What Bräcke Diakoni does

Bräcke Diakoni is a Swedish non-profit foundation (ideell stiftelse) established in 1923, headquartered in Gothenburg, that delivers publicly funded care and healthcare services across Sweden. Its service portfolio spans elderly care, primary healthcare, LSS/functional support, rehabilitation, and home care, delivered through approximately 40 operational units under contract with around 30 municipalities and regions. Named public-sector customers include Värmdö kommun, Göteborgs Stad, and Linköpings kommun. Operating volumes reported for 2025 were 53,782 listed patients, 53,600 rehabilitation visits, and 65,246 care days, supported by 1,188 employees.

The business model is structured around multi-year public procurement contracts: the foundation does not sell to consumers or commercial enterprises but is paid by Swedish municipalities and regions for delivered care under framework agreements and tendered assignments. Pricing is set within the regulated Swedish welfare system ( LOV/LOU procurement frameworks), and the ideell status provides both mission differentiation and eligibility for certain publicly funded assignments. Geographic concentration is in western Sweden (Gothenburg, Linköping) with growing exposure in Värmdö following the 2024 opening of Pilhamns Gårdar.

Innovation activity sits within a dedicated Bräcke Innovation arm. In 2025 the foundation launched an internal AI tool, Svea, for back-office and operational use, and in 2024 secured Allmänna arvsfonden funding for the TrUSt project targeting parents new to Sweden. Hospitality diversification began with Hotel Ranten in Falköping (2025). The foundation co-authored the "Från hinder till hem" report (2026) with property developers JM AB and Stenvalvet AB, signaling policy engagement on Swedish housing and care infrastructure. A 2025 restructuring introduced a new organization structure and strengthened leadership to support multi-site growth.

Name

Bräcke Diakoni

Legal name

Stiftelsen Bräcke diakoni

Website

https://brackediakoni.se

Company type

Private

Founded year

1923

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Bräcke Diakoni is a Swedish non-profit foundation, established 1923 and headquartered in Gothenburg, that delivers publicly funded elderly care, primary healthcare, LSS support, rehabilitation, and home care across roughly 40 units under contract with around 30 Swedish municipalities and regions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social Welfare and Healthcare Services

NAICS

Other Similar Organizations (except Business, Professional, Labor, and Political Organizations) (813990)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Hospitals, Clinics & Charitable Healthcare Providers (BPAGACAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Affordable Housing & Community Development (Housing, Community Land Trusts) (BPAGALAC)

Keywords

• Elderly care services
• Primary healthcare
• Disability support services
• Social welfare services
• Rehabilitation services

Headquarters

HQ city

Gothenburg

HQ country

Sweden

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Public sector contracts: Revenue from contracts with municipalities and regions to provide healthcare, elderly care, functional support, rehabilitation and other care services. This is the primary revenue stream.
2. Webshop and product sales: Sales of educational materials, books, and resources from social innovation projects through Bräcke Innovation webbshop
3. Hotel and conference operations: Revenue from Hotel Ranten in Falköping providing conference and meeting facilities
4. Property development: Real estate operations through Bräcke Park development and related property activities

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Bräcke Diakoni is a non-profit foundation providing publicly funded care, support, and welfare services in Sweden, operating 40+ units across elderly care, primary healthcare, functional support (LSS), and rehabilitation on behalf of approximately 30 municipalities and regions. Through its Bräcke Innovation division, it develops and disseminates proprietary social innovation programs (e.g., Trygghet Ur Stöd, TrUSt, Trialog) for vulnerable groups, with materials sold via its webbshop and supplementary revenue from Hotel Ranten and property development.

Product overview

Bräcke Diakoni is an ideologically driven foundation (idéburen stiftelse) providing healthcare, support, and care services across Sweden. The organization operates over 40 units in elderly care, primary care, functional support (LSS), rehabilitation, and hotels, with agreements with approximately 30 municipalities and regions. The company is structured around a core social services portfolio supplemented by Bräcke Innovation, a dedicated innovation division that develops social innovations through projects funded by Allmänna arvsfonden. Core products include Trygghet Ur Stöd (study circles and web education for parents with mental illness or NPF), I nöd och lust (support for informal caregivers), Trialog (support for people with mental illness and relatives), Vuxensyskon (support for adult siblings), and Tankar om natten (existential conversations for elderly). Materials are distributed through the Bräcke diakoni Webbshop. Key service areas include elderly care (including Pilhamns Gårdar, a 70-place facility awarded the 2024 Architizer A+ Award), primary care (53,782 listed patients), LSS/functional support, and rehabilitation (53,600 visits). An AI tool called Svea was launched in 2025 for internal operations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Bräcke Innovation: Project and development department working with social innovation within healthcare, support and care
• TrUSt
• Trygghet Ur Stöd
• Pilhamns Gårdar
• Bräcke Park
• Framtidsro
• Tankar om natten

Products and services

• Äldreomsorg (Elderly Care)

Quantifiable outcome

• 53,782 listed patients served at primary care centers
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

AI capability1 record

Feature2 records

Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered major and minor.

• JM ABmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Real estate developer partner in 'Från hinder till hem' report on elderly housing. Co-authored policy report on shortage of elderly care housing.
• Stenvalvet ABmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Property company partner in 'Från hinder till hem' report. Co-authored policy recommendations for elderly housing development.
• Juni StrategimajorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 2026Consulting firm responsible for project management, fact-finding and authoring of 'Från hinder till hem' report on elderly housing.
• NSPH (Nationell Samverkan för Psykisk Hälsa)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Co-organizer of Almedalen seminar on parental mental health. National collaboration for mental health bringing together stakeholder organizations.
• MFoF (Myndigheten för Familjerätt och Föräldraskapsstöd)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Swedish Authority for Family Law and Parental Support - co-organizer of Almedalen seminar on parental mental health and provider of research reports.
• DIGG (Myndigheten för digital förvaltning)minorOthers · 1 January 2026Swedish Agency for Digital Government - regulatory authority overseeing digital accessibility compliance.
• Marie Cederschiöld HögskolamajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Academic partnership for education and research collaboration. Marie Cederschiöld Högskola is a university college specializing in social work and welfare education.
• Göteborgs universitetmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Partnership with University of Gothenburg for academic collaboration in research and education within care and welfare.
• Jönköping AcademymajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Academic partnership with Jönköping Academy for research and development in welfare services.
• Nationellt kompetenscentrum anhöriga (NKA)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025National Competence Center for Family Carers - collaboration partner in Framtidsro project for parents of adults with disabilities.
• Riksförbundet FUBmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025National association for persons with intellectual disability - collaboration partner in Framtidsro project.
• Anhörigas riksförbundmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025National family carers association - collaboration partner in Framtidsro project.
• Tidigt FöräldrastödmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Co-development partner in TrUSt project for parental support. Föreningen Tidigt Föräldrastöd contributes expertise in early parenting support.
• Rädda BarnenmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Strategic partner in TrUSt project. Save the Children Sweden contributes to development of parental support for new immigrants.
• Riksförbundet AttentionmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024National ADHD organization partner in TrUSt project providing expertise on neuropsychiatric disabilities.
• Värmdö kommunmajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2024Municipal commissioning partner for Pilhamns Gårdar care home operations.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Direct peers

• Nytida: Nytida, part of Ambea, operates LSS and social care services in Sweden and the UK. Its LSS/functional support delivery and public-sector contract model directly overlap with Bräcke Diakoni's funktionsstöd segment.
• Ambea: Ambea is a Stockholm-listed Nordic care group operating elderly care, LSS, and social care services through brands including Nytida. Its mix of Swedish public-procured care and elderly services makes it a direct comparable in business model and customer profile.
• Humana AB: Humana AB is a Stockholm-listed Swedish care provider specializing in LSS/functional support, elderly care, and personal assistance under public contracts. Its LSS-focused portfolio and Swedish public-sector delivery model directly mirror Bräcke Diakoni's functional support and elderly care segments.
• Ersta Diakoni: Ersta Diakoni is a Stockholm-based ideell nonprofit foundation providing healthcare, elderly care, LSS support, and social services on behalf of Swedish municipalities. Its nonprofit foundation structure, faith-rooted history, and public-sector contract model make it the closest ideell peer to Bräcke Diakoni.
• Stiftelsen Stockholms Sjukhem: Stockholms Sjukhem is a Stockholm nonprofit foundation running hospital, geriatric, palliative, and rehabilitation services under contracts with Region Stockholm. Its nonprofit operation of healthcare and rehabilitation services on public contracts is closely comparable to Bräcke Diakoni's primary care and rehabilitation segments.
• Attendo: Attendo is a Stockholm-listed Nordic care provider operating elderly care, LSS/functional support, and home care services under public contracts in Sweden, Finland, and Denmark. It is directly comparable to Bräcke Diakoni across service lines, customer base (municipal/regional commissioners), and operating geographies.
• Frösunda: Frösunda is a major Swedish personal-assistance and LSS provider delivering functional support under public contracts. Its overlap with Bräcke Diakoni's LSS/funktionsstöd segment and shared Swedish public-sector customer base make it a relevant peer.

Broad incumbents

• Praktikertjänst: Praktikertjänst is a large Swedish healthcare provider group operating primary care, specialist care, and dental services. Its primary care footprint competes with Bräcke Diakoni's vårdcentraler for municipal commissioning and listed patients.
• Capio Geriatrik: Capio Geriatrik operates inpatient geriatric and rehabilitation services in Sweden on contracts with regions. Its specialized geriatric care and rehabilitation offerings are directly comparable to Bräcke Diakoni's elderly care and rehabilitation clinics in the Swedish public-sector commissioning market.
• Capio: Capio is one of Sweden's largest private healthcare providers operating primary care, specialist care, and emergency hospitals under contracts with Swedish regions. As a broader healthcare incumbent with primary care operations in the same regions where Bräcke Diakoni runs vårdcentraler, it is a relevant scaled incumbent comparable on healthcare service delivery.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/brackediakoni
• Instagraminstagram.com/projekttrust
• Xx.com/brackediakoni
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/bracke-diakoni

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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