Sjöfartshuset Festvåningar

What Sjöfartshuset Festvåningar does

Sjöfartshuset Festvåningar is a privately held historic event venue and catering company operating from a 17th-century building at Skeppsbron 10 in Gamla stan, Stockholm. The company leases and operates multiple banquet halls and conference rooms across four floors of the Scharpska house, accommodating groups of 15 to 190 guests for weddings, corporate conferences, private celebrations, and memorial services. Its core offerings include venue rental (with integrated staff, catering, flowers, AV, and linens), tiered conference and wedding packages, à la carte menus, mobile off-site catering, seasonal celebration meal kits, pop-up restaurant dining, and historical walking tours as conference add-ons. Pricing is per-person or per-event, ranging from 498 SEK for a standard conference package to 2,399 SEK for the premium wedding package, with venue-only rentals from 4,795 to 16,990 SEK per day.

The business is owned and operated by founders Lowe Karlsson (head chef with prior experience at a Michelin-starred restaurant in France) and Magnus Jonasson (sommelier with kitchen experience at top restaurants in Stockholm, Copenhagen, and New York), who acquired the venue in 2011/2012 as the fourth restaurateurs since 1958. Distribution is exclusively direct: customers book via website forms, email, phone, and in-person venue tours, with no intermediaries or resellers. The company's go-to-market is relationship-driven and consultation-led, with a free pre-booking consultation offered for weddings. Geographic scope is limited to Stockholm, with no disclosed expansion outside the single Skeppsbron 10 site. There is no proprietary technology platform, mobile app, or AI tooling; operations are fundamentally manual and service-intensive, supported by a small core team. The company's competitive position rests on the non-replicable historic real estate, its central waterfront location, the culinary credentials of its owner-operators, and an integrated full-service model that bundles venue, food, and event staffing.

Name

Sjöfartshuset Festvåningar

Legal name

Sjöfartshuset Festvåningar

Website

https://sjofartshuset.se

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Sjöfartshuset Festvåningar is a Stockholm-based historic event venue and catering company operating from a 17th-century building in Gamla stan, serving weddings, corporate conferences, private celebrations, and memorial services with on-site and mobile catering.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Event Venue Services

NAICS

Caterers (722320), Food Service Contractors (722310)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900), Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810)

akta.pro primary industry

Specialty & Historic Venues (Landmarks, Estates) (THAHAAAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Venue & Banquet Hall Catering (THAFAIAC), Wedding & Social Event Catering (THAHAKAE), Off-Premise / Mobile Event Catering (THAHAKAD)

Keywords

• Event venue services
• Wedding banquet halls
• Conference catering
• Historic conference rooms
• Mobile catering services

Headquarters

HQ city

Stockholm

HQ country

Sweden

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Venue Rental: Rental of historic banquet halls and conference rooms at Skeppsbron 10. Revenue generated from hourly/daily venue hire fees for events including weddings, conferences, and private celebrations. Includes staff, lighting, flowers, table linens, cleaning, projector, and Wi-Fi.
2. Catering and Event Packages: Food and beverage revenue from prepared menus including à la carte dining, set menus, wedding packages, conference packages, and seasonal celebration meal kits. Menus range from 3-5 course dinners to business lunches and cocktail events.
3. Seasonal Meal Kits (Take Away): High-day/seasonal celebration meal kits offered for Easter, Midsummer, Crayfish, and New Year. Customers order prepared kits to finish at home following provided instructions.
4. Mobile Catering Services: Off-site catering for events held at external venues. The company brings dining experiences including dinners, finger food, buffets, cocktail parties, and receptions to customer-specified locations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Sjöfartshuset Festvåningar operates a multi-floor historic event venue in a 17th-century building at Skeppsbron 10 in Gamla Stan, Stockholm. It rents out banquet halls and conference rooms for weddings, corporate conferences, private celebrations, and memorial services, with an in-house kitchen and pâtisserie providing full catering, beverages, and staff. It also offers mobile catering at external locations and seasonal take-away meal kits.

Product overview

Sjöfartshuset Festvåningar operates as a multi-floor historic event venue in a 17th-century building at Skeppsbron 10 in Gamla Stan, Stockholm. The company offers a unified portfolio of event services centered around its physical venue and culinary offerings. Core products include: Conference Services (with three tiered packages - Standard, A Bit Healthier, and A Bit More), Wedding Services (venue + three menu packages), Banquet Hall rental (with three distinct spaces: Skeppsbrorummet, Strömsalongen & Neptunisalen), Memorial Services, Catering (mobile service), Menus (dining experiences), Seasonal Celebration Meal Kits (take-away), Pop Up Events (limited restaurant dining), and Historical Walks (conference add-on). All offerings are supported by an in-house kitchen and pâtisserie emphasizing seasonal, sustainable, locally sourced, and organic ingredients.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Capacity to host events for 15-190 guests across multiple room configurations

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Operaterassen: Historic banquet and event venue opposite the Royal Swedish Opera in central Stockholm. Comparable as a long-established festvåning hosting weddings, corporate events, and private celebrations in a prestigious central Stockholm location.
• Berns Salonger: Historic Stockholm banquet hall and restaurant on Berzelii Park offering event hosting, fine dining, and nightclub experiences. Directly comparable as a heritage venue hosting weddings, corporate events, and large-scale banquets in central Stockholm.
• Stallmästaregården: Historic Swedish inn and event venue near Haga Park, Stockholm, operated as a restaurant and conference/banquet facility. Comparable as a heritage-listed event venue offering weddings, conferences, and dining in a distinctive historic setting.
• Fotografiska: Stockholm museum and event venue on Söder Mälarstrand with restaurant, bar, and private event spaces. Comparable as a landmark cultural venue offering event hosting with catering and waterfront views.
• Hasselbacken: Historic hotel, restaurant, and event venue on Djurgården in Stockholm dating back to the 18th century. Comparable as a heritage hospitality venue offering banquets, conferences, weddings, and dining in a landmark building.
• Norra Latin (Stockholm City Conference Centre): Historic 19th-century school building converted into a major Stockholm conference and event centre. Comparable as a heritage building repurposed as a conference and banquet venue for corporate events and large gatherings.
• Miss Voon Kitchen: Premium Stockholm catering and event company offering high-end off-premise catering and event production. Comparable as a competitor in Stockholm's premium event catering market, particularly for corporate and private events outside traditional venues.

Broad incumbents

• Stockholm Waterfront Congress Centre: Large-scale congress and conference centre adjacent to Stockholm Central Station. Comparable as a Stockholm conference venue but operating at substantially larger capacity and serving a corporate/events market segment that overlaps with Sjöfartshuset's conference offerings.
• Grand Hôtel Stockholm: Iconic luxury hotel on Stockholm's waterfront with extensive banquet, conference, wedding, and fine-dining facilities. Comparable as a premium heritage Stockholm venue for high-end events, though operating at much larger scale and as part of a hotel brand.

Regional players

• Lydmar Hotel: Boutique hotel on Strandvägen in Stockholm offering restaurant, private dining, and event hosting. Comparable as a premium Stockholm hospitality venue hosting private events and corporate gatherings in a central waterfront location.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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