Arkeologikonsult

What Arkeologikonsult does

Arkeologikonsult Sverige AB is a privately held Swedish contract archaeology firm founded in 1988 and headquartered in Upplands Väsby, Sweden, with a headcount of 22. The company delivers project-based archaeological services nationwide, including archaeological surveys (utredningar), investigations (undersökningar), and environmental impact assessments (MKB) to government and institutional clients who require these services to comply with Swedish cultural heritage and planning regulations. Customer acquisition is handled through direct outreach by phone and email, and revenue is generated through quote-priced professional services contracts rather than subscriptions or product licensing. There is no public listing, no disclosed funding history, and no M&A activity in evidence.

The firm operates two functional digital assets. The first is the Rapportarkiv, a searchable archive of completed archaeological investigation reports filterable by year, geographic scope, and investigation type, which functions as a passive reference and compliance resource for clients. The second is an online job application portal that supports continuous intake of field archaeologists and specialists, signaling ongoing staffing build-out. Field operations rely on Intrasis for archaeological documentation, GIS for spatial analysis, and tools such as FieldRec for field recording. No proprietary AI/ML capabilities are evidenced in the disclosed stack. The company maintains a minimal public digital footprint via a website currently under rebuild, alongside Facebook and Instagram.

Name

Arkeologikonsult

Legal name

Arkeologikonsult Sverige AB

Website

https://arkeologikonsult.se

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Arkeologikonsult is a privately held Swedish contract archaeology firm founded in 1988, headquartered in Upplands Väsby, providing project-based archaeological surveys, investigations, and environmental impact assessments to government and institutional clients nationwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Archaeological Consulting Services

NAICS

Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (5413)

SIC

Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Historic Preservation & Conservation Planning (BPAHAKAH)

Keywords

• Contract archaeology
• Archaeological surveys
• Heritage consulting
• Environmental impact assessment
• Field archaeology

Headquarters

HQ city

Upplands Väsby

HQ country

Sweden

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Contract Archaeology Services: Project-based contract archaeology services including archaeological surveys, investigations, and environmental impact assessments (miljökonsekvensbeskrivningar) conducted across Sweden for clients requiring archaeological assessments

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Arkeologikonsult is a Swedish contract archaeology firm delivering uppdragsarkeologi nationwide, including archaeological surveys (utredningar), examinations (undersökningar), and environmental impact assessments (miljökonsekvensbeskrivningar) for clients whose construction, infrastructure, or development projects trigger mandated heritage protection requirements. The firm also maintains a searchable online report archive (Rapportarkiv) and an online job application portal for recruiting field archaeologists.

Product overview

Arkeologikonsult is a Swedish archaeological consulting company providing contract archaeology services (uppdragsarkeologi) across the country, including archaeological assessments, investigations, and environmental impact assessments. The company offers two main digital products: a searchable report archive (Rapportarkiv) for accessing and downloading investigation reports, and an online job application portal for recruiting archaeologists for field projects. The report archive is filterable by geographic region (county, municipality, parish), year, investigation type, and remains classification.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Searchable Report Archive (Rapportarkiv) A searchable digital archive that allows users to search and download archaeological investigation reports, filterable by year, county, municipality, parish, type of investigation, and type of remains. It is accessible to clients seeking documentation of past and current archaeological work.
• Archaeological Surveys (Arkeologiska utredningar) Project-based archaeological investigations and surveys delivered nationwide for clients needing heritage assessments for development and infrastructure projects.
• Archaeological Examinations (Undersökningar) Detailed archaeological examinations carried out as part of contract archaeology (uppdragsarkeologi) for development, infrastructure, and environmental compliance projects.
• Environmental Impact Assessments (Miljökonsekvensbeskrivningar) Archaeological input to environmental impact assessments (MKB) for projects requiring documentation of heritage implications as part of Swedish planning and environmental review.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Wessex Archaeology: One of the largest commercial archaeology consultancies in the UK, delivering field investigations, heritage assessments, and environmental impact assessments under contract — a direct functional analogue to Arkeologikonsult's uppdragsarkeologi model in Sweden.
• MOLA (Museum of London Archaeology): Large UK contract archaeology practice delivering planning-stage archaeological assessments, field investigations, and post-excavation analysis for developers and public bodies. Comparable in regulated, project-based archaeology services.
• Headland Archaeology: UK and Ireland-based commercial archaeology firm offering field investigation, historic environment consulting, and heritage impact assessments. Closely comparable in contract archaeology service profile and customer base.
• Oxford Archaeology: Major UK-based contract archaeology organization providing archaeological surveys, excavations, and heritage consulting to public and private developers. Closely comparable in service mix, regulatory-driven demand, and project-based delivery model.

Broad incumbents

• AECOM: Global infrastructure consultancy with a cultural resources practice providing archaeology, heritage, and environmental impact services. Comparable as a large incumbent competing for the same regulated heritage work, especially on cross-border or large-scale projects.
• WSP: Global engineering consultancy with a heritage and archaeology service line serving infrastructure and development clients. Comparable as a multi-disciplinary incumbent that can bundle archaeological services into larger framework agreements.
• Sweco: Large Swedish-headquartered engineering, design, and environmental consultancy with a cultural-heritage and archaeology practice. Represents the bundled-incumbent threat: broader portfolio, larger headcount, and ability to package archaeology within multi-disciplinary infrastructure bids.
• Ramboll: Denmark-headquartered global engineering and environmental consultancy with cultural-heritage and archaeology advisory services across Nordic and European markets. Comparable as a broad incumbent operating in the same regulatory-driven heritage space.
• Tyréns: Swedish technical consultancy with environmental, planning, and cultural-heritage capabilities. Competes in adjacent MKB and infrastructure-related work and could potentially absorb archaeological assessments into broader assignments.

Others

• Riksantikvarieämbetet: Swedish National Heritage Board — the central government agency responsible for cultural heritage policy, funding, and oversight. Not a commercial peer but a key ecosystem participant that frames the regulatory environment and commissions a significant share of contract archaeology work in Sweden.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/arkeologikonsult
• Instagraminstagram.com/arkeologikonsult
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/arkeologikonsult

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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