Lärande

What Lärande does

Lärande (legal entity: Lärande i Sverige AB; parent holding: Lärandegruppen i Sverige AB) is one of Sweden's largest independent school operators, founded in 1999 and headquartered at Slottsgatan 105 in Norrköping. The group delivers educational services across the full Swedish education lifecycle through a portfolio of wholly-owned sub-brands: Lärande Förskola, Snickarbarnen Förskola and Charlottendals Förskola for preschool; Lärande Grundskola (with named schools Oden, Fresta, Magneten, Södra, Vira, Östra, Skapa) for primary and lower secondary; Realgymnasiet for upper secondary; Yrkeshögskolan SKY and Consensum YH for vocational higher education; and Peak Academy for corporate training. Approximately 1,100 employees serve students and families across multiple Swedish municipalities.

The business model is anchored in Sweden's publicly funded independent school system, with the bulk of revenue generated through government school vouchers (skolpeng) paid per enrolled student across compulsory education segments. Additional revenue comes from funding for vocational higher education programs (yrkeshögskola) and fees from corporate training delivered through Peak Academy. Distribution is direct: Lärande operates its own physical school facilities and admits students through Sweden's school-choice framework, with no enterprise sales motion or digital customer-acquisition channel identified. The corporate architecture consists of 12+ wholly-owned subsidiaries under the Lärandegruppen holding, each aligned to a specific brand or operational function (e.g., Big Peak AB, Blue Peak AB, Consensum Lund AB, The Learning Lab i Stockholm AB, AVT Sverige AB, Idéutveclarna i Örebro AB, Lärande Partner i Östergötland AB).

No technology platform, AI/ML capabilities, or proprietary software products are described in the source data. The company's stated differentiation rests on its Lärandemodellen pedagogical framework and structural collaboration with Swedish business (näringsliv) and research (forskning) institutions. Ownership appears founder-controlled or independent with no parent company, private equity backing, or external institutional investment disclosed. Leadership is headed by CEO Mikael Karlsson.

Name

Lärande

Legal name

Lärande i Sverige AB

Website

https://larande.se

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Lärande is one of Sweden's largest independent school operators, delivering preschool, K-9, gymnasium, vocational higher education and corporate training via multiple sub-brands including Realgymnasiet, Lärande Förskola, Lärande Grundskola and Peak Academy, funded primarily through Swedish government school vouchers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Norrköping

HQ country

Sweden

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Educational services (preschool, primary, secondary, vocational, adult education): Lärande operates a network of independent schools (fristående skolor) across Sweden, generating revenue through government school funding (skolpeng) for preschool, primary school, and secondary school programs, as well as vocational training and adult education courses.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Lärande (Lärandegruppen) is one of Sweden's largest independent school operators, delivering education services across preschool, primary school (grundskola), upper secondary (gymnasium), vocational higher education (yrkeshögskola), adult education, and corporate training. The organization operates a portfolio of wholly-owned sub-brands including Lärande Förskola, Lärande Grundskola, Realgymnasiet, Yrkeshögskolan SKY, Consensum YH, and Peak Academy, with revenue generated primarily through Swedish government school funding (skolpeng) and corporate course fees.

Product overview

Lärande is a portfolio of educational brands spanning preschool (Lärande Förskola), elementary school (Lärande Grundskola), upper secondary (Realgymnasiet), vocational higher education (Yrkeshögskolan SKY, Consensum YH), and corporate training (Peak Academy). The organization is structured as multiple subsidiaries under Lärandegruppen i Sverige AB, each brand operating its own schools and programs within the broader educational ecosystem.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Realgymnasiet: Upper secondary school (gymnasium) offering vocational and theoretical programs
• Lärande Förskola
• Lärande Grundskola
• Yrkeshögskolan SKY
• Peak Academy
• Consensum YH
• Snickarbarnen Förskola

Products and services

• Lärande Förskola Preschool (förskola) services operating under the Lärande brand, providing early childhood education and care for children in Sweden.
• Lärande Grundskola
• Realgymnasiet
• Yrkeshögskolan SKY
• Consensum YH
• Peak Academy

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Business community (näringsliv)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLärande collaborates closely with the business community as a core part of its educational approach, integrating real-world relevance into learning from preschool through adult education.
• Research institutions (forskning)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLärande partners with research institutions to ensure its educational methods are grounded in evidence and best practices.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Nord Anglia Education: Global premium K-12 schools group with operations across multiple continents. Comparable in category (private school operator) but at much larger international scale and premium positioning versus Lärande's domestic Swedish focus.

Direct peers

• Medborgarskolan: Sweden-based folk high school and adult education operator offering courses and vocational training. Comparable to Lärande's adult learning / vuxenutbildningar and corporate training offerings.
• Hermods: Major Swedish adult education (vuxenutbildning) and corporate training provider. Directly comparable to Lärande's adult education and corporate training segments, including Peak Academy.
• AcadeMedia: Sweden's largest independent school operator running preschool, K-12, gymnasium and adult education across ~170+ schools. Directly comparable to Lärande as a multi-brand, multi-segment independent school group under the same Swedish school-choice / skolpeng system.
• Futuraskolan: Swedish independent K-9 school operator. Comparable to Lärande Grundskola as a private grundskola group competing for parent choice within the same skolpeng funding system.
• Pysslingen: One of Sweden's largest preschool chains, operated under AcadeMedia. Directly comparable to Lärande Förskola, Snickarbarnen Förskola, and Charlottendals Förskola as a competitor in Swedish fristående förskola under skolpeng.
• Internationella Engelska Skolan: Major Swedish independent school operator focused on English-medium K-12 with ~14,000 students. Comparable as a public-listed, scaled Swedish friskola operator competing for parent choice in the same funding model as Lärande.
• Kunskapsskolan: Swedish independent K-12 operator built around a proprietary pedagogical model, similar headcount tier to Lärande. Comparable as a private Swedish friskola group differentiated by a branded teaching approach.
• NTI Gymnasiet: Vocational/technical upper-secondary and adult education operator in Sweden (now part of AcadeMedia). Comparable to Lärande's Realgymnasiet and Yrkeshögskolan SKY on vocational upper-secondary offerings within the Swedish friskolemarknad.
• Thoren Framtid: Independent gymnasium and adult education operator across Sweden. Comparable to Lärande's Realgymnasiet and adult ed segments as a competing Swedish friskola chain targeting the same upper-secondary and reskilling students.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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