Ljung & Sjöberg

What Ljung & Sjöberg does

Ljung & Sjöberg AB is a Swedish private for-profit company, founded in 2005/2006 by Fredrik Ljung and Martin Sjöberg, that specializes in the prevention, detection, and treatment of alcohol, drug, gambling, and codependency issues within the Swedish workplace. The firm employs approximately 50 staff — including psychiatrists, therapists, specialist physicians, manager coaches, key account managers, and administrators — many of whom have personal lived experience of addiction, and operates from offices in Stockholm, Gothenburg, Malmö, and Sundsvall with a residential training facility in Piteå.

The company's service portfolio spans three integrated pillars: (1) preventive work — policy development, manager and employee training, and workplace alcohol and drug testing through its Biotest subsidiary; (2) support and advisory — Chefsstöd (manager support) and Medarbetarstöd (employee support) delivered via phone, email, and direct contact; and (3) treatment — medical assessments by multidisciplinary teams and evidence-based therapeutic programs using KBT (CBT), ACT, MI (Motivational Interviewing), and 12-step methods, with residential capacity provided through the Alfagruppen subsidiary. In February 2025 the company expanded further via the acquisition of Nordisk Drogprevention, adding dedicated drug-prevention training to the offering.

Go-to-market is direct B2B field sales into Swedish employers, targeting HR departments and line managers with multi-year enterprise contracts; customers include Nordea, Systembolaget, Alecta, iKANO Bostad, Preem, Eltel, and other large Swedish enterprises. The firm has been recognized multiple times with Dagens Industri's Gasellpris and Veckans Affärer's Superföretagspris, and is led by CEO Susanna Bengs, appointed in November 2024. Revenue, funding totals beyond a 2017 Priveq Investment round, and customer-level economics are not publicly disclosed.

Name

Ljung & Sjöberg

Legal name

Ljung & Sjöberg AB

Website

https://ljungsjoberg.se

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Ljung & Sjöberg is a Swedish B2B provider of workplace addiction services, delivering prevention, testing, manager/employee support, and clinical treatment to Swedish employers. It operates four regional offices, ~50 staff, and three subsidiaries (Alfagruppen, Biotest, Nordisk Drogprevention) serving named enterprise customers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Workplace Addiction & Employee Assistance Services

NAICS

Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories (62151)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Benefit Management (HLAEAHAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Behavioral Health Benefit Administration (MBHO Core) (HLAEAHAA)

Keywords

• Workplace addiction services
• Substance abuse treatment
• Employee assistance programs
• Manager support services
• Workplace drug testing

Headquarters

HQ city

Stockholm

HQ country

Sweden

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Prevention Services: Policy development, action plans, training programs, and alcohol/drug testing services sold to employers for workplace prevention.
2. Support and Advisory Services: Manager support (Chefsstod) and employee support (Medarbetarstod) providing counseling and advisory services to organizations.
3. Medical Evaluations: Medical examinations conducted by multidisciplinary teams including specialist physicians for diagnosis and treatment planning.
4. Treatment Programs: Evidence-based treatment programs for substance addiction, gambling addiction, and codependency including group therapy, individual sessions, digital solutions, and treatment home placements.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Ljung & Sjöberg is a Swedish B2B provider of prevention, support, advisory, and treatment services for workplace addiction and substance abuse, including alcohol, drugs, gambling, and codependency. The company delivers policy development, training, drug testing, manager/employee support lines, medical assessments, and evidence-based rehabilitation programs through multidisciplinary teams (psychiatrists, therapists, specialist physicians) and residential treatment homes.

Product overview

Ljung & Sjöberg is Sweden's leading specialist in workplace addiction and substance abuse, offering a comprehensive portfolio of services spanning preventive work (policy development, education, alcohol and drug testing), support and advisory services (Chefsstöd for managers and Medarbetarstöd for employees), and treatment programs (medical assessment and evidence-based treatment including KBT, ACT, MI, and 12-step methods). The company operates residential treatment homes through its subsidiary Alfagruppen and provides drug testing services via Biotest. Services are delivered through offices in Stockholm, Gothenburg, Malmö, and Sundsvall, with nationwide coverage.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Förebyggande arbete (Preventive Work) Preventive workplace services for employers covering policy and action plan development, staff education and training programs, and alcohol and drug testing services. Sold to Swedish employers to help them build proactive substance abuse prevention frameworks.
• Stöd & Rådgivning (Support & Advisory) Combined support and advisory offering bundling Chefsstöd (manager support) and Medarbetarstöd (employee support) services that give Swedish employers confidential counseling and guidance on workplace addiction issues.
• Chefsstöd (Manager Support) Professional support service for managers and HR dealing with employees who have addiction-related problems, providing expert guidance, tools, and intervention strategies for early identification and action in the workplace.
• Medarbetarstöd (Employee Support) Anonymous support service for employees who are concerned about their own or a colleague's addiction or mental health issues, accessed through employer contracts.
• Behandling (Treatment) Comprehensive treatment services for employees with substance, gambling, or codependency addiction issues, including medical assessments by specialist physicians and evidence-based treatment programs designed to allow participants to continue working.
• Medicinsk utredning (Medical Assessment) Medical assessment conducted by multidisciplinary teams (nurses, therapists, specialist physicians) to ensure accurate diagnosis and appropriate treatment planning for employees with suspected addiction problems.
• Treatment Programs Evidence-based treatment programs combining group therapy, individual sessions, digital solutions, and residential treatment homes using CBT (KBT), ACT, Motivational Interviewing (MI), and 12-step methods for substance, gambling, and codependency addiction.
• Alfagruppen (Residential Treatment Homes) Residential treatment homes providing intensive addiction treatment programs as part of Ljung & Sjöberg's comprehensive rehabilitation offering, based in Piteå.
• Biotest (Workplace Drug & Alcohol Testing) Professional workplace drug and alcohol testing services for employers, provided as part of prevention programs through a dedicated specialized business area.

Quantifiable outcome

• 90% of people with addiction problems are employed the next day
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• AlfagruppencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAlfagruppen operates as a treatment home facility linked to Ljung & Sjöberg's rehabilitation services. The company offers treatment through group therapy, individual sessions, digital solutions, and treatment homes (behandlingshem), with Alfagruppen serving as the residential treatment component.
• BiotestcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLjungsjobergbiotest.se - A specialized business area within Ljung & Sjöberg focused on workplace drug and alcohol testing services. Offers testing solutions for employers as part of prevention services.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Previa: Major Swedish occupational health provider delivering prevention, treatment and rehabilitation services to employers, including substance use support. Direct competitor in the same enterprise B2B occupational health channel.
• Avonova: Nordic workplace health and EAP provider offering prevention, manager support and rehabilitation services to employers. Closest direct competitor to Ljung & Sjöberg in Swedish occupational health and addiction services.
• Feelgood: Swedish occupational health and wellness company serving employers with prevention, treatment and rehabilitation services. Overlaps Ljung & Sjöberg in workplace health delivery to Swedish HR and management.
• Alna: Swedish addiction and dependency specialist referenced in Ljung & Sjöberg's own data as a source on workplace addiction prevalence. Directly comparable as a Nordic substance use disorder service provider.

Regional players

• Cura: Swedish private healthcare and occupational health provider serving employers with prevention and treatment services. Comparable channel and customer base to Ljung & Sjöberg's enterprise contracts.
• Terveystalo: Largest Finnish occupational health and private healthcare provider. Comparable business model delivering workplace prevention, EAP and rehabilitation across Nordic employers, though operating primarily in Finland.

Emerging players

• Modern Health: Global employer-focused mental health platform combining digital tools with clinician-led care. Overlaps Ljung & Sjöberg's employer-funded prevention and counseling model in a tech-enabled format.
• Lyra Health: US workplace mental health platform delivering EAP, therapy and coaching to employers. Comparable B2B employer-funded mental health and addiction delivery model, though digital-first rather than clinician-heavy.

Broad incumbents

• Falck Healthcare: Large Nordic healthcare and workplace services group within Falck, offering occupational health, EAP and rehabilitation across Scandinavia. Broader incumbent with overlapping workplace health capabilities.

Others

• Humana (Sweden): Nordic care provider with Swedish operations across personal assistance, elderly care and individual/family services. Adjacent in the Nordic specialist care ecosystem though not a direct workplace addiction competitor.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/ljungsjoberg
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/3667894

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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