The temporary employment agency

What The temporary employment agency does

Vikarieförmedlingen AB is a Swedish privately held temporary employment agency founded in autumn 2011 and headquartered at Södermannagatan 49 in central Stockholm. The company hires, recruits, and places temporary workers (vikarier) — primarily substitute teachers, preschool staff, childcare workers, and kitchen staff — at pre-primary, primary, and upper-secondary schools, and has expanded into healthcare staffing (undersköterskor/nursing assistants, vårdbiträden/care assistants) and personal assistants. It maintains a pool of approximately 500 active vikarier that the company states is growing daily, and offers a two-hour placement guarantee: a substitute worker can be on-site within two hours of a booking call.

The business operates on a managed-services staffing model, generating revenue through placement fees charged to employers (schools, preschools, healthcare facilities, private clients) for providing qualified temporary staff. Go-to-market is direct-to-customer: schools book via a dedicated Stockholm phone line (08-505 872 00) staffed during extended hours including early mornings and Sundays, or via an online booking form on the corporate website. Job seekers apply directly by email. Geographic focus is Stockholm County with accepted assignments in other parts of Sweden. There is no public pricing, no disclosed revenue, no external investors, and no disclosed technology stack beyond a Wix-hosted website and a Facebook brand page; matching is performed by human booking coordinators rather than an automated platform.

Name

The temporary employment agency

Legal name

Vikarieförmedlingen AB

Website

https://vikarieformedlingen.nu

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Vikarieförmedlingen is a Stockholm-based Swedish temporary employment agency founded in 2011 that places substitute teachers, preschool staff, and healthcare assistants in schools, preschools, and care facilities, offering a two-hour on-site placement guarantee across roughly 500 active vikarier.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Temporary Staffing Services

NAICS

Temporary Help Services (56132), Employment Placement Agencies (561311)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Education Support Temp Staffing (Substitute/Non-Teacher) (BPACACAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Staffing, HR, Credentialing & Substitute Management (EDAJAHAH), Education Direct Hire (Teachers/Administrators) (BPACAFAI)

Keywords

• Temporary staffing services
• Education workforce solutions
• Healthcare staffing agency
• Substitute teacher placement
• Preschool staffing services

Headquarters

HQ city

Bromma

HQ country

Sweden

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Temporary Staffing Services: Staffing agency that hires out temporary workers (vikarier) to schools, preschools, healthcare facilities, and private clients. Revenue generated through placement fees charged to employers for providing qualified temporary staff.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Vikarieförmedlingen is a Stockholm-based temporary employment agency that hires, recruits, and places substitute staff (vikarier) in pre-schools, primary schools, upper-secondary schools, and healthcare facilities (nursing assistants, care assistants, and personal assistants). The agency matches qualified temporary workers with employers, offering both same-day urgent placements (with a two-hour on-site guarantee) and long-term recruitment solutions.

Product overview

Vikarieförmedlingen operates as a staffing agency platform offering two integrated services: staffing provision for schools and healthcare facilities, and job placement for applicants. The core service provides temporary workers (vikarier) including teachers, preschool staff, childcare workers, kitchen staff, and healthcare personnel (nursing assistants, care assistants, personal assistants) to fill shifts ranging from same-day urgent needs to long-term placements. An online booking system allows schools to request staff, while job seekers apply directly via email. All services are centralized under the Vikarieförmedlingen brand, with operations based in Stockholm serving the Stockholm county area and select assignments elsewhere in Sweden.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Vikarieförmedlingen Staffing Services
• Job Placement Services for Applicants

Quantifiable outcome

• Vikarie (temp worker) placed on-site within two hours of booking

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Lernia: Swedish state-owned provider of education, training, and staffing services, with significant activity in schools and public-sector workforce programs. Overlaps with Vikarief\u00f6rmedlingen's education substitute and support coverage.
• ManpowerGroup Sweden: Swedish arm of the global staffing leader ManpowerGroup, providing temporary and permanent staffing across multiple sectors including education and public services. It competes head-on with Vikarief\u00f6rmedlingen for substitute and school support placements but at much larger scale.
• Adecco Sweden: Adecco is one of the world's largest staffing firms and offers a dedicated education and public-sector staffing program in Sweden. It is a direct competitor for school, preschool, and healthcare support placements, with broader geographic coverage.
• Randstad Sweden: Randstad operates a sizeable Swedish staffing business spanning education, healthcare, and administrative support. It overlaps directly with Vikarief\u00f6rmedlingen's substitute teacher and support staff offerings and competes on public-sector tenders.

Direct peers

• Academic Work: Swedish-founded staffing and talent solutions firm placing students, graduates, and young professionals in temporary and permanent roles, with strong presence in education and public-sector clients. Comparable in focus on Swedish school and public-sector staffing.
• Poolia: Swedish staffing and recruitment firm focused on professionals, with established public-sector and education-adjacent placements. Comparable mid-sized Swedish staffing model targeting similar institutional buyers.
• Uniflex: Swedish staffing agency supplying temporary and permanent staff to industrial, office, and public-sector clients. Comparable in operating model and customer mix, including support roles for municipalities and schools.
• StudentConsulting: Nordic staffing firm placing students and young professionals in temporary roles across schools, municipalities, and healthcare. Directly comparable in candidate demographic, channel mix, and public-sector focus.

Emerging players

• Frilans Finans: Swedish freelance and temp staffing platform handling payroll, billing, and matching for independent professionals and substitute workers. An emerging digital alternative that could overlap with Vikarief\u00f6rmedlingen's substitute teacher pool.

Regional players

• Barona: Nordic staffing group with Swedish operations providing temporary and permanent staffing in healthcare, social services, and education. Comparable in healthcare and education support verticals though with a broader Nordic footprint.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/vikarieformedlingen
• Xx.com/vikformedling

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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