Stendi

What Stendi does

Stendi AS is Norway's largest private provider of care services, operating as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Swedish care conglomerate Ambea AB (listed on Nasdaq Stockholm). The company was formed in 2019 when Ambea acquired Aleris Omsorg and rebranded the combined Norwegian operations under the Stendi name, with headquarters in Lysaker, Oslo. With approximately 6,000 employees and a nationwide service footprint, Stendi delivers a portfolio of integrated care and welfare services organized across four main product lines: Bo- og omsorgstjenester (24-hour residential care for adults with mental health issues, substance abuse challenges, developmental disabilities, and dementia), Barnevern (child welfare including residential institutions, specialized foster homes, emergency foster homes, aftercare, and support measures), Brukerstyrt personlig assistanse or BPA (user-controlled personal assistance for children and adults with disabilities), and Helseteam (home-based nursing and care).

Stendi's service delivery rests on proprietary care methodologies rather than technology platforms: Personsentrert omsorg (person-centered care), PAS (Positive Behavior Support), Målrettet miljøarbeid (targeted environmental therapy with individualized goals), and Medleverturnus (a live-in shift system where staff teams reside with residents for consecutive days). The company is ISO 9001:2015 certified for foster home services and operates under Norwegian health and care service law. Stendi collaborates with the national child welfare authority Bufetat on foster care, employs approximately 150 specialized foster and respite homes across Norway, and maintains operational facilities in locations including Fetsund, Alta, Giske, and Kvenvikmoen.

The business model is B2G: Stendi generates revenue through multi-year public procurement contracts with Norwegian municipalities (kommuner) and Bufetat, with services commissioned under health and care service law requirements rather than publicly listed pricing. Revenue is not disclosed, but headcount of ~6,000 and Stendi's position as the country's largest private care provider imply revenue in the hundreds of millions of USD. The company benefits from Ambea group support functions in HR, quality, and business development, and supplements its direct sales motion with content marketing, webinars, and the annual Omsorgsrapporten research report produced in partnership with Agenda Kaupang.

Name

Stendi

Legal name

Stendi AS

Website

https://stendi.no

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Short description

Stendi is Norway's largest private provider of care services, offering residential care, child welfare (including foster homes and institutions), user-controlled personal assistance (BPA), and home nursing to Norwegian municipalities and the national child welfare authority Bufetat under public procurement contracts.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare and Social Care Services

NAICS

Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120), Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly (623312), Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services (6242)

SIC

Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050), Services-Home Health Care Services (8082), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Temporary, On-Demand & Short-Notice Caregiver Staffing (HSABAMAE)

Keywords

• Residential care services
• Child welfare services
• Foster home services
• User-controlled personal assistance
• Home nursing care

Headquarters

HQ city

Oslo

HQ country

Norway

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Municipal Care Contracts: Stendi operates as a private provider delivering care services commissioned by Norwegian municipalities under public procurement contracts. Services are provided according to health and care service law requirements. Revenue is generated through contractual agreements with municipal government clients.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Stendi delivers 24-hour residential care, child welfare services (institutions, foster homes, aftercare, support measures), user-controlled personal assistance (BPA), and home nursing services across Norway. Services are commissioned primarily by Norwegian municipalities and state agencies through public procurement contracts under health and care service law requirements.

Product overview

Stendi is Norway's largest private provider of care services, offering a comprehensive portfolio of integrated care and welfare services. The company operates as a unified platform delivering residential and care services, child welfare services including specialized and emergency foster homes, user-controlled personal assistance (BPA), and home health services. The core offerings include Bo- og omsorgstjenester (24-hour residential care for elderly and disabled), Barnevern (child welfare with foster homes, institutions, aftercare, and support measures), BPA (personal assistance), and Helseteam (home nursing). Stendi operates across Norway under the Ambea Nordic care group umbrella, providing services to municipalities throughout the country.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• 34 new foster parents completed basic training to take children with particularly high needs

Named customers3 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

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• AmbeacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAmbea is a Swedish Nordic care group operating in Sweden, Denmark, Finland, and Norway. Stendi is part of the Ambea group and benefits from shared resources, best practices, and corporate support functions including HR, quality, and business development.
• Bufetat (Barne-, ungdoms- og familieetaten)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe national child welfare authority collaborates with Stendi on foster home services across Norway. Stendi provides recruitment, training, follow-up and guidance of specialized foster homes under this collaboration.
• Norwegian MunicipalitiescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStendi collaborates with municipalities across the country to deliver various care services including residential care, foster homes, and user-controlled personal assistance (BPA).
• Agenda KaupangminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnalysis partnership for developing the Omsorgsrapporten (Care Report) - annual research providing insights on Norwegian care sector challenges and opportunities.
• LUP (Leverandørutviklingsprogrammet)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on market dialogue methodologies for public procurement of care services. LUP helps municipalities, county municipalities and state entities conduct innovative procurements.
• VID (Vitenskapelige høgskole)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducational institution partnership discussing education and career opportunities in the care sector, featured in Stendi webinars on competency needs.
• UniversumminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCareer survey organization partnering with Stendi on research about future competency needs and attractiveness of care sector careers.
• HELT MEDminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHELT MED works to provide real opportunities in working life for people with developmental disabilities, autism, or learning difficulties. Stendi collaborates with them for inclusive employment, such as hiring office assistants.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Ambea AB: Ambea AB is Stendi's Swedish parent company and a pan-Nordic care conglomerate (listed on Nasdaq Stockholm) operating Vardaga, Nytida, and other care brands across Sweden, Denmark, Finland, and Norway.
• Terveystalo: Terveystalo is Finland's largest private healthcare and welfare services provider (listed on Nasdaq Helsinki), offering adjacent Nordic private healthcare and care services at broader scale.
• Mehiläinen: Mehiläinen is a major Finnish private social and healthcare services group offering elderly care, disability services, and home care — comparable to Stendi across the broader Nordic private care market.

Direct peers

• Forenede Care: Forenede Care is a Nordic private care group (Denmark-headquartered) operating residential care, elderly care, and disability services, providing a comparable Nordic cross-border care platform to Stendi.
• Attendo: Attendo is the leading private Nordic care provider (listed on Nasdaq Stockholm) operating residential care, elderly care, and disability services across Sweden, Finland, and Denmark — directly comparable to Stendi's Norwegian care services model.
• Humana AB: Humana AB is a Swedish-listed care company providing individual and family care, elderly care, and personal assistance across the Nordics, with overlapping service lines in disability care and personal assistance (BPA-equivalent).
• Stiftelsen Signo: Signo is a Norwegian foundation-based care provider specializing in services for people with developmental disabilities and autism — directly overlapping with Stendi's disability and collective housing offerings.
• Norlandia Care: Norlandia is a Norwegian private care provider offering elderly care, disability services, and child welfare placements — a direct competitor in the same Norwegian municipal procurement market.

Others

• Aleris: Aleris is the Swedish healthcare group whose Norwegian Omsorg division was acquired by Ambea in 2019 and rebranded as Stendi — making it Stendi's corporate predecessor with historical operational overlap.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/stendinorge
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/stendi-norge

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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