Kompetensforetagen

Name

Kompetensforetagen

Legal name

Kompetensföretagen

Website

https://kompetensforetagen.se

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industry Trade Association Services

NAICS

Business Associations (813910), Professional Organizations (81392), Professional Organizations (813920)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Employment & Labor Law (BPAHAAAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Independent Contractor Compliance & Classification (IC vs Employee) (BPACAGAA), Harassment Prevention, EEO & Workplace Conduct Compliance (EDABADAE)

Keywords

• Staffing industry association
• Employers trade union
• Collective bargaining agreements
• Recruitment certification
• Outplacement services

Headquarters

HQ city

Stockholm

HQ country

Sweden

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership fees: Member companies (staffing, recruitment, and outplacement firms) pay membership dues to be part of Kompetensföretagen and Almega. This includes access to collective agreements, authorization (auktorisation), and member services.
2. Subscription - Allmänna bestämmelser (General Terms): Non-members and subscribers can purchase annual digital access to the organization's General Terms documents. The subscription runs for 12 months and auto-renews. Price is 5,000 SEK/year (excl. VAT). This is available as a standalone product via the web shop.
3. Training and courses: The organization provides paid educational courses and seminars for members and non-members in areas such as labor law (arbetsrätt), work environment (arbetsmiljö), salary processes, and whistleblower legislation. Pricing varies by course (e.g., 1,495–4,900 SEK per course for members; higher for non-members).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Kompetensföretagen is the Swedish employers' trade association for staffing, recruitment, and outplacement companies, functioning as an industry body under the Almega confederation. It provides industry authorization certifications, collective bargaining agreements, legal compliance resources, industry statistics, and training events to its member companies. The organization represents the collective interests of staffing providers in labor market negotiations and regulatory advocacy.

Product overview

Kompetensforetagen is a trade organization representing Sweden's staffing, recruitment, and outplacement providers, operating under the Almega umbrella. The organization offers a unified portfolio centered on its Authorization system (Auktorisation), which certifies member companies meet quality and ethical standards across staffing, matching, and recruitment services. Supporting the authorization are subscription-based General Conditions (Allmänna bestämmelser), Collective Agreements with various trade unions, and Training & Events providing labor law and workplace environment education. Additional modules include Turnover Statistics, Procurement Guides, GFL salary calculation systems, and the Arbetsgivarguiden digital knowledge bank. Members access these through a unified membership with tiered services, while non-members can subscribe to specific products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Auktorisation (Staffing Industry Authorization) Industry authorization certification for staffing companies that establishes quality standards and provides eligibility for public sector procurement contracts. Issued by Kompetensföretagen to member staffing firms operating in Sweden.
• Matchningsauktorisation (Matching Authorization) Specialized authorization certification for companies providing matching and outplacement services within the Swedish staffing industry.
• Allmänna bestämmelser (General Conditions Subscription) Subscription service providing access to standardized collective agreement terms (general conditions) governing employment conditions for staffing industry companies bound by Kompetensföretagen's collective agreements.
• Training and Events Industry-specific training programs, courses, seminars, and educational events designed for staffing company professionals covering regulatory compliance, industry best practices, and professional development.
• Industry Turnover Statistics Industry statistics service providing staffing market turnover data and benchmarking information for member companies to track market performance and trends.
• Procurement Guide (Upphandlingsguide) Procurement guidance service providing staff companies with information and support for navigating public sector procurement processes for staffing services.
• GFL (Average Earning Level System) Reference system providing average earning level data used by staffing companies to calculate and comply with worker compensation requirements under collective agreements.
• Arbetsgivarguiden (Employer Guide) Digital knowledge bank providing staffing employers with comprehensive legal, regulatory, and operational guidance resources for managing staffing industry employment relationships.
• Collective Agreements (Kollektivavtal) Collective bargaining agreements negotiated by Kompetensföretagen with labor unions on behalf of staffing industry employers, establishing wages, working conditions, and benefits standards.

Quantifiable outcome

• The staffing industry generates 88 billion SEK in annual turnover and contributes 40 billion SEK in taxes to the Swedish state.
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• AlmegacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 May 2026Kompetensföretagen is one of the sectoral federations within Almega, the Swedish employers' organization for service companies. Almega provides shared services including IT infrastructure, legal expertise, the member portal (Mina sidor/Arbetsgivarguiden), and collective bargaining coordination. The relationship is co-governance: Kompetensföretagen operates autonomously within Almega's structure.
• LO-förbunden (LO Unions)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKompetensföretagen negotiates and maintains collective agreements (kollektivavtal) with all LO (Landsorganisationen i Sverige) affiliated unions. These cover staffing consultants in blue-collar (arbetare) roles. The agreement includes GFL (genomsnittligt förtjänstläge) provisions for equal pay.
• Akademikerförbunden, Unionen, Lärarförbundet, Lärarnas RiksförbundcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKompetensföretagen maintains collective agreements with white-collar (tjänsteman) unions including Akademikerförbunden, Unionen, Lärarförbundet, and Lärarnas Riksförbund. It also has a special healthcare staffing agreement (vårdbemanningsavtal) with Sveriges Läkarförbund and Vårdförbundet.
• Arbetsförmedlingen (Swedish Public Employment Service)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerArbetsförmedlingen is a key public sector partner. Kompetensföretagen's member companies are major suppliers of matching services (Rusta och matcha) to the Employment Service. The organization advocates for the role of private matching suppliers and has influenced reforms to the public employment system.
• Utbildningsföretagen (Almega)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKompetensföretagen and Utbildningsföretagen (also part of Almega) jointly launched a matching authorization (matchningsauktorisation) for companies delivering matching services to Arbetsförmedlingen. The two federations collaborate on labor market policy reform proposals.
• World Employment Confederation (WEC)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerKompetensföretagen is affiliated with the World Employment Confederation, the global body for the employment and workforce industry (formerly Ciett). This provides international benchmarking, advocacy at EU level, and global industry standards.
• DemoskopminorOthersDemoskop is a Swedish opinion and market research institute that conducts the annual consultant survey (konsultundersökning) for Kompetensföretagen. The survey covers consultant satisfaction, motivations for entering the industry, and future outlook.
• HUI ResearchminorOthersHUI Research conducted a study following staffing employees (bemanningsanställda) to analyze the effects of the 24-month consultation rule (konsultregeln) on employment outcomes and unemployment rates.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Bundesverband Personalvermittlung (BVP, Germany): BVP is the German trade association for recruitment and personnel services, representing member firms in collective bargaining, advocacy, and standards. Comparable trade-association function targeting the German market rather than the Swedish one.
• Assolavoro (Italy): Assolavoro is the Italian employers' association for temporary-work and staffing agencies, negotiating national collective agreements and representing the sector with government and unions. Directly comparable to Kompetensföretagen in mission, collective-bargaining role, and sector focus, though based in Italy.
• Norsk Bemanning (Norway): Norsk Bemanning is the Norwegian employers' association for the staffing and recruitment industry, representing member firms in collective bargaining and policy. Closest Nordic peer to Kompetensföretagen by structure and mandate, though serving the Norwegian market.

Broad incumbents

• American Staffing Association (ASA): ASA is the US trade association for the staffing and recruitment industry, offering comparable services: collective representation, member education, advocacy, industry statistics, and ethics/standards programs. It operates at far greater scale but provides a directly comparable trade-association model.
• Svenskt Näringsliv: Svenskt Näringsliv is the Confederation of Swedish Enterprise, the overarching Swedish employer body of which Almega (and by extension Kompetensföretagen) is a member organization. Provides macro-level industry advocacy, while Kompetensföretagen operates at the sectoral level within that structure.
• World Employment Confederation (WEC): WEC is the global trade body for the employment services industry (formerly CIETT). Kompetensföretagen is an affiliated member and aligns with WEC's international standards and EU-level advocacy, making WEC the closest international counterpart in the same trade-association function.
• REC (Recruitment & Employment Confederation, UK): REC is the UK trade body for recruitment and staffing firms, providing advocacy, training, legal guidance, and member certification programs. Operates as a near-analog trade association but in a different geography, with overlapping service offerings including legal/compliance support for member firms.
• Dansk Erhverv (Denmark): Dansk Erhverv is the Danish trade and employers' confederation covering service industries including staffing and recruitment. Functionally analogous to Almega/Kompetensföretagen in supporting member employers across the Danish staffing sector.
• Almega (parent organization): Almega is the Swedish employers' confederation for service-sector companies and the parent organization of Kompetensföretagen. It provides shared services (member portal, legal expertise, IT infrastructure) used by Kompetensföretagen members and shares the same trade-association model, making it the most direct structural peer though broader in scope.

Direct peers

• Utbildningsföretagen (Almega): Utbildningsföretagen is the sister federation within Almega representing private education and training companies. Co-launched the matching authorization with Kompetensföretagen and collaborates on labor-market reform, making it the most direct internal peer within the same confederation.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles17 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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