KFO

What KFO does

KFO, operating under the trade name Fremia, is a Swedish employers' association (arbetsgivarorganisation) founded in 1943 and headquartered in Stockholm. It represents approximately 5,000 employer members operating in the cooperation (kooperation), civil society (civilsamhälle), and idea-driven welfare (idéburen välfärd) sectors, providing collective bargaining agreements, advisory and legal services, competence development programs, salary statistics, and political advocacy on labor market and regulatory matters. The organization previously operated under the legal name Arbetsgivarföreningen KFO and rebranded to Fremia, retaining its 1943 institutional heritage while signaling a positioning refresh.

Fremia's product portfolio is structured around three pillars: kollektivavtal (collective agreements establishing clear workplace rules), rådgivning och stöd (advisory services including personal consultation and access to legal expertise), and påverkansarbete (advocacy on labor market policies affecting members). Supporting services include training programs and webinars on topics such as workplace mental health, AI regulations for employers, employment law, and salary statistics usage. Strategic partnerships with Suicide Zero and the Swedish Public Health Agency (Folkhälsomyndigheten) extend the mental health programming available to members, with some initiatives funded by external public health grants.

The organization operates a subscription/recurring revenue model based on membership fees, with no disclosed public pricing. Fremia is a private, member-governed association with no parent company, external investors, or venture capital backing. It maintains a small staff of 11-50 employees, distributes services through a domestic Swedish footprint via website member portals, phone, email, and in-person advisory, and is governed as a non-profit-style member entity. The organization has no technology platform or proprietary software product; its value proposition rests on its regulatory designation as a recognized employers' association, accumulated sector-specific expertise, and member relationships spanning more than eight decades.

Name

KFO

Legal name

Fremia

Website

https://kfo.se

Company type

Private

Founded year

1943

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

KFO, operating as Fremia, is a Swedish employers' association founded in 1943 representing approximately 5,000 employers across the cooperation, civil society, and idea-driven welfare sectors, providing collective agreements, advisory services, training, and labor-market advocacy on a membership-fee basis.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Stockholm

HQ country

Sweden

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership fees: Fremia generates revenue through membership fees from 5,000 employers within cooperation, civil society, and idea-driven welfare sectors. Members pay for access to collective agreements, advisory services, training, and legal expertise.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

KFO, operating as Fremia, is an independent Swedish employers' association (arbetsgivarorganisation) that negotiates and provides collective bargaining agreements (kollektivavtal) to roughly 5,000 member employers in the cooperation, civil society, and idea-driven welfare sectors. For its members Fremia delivers personal advisory services, legal expertise, training/webinars, salary statistics tools, and interest-political advocacy, funded through membership fees.

Product overview

Fremia (formerly KFO) is an employer organization representing 5,000 employers in the cooperation, civil society, and idea-driven welfare sectors. The organization operates as a service platform offering three core components: (1) Kollektivavtal - collective bargaining agreements providing clear workplace rules; (2) Rådgivning och stöd - advisory services including personal consultation and legal expertise; and (3) Påverkansarbete - advocacy work on labor market policies. Additional services include competence development programs through webinars and courses on topics like mental health, leadership, salary statistics, and work environment management.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Kollektivavtal (Collective Agreements) Sector-specific collective bargaining agreements (kollektivavtal) that establish clear workplace rules and frameworks for the roughly 5,000 employers Fremia represents in cooperation, civil society, and idea-driven welfare.
• Rådgivning och juridisk expertis (Advisory and Legal Expertise) Personal advisory services providing members with access to legal expertise on workplace, labor-law, and employer-relations matters, delivered via phone, email, and bespoke consultations.
• Kompetensutveckling (Competence Development) Training and educational programs delivered as webinars and courses covering topics including AI regulations for employers, salary statistics, employment law, leadership, mental health prevention, and workplace safety, offered to member employers.
• Lönestatistik (Salary Statistics) Salary data and statistics tools that allow members to make informed compensation and wage-setting decisions aligned with their collective agreements.
• Påverkansarbete (Advocacy) Interest-political advocacy and influence work on behalf of member employers concerning labor market policies, regulations, and sector-specific issues such as non-profit welfare and the aktivitetskravet.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Suicide ZerocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFremia partners with Suicide Zero on mental health initiatives in the workplace. Together they organize webinars on suicide prevention and mental health awareness, including 'Våga fråga och rädda liv' (Dare to Ask and Save Lives). Fremia also supports Suicide Zero with funding from Folkhälsomyndigheten (Public Health Agency of Sweden) for a series of free webinars to strengthen leadership and prevent mental illness.
• Folkhälsomyndigheten (Public Health Agency of Sweden)coreOthersThe Swedish Public Health Agency provides financial support to Fremia for mental health prevention initiatives, including a free webinar series on strengthening leadership and preventing mental illness in the workplace.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Svenskt Näringsliv: Sweden's main employers' confederation representing companies across all private sectors and negotiating collective agreements. Svenskt Näringsliv is comparable to Fremia as a Swedish employers' association with collective bargaining capabilities, but operates at much broader scope across all industries rather than specializing in cooperative, civil society, and idea-driven welfare sectors.
• MEDEF: Movement of French Enterprises representing businesses across all sectors and engaging in collective bargaining and labor policy. Comparable to Fremia in core employers' association function, but operates at much broader scope across all French industries.
• Confederation of British Industry: UK's principal employers' organization representing businesses across all sectors with collective representation capabilities. Comparable to Fremia in its core function as employers' association advocating for members, though operates at much broader scope across all UK industries.
• Bundesvereinigung der Deutschen Arbeitgeberverbände: Confederation of German Employers' Associations representing companies across all sectors and coordinating collective bargaining policy. Comparable to Fremia in its core function as employers' association with collective bargaining infrastructure, but operates at much broader scope across all German industries.
• Dansk Arbejdsgiverforening: Danish employers' confederation representing companies across all sectors and negotiating collective agreements at the national level. Comparable to Fremia as a Nordic employers' association with collective bargaining functions, but operates at much broader scope across all Danish industries.

Direct peers

• Sveriges Kommuner och Regioner: Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions, acting as employers' association for municipalities and regions. Comparable to Fremia as a sector-specialized Swedish employers' association with collective bargaining responsibilities, though focused on public sector employers rather than cooperative/civil society.
• Arbetsgivarverket: Swedish government agency that acts as the employers' association for state sector employees, negotiating collective agreements on behalf of government agencies. Comparable to Fremia in its function as a Swedish employers' association with collective bargaining rights, though it serves government employers rather than cooperative/civil society organizations.
• Famna: Norwegian member association for voluntary civil society organizations providing advocacy, training, and employer-related services. Famna is highly comparable to Fremia due to its similar sector focus on civil society/idea-driven welfare and overlapping functional offerings for member organizations.

Regional players

• Virke: Norwegian employers' association representing the service sector including knowledge-intensive and idea-driven businesses. Comparable to Fremia as a Nordic employers' association offering collective agreements and advisory services, but with broader service-sector coverage rather than civil society specialization.

Others

• Insperity: US-based Professional Employer Organization (PEO) providing co-employment HR services to small and mid-sized businesses. Insperity is thematically related to Fremia as both provide employer-related services including advisory and HR support, but operates under a different model (co-employment vs. sector representation and collective bargaining).

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/arbetsgivarforeningen.kfo
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/arbetsgivarforeningen-kfo
• Xx.com/arbetsgivar_kfo

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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