Diakonhjemmet

What Diakonhjemmet does

Diakonhjemmet stiftelse is a non-profit foundation (ideell stiftelse) established in 1890 in Oslo, Norway, operating an integrated portfolio of healthcare, elderly care, education, and research services. The foundation runs four core businesses: Diakonhjemmet Sykehus (a hospital that treated 37,096 unique patients in somatic day treatment in 2025), Diakonhjemmet Omsorg (nursing homes with 372 long-term beds and home care services across multiple Oslo locations), VID vitenskapelige høgskole (a co-owned university college with 5,806 students in theology, health sciences, and social sciences), and Fagskolen Diakonova (a vocational college). Supporting operations include an approved occupational health service (BHT), the DiaFrisk workplace fitness center, approximately 284 housing units (173 apartments and 111 student rooms), and two kindergartens. The foundation reported 4.7 billion NOK in total group turnover in 2025 across 2,434 FTEs.

The foundation's technology footprint includes differentiated infrastructure: 89 geothermal energy wells totaling 27 kilometers in length, operated through the jointly-controlled Diakonhjemmet Energisentral AS, provide 47% renewable energy share across the campus; an underground Envac vacuum waste collection system sorts refuse into four categories; and license-plate recognition plus EV charging infrastructure (61 stations) are managed through Parkly and Wattif. New investments include VR-based patient safety training and a BREEAM Communities 'Excellent' certified campus development called Diakonhjemmet hage.

Revenue mechanics are predominantly public-sector funded: hospital, nursing home, and home care services are financed through Norwegian government contracts and Oslo municipality; education is funded through state education budgets; housing rental and a small DiaFrisk fitness membership (175 NOK/month) provide ancillary revenue. Seed funding (såkornmidler) of 200,000-300,000 NOK annually is distributed across the four entities for joint research and innovation. The foundation's go-to-market is therefore institutional and government-anchored rather than commercially marketed, with distribution handled through owned facilities in Oslo and a Lillestrøm vocational college site.

Name

Diakonhjemmet

Legal name

Diakonhjemmet stiftelse

Website

https://diakonhjemmet.no

Company type

Private

Founded year

1890

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Diakonhjemmet is a 1890 Oslo-based non-profit foundation operating an integrated hospital, nursing home network, university college, and vocational college with 4.7 billion NOK in 2025 turnover, primarily funded through Norwegian public-sector contracts for healthcare, elderly care, and education.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Nonprofit Healthcare and Education

NAICS

Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (62412), Offices of Other Health Practitioners (6213), Individual and Family Services (6241)

SIC

Services-Hospitals (8060), Services-Skilled Nursing Care Facilities (8051), Services-Home Health Care Services (8082)

akta.pro primary industry

Disability Services & Independent Living Support (BPAGACAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Palliative Care (Home-Based) Providers (HLAFAEAD), Self-Directed/Consumer-Directed Caregiver Enrollment & Payroll Support (HSABAMAI)

Keywords

• Healthcare and elderly care
• Higher education services
• Nonprofit foundation services
• Occupational health services
• Hospital and home care

Headquarters

HQ city

Oslo

HQ country

Norway

HQ region

Europe

Offices10 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. Healthcare Services Revenue: Revenue from operating Diakonhjemmet Sykehus and nursing homes through public funding contracts with Norwegian authorities. The foundation reported 4.7 billion NOK in total group turnover in 2025.
2. Educational Services: Revenue from VID vitenskapelige høgskole (university college) and Fagskolen Diakonova (professional college) through government education funding.
3. Housing Rental Income: Income from renting 173 apartments (23-198 m2) and 111 student rooms (10-16 m2) in the Oslo west area.
4. DiaFrisk Fitness Membership: Monthly membership fees of 175 NOK for employees to use gym facilities at Diakonhjemmet sykehus.
5. Bedriftshelsetjeneste (BHT) Services: Occupational health services provided to other organizations, advisory services within preventive health and safety work.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Diakonhjemmet stiftelse is a non-profit foundation operating four core businesses: Diakonhjemmet Sykehus (hospital with somatic day treatment), VID vitenskapelige høgskole (university college, co-owned), Fagskolen Diakonova (vocational college), and Diakonhjemmet Omsorg (nursing homes and home care services). Supporting services include an approved occupational health service (Bedriftshelsetjenesten), workplace fitness (DiaFrisk), and rental housing (apartments and student rooms).

Product overview

Diakonhjemmet is a non-profit foundation established in 1890 that operates four core businesses: Diakonhjemmet Sykehus (hospital with 37,096 somatic day treatment patients annually), Diakonhjemmet Omsorg (nursing homes with 372 long-term beds and home care services), VID vitenskapelige høgskole (university college with 5,806 students in theology and health sciences), and Fagskolen Diakonova (vocational school in health and social care). Supporting services include an approved occupational health service (BHT) offering preventive HMS services, DiaFrisk workplace fitness center, and housing rental with 173 apartments and 111 student housing units. Major development projects include Diakonhjemmet hage campus (BREEAM-certified with Excellent rating), a university nursing home (opening end of 2027), Diakonhjemmet Energisentral (geothermal energy system with 27 km of wells providing 47% renewable energy), and an underground vacuum waste collection system. The foundation also distributes seed funding (såkornmidler) for cross-organizational research and innovation projects.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Diakonhjemmet Sykehus
• Diakonhjemmet Sykehusapotek
• Diakonhjemmet Omsorg
• VID vitenskapelige høgskole
• Fagskolen Diakonova
• Diakonhjemmet Bedriftshelsetjeneste (BHT)
• DiaFrisk
• Boligutleie (Housing Rental)

Quantifiable outcome

• 47% renewable energy from geothermal system, targeting 52%+ with new buildings
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration8 records

AI capability2 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Helsinki Deaconess Foundation (Diakonissalaitos)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Finnish diaconal and non-profit organization working closely with youth, migrants, and vulnerable populations. Exchange of experiences on challenges facing Nordic diaconal organizations including economic pressures, innovation needs, and adapting to changing conditions.
• Grimstad kommunecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Collaboration on university nursing home concept. Grimstad was initiator of the university nursing home concept and has done thorough preliminary work. Diakonhjemmet and Grimstad aim to develop joint research on elderly care and university nursing homes.
• University of AgdercoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Existing research collaboration on elderly topics with Diakonhjemmet Omsorg. Being expanded to include joint work on university nursing home development.
• Nordic Safe CitiesminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2026Presents #Vierher initiative at Diakoniens dag - a method of positive counter-force against polarization in digital public discourse through supportive, factual, and inclusive comments.
• AreopagosminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2026Presents Tekstmøter (Scriptural Reasoning) dialogue practice at Diakoniens dag - reading sacred texts across faith traditions.
• Kirkelig Dialogsenter OslominorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2026Presents SierVi resource material against prejudice and racism at Diakoniens dag.
• KFUK-KFUMminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2026Presents 'Sammen for Norge' interfaith youth dialogue course at Diakoniens dag.
• Samarbeidsrådet for tros- og livssyn (STL) OslominorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2026Presents folkedialog community dialogue method at Diakoniens dag, developed by Nansen Peace Center.
• Kirkens SOSminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2026Co-organizer of campfire gathering event before Diakoniens dag conference.
• Husbanken (Housing Bank)coreOthers · 1 January 2025Norwegian government housing bank providing grants for student housing. Diakonhjemmet studentboligstiftelse received commitment for subsidies to build 175 new student apartments in Diakonhjemmet hage.
• VID vitenskapelige høgskolecoreOthers · 1 January 2025Diakonhjemmet is co-owner of VID vitenskapelige høgskole, which operates as a university college offering theology, health sciences, and social science programs with 5,806 students.
• VID vitenskapelige høgskolecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Collaboration on 'Meningen med meg' conversation program for youth, research project, and youth center cooperation. Partners include Røa menighet and Bydel Vestre Aker.
• Røa menighetminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Church congregation collaborating on 'Meningen med meg' youth conversation program and research project.
• Bydel Vestre AkerminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Municipal district office collaborating on 'Meningen med meg' youth program and innovation projects. Also partner in youth center (Ungdomshuset B7).
• Health2BcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Arena for public, private, and non-profit collaboration in healthcare. Diakonhjemmet is a gold partner (gullpartner). The collaboration focuses on innovation arenas and open innovation across organizations, including development of technology and services supporting home treatment, digital testing infrastructure, and digitization of hospital wards.
• HivNorgeminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Collaboration on existential conversations for elderly with HIV. Includes knowledge exchange, professional development, and service innovation. Shared goals include challenging engagement, attitudes and methods to reach people in need, inclusion, and holistic care.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• St. Olavs Hospital Universitetssykehuset i Trondheim: Norwegian university hospital with strong integration of clinical care, education, and research. Comparable to Diakonhjemmet Sykehus and VID in combining hospital operations with academic/research functions, though publicly rather than foundation-owned.
• Lovisenberg Diakonale Sykehus: Oslo-based non-profit diaconal hospital foundation with a comparable integrated model of hospital services, elderly care (Lovisenberg Omsorg), and educational activities. Directly comparable as another ideell stiftelse operating a hospital in Oslo on similar public-contract terms.
• VID Specialized University (VID vitenskapelige høgskole): Norwegian university college in health sciences, theology, and social sciences, co-owned by Diakonhjemmet. Comparable as a peer higher-education institution in healthcare and the same organisation Diakonhjemmet directly operates and co-funds.
• Haraldsplass Diakonale Sykehus: Bergen-based non-profit diaconal hospital owned by a foundation (Diakonisse-stiftelsen). Comparable as a peer diaconal hospital foundation delivering inpatient and outpatient care under Norwegian public funding, with a similar faith-rooted non-profit operating model.
• Helsinki Deaconess Foundation (Diakonissalaitos): Finnish diaconal non-profit foundation operating healthcare, elderly care, and social services; Diakonhjemmet lists it as a strategic peer for exchange on Nordic diaconal challenges. Comparable as a sibling Nordic diaconal foundation with similar mission and service mix.
• Betanien Hospital (Stiftelsen Betanien): Non-profit hospital foundation in Skien, Norway, operating a hospital with public funding. Comparable as a small/medium Norwegian non-profit hospital foundation competing for the same public hospital contracts and workforce.
• Martina Hansens Hospital: Non-profit specialty hospital in Bærum focused on orthopaedics and rheumatology, founded as a charitable institution. Comparable as another Norwegian non-profit hospital delivering publicly funded clinical services under a foundation/charitable structure.
• Lovisenberg Omsorg: Elderly care arm of the Lovisenberg foundation in Oslo, operating nursing homes and home care. Directly comparable to Diakonhjemmet Omsorg in service offering, public funding model, and Oslo geography — a true operating peer in elderly care.

Broad incumbents

• Oslo Universitetssykehus (OUS): Norway's largest public hospital system, also located in Oslo and competing for similar patient populations and staff as Diakonhjemmet Sykehus. Comparable as the dominant public-sector incumbent in the same hospital market Diakonhjemmet operates in.
• Akershus Universitetssykehus (Ahus): Large public hospital serving the greater Oslo region, providing comparable inpatient, outpatient, and psychiatric services. Comparable as a public-sector incumbent in the same healthcare catchment area as Diakonhjemmet Sykehus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights8 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/DiakonhjemmetStiftelse

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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