Lantmäteriet

What Lantmäteriet does

Lantmäteriet is Sweden's national mapping, cadastral, and property registration authority, operating as a government agency (myndighet) under the Ministry of Rural Affairs and Infrastructure. Its statutory functions include property ownership registration (lagfart, mortgage inscriptions), cadastral procedures for property division and boundary determination (with recourse to land expropriation), and maintenance of Sweden's authoritative geodata infrastructure. The agency's history of surveying and mapping dates to 1628; the modern organization is headquartered in Gävle (relocated 1975) with regional offices in Stockholm, Malmö, Gothenburg, and Östersund, and operates with a 1001–5000 headcount.

Core products and platforms span the Fastighetsregistret (Property Register), Min Karta (interactive map service), Min fastighet (citizen e-service), the National Geodata Platform (NGP) — coordinating producers and consumers via Geotorget marketplace, InfoMix, and the National Geodata Catalogue — plus the Swepos GNSS positioning network, the Saccess satellite imagery archive, and a Digital Assistant chatbot for public services. Delivery occurs through direct e-services, APIs to other government agencies, authorized reseller channels, and a tiered customer support structure (First Line Support and Geodata Support).

The business model mixes a parliamentary appropriation (963 million SEK for 2026, up from 871M in 2025 and 758M in 2024) with fee-based revenue from cadastral procedures (hourly statutory rates), property registration fees for inskrivningsärenden, commercial geodata licensing, and commissioned surveying services; some geodata is provided free as open data under the EU Inspire directive. Primary customer segments are private citizens (property transactions, map services), businesses and industries requiring authoritative geographic data, and government agencies including municipalities, county boards, the Swedish Armed Forces, and development partners such as Sida.

Name

Lantmäteriet

Legal name

Lantmäteriet

Website

https://lantmateriet.se

Company type

Private

Founded year

1975

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Lantmäteriet is Sweden's national mapping, cadastral, and property registration authority, performing statutory functions including property ownership registration, boundary determination, cadastral procedures, and maintenance of national geodata, satellite imagery, and GNSS positioning infrastructure for citizens, businesses, and government agencies.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

National mapping and property registration services

NAICS

Surveying and Mapping (except Geophysical) Services (54137), Surveying and Mapping (except Geophysical) Services (541370)

akta.pro primary industry

Land Administration & Cadastral Services (Public Land Records, Parcel Management) (BPAIANAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Satellite Imagery & Remote Sensing Geospatial Platforms (BPAMANAM), Remote Sensing & Earth Observation Analytics (Satellite/UAV/LiDAR, Image Processing) (EUAHAKAD)

Keywords

• Property registration services
• Cadastral mapping services
• National mapping agency
• Geospatial data products
• Land survey services

Headquarters

HQ city

Gävle

HQ country

Sweden

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Operations

Revenue model

1. Government Appropriation: Primary funding from Swedish government budget appropriation. For 2026, ramanslag (framework appropriation) is 963 million SEK, increased from 871 million SEK in 2025 and 758 million SEK in 2024.
2. Cadastral Procedure Fees: Fees charged for cadastral procedures including property division, property consolidation, land transfer between properties, and boundary clarification. Fees are based on hourly rates and vary by procedure complexity.
3. Property Registration Fees: Fees for property registration including lagfart (title deed), mortgage notes (inteckning), and site leasehold registration.
4. Geodata Products and Services: Fees for geographic information products including maps, aerial photographs, satellite imagery, height data, hydrographic information, and geodetic data. Some products are free (open data, HVD), others are fee-based.
5. Commissioned Services: Specialized surveying and mapping services commissioned by external parties, charged at hourly rates.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Lantmäteriet is Sweden's national authority for mapping, property registration, and cadastral surveying. It maintains the official national property register, conducts legally binding cadastral procedures (property subdivisions, consolidations, boundary clarifications), processes property ownership transfers (lagfart), mortgage registrations, and site leasehold registrations. It also produces and distributes authoritative geodata products including aerial photography, orthophotos, satellite imagery (Saccess), topographic maps, hydrographic data, and provides GNSS/GPS positioning services through the Swepos network.

Product overview

Lantmäteriet is Sweden's national mapping and property registration authority offering a comprehensive portfolio of geodata products, property registration services, and cadastral procedures. The core product ecosystem includes: Min Karta (interactive mapping service), Fastighetsregistret (national property register), and the Nationella geodataplattformen (National Geodata Platform) for standardized data sharing. Geodata products span aerial/satellite imagery (Saccess), topographic data, hydrography, property boundaries, and address information, available through direct API access, download, or view services via Geotorget portal. Property services include ownership registration (lagfart), mortgages (inteckning), cadastral procedures for property subdivisions and boundaries, and a planned national housing rights register. The e-service suite includes Min fastighet, Vem äger fastigheten, and a digital assistant chatbot. The organization operates under the Ministry of Rural Affairs and Infrastructure and coordinates the National Geodata Platform with municipalities and government agencies.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Min karta: Interactive map service allowing users to search addresses, properties, and place names, view aerial photos, and save favorite locations.
• Min fastighet
• Mina sidor
• Vem äger fastigheten
• Nationella geodataplattformen (NGP)

Products and services

• Min Karta (My Map) Interactive web-based map service allowing users to search for addresses, properties, and place names, view high-resolution aerial photographs, display property boundaries, print maps at any scale, and measure/draw on maps. Targeted at Swedish citizens, businesses, and government users needing spatial visualization and property information.
• Fastighetsregistret (Property Register) National register containing information about all properties in Sweden, including ownership, mortgages, easements, tax assessment values, and property boundaries. Used by property owners, real estate professionals, financial institutions, and government agencies to verify ownership and encumbrances.
• Min fastighet E-service for property owners to view detailed information about their own property including ownership, mortgages, easements, and property-related actions. Targeted at Swedish private property owners who need self-service access to their land and housing data.
• Vem äger fastigheten E-service allowing private individuals with BankID to find out who owns a property, limited to five searches per user per 24 hours. Used by individuals verifying ownership of specific Swedish properties.
• Geodata Products Comprehensive portfolio of geographic information products including property division, hydrography, land cover, place names, buildings, topographic data, aerial photographs, satellite images, address data, and more. Delivered via direct API access, download, or view services. Targeted at businesses, GIS developers, municipalities, and government agencies requiring authoritative Swedish geodata.
• Nationella geodataplattformen (NGP) - National Geodata Platform Platform enabling producers (municipalities and government agencies) to publish standardized geodata datasets using national specifications. Consumers access uniform, open, nationwide geodata through applications. Used by Swedish municipalities, government agencies, and downstream businesses for coordinated geographic information sharing.
• Saccess (Satellite Image Archive) National satellite image archive containing yearly imagery since the mid-1970s, providing nationwide mosaics in natural colors and infrared for vegetation analysis. Used for studying landscape changes, agriculture, forestry, environmental analysis, and spatial planning by researchers, agencies, and commercial users.
• Geotorget Online portal providing access to Lantmäteriet's geodata products and the National Geodata Platform, including product documentation, ordering, and download functionality for direct API access, downloads, and viewing services.
• Lantmäteriförrättning (Cadastral Procedure) Service for property alterations including subdivision (avstyckning), consolidation (sammanläggning), property regulation (fastighetsreglering), and boundary clarification. Conducted by Lantmäteriet or municipal cadastral authorities and charged at hourly rates. Used by property owners altering land holdings in Sweden.
• Lagfart och inskrivning (Property Registration) Registration of property ownership (lagfart), mortgages (inteckning), and site leasehold rights (tomträtt), including e-services for application submission and tracking. Used by property buyers, sellers, lenders, and conveyancers completing real estate transactions in Sweden.
• Swepos National GNSS (GPS) network service providing high-precision positioning data for surveying, mapping, and navigation applications across Sweden. Used by surveyors, construction professionals, GIS specialists, and researchers requiring centimeter-level positioning.
• Flygbilder och ortofoto (Aerial Photographs and Orthophotos) Aerial photography and orthophoto products available as direct access, download, or view services, including historical aerial images and annual coverage updates across Sweden. Used by municipalities, forestry professionals, infrastructure planners, and GIS users.
• Topografiska produkter (Topographic Products) Vector and raster topographic products at various scales (1:10,000 to 1:1,000,000) including terrain, buildings, hydrography, communication routes, land cover, nature conservation, and military areas. Used by cartographers, planners, military, and GIS professionals.

Quantifiable outcome

• 11% increase in mortgage registrations during Q4 2025 compared to previous year, demonstrating real estate market activity monitoring capability
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability2 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• Swedish Defence Forces (Försvarsmakten)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGeo SE unit provides military mapping support to Swedish Armed Forces. 25-year collaboration celebrated in October 2025. Since October 2025, Lantmäteriet provides two of the Armed Forces' National Military Maps (NMK) for civil preparedness.
• Riksantikvarieämbetet (National Heritage Board)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated to enhance Min karta service with information about cultural heritage sites, allowing users to search for cultural historical remains.
• FOI (Totalförsvarets forskningsinstitut - Swedish Defence Research Agency)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated on research developing methodology for risk assessment regarding Swedish security when making open geodata available, published in FOI report.
• Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation in Albania as part of international development assistance, working with Albanian tax authority on land administration matters.
• Swedish Municipalities (Kommuner)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMunicipalities are key partners in the National Geodata Platform (NGP), serving as data producers. Some municipalities also have their own cadastral authorities (kommunala lantmäterimyndigheter) performing property formation functions.
• County Administrative Boards (Länsstyrelserna)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on coastal protection (strandskydd) data compilation and unified datasets. Part of broader digital society building process cooperation.
• Geodatarådet (Geodata Council)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoordination body for national geodata strategy and National Geodata Platform governance, including development of strategic plan for geodata 2026-2030.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Esri: Global leader in GIS software (ArcGIS), providing the platform that Lantmäteriet's customers and partners use to consume geodata products. Not a direct competitor but a broad incumbent in the geospatial ecosystem whose tools underpin much of the industry's analytical workflow.
• United States Geological Survey (USGS): US federal agency providing scientific data on national geography, geology, and hydrology including topographic mapping. Broader scientific mandate than Lantmäteriet, but overlapping activities in aerial/satellite imagery, topographic data, and national geoinfrastructure.

Direct peers

• Kadaster: Netherlands' land registry and mapping agency, responsible for cadastral registration, property documentation, and national geoinformation. Direct peer with nearly identical mandate to Lantmäteriet: property registration (lagfart equivalent), cadastral procedures, and provision of authoritative geographic data products.
• Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie (BKG): Germany's federal agency for cartography and geodesy, providing national geodata, reference datasets, and geodetic infrastructure. Direct peer as another major European national mapping authority with comparable products and government mandate.
• Ordnance Survey: UK's national mapping agency, operating under government ownership with comparable mandate to produce official maps, property boundaries, and geospatial data. Most direct international peer to Lantmäteriet given similar statutory functions and product portfolio including national property/cadastral datasets and commercial geodata licensing.
• Kartverket (Norwegian Mapping Authority): Norway's national mapping and cadastral authority, covering property registration, geographic data, and geodetic services. Highly comparable to Lantmäteriet in Nordic regulatory context, product portfolio, and customer base (government, business, citizens).
• National Land Survey of Finland (Maanmittauslaitos): Finnish national mapping, cadastral, and land registration authority with comparable responsibilities for property rights, cadastral procedures, and national geospatial infrastructure. Direct Nordic peer to Lantmäteriet with overlapping product offerings and statutory mandate.
• Institut national de l'information géographique et forestière (IGN France): France's national geographic and forestry information institute, responsible for producing and maintaining reference geographic data for France. Direct peer in providing authoritative national mapping, aerial/satellite imagery, and geospatial products through similar business and operational model.

Others

• Trimble Inc. Provider of geospatial technology including GNSS receivers, surveying equipment, and geospatial software. Adjacent ecosystem participant that supplies tools used by Lantmäteriet's customers (surveyors, municipalities) and could potentially partner or compete in delivering integrated geospatial solutions.

Emerging players

• Cadasta Foundation: Non-profit focused on land tenure documentation in developing countries; partnered with Lantmäteriet on the Community Land Intervention Monitoring Tool (CLIMT) for Liberia Land Authority. Emerging player in land administration technology with overlapping interest in international land rights, complementing Lantmäteriet's Sida-funded development work.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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