Eksjö kommun

What Eksjö kommun does

Eksjö kommun is a Swedish public municipality (offentlig kommun) operating under the Swedish Local Government Act, headquartered at Södra Kyrkogatan 4 in Eksjö, Sweden. The entity serves a population of 17,792 residents across a 873 square kilometer area (of which 74 sq km is water) in Jönköping County, Småland, and is staffed by approximately 1,800 employees. It is governed by a 49-member municipal council (kommunfullmäktige) representing eight political parties, with Markus Kyllenbeck (Moderaterna) chairing the municipal board (kommunstyrelsen) and Lars Persson (Socialdemokraterna) chairing the council. The municipality delivers statutory public services including preschool and K-12 education, elderly and home healthcare, social services, infrastructure (roads, water, sewage, waste), planning and permitting, cultural and recreational programs, and business support, funded primarily through municipal income tax, state allocations, property tax, and capped user fees under Sweden's national fee-ceiling framework (maxtaxa).

The municipality's core technology platform consists of a main citizen-facing website (eksjo.se, ~20,000 monthly visitors) and a dedicated self-service portal (sjalvservice.eksjo.se) offering 167 digital services across six categories. Authentication is handled via BankID, school services run on Haldor and Edlevo, HR/recruitment runs on Visma, the CMS is SiteVision (with automated accessibility checks), and the site integrates Readspeaker for text-to-speech accessibility and Google Translate for multilingual rendering. Three wholly-owned municipal companies — Eksjöbostäder (housing), Eksjö Kommunfastigheter AB (municipal real estate), and Eksjö Industribyggnader (industrial buildings) — operate as separate legal entities under municipal ownership.

The business model is non-commercial: Eksjö kommun is a statutory service monopoly with no competing providers within its boundaries. Revenue is derived from mandatory municipal taxes on residents and businesses, state and regional grants (including allocations from Region Jönköpings län for healthcare coordination), property tax, and regulated service fees. Distribution occurs through a hybrid channel model combining the Kontaktcenter contact center, branch offices, distributed care and education facilities, and 24/7 digital self-service, supported by strategic regional partnerships with Höglandsförbundet, Höglandets samordningsförbund, F-samverkan (shared IT), and Revsam (joint auditing), plus a commercial property relationship with municipal utility Emilkraften.

Name

Eksjö kommun

Legal name

Eksjö kommun

Website

https://eksjo.se

Company type

Public

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Eksjö kommun is a Swedish public municipality in Jönköping County serving 17,792 residents across 873 sq km with approximately 1,800 employees, delivering statutory education, elderly care, social services, and infrastructure funded by municipal taxes and state allocations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Government / Municipal Public Administration

NAICS

Individual and Family Services (6241), Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Child and Youth Services (624110), Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly (62331)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Child Day Care Services (8351)

akta.pro primary industry

Local Public Health & Human Services Administration (BPAIACAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Health Equity, Access & Social Determinants Programs (BPAIAJAO), Student Health Services (School Nursing, Health Office) (EDAJAIAE), Safeguarding, Child Protection & Reporting Services (EDAJAIAD), Public Libraries & Information Services (BPAIACAO)

Keywords

• Municipal public services
• Preschool and education
• Elderly and home care
• Social welfare services
• Urban planning infrastructure

Headquarters

HQ city

Eksjö

HQ country

Sweden

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Municipal Tax Revenue: Primary funding source from municipal income taxes collected from residents and businesses operating within Eksjö municipality.
2. Government Allocations and Grants: State funding and conditional/income-linked grants from the Swedish government for specific service areas such as education, healthcare, and social services.
3. Service Fees and Charges: User fees for various municipal services including preschool fees (based on income), elderly care contributions, building permits, and various license/permit fees.
4. Property Tax: Municipal property taxes collected from real estate owners within the municipality.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Eksjö kommun is a Swedish public municipality providing statutory public services to its 17,792 residents, including preschool and school education, elderly care and home healthcare, social welfare support, housing and urban planning, infrastructure maintenance (roads, water, sewage, waste), cultural and recreational facilities, business development services, and democratic governance. Services are delivered through physical offices, the sjalvservice.eksjo.se digital self-service portal with over 150 e-services, schools, care facilities, and regional healthcare partnerships, funded primarily by municipal taxes and government allocations.

Product overview

Eksjö kommun operates a comprehensive digital service platform consisting of the main municipal website (eksjo.se) and a dedicated e-services portal (sjalvservice.eksjo.se). The main website serves as the primary communication channel with approximately 20,000 monthly visitors, organized around citizen life situations rather than administrative structure. The e-services portal provides access to 167 digital services across six categories: Bo, miljö och trafik (47 services), Förskola och skola (29 services), Kultur och fritid (37 services), Näringsliv (19 services), Omsorg och stöd (20 services), and Kommun och politik (15 services). Key services include housing adaptation grants, home healthcare and rehabilitation, preschool and school management (via Haldor and Edlevo), library services, cultural school, and citizen feedback systems. The municipality also maintains several subsites for specialized services including Eksjö museum, libraries, Campus i12, Vux i12, and three municipal-owned companies.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Eksjö kommuns webbplats (eksjo.se)

Quantifiable outcome

• 87 municipal preschools and 6 elementary schools serving local children
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration8 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Region Jönköpings läncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional healthcare collaboration where the municipality provides home healthcare services while the regional government operates hospitals and specialist care. Höglandssjukhuset (Highland Hospital) in Eksjö employs approximately 1,600 people, serving as a major regional healthcare provider.
• HöglandsförbundetcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMunicipal federation coordinating services and collaboration among municipalities in the Highland region (Höglandet), including Eksjö, Aneby, Nässjö, and Sävsjö. Also provides data protection officer services (dataskyddsombud) for member municipalities.
• Höglandets samordningsförbundminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoordination association focused on collaborative social and labor market initiatives in the Highland region, helping individuals return to work or education.
• Astrid Lindgrens HembygdminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership celebrating author Astrid Lindgren's connection to the Eksjö region, promoting cultural tourism and heritage preservation.
• EmilkraftenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal energy company (Eksjö Energi) providing electricity, district heating, broadband, and waste management services. Kommunalt owned utility serving municipal infrastructure needs.
• Höglandets överförmyndarkansliminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerShared service office handling guardian and trustee matters for the Highland region municipalities, providing oversight for financial management on behalf of those who cannot manage their own affairs.
• RevsamminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional collaboration for revision and auditing services among Highland region municipalities, ensuring proper financial oversight and compliance.
• F-samverkanminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMunicipal collaboration focused on shared IT and digital services infrastructure, potentially including shared procurement and system development.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Tranås kommun: Similar-sized Swedish municipality in the surrounding region with comparable population scale (~18,000 residents) and rural-industrial economic base, providing a directly comparable service delivery model.
• Värnamo kommun: Jönköping County municipality of comparable size with similar municipal service mandate and demographic structure. Comparable scope of education, elderly care, and infrastructure operations.
• Sävsjö kommun: Fourth member of the Höglandsförbundet federation, similar rural demographic profile. Comparable statutory service offering and regional cooperation framework as Eksjö kommun.
• Vetlanda kommun: Similar-sized Swedish municipality in Jönköping County with comparable rural demographic profile. Operates the same statutory services including education, elderly care, and infrastructure across a comparable municipal footprint.
• Aneby kommun: Smaller neighboring municipality and Höglandsförbundet member. Operates the same municipal service mandate but at smaller scale, providing a useful benchmark for service delivery efficiency in the same regional context.
• Nässjö kommun: Neighboring Swedish municipality of similar scale also participating in the Höglandsförbundet federation. Provides the same statutory municipal services (education, elderly care, social services) to a comparable population base, with shared regional services and comparable demographic profile.

Broad incumbents

• Jönköping kommun: Larger regional anchor municipality in Jönköping County, operating the full municipal service portfolio at scale. Provides a benchmark for service capacity and digital maturity that smaller municipalities like Eksjö may aspire to match.
• Linköping kommun: Much larger regional municipality offering the same statutory municipal services but at city scale. Useful reference for Eksjö's long-term service development trajectory and digital platform evolution.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/eksjo

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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