Östersunds Sport- och eventarena AB

What Östersunds Sport- och eventarena AB does

Östersunds Sport- och eventarena AB is a Swedish Aktiebolag founded in 2006 and owned by Östersunds kommun, the municipal government of Östersund, Sweden. The entity is purpose-built to operate the municipality's sports and event infrastructure, providing facility access and event-hosting services to municipal residents, organized sports clubs and athletes, and event organizers within the geographic confines of Östersund municipality. Stated service scope covers ice rinks, indoor arenas, sports halls, and event venues used for both everyday athletic activity and larger-scale conferences, recreational events, and sporting competitions. Operationally, the company functions as the in-house provider of public-sector sports and event infrastructure rather than as a commercial venue operator.

The company's core offering is physical facility access and event-hosting capacity rather than software, digital platforms, or proprietary technology products. No underlying technology architecture, digital booking platform, mobile application, or AI/ML system is disclosed in available sources. The functional product set consists of rentable venue-time (ice time, hall time, arena time), ancillary services tied to event production, and supporting infrastructure for resident programming. No patents, trademarks, certifications, or third-party technology integrations are recorded for the entity.

Revenue mechanics are not publicly disclosed. Consistent with a Swedish municipal-company (kommunalt bolag) structure, the entity is plausibly funded through a mix of facility rental income, ticketed event revenue, sponsorship, and municipal transfers from Östersunds kommun. Pricing is not disclosed publicly and is presumably set administratively rather than through commercial market pricing. The go-to-market is effectively captive: customers are Östersund residents, local sports clubs, and event organizers, with marketing conducted through ostersund.se and the Visit Östersund tourism channel referenced in source materials. Customer segmentation is horizontal across use cases (general public recreation, organized sport, and event organizer demand) with no disclosed enterprise or external geographic customers.

Name

Östersunds Sport- och eventarena AB

Website

https://ostersund.se

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Östersunds Sport- och eventarena AB is a municipally-owned Swedish Aktiebolag (founded 2006) that operates sports and event facilities—including ice rinks, indoor arenas, sports halls, and event venues—in Östersund, serving municipal residents, local sports clubs, athletes, and event organizers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Sports and Event Facilities

NAICS

Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events with Facilities (71131)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Ice Rinks & Winter Sports Facilities (MPAKAEAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Sports Venue Operations for Live Games (Stadiums/Arenas) (MPAGAMAG), Venue-Owned/Operated Event Organizers (In-House Promoters) (MPAKADAI), Venue Booking, Ticketing & Event-Day Services (Box Office, Guest Services) (MPAKAEAO)

Keywords

• Municipal sports facilities
• Event venue rentals
• Ice rink services
• Sports hall rentals
• Recreation infrastructure

Headquarters

HQ city

Östersund

HQ country

Sweden

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain

Core offering

Östersunds Sport- och eventarena AB operates and manages municipal sports and event infrastructure for Östersunds kommun, including ice rinks, sports halls, swimming pools, and event arenas. The company provides facility access and venue rental services to local residents, sports clubs, athletes, and event organizers in the Östersund region of Sweden.

Product overview

No information available. The source data pertains to Östersunds kommuns website (ostersund.se), which covers municipal government services. No products or services for Östersunds Sport- och eventarena AB were found in the provided source material.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Ice Rink Services
• Sports Hall Rentals
• Event Venue Rentals
• Swimming Pool Facilities

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights1 record

Broad incumbents

• ASM Global: Global venue management company operating hundreds of arenas, stadiums, and convention centres worldwide. Comparable as a scaled incumbent in arena and event venue operations, useful as a benchmark for venue-management practices.
• AEG Facilities: Division of AEG operating major arenas including The O2 and Mercedes-Benz Arena. Comparable as a broad incumbent in live-event venue operations across sport and entertainment.

Direct peers

• Scandinavium: Iconic Gothenburg indoor arena operated by Got Event for the City of Gothenburg. Comparable as a municipally-operated multi-purpose indoor arena hosting ice events, concerts, and large-scale events.
• Malmö Arena: Major indoor arena in Malmö hosting ice hockey, concerts, and conferences. Comparable as a large Swedish arena venue that combines sport and event programming under municipal/regional auspices.
• Stockholm Live: Municipal venue operator owned by the City of Stockholm running Avicii Arena, Hovet, and Annexet. Directly comparable as a city-owned arena and event facility operator hosting both sport and entertainment programming.
• Got Event: Municipally-owned arena and event operator in Gothenburg running Scandinavium and Ullevi. Comparable as a Swedish municipal entity operating multi-purpose sports and event venues.

Others

• IF Björklöven: Umeå-based ice hockey club that is a primary user of municipal arena infrastructure in northern Sweden. Comparable as a tenant/customer that depends on, and shapes demand for, municipal ice-rink facilities.
• Visit Östersund: Destination marketing organisation for Östersund that promotes tourism, events, and the local 'Vinterstaden' (Winter City) brand. Comparable as a closely linked ecosystem partner that drives inbound demand for the arena's sports and event programming.
• Östersund/FS Hockey: Local Östersund ice hockey organisation that is a direct user of the company's ice facilities. Comparable as a downstream tenant and ecosystem partner for the arena operator.

Regional players

• Luleå Kommun (evenemangs- och fritidsverksamhet): Northern Swedish municipality providing sports halls, ice rinks, and event facilities around Luleå. Comparable as a publicly-run sports and event infrastructure operator in a similar Nordic winter-climate region.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/ostersundskommun
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/vinterstadenOSD
• Facebookfacebook.com/ostersundskommun
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ostersunds-kommun
• Instagraminstagram.com/ostersundskommun

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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