Medins Havs och Vattenkonsulter

What Medins Havs och Vattenkonsulter does

Medins Havs och Vattenkonsulter is a Sweden-based environmental consulting firm specializing in marine and freshwater (havs och vatten) advisory services, founded in 1988 and headquartered in Mölnlycke. The company is described in available firmographic data as "one of the leaders on the Swedish market in the field of environmental consulting," serving what is likely a mix of public-sector regulators, municipalities, and regulated industrial clients requiring water-quality monitoring, ecological assessment, and environmental impact analysis. Operationally the firm runs as a lean specialist practice with 11-50 employees under a founder-led management structure (Olof Nilsson as Founder, CEO & Co-owner, supported by Sandra Holmgren in finance/administration and Ulf Ericsson in sales).

No detailed product portfolio, proprietary technology platforms, pricing model, or revenue model disclosures are available in the input data, indicating the business is positioned as a services-led consultancy rather than a product or software company. The company's stated short description emphasizes environmental consulting expertise, with the legal name signaling specialization in marine ("havs") and freshwater ("vatten") domains. No subsidiaries, certifications, or regulatory filings are disclosed.

In 2024, Sweco — one of Europe's largest engineering and design consultancies — announced its acquisition of Medins Havs och Vattenkonsulter. The transaction positions Medins within Sweco's broader environmental and water-resources practice, providing the smaller firm with access to international project delivery, larger client contracts, and corporate infrastructure. The deal effectively marks a strategic exit event for the founder/owner and an inflection point from independent niche operator to division within a global consultancy.

Name

Medins Havs och Vattenkonsulter

Legal name

Medins Havs och Vattenkonsulter

Website

https://medinsab.se

Company type

Private

Founded year

1988

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Medins Havs och Vattenkonsulter is a Swedish environmental consulting firm founded in 1988, specializing in marine and freshwater advisory services for public-sector and industrial clients. The 11-50 employee firm operates from Mölnlycke and was acquired by Sweco.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Consulting Services

NAICS

Environmental Consulting Services (54162)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro industry

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EHS Management Systems & ISO Consulting (ISO 14001/45001)

Business & Public Services/Professional Services (Legal, Accounting, Consulting)/Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) Consulting

Keywords

• Environmental consulting
• Aquatic ecosystem analysis
• Marine environmental surveys
• Freshwater biology consulting
• Water quality assessment

Headquarters

HQ city

Mölnlycke

HQ country

Sweden

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Core offering

Medins Havs och Vattenkonsulter provides specialized environmental consulting services focused on marine and freshwater ecosystems, including biological surveys, water quality assessments, and environmental analyses. The firm serves public and private clients across Sweden with expertise developed since 1988.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Environmental Consulting Services

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• SwecocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSweco announced its acquisition of Medins Havs och Vattenkonsulter. The URL indicates this is a press release about Sweco acquiring Medins, suggesting a strategic transaction. The source page is a loading/verification page without the full press release content available in this data.

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights2 records

Broad incumbents

• Ramboll: Nordic-headquartered global engineering, environment and health consultancy with strong water and marine practices. Direct competitor for larger Nordic water/environmental projects where Medins also operates.
• AFRY (formerly ÅF): One of Sweden's largest engineering and design consultancies with a broad environmental and water practice. Represents the scale-incumbent peer that competes with Medins on larger Swedish water/environmental assignments.
• COWI: Danish-headquartered international engineering consultancy with substantial water, environment and marine capabilities. Comparable to Medins on water/environmental consulting, though at significantly larger scale and geographic scope.
• Sweco: Europe's largest engineering and design consultancy and the acquirer of Medins. Strategic parent/peer with broad water, environment and infrastructure capabilities across the Nordics; the integration effectively makes Sweco the ultimate platform competitor.
• WSP Sverige: Swedish arm of global environmental and engineering consultancy WSP, active across water, environment and infrastructure. Overlaps with Medins' water/environmental work as part of a much larger global platform.

Regional players

• NIRAS: Scandinavian multidisciplinary engineering consultancy with active water and environment practices. Comparable to Medins in regional footprint and consulting-led water services, though operating across a broader service portfolio.
• Tyréns: Swedish engineering consultancy with strong environmental and water-related practices. Competes with Medins for Swedish municipal and infrastructure environmental mandates, though broader in scope than water/marine alone.

Direct peers

• DHI Group: Denmark-based international water and environment consulting group specialising in marine, coastal and water resources. Closest international peer to Medins' sea-and-water consulting focus and similar sub-50 to mid-sized specialist profile.
• NIVA (Norwegian Institute for Water Research): Norway's leading water research institute delivering applied research and consulting on freshwater and marine environments. Highly comparable to Medins in mission, scientific rigour, and Nordic water/marine client base.
• IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute: Sweden's leading applied environmental research institute, providing environmental consulting and research across water, air and sustainability. Direct competitor for Swedish water/environmental mandates and a natural peer for Medins' core market.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/medins-biologi

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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