Bayerisches Staatsministerium der Finanzen und für Heimat

Name

Bayerisches Staatsministerium der Finanzen und für Heimat

Legal name

Bayerisches Staatsministerium der Finanzen und für Heimat

Website

https://stmfh.bayern.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Government Financial Administration

NAICS

Public Finance Activities (92113), Public Administration (92), Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development (9251)

akta.pro primary industry

State/Provincial Treasury, Budget & Fiscal Management (BPAIABAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

State/Provincial Taxation & Revenue Administration (BPAIABAD), Treasury & Cash Management (BPAIAEAB), Revenue Systems, E-Filing & Digital Tax Administration (BPAIADAO), Government Digital Service & eGovernment (Service Delivery, IDs, Portals) (BPAIAAAE)

Keywords

• State financial administration
• Public tax administration
• Digital government services
• Municipal fiscal equalization
• Cultural heritage preservation

Headquarters

HQ city

Munich

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. State Budget Management: As a government ministry, the organization does not generate commercial revenue. It manages the Bavarian state budget, allocates funds to state agencies, municipalities, and public programs. Funding comes from tax revenues and state income. Revenue model is not applicable to this government entity as it is a spending organization funded by public budgets.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

The ministry administers Bavarian state finances including the state budget, tax collection, and municipal fiscal equalization (Kommunaler Finanzausgleich). It delivers digital government services to citizens through ELSTER electronic tax filing, BayernAtlas mapping, BayernWLAN public WiFi, and BayernLabs innovation centers. It also coordinates homeland affairs including cultural heritage preservation, surveying and geoinformation services (SAPOS, Liegenschaftskataster), and digitization initiatives including AI deployment in public administration.

Product overview

Bayerisches Staatsministerium der Finanzen und für Heimat is a government ministry website providing digital administrative services, geodetic products, and IT infrastructure for Bavaria. The digital service portfolio includes BayernAtlas (interactive mapping), ELSTER (electronic tax filing), BayernWLAN (public WiFi), BayernLabs (innovation centers), and BayernServer (IT infrastructure). The Vermessungsverwaltung (Surveying Administration) division offers geodetic products and services including Geodaten Online, SAPOS (satellite positioning), Liegenschaftskataster with Flurkarte, Digitales Geländemodell, Geoinformationssysteme, Landkarten, Luftbildprodukte, and Historische Karten. Digital accessibility is supported through Voice Reader Web and dedicated accessibility initiatives. The ministry also coordinates AI implementation in Bavarian administration through its Künstliche Intelligenz initiative.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• ELSTER (Electronic Tax Filing) Electronic tax declaration system (ELektronische STeuerERklärung) enabling Bavarian citizens to submit tax returns digitally online.
• BayernAtlas Interactive web map service allowing users to view Bavaria from an aerial perspective, powered by the Landesamt für Digitalisierung, Breitband und Vermessung.
• BayernWLAN Public WLAN network initiative providing free internet access at various locations across Bavaria.
• BayernLabs Digital innovation centers offering citizens access to digital services and technologies for testing new government technology solutions.
• BayernServer Centralized IT infrastructure services for Bavarian state administration.
• SAPOS Satellite positioning service (Satellitenpositionierungsdienst) providing precise positioning data for surveying and geoinformation purposes.
• Geodaten Online Online geodata access service allowing users to retrieve geographic and cartographic information digitally.
• Liegenschaftskataster Cadastral register containing land and property information including the Flurkarte (parcel map) for Bavaria.
• AI in Bavarian Administration (Künstliche Intelligenz) Framework and initiatives for implementing artificial intelligence in Bavarian public administration, including the Dialektpflege mit KI dialect preservation project and DialektQuiz Bayern.
• Katastervermessungen (Cadastral Surveying) Cadastral surveying services for property boundary determination.

Quantifiable outcome

• UNESCO World Heritage status achieved for Bavarian royal castles
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

AI capability4 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Bayerischer Trachtenverband e.V.minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on Tag der Tracht (Bavarian Traditional Costume Day) celebration - third annual event organized jointly to promote Bavarian traditional costume and cultural heritage
• Bayerischer Landesverein für Heimatpflege e.V.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing cooperation partner for homeland preservation, cultural heritage programs, and regional identity initiatives including Dialektpflege mit KI (dialect preservation with AI) project
• IT-Dienstleistungszentrum des Freistaats BayerncoreTechnology or IntegrationTechnical operator of government IT systems including web servers and digital services infrastructure
• Landesamt für Digitalisierung, Breitband und VermessungcoreTechnology or IntegrationProvides BayernAtlas mapping service and operates IT service center for digital government infrastructure
• Landesamt für Steuern (Rechenzentrum Nord)coreTechnology or IntegrationTechnical operator for tax administration IT systems
• Landesamt für FinanzencoreTechnology or IntegrationService provider for state financial administration IT systems
• Landesamt für Sicherheit in der InformationstechnikcoreTechnology or IntegrationCybersecurity partner for protecting state IT infrastructure from information technology threats
• LfF Förderbank Bayern (Bayerische Landesbodenkreditanstalt)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerState development bank processing state guarantee cases and financial support programs
• Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften HofminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducational partner for dual study programs in administrative informatics
• Hochschule für den öffentlichen Dienst in Bayern (Fachbereich Finanzwesen)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary educational partner for dual study programs in tax administration and state finance - campus locations in Herrsching and Kaufbeuren

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Bundesministerium der Finanzen (Germany): The federal German Ministry of Finance performs the same core functions — federal budget, tax policy, financial administration — at the national level. Directly comparable in mandate and regulatory scope, but operates federally and not within Bavaria.

Direct peers

• Senatsverwaltung für Finanzen Berlin: Berlin's city-state finance administration performs an analogous role (tax administration, state budget, public service) at a smaller scale, providing a state-level comparability benchmark.
• Ministerium der Finanzen Nordrhein-Westfalen: North Rhine-Westphalia's finance administration handles the largest state tax and budget apparatus in Germany. Structurally and functionally aligned with the Bavarian ministry's fiscal and tax administration mandate.
• Ministerium der Finanzen Hessen: Hesse's state finance ministry mirrors the Bavarian ministry's responsibilities (state budget, taxation, public service, real estate) at a comparable scale, making it the closest direct peer among other Flächenländer.

Others

• LfF Förderbank Bayern: The Bavarian state development bank that processes guarantee cases and support programs on behalf of the ministry — a core institutional partner for executing financial policy.
• Bayerische Staatsregierung: The Bavarian state government umbrella under which the ministry operates. Useful as a structural reference for how state-level ministries fit into the broader governmental hierarchy.
• Bayerisches Staatsministerium für Digitales: A sibling Bavarian state ministry with overlapping digital-government responsibilities (eServices, BayernCloud, AI). Closely collaborates with the Finance and Homeland ministry on shared digital infrastructure.
• Landesamt für Steuern Bayern: The technical tax-administration agency subordinate to the ministry that operates the ELSTER infrastructure and Rechenzentrum Nord — a key operational counterpart rather than a competitor.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat1 record

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/finanzen_bayern
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/BayFinanzministerium
• Facebookfacebook.com/BayerischesStaatsministeriumDerFinanzen
• Instagraminstagram.com/finanzen_heimat_bayern
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/freistaat-bayern

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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