Naturvatten

What Naturvatten does

Naturvatten i Roslagen AB is a Swedish environmental consultancy founded in 2001 and headquartered at Norr Malma g\u00e5rd near Lake Erken in Norrt\u00e4lje, 80 km north of Stockholm. The firm is employee-owned (personal\u00e4gt aktiebolag) and operates with a six-person team including a PhD and an Associate Professor (Docent) in limnology. Its core offering is a single umbrella of accredited water-environment investigations (Milj\u00f6unders\u00f6kningar) covering investigations/assessments, field sampling, fish studies, crayfish studies, benthic fauna, aquatic vegetation, diatoms, phytoplankton and zooplankton, water quality, sediment studies, habitat mapping, and a set of SWEDAC-accredited standardized methods. The consulting business serves Swedish municipalities (kommuner), county administrations (l\u00e4nsstyrelser), and corporate clients engaged in environmental monitoring, EU Water Framework Directive compliance, sediment phosphorus and internal nutrient loading remediation, and recipient-control assessments, supported by specialized field equipment including a hydrocopter and sonar-equipped boat and by analytical partnerships with Uppsala University\u2019s Erken Laboratory and ALS Global.\n\nThe company\u2019s go-to-market is direct, sales-led, and procurement-driven, with no disclosed public pricing and no intermediary channels. Revenue derives almost entirely from professional-services fees on quote-based consulting engagements, complemented by a small seasonal nature-experience business under the Erkenkr\u00e4ftan sub-brand: paid group crayfish-fishing events (6\u201320 persons, August to mid-September) with a guaranteed catch minimum, plus retail sales of live crayfish at Lake Erken, with lodging bundled through Pensionat Granparken and Hotell Havsbaden. Operating geography spans at least seven Swedish counties (Stockholm, Uppsala, V\u00e4stmanland, G\u00e4vleborg, V\u00e4rmland, \u00d6sterg\u00f6tland, S\u00f6dermanland), and the firm publishes a continuous annual report archive dating back to 2002, reflecting two decades of recurring monitoring and investigation output.

Name

Naturvatten

Legal name

Naturvatten i Roslagen AB

Website

https://naturvatten.se

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Naturvatten i Roslagen AB is a six-person, employee-owned Swedish environmental consultancy delivering SWEDAC-accredited water-environment investigations (sediment, fish, benthic fauna, crayfish, vegetation, water quality) to municipalities, county administrations, and corporate clients, with a seasonal Lake Erken crayfish-fishing experience business.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Consulting Services

NAICS

Environmental Consulting Services (54162)

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAHAJAJ

Water, Wastewater & Stormwater Compliance

Business & Public Services/Professional Services (Legal, Accounting, Consulting)/Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) Consulting

SECONDARYEUAHACAC

Water Quality Monitoring (Surface Water, Stormwater, Drinking Water)

Energy, Utilities & Environment/Environmental Compliance, Monitoring & Consulting/Environmental Monitoring & Sampling (Air/Water/Soil/Noise)

Keywords

• Water environment consulting
• Environmental investigations
• Limnology services
• Aquatic surveys
• Water quality assessments

Headquarters

HQ city

Norrtälje

HQ country

Sweden

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Environmental Consulting Services: Professional consulting and investigative services within water environment area, including environmental investigations, sediment studies, water quality assessments, and regulatory compliance work for government and corporate clients.
2. Crayfish Fishing Events: Organized crayfish fishing experiences for groups (6-20 people) at Lake Erken during August to mid-September. Includes guaranteed minimum catch per person.
3. Crayfish Sales: Sale of freshly caught live signal crayfish during August and September at Lake Erken shoreline.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Naturvatten i Roslagen AB is a Swedish environmental consultancy that performs accredited water environment investigations and studies across lakes, streams, coastal areas, and artificial waters (stormwater and leachate). The company delivers SWEDAC-accredited sampling and analysis covering fish, benthic fauna, aquatic plants, plankton, sediment, and crayfish, and it provides environmental impact assessments, water plans, and recipient control programs for municipalities and corporate clients. It also operates a secondary line of crayfish-related nature experiences and commercial sales under the Erkenkräftan brand at Lake Erken.

Product overview

Naturvatten i Roslagen AB (established 2001) operates as a water environment consulting firm and crayfish fishing experience organizer. The consulting portfolio comprises a unified set of accredited environmental investigation services organized under the Miljöundersökningar umbrella, encompassing 12 specialist modules: Utredningar (investigations/assessments), Provtagning (sampling), Fiskundersökningar (fish studies), Kräftundersökningar (crayfish studies), Bottenfaunaundersökningar (benthic fauna), Vattenväxtinventering (aquatic plants), Kiselalgsundersökningar (diatoms), Växt- och djurplankton (phytoplankton/zooplankton), Vattenkvalitet (water quality), Sedimentundersökningar (sediment), Biotopkartering (habitat mapping), and an overarching Ackrediterade metoder (accreditation) covering all SWEDAC-accredited methods. These services are delivered as standalone offerings or combined for comprehensive environmental monitoring programs. Separately, the company operates a nature experience business under the Erkenkräftan brand, comprising Kräftfiskeevent (crayfish fishing events) and Försäljning av kräftor (crayfish sales) at Lake Erken.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Water Environment Investigations (Miljöundersökningar) Accredited investigations and studies within limnic and marine environments, including artificial waters such as stormwater and leachate, covering sediment, fish, benthic fauna, aquatic plants, plankton, diatoms, water quality, and habitat mapping. Targeted at Swedish municipalities, county administrations, and companies needing water environment assessments for regulatory compliance and environmental monitoring.
• Sediment Investigations (Sedimentundersökningar) Sediment studies providing information on historical nutrient and pollutant loading, internal phosphorus loading risk assessment, and remediation measures for eutrophication-affected lakes. Used by municipalities and county administrations to address internal nutrient loading in coastal and lake waters.
• Crayfish Investigations (Kräftundersökningar) Crayfish population assessments using standardized trap fishing and custom sampling equipment, inventory of crayfish biotopes, and management guidance for different crayfish waters. Targeted at public agencies and organizations needing assessment of entire crayfish populations rather than standard trap-caught samples.
• Crayfish Fishing Events (Kräftfiskeevent) Group crayfish fishing events at Lake Erken for 6-20 persons during early August to mid-September, with a guaranteed minimum catch of 1 kg per person and accommodation bundled through Pensionat Granparken and Hotell Havsbaden. Targeted at private individuals and small groups seeking traditional Swedish crayfishing experiences.
• Crayfish Sales (Försäljning av kräftor) Live, freshly caught signal crayfish sold at Lake Erken's shoreline in August and September. Targeted at individual consumers and buyers seeking local Swedish crayfish during the traditional season.
• Erkenkräftan Brand representing crayfish products from Lake Erken, one of Sweden's historically most productive crayfish lakes. Sourced in cooperation with multiple partner farms. Targeted at consumers seeking traditional local crayfish products.

Quantifiable outcome

• Produces 25-30+ technical reports annually covering water environment investigations across Swedish water bodies

Named customers3 records

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Ideal customer profiles3 records

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Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Erkenlaboratoriet, Uppsala UniversitetcoreTechnology or IntegrationLong-standing collaboration with Erken Laboratory at Uppsala University for chemical analyses and water quality research. Provides laboratory analysis services for water, sediment, and environmental samples collected during field investigations.
• ALS GlobalcoreTechnology or IntegrationCollaboration for chemical analyses services. ALS Global provides laboratory analysis of environmental samples including metals and organic environmental pollutants.
• Pensionat GranparkenminorGTM or Marketing PartnerAccommodation partner for crayfish fishing events, providing lodging options for guests attending crayfish fishing experiences in the Norrtälje and Grisslehamn archipelago areas.
• Hotell HavsbadenminorGTM or Marketing PartnerAccommodation partner for crayfish fishing events, offering hotel accommodation near the crayfish fishing areas in Grisslehamn.
• Jersö gårdcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in Erkenkräftan (Lake Erken Crayfish) collaboration, working together with multiple farms to offer crayfish from Lake Erken.
• Stjärnholms gårdcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in Erkenkräftan (Lake Erken Crayfish) collaboration, contributing to the collective offering of crayfish from Lake Erken.
• Länsstyrelsen i Uppsala länminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCollaboration on sediment investigation projects exploring possibilities for addressing internal phosphorus loading in coastal areas.
• Östhammars kommunminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCollaboration on sediment investigation projects addressing internal phosphorus loading in coastal areas.
• WRS ABcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative partner on water environment reports, including local action programs for water bodies and comprehensive water planning documents.
• Ekologigruppen ABminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative partner on water program reports and environmental planning documents.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Ekologigruppen AB: Swedish ecological and environmental planning consultancy; named as a collaborative partner on water program reports and is a direct peer serving municipalities and county administrations with environmental planning work.
• DHI Sverige: Swedish arm of DHI Group, providing water environment modeling, monitoring, and consulting services including eutrophication and sediment studies; directly comparable on technical water environment projects.
• Medins Havs och Vattenkonsulter AB: Swedish consultancy specializing in marine and freshwater biological investigations, including benthic fauna, fish, and water quality surveys; directly comparable on accredited aquatic monitoring services.
• Calluna AB: Swedish environmental consultancy offering ecological surveys, environmental impact assessments, and water environment investigations to municipalities and developers; direct overlap on EIA and water investigations.
• Pelagia Nature & Environment AB: Swedish environmental and water consultancy offering water environment investigations and biological surveys to municipalities and industry; comparable on accredited aquatic monitoring service lines.
• WRS AB: Swedish water-environment consultancy focused on lake and waterbody restoration; explicitly named as a collaborative partner on water planning documents and is a direct peer on Swedish water environment investigations.

Broad incumbents

• WSP Sverige: Global engineering and environmental consultancy with Swedish operations covering water, environment, and EIA services; competes on larger multi-disciplinary tenders that Naturvatten cannot directly bid on alone.
• Ramboll Sweden: International engineering and environmental consultancy with a significant Swedish water and environment practice; overlaps on water quality, EIA, and remediation work but operates at much larger scale.
• Sweco AB: Large Nordic engineering and environmental consultancy with a broad Swedish water and environment practice; competes for the same municipal tenders but as part of a much wider infrastructure and engineering portfolio.

Emerging players

• IVL Svenska Miljöinstitutet AB: Swedish environmental research institute conducting applied research on water, climate, and air; overlaps on water environment investigations and phosphorus/eutrophication research, though primarily research rather than commercial consulting.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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