What Mönsterås Kommun does

Mönsterås Kommun is a Swedish local government entity (kommun) located in Kalmar County, Sweden, providing comprehensive statutory municipal services to residents of Mönsterås and surrounding areas including Ålem, Blomstermåla, Fliseryd, and Timmernabben. The municipality delivers education (preschool through adult education via komvux), childcare, elderly care, social services, healthcare support, water and sewage, waste management, broadband and fiber infrastructure, urban planning and building permits, emergency preparedness, and cultural and recreational services. It operates a network of physical facilities including 10 primary schools, four central kitchens (Åshaga, Solhem, Centralköket i Fliseryd, Torshaga), elderly care homes (Solhem, Åshaga, Kvarnbo, Prästkullen), and the Vattenpalatset swimming and fitness facility, alongside four wholly-owned subsidiaries covering housing (Mönsterås Bostäder AB), energy (Ålem Energi AB), recreation (Vattenpalatset i Mönsterås AB), and municipal development (Mönsterås Utvecklings AB).

The underlying technology consists of a municipal digital service platform built around the monsteras.se website and the Mina sidor e-services portal for citizen self-service, supplemented by ReadSpeaker text-to-speech for accessibility. The municipality is GDPR compliant and conforms with WCAG 2.1 level AA for digital public service accessibility. No AI/ML capabilities are disclosed; the technical footprint is conventional public-sector web infrastructure.

The business model is funded primarily through municipal taxes (kommunalskatt) collected from residents and businesses, supplemented by service fees (elderly care, waste collection, water/sewage, building permits), and state government grants and allocations for mandated public services. As a kommun, it is not a commercially traded entity but a public-sector organization governed by elected municipal council members, operating under statutory monopoly within its geographic boundaries. The marketing and distribution approach relies on the official website as the primary communication channel, supplemented by social media, press releases, and physical service points distributed across the municipality.

Name

Mönsterås Kommun

Legal name

Mönsterås kommun

Website

https://monsteras.se

Company type

Private

Founded year

1974

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Mönsterås Kommun is a Swedish local government entity in Kalmar County that delivers statutory municipal services — education, childcare, elderly care, social services, water/sewage, waste management, and broadband — to all residents within its geographic boundaries, funded by municipal taxes, service fees, and state grants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Public Services

NAICS

Administration of Air and Water Resource and Solid Waste Management Programs (92411), Administration of Education Programs (923110), Individual and Family Services (6241), Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services (6242), Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development (9251)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Refuse Systems (4953), Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-To Dwellings & Other Buildings (7340)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Works / In-House Municipal Collection Operations (EUAIAAAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Municipal Solid Waste Collection (Residential/Commercial) (IMAIAFAA)

Keywords

• Municipal public services
• Education and childcare
• Elderly care services
• Water and waste management
• Local government administration

Headquarters

HQ city

Mönsterås

HQ country

Sweden

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Municipal Tax Revenue: Mönsterås kommun is funded primarily through municipal taxes (kommunalskatt) collected from residents and businesses within the municipality.
2. Service Fees and Charges: Various service fees including elderly care fees, waste collection charges, water and sewage fees, building permit fees, and other regulatory charges.
3. Government Grants and Allocations: State subsidies and general government allocations to municipalities for delivering public services such as education, healthcare, and social services.

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Mönsterås kommun is a Swedish local government entity that delivers statutory public services to residents of Mönsterås municipality in Kalmar County. Its core offerings span education and childcare (preschool, 10 primary schools, adult education), elderly and social care (home help, special housing, family support), municipal infrastructure (water, sewage, waste collection, broadband/fiber network), urban planning and building permits, and recreational services through its subsidiary Vattenpalatset. Services are delivered via physical offices, schools, care homes, and a digital portal (Mina sidor).

Product overview

Mönsterås Kommun operates as a Swedish local government authority offering a comprehensive digital service platform through its primary website. The municipal offerings are organized into six main service categories: Utbildning och barnomsorg (Education and Childcare), Omsorg och stöd (Care and Support), Bo, bygga och miljö (Housing, Building and Environment), Jobb och företagande (Jobs and Business), Kommun och politik (Municipality and Politics), and Trafik, resor och utemiljö (Traffic, Travel and Outdoor Environment). The municipality also operates Vattenpalatset, a subsidiary fitness and swimming facility. Citizens access services through the main portal and Mina sidor (My Pages) for e-services. Key infrastructure services include broadband/fiber network expansion and municipal water/sewage systems.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Education and Childcare Services
• Care and Support Services
• Housing, Building and Environment Services
• Jobs and Business Services
• Traffic, Travel and Outdoor Environment Services
• Vattenpalatset Swimming and Fitness Facility

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Räddningstjänst SydostcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRäddningstjänst Sydost (Rescue Services Southeast) is an inter-municipal cooperation that provides fire and rescue services to Mönsterås kommun and neighboring municipalities.
• Mönsterås Bostäder ABcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMunicipal housing company providing rental apartments and housing services within Mönsterås municipality.
• Vattenpalatset i Mönsterås ABcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMunicipal company operating the public swimming facility, gym, and group training services. Located at Torggatan 11 in Mönsterås.
• Ålem Energi ABcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMunicipal energy company providing energy services in the Ålem area of Mönsterås municipality.
• Mönsterås Utvecklings ABcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMunicipal development company supporting business development and economic growth in Mönsterås municipality.
• Kvinnojouren KalmarminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWomen's shelter in Kalmar providing support services for victims of domestic violence, referred by Mönsterås social services.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Hultsfreds kommun: Adjacent Kalmar County municipality with a similar small-town, rural-demographic profile and equivalent service mandate. Directly comparable on tax base, facility count, and operating scale.
• Nybro kommun: Larger but still mid-sized Kalmar County kommun with a comparable service mix and industrial-economic base. Useful for benchmarking scaling of municipal subsidiaries and fiber deployment.
• Borgholms kommun: Small island-and-rural municipality on Öland with extreme demographic seasonality and a similar small-staff operating model. Comparable on the cost-of-service-delivery per resident axis.
• Emmaboda kommun: Neighboring small municipality in Kalmar County providing the same statutory portfolio of education, social services, elderly care, and waste management to a comparable resident base. The closest size-and-geography peer.
• Mörbylånga kommun: Sibling small kommun on Öland with a near-identical service mandate and rural economic base. Closely comparable on tourism-driven seasonal demand and on elderly-care cost ratios.
• Torsås kommun: One of Sweden's smallest kommuner, located in neighboring Kronoberg County. Highly comparable operating model and scale, useful as a lower-bound benchmark for fixed-cost coverage.
• Högsby kommun: Very small Kalmar County municipality with a closely matching population and service scope. Provides a clean like-for-like comparison on per-resident operating costs and staffing intensity.

Regional players

• Oskarshamns kommun: Neighboring coastal Kalmar County municipality that is materially larger and more urbanized. Serves as a regional-scale comparison point for how Mönsterås's service portfolio could evolve.
• Karlskrona kommun: Blekinge County municipality of similar total operating scale but with a naval-base industrial anchor. Useful as a structural counterfactual for how subsidiary mix (housing, energy, port) shapes municipal finances.

Broad incumbents

• Kalmar kommun: Regional capital of Kalmar County and a substantially larger municipality. Acts as the incumbent peer that anchors the regional labor market, public-transit network, and higher-education supply relevant to Mönsterås residents.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/monsteraskommun

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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