What The Dille Group does

The Dille Group (Dille Bolagen AB) is a privately held, family-owned Swedish conglomerate founded in 1984–1985 in Ås, Jämtland, and now in its sixth generation of Eriksson-family stewardship. The group operates seven wholly owned subsidiaries across five business areas: Education (Dille Gård Naturbruksgymnasium in Ås and Berga Naturbruksgymnasium in Haninge), Forestry (Dille Skog), Real Estate (Dille Fastigheter, managing ~1,000 hectares of forest and multiple school/clinic/equestrian facilities), Veterinary Services (Dille Veterinärklinik), and Sustainability Consulting (Gidås Hållbarhetsbyrå) including its Emma ESG software platform. The group serves vocational students in green industries (forestry, animal care, horses, dogs, hunting, adventure tourism, heavy transport), regional pet owners, Jämtland forest owners, and SMEs requiring CSRD-aligned sustainability reporting.

The group's business model blends publicly funded Swedish gymnasium tuition (Skolpeng) for ~500 high school students and ~100+ adult/vocational learners, commissioned corporate training, fee-for-service veterinary and forestry contracts, sustainability consulting engagements, and a self-serve Emma SaaS subscription for ESG/climate reporting aligned with ESRS, VSME, and SBTi frameworks. Cross-subsidiary integration is structural: the group owns its forestry machines, riding halls, veterinary equipment, and school properties, using these assets both for educational delivery and external commercial services. The Emma platform provides automated data collection, carbon budget tracking against Paris Agreement 2-degree targets, and AI-assisted emissions reporting.

The group employs 200+ people across Jämtland and the greater Stockholm area and is led by CEO Georg Eriksson (sixth generation, appointed 2019) with founder Johan Eriksson as working Chairman. The 2023 acquisition of Berga Naturbruksgymnasium from Region Stockholm for 118.9 million SEK roughly doubled the educational footprint, while the January 2026 Emma platform update signals a planned SME-focused expansion of the digital sustainability offering. The group is entirely family-funded, with no disclosed external investors or private equity backing.

Name

The Dille Group

Legal name

Dille Bolagen AB

Website

https://dille.se

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Dille Group (Dille Bolagen) is a family-owned Swedish conglomerate operating two naturbruksgymnasium (green-industry vocational high schools), a veterinary clinic, forestry services, real estate, and the Emma ESG software platform, serving ~600 students, Jämtland forest owners, regional pet owners, and SMEs seeking CSRD-aligned sustainability reporting.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Vocational Education and Training

NAICS

Business and Secretarial Schools (611410), Environmental Consulting Services (54162), Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services (5416), Management of Companies and Enterprises (551)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Computer Programming Services (7371), Agricultural Services (700)

akta.pro primary industry

Local Education Authorities & Municipal Education Offices (EDADABAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Library & Learning Space Managed Operations (Circulation, Scheduling, Staffing) (EDAEALAL), Circularity Consulting & Program Management (EPR, Design-for-Circularity, LCA) (EUAIANAH)

Keywords

• Vocational agricultural education
• Forestry contracting services
• Veterinary clinic services
• Sustainability consulting
• ESG reporting software

Headquarters

HQ city

Ås (near Östersund)

HQ country

Sweden

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Educational Services: Revenue from tuition-based educational programs including high school (naturbruksprogram), adult education (komvux), vocational school (yrkeshögskola), and commissioned training for companies. Programs cover forestry, animal care, hunting, horses, dogs, adventure tourism, and heavy transport.
2. Veterinary Clinic Services: Dille Veterinärklinik provides veterinary services including emergency care, specialist treatment for dogs and cats, physiotherapy, medical investigations, and ultrasound diagnostics. Revenue generated from patient treatment fees.
3. Forestry Services: Dille Skog provides forestry services including management plans, carbon inventory, clearing, thinning, harvesting, and forest management for Jämtland forest owners.
4. Sustainability Consulting: Gidås Hållbarhetsbyrå offers sustainability reporting, climate calculations, LCA, EPD, and sustainability strategy services to external companies and organizations.
5. Property Management: Dille Fastigheter manages and rents buildings including schools, offices, stables, riding halls, dog training facilities, and veterinary clinic spaces.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels7 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

The Dille Group operates a family-owned Swedish conglomerate built around vocational education in green industries. It runs two agricultural high schools (Dille Gård Naturbruksgymnasium near Östersund and Berga Naturbruksgymnasium near Stockholm/Haninge), adult education and vocational school programs, commissioned corporate training, complemented by an in-house veterinary clinic, a forestry services operation, a property/real-estate company, and a sustainability consulting arm (Gidås Hållbarhetsbyrå) that sells its own digital ESG reporting software (Emma). The business is vertically integrated, owning its own forest, livestock, machinery, riding halls, and facilities to deliver hands-on training and adjacent commercial services.

Product overview

Dille Bolagen is a family-owned conglomerate consisting of seven operating companies across five business areas: Education, Forestry, Real Estate, Consulting, and Digital Services. The core product portfolio includes two agricultural high schools (Dille Gård and Berga), a veterinary clinic, a forestry enterprise, a real estate company, and Gidås Hållbarhetsbyrå. The only software product is Emma, a cloud-based ESG platform for climate reporting that provides automated data collection, carbon calculation, and sustainability reporting aligned with ESG, GHG, and GI standards. Emma is developed by Gidås Hållbarhetsbyrå and represents the group's digital/saas offering within the sustainability consulting service line.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Emma: Digital ESG and climate reporting platform for companies to calculate and report climate impact, manage data collection, and produce sustainability reports per ESRS, VSME, SBTi and other frameworks.
• Gidås Hållbarhetsbyrå

Products and services

• Emma (ESG Reporting Platform) Emma is a digital ESG and climate reporting SaaS platform developed by Gidås Hållbarhetsbyrå that helps organizations calculate, measure, and report their environmental impact. It provides automated data collection, climate calculations, AI-assisted emissions reporting, a Carbon Budget Calculator aligned with the Paris Agreement 2-degree target, and report templates aligned with ESRS, VSME, SBTi and other frameworks. Sold to SMEs and organizations as a subscription.
• Dille Gård Naturbruksgymnasium Private agricultural high school located near Östersund in Jämtland offering vocational programs in forestry machine operation, animal care, hunting and wildlife management, dog training, horse management, and adventure tourism. Also delivers adult education (komvux), vocational school (yrkeshögskola) forestry technician programs, and customized corporate training. Serves high school students, adult learners, and vocational school students seeking hands-on green-industry careers.
• Berga Naturbruksgymnasium Agricultural high school located in Västerhaninge/Haninge near Stockholm offering high school programs in horse management, agriculture, hunting and wildlife, and dog training, with boarding facilities and practical training on a working farm. Acquired by Dille Bolagen from Region Stockholm in 2023.
• Dille Veterinärklinik Veterinary clinic in Jämtland providing animal healthcare services including emergency medicine, specialist care for dogs and cats, canine physiotherapy, medical diagnostics, and ultrasound imaging. Serves pet owners county-wide.
• Dille Skog Forestry contracting services for forest owners in Jämtland, including forest management plans, carbon dioxide inventory, clearing, thinning, harvesting, and forest administration. Delivered on-site at customer forest properties.
• Dille Fastigheter Real estate and property management company managing Dille Bolagen's owned facilities and land, including approximately 1,000 hectares of forest near Östersund, school premises, stables, riding halls, dog training facilities, veterinary clinic buildings, offices, and student/staff housing. Provides creative workspace and operational property leasing.
• Gidås Hållbarhetsbyrå Sustainability consulting firm offering CSRD and sustainability reporting, climate calculations, LCA (Life Cycle Assessment), EPD (Environmental Product Declarations), sustainability strategy and governance, digital reporting support via the Emma platform, and specialist sustainability consultants. Serves SMEs, government agencies, and other organizations facing increasing sustainability reporting requirements.

Quantifiable outcome

• Nearly 500 high school students enrolled following 2023 expansion with Berga acquisition
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability1 record

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Östersunds FKcoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 5 March 2026Dille Bolagen entered into a partnership with Östersunds FK for the 2026 season. The partnership includes visibility on the first team's match kits (sleeves) during Superettan games, LED advertising at home matches at Jämtkraft Arena, and participation in the club's partner network. The collaboration aims to strengthen relationships between business, education, and sports in the region. Additionally, students at Dille Bolagen's campuses will receive free entry to home matches at Norra Stå when they are members of Östersunds FK. Dille Bolagen will also serve as match host for one home game during the season.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Workiva: Public US-listed SaaS platform for sustainability, ESG, audit and regulatory reporting. The most established direct competitor to the Emma platform in CSRD/ESRS-aligned reporting, though targeting larger enterprises than Emma's SME focus.
• Watershed: US-headquartered enterprise carbon accounting and ESG reporting platform with strong EU/CSRD traction. Directly comparable to Emma as an ESG reporting SaaS play, though serving larger customers and backed by substantially more venture capital.
• Sveaskog: Sweden's largest forest company and a state-owned enterprise managing ~4 million hectares of forest. Comparable for Dille Skog's forestry management, thinning, harvesting and carbon-inventory services, but at vastly larger scale and as a broad incumbent rather than a regional operator.
• Lantmännen: Swedish agricultural cooperative with forestry, machinery, real estate and energy businesses. Comparable as a broad incumbent in the same "green industries" ecosystem that Dille's education programs feed into, including forestry services and rural real estate.
• AniCura: One of Europe's largest veterinary care groups with hundreds of clinics across Sweden. Comparable to Dille Veterinärklinik for veterinary services targeting companion animals (dogs, cats) in the Swedish market, but as a broad multi-site incumbent rather than a single rural clinic.

Direct peers

• Internationella Engelska Skolan (IES): Swedish for-profit school operator running a large network of bilingual private schools (grades 4–9 and gymnasieskola). Comparable as a publicly-listed private school huvudman with multi-campus operations and similar regulatory exposure to Skolinspektionen.
• Hermods: One of Sweden's largest adult education (komvux) and vocational training providers, owned by AcadeMedia. Comparable for the adult education, distance learning, and commissioned corporate training components of Dille Gård's offering.
• Kunskapsskolan: Swedish private school operator running gymnasieskola and grundskola under the Kunskapsskolan personalized-learning pedagogy. Comparable as another private huvudman operating multiple campuses with the same regulatory framework.
• AcadeMedia: Sweden's largest private education company operating förskola, grundskola and gymnasieskola across multiple curricula. Directly comparable as a private school operator (huvudman) running multiple campuses under Swedish Schools Inspectorate regulation, though at much greater scale and across non-vocational programs.

Regional players

• Swedish Wood / Naturbruksskolorna: Network of Swedish naturbruksgymnasiums (agricultural/vocational high schools) run by various principals. Directly comparable to Dille Gård and Berga for curriculum, regulatory framework and student profile; represents the broader peer set of naturbruksgymnasium operators in the same category.

Market position

Weaknesses2 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks1 record

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Subsidiaries7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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