What Arkitektkopia AB does

Arkitektkopia AB is a privately held Swedish printing and communications services company founded in 1951 and headquartered in Stockholm (with the firmographic address listed in Bromma). It operates one of Sweden's largest commercial printing networks, with 25+ branch locations nationwide built through approximately 200 historical acquisitions, and offers a portfolio spanning print production (offset and large-format digital), graphic design bureau services, document digitization and scanning, third-party logistics (3PL) for printed materials, nationwide campaign coordination, and Web2Print corporate ordering portals. Its technology stack centers on conventional offset and CMYK digital printing augmented by proprietary capabilities including CMYK+ extended-gamut metallic printing, a Switch Automation workflow platform, a 3D printing center in Bromma for architectural models and prototypes, and Byggnet, a wholly-owned digital document-management and 3D IFC viewer platform serving the construction industry.

The company serves enterprise customers across multiple verticals including construction (Skanska, Peab, NCC, JM), retail (Hornbach, Marbodal, Mio), hospitality and food service (Scandic Hotels, Starbucks, Burger King), automotive (Ford, Kia), aviation (SAS, Swedavia), government (Försvarsmakten, Göteborg Stad, Naturvårdsverket, SOS Alarm, Svenska Kraftnät), and education/research (Karolinska Institutet, Uppsala Universitet). Go-to-market is hybrid: direct enterprise sales teams with dedicated account managers, a franchise network historically used for regional expansion, an e-commerce self-service platform (order.arkitektkopia.se), and a franchise-style distribution model now being consolidated into the parent after the 2018-2019 Gävle/Uppsala integrations.

Revenue mechanics are primarily project-based for print production (quote-driven pricing on volume, size, complexity), with growing managed-services and recurring-revenue components from Web2Print subscriptions, campaign management at fixed nationwide prices, 3PL warehousing and distribution, and print-on-demand publications. Certifications including ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015, Svanen (Nordic Swan Ecolabel) for Malmö and Göteborg, plus FSC/PEFC paper sourcing support eligibility for regulated and government tenders. Ownership remains with the founding family, with Gunnar Duintjer as CEO since 2013, and no external institutional investment or public listing has been disclosed.

Name

Arkitektkopia AB

Legal name

Arkitektkopia AB

Website

https://arkitektkopia.se

Company type

Private

Founded year

1951

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Arkitektkopia AB is a family-owned Swedish commercial printing and communications services company founded in 1951, operating 25+ nationwide branches and serving enterprise customers across construction, retail, aviation, government, and education with print production, 3PL logistics, digitization, and Web2Print ordering.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Printing and Document Services

NAICS

Commercial Printing (except Screen and Books) (323111), Printing and Related Support Activities (323), Printing and Related Support Activities (3231), Support Activities for Printing (32312)

SIC

Commercial Printing (2750), Service Industries For The Printing Trade (2790), Book Printing (2732)

akta.pro primary industry

Commercial & Offset Printing (Sheetfed/Web) (MPAJALAB)

Keywords

• Commercial printing services
• Graphic design services
• Document digitization
• Web2Print platforms
• Construction document management

Headquarters

HQ city

Bromma

HQ country

Sweden

HQ region

Europe

Offices17 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Print Production Services: Core printing services including offset and digital printing for various materials - brochures, posters, banners, signs, business cards, annual reports, and other printed communications. One-time project-based work with pricing based on quantity, size, and complexity.
2. Warehouse & Logistics Services: Third-party logistics (3PL) solutions including storage, picking, packing, and distribution of printed materials. Managed services for inventory and fulfillment operations.
3. Design & Production Bureau Services: Graphic design, layout, and original artwork production services for print materials. Includes specialized design for large format prints, signs, banners, and corporate materials.
4. Digitalization & Scanning Services: Document and drawing digitization services making documents searchable, secure, and easy to share. Includes metadata registration and digital archive management.
5. Campaign Management: Nationwide campaign coordination including planning, production, storage, and distribution of marketing materials to individual retail locations at fixed prices.
6. Web2Print Platform: Corporate-branded ordering portal allowing organizations to order printed materials 24/7. Subscription-based access to branded ordering platform.
7. Publication Management: Publications in Web2Print service for managing manuals and documentation with version control, print-on-demand capabilities to prevent overstock of outdated versions.

Go-to-market motion4 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels13 records

Core offering

Arkitektkopia AB is a Swedish printing and document services company that produces commercial print materials (offset and digital), provides graphic design services, runs Web2Print ordering platforms, offers document digitization/scanning, and operates 3PL logistics and warehousing services. The company also owns and operates Byggnet, a digital construction-industry platform for distributing and managing project documentation. Customers span construction firms, retailers, corporations, and government entities across Sweden.

Product overview

Arkitektkopia AB is a nationwide Swedish printing and communication solutions company offering a broad portfolio of print products and services. Its core offering centers on printed materials (Trycksaker) spanning over 60 product types including posters, brochures, banners, rollups, business cards, reports, annual reports, books, signs, decals, manuals, educational materials, and architectural drawings (Ritningar). These products are organized under five service areas: Butiksprofilering (store branding), Kontorsmaterial & Profilering (office materials and branding), Mässa och Event (trade show and event solutions), Trycksaker (print materials), and Utbildningsmaterial (training materials). The offering is extended by a suite of services including Byggprojekt (construction project solutions), Digitalisering & Scanning (digitization and scanning), Kampanjhantering (campaign management), Lager & Logistik/3PL (warehousing and third-party logistics), Layout & Original (graphic design production), Säkerhet & Sekretess (security and confidentiality), and Web2Print (a company-customized e-commerce ordering portal). A key technology differentiator is CMYK+, an extended color printing technology enabling metallic shades. Arkitektkopia also owns and operates Byggnet, a digital information and document management platform for the construction industry with a browser-based 3D viewer. Recent product innovations include Aeroswitch (aircraft communication solutions, April 2026), Bannerswitch (vehicle display system, 2023), and Din Ritning (online drawing ordering service, 2023).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Byggnet: A digital information system that simplifies the construction process and provides document control for construction projects.
• CMYK+
• CovidSafe (ViralSafe)
• Bannerswitch
• Aeroswitch
• Akademin

Products and services

• Commercial Printing Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Long-term customer relationships - many customers view Arkitektkopia as a print partner rather than just a supplier
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers31 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Bernhard & CominorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 June 2019Marketing agency acting as intermediary for ANNEVO Magazine project. Bernhard & Co facilitated the printing assignment resulting in Månadens Trycksak recognition.
• Reportrar utan Gränser (Reporters Without Borders)minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 May 2019Support partnership for Almedalen 2019 seminar on press freedom and journalism safety. Arkitektkopia co-sponsored the event alongside Medievärlden/Resumé/Dagens Media.
• Curious MindcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2019Content marketing agency partnership for development of Arkitektkopia Akademi content strategy. Partnership resulted in Silver award in Swedish Content Awards 2019 in the Bästa turnaround category.
• Pelly ButiksinredningarminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 February 2019Retail interior design collaboration for Cresto's showroom project. Combined Arkitektkopia's printing capabilities with Pelly's retail fixture expertise.
• Svenska MässanminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2018Trade show collaboration with Kia for eCarExpo 2018 booth design. Svenska Mässan's design team and Kia collaborated with Arkitektkopia for the Fabric Frame booth solution.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Cimpress (VistaPrint): Cimpress, parent of VistaPrint, is a global leader in mass-customized printing and marketing products. While it focuses on SMB and consumer segments, it overlaps with Arkitektkopia's Web2Print and self-serve ordering offerings in the Swedish market.
• CEWE: CEWE is a large European printing group with operations spanning commercial print, photo products, and online printing. It shares Arkitektkopia's broad product portfolio across B2B print but operates at significantly larger scale across multiple European countries.
• Onlineprinters: Onlineprinters (part of the Onlineprinters Group) is a large European online print marketplace offering offset and digital printing across thousands of SKUs. It competes with Arkitektkopia's e-commerce and SMB self-serve order channel via cross-border delivery into Sweden.

Others

• Pixelwork (Pixelworks / North Kingdom): Pixelwork is a Swedish digital production agency offering web-to-print and marketing production services. It is comparable as an adjacent ecosystem participant rather than a direct print competitor, sharing customers and project workflows with Arkitektkopia.

Direct peers

• Strålfors (PostNord Strålfors): Strålfors, part of PostNord, provides document, print, and communication solutions across the Nordics. It directly competes with Arkitektkopia in managed print services, document handling, and corporate communication workflows in the Swedish market.
• Elanders: Elanders is a Swedish-headquartered global printing and packaging group offering commercial printing, packaging, and supply-chain solutions. It is the closest publicly listed Scandinavian peer to Arkitektkopia, with overlapping product scope in commercial print and integrated logistics.
• Åtta45: Åtta45 (formerly Lito Tryckeri) is a Swedish commercial printing company offering offset, digital, and large-format printing, plus warehousing and distribution. It competes with Arkitektkopia for marketing print, packaging, and similar mid-to-large enterprise accounts in Sweden.
• Bredbandstryckeriet: Bredbandstryckeriet is a Swedish commercial printing company producing books, magazines, and marketing materials with a focus on digital and offset printing. It directly competes with Arkitektkopia for similar enterprise and publisher customers in Sweden.

Emerging players

• VPK Packaging: VPK Packaging is a European packaging and paper-based solutions provider with Nordic operations. It overlaps with parts of Arkitektkopia's packaging, signage, and large-format display offerings, particularly for retail and industrial customers.

Regional players

• Stibo Complete: Stibo Complete is a Danish-based marketing services and print management provider serving Northern European enterprises. It overlaps with Arkitektkopia on managed print, catalogs, and campaign execution but primarily serves clients from Denmark and the broader Nordic region.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/arkitektkopia
• Instagraminstagram.com/arkitektkopia
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/arkitektkopia-ab

Compliance5 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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