrl)
25335 %
Sole proprietorship
21430 %
Public limited company (AG / SA)
16122 %
Foundation
425,8 %
Association
212,9 %
The most common legal forms in this sector.
By size

Small or large?

Micro companies
56779 %
Small companies
628,6 %
Medium companies
719,8 %
Large companies
212,9 %
ciblr size index, computed from registry signals (capital, legal form, age, VAT). n/a: no signal yet.
By city

Where are they?

Solothurn
16423 %
Olten
9113 %
Grenchen
517,1 %
Oensingen
263,6 %
Dornach
202,8 %
Biberist
182,5 %
Schönenwerd
172,4 %
Zuchwil
152,1 %
The 8 municipalities with the most companies in the sector.
Frequently asked questions

In brief.

How many companies in health and social care are active in the canton of Solothurn?

721 companies in health and social care are registered with the commercial register as active in the canton of Solothurn, or 3 % of the 26 089 companies in the sector across Switzerland.

How many are VAT-registered?

185 of these companies (26 %) are VAT-registered according to the UID register, which generally indicates turnover above CHF 100 000 and genuine activity.

How can I get their contact details?

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Method

Where do these figures come from?

Most recent SOGC publication captured for this canton: 2 days ago. 608 publications captured in the past 30 days. Company officers there are re-read directly in the cantonal commercial register.

Every company counted here is registered with the commercial register (Zefix) with the status "active". The sector is derived from the FSO's NOGA code, the size is estimated by ciblr from official publications (legal form, share capital, declared headcount, VAT registration), and "recent signal" means an SOGC publication (registration, amendment, change of officers, share capital or address) in the past 18 months. The figures are recalculated every week from the ciblr database. No data is purchased or invented.

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Neighbouring cantons

What about next door?

The same figures for neighbouring cantons, useful for regional prospecting.

The same sector elsewhere
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