Yrkesdörren

What Yrkesdörren does

Yrkesdörren is a Sweden-based non-profit integration initiative that operates a free, web-based matching platform connecting foreign-born individuals (Participants) with established Swedish professionals (Door Openers) in the same industry for one-hour knowledge-exchange meetings. The platform matches users based on shared industry, language, and geographic location, and provides a structured conversation guide (Samtalsguide) to facilitate productive exchanges covering professional background, industry insights, social codes, and next steps. Both physical and digital meeting formats are supported, and all services are provided at no cost. The organization addresses a documented gap in the Swedish labor market, where approximately one in four foreign-born workers are overqualified relative to their current roles and roughly half of employers recruit through existing networks, creating barriers for newcomers lacking professional connections.

The business model is entirely non-commercial: revenue is nil at the service level, with the organization sustained by its parent organization and integration-focused funding rather than fees, subscriptions, or commercial partnerships. Distribution is exclusively domestic, restricted to persons residing in Sweden, with no global footprint. The go-to-market motion is community-led, relying on organic social media (Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube), word-of-mouth referrals, and a viral Door Opener recruitment mechanism where existing volunteers invite colleagues.

The organization was founded in 2020 by Axfoundation, an independent non-profit, and in autumn 2025 transitioned to become part of Belong, another integration-focused organization that now serves as the registered data controller. Yrkesdörren maintains a lean team of 16 employees operating from c/o The Works, Medborgarplatsen 25, Stockholm. Cumulative operational metrics include 10,612 meetings facilitated and participation from 122 nationalities, establishing it as a substantive community-scale folk movement (folkrörelse) within Sweden's integration landscape.

Name

Yrkesdörren

Legal name

Belong

Website

https://yrkesdorren.se

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Yrkesdörren is a Swedish non-profit that operates a free web-based matching platform connecting foreign-born individuals with established Swedish professionals for one-hour industry-specific knowledge-exchange meetings, having facilitated 10,612 meetings across 122 nationalities since 2020.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Stockholm

HQ country

Sweden

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Free Service (Non-profit): Yrkesdörren is a non-profit organization that provides its matching and meeting facilitation services completely free of charge to both Door Openers and Participants. The organization is funded through its parent organization and integration initiatives.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Yrkesdörren is a free, non-profit matching service that connects foreign-born individuals in Sweden with established Swedish professionals (Door Openers) in the same industry for one-hour meetings. Users self-register through the platform, are matched based on industry, language, and geographic location, and use the organization's conversation guide to facilitate knowledge exchange about the Swedish labor market, social codes, and professional networking. The service is provided free of charge and is supported by the parent organization Belong.

Product overview

Yrkesdörren is a single, unified non-profit integration initiative that operates as a free matching service connecting foreign-born individuals with established professionals in Sweden. The core offering is the matching platform itself, which facilitates one-hour meetings between Participants seeking to enter the Swedish labor market and Door Openers who share their industry experience. Users register on the platform, are matched based on shared industry and language, and meet (physically or digitally) using the company's conversation guide. The service is provided free of charge and was created by Axfoundation, becoming part of Belong in autumn 2025.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Yrkesdörren Matching Platform A non-profit, web-based service that matches foreign-born individuals (Participants) with established professionals in Sweden (Door Openers) within the same industry for one-hour meetings to facilitate knowledge exchange about the Swedish labor market, social codes, and professional networking. Users self-register through register.yrkesdorren.se and the service is provided free of charge.
• Conversation Guide (Samtalsguide) A structured conversation guide provided to both Participants and Door Openers to facilitate productive one-hour meetings. It covers topics such as professional background, industry insights, social codes in the Swedish workplace, and next steps. Available in Swedish and English versions on the website.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

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AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• BelongcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025In autumn 2025, Yrkesdörren became part of Belong, another organization focused on integration. Belong is the current data controller and parent organization of Yrkesdörren. Belong operates from c/o The Works, Medborgarplatsen 25, 118 72 Stockholm.
• AxfoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerYrkesdörren was originally created by Axfoundation, an independent non-profit organization. Axfoundation initiated the integration program that evolved into Yrkesdörren's current matching platform.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Emerging players

• Talent Beyond Boundaries: International non-profit that builds talent mobility pathways for skilled refugees, combining candidate profiling, employer matching, and country relocation. Comparable in its focus on skilled-migrant labor-market entry via structured professional connections, although it adds a relocation/cross-border dimension Yrkesdörren does not.
• Tent Foundation: Global non-profit coalition focused on connecting refugees to work through employer commitments, mentoring, and job-matching programs. Operates a multi-country network model that overlaps conceptually with Yrkesdörren's industry-matched professional introductions, though at a broader multinational scale.
• Welcome.US: US-led initiative mobilizing community, employer, and volunteer support for newcomers and refugees, including mentorship and professional matching components. Shares Yrkesdörren's community/folk-movement framing and volunteer-led professional introduction model.

Others

• HIAS: International Jewish refugee resettlement agency providing employment, mentorship, and integration support in the US and elsewhere. Comparable thematic focus on refugee economic integration and professional networking, though at a larger organizational scale.
• RefugePoint: Non-profit supporting refugees with resettlement, protection, and self-reliance services, including employment-focused programs. Adjacent to Yrkesdörren's labor-market integration mission but operates more broadly across humanitarian services rather than focusing solely on professional matching.
• MENTOR: US-based non-profit that champions quality youth mentoring through advocacy, resources, and network coordination. Comparable in its community/mentoring-driven model and the central role of conversation guides and matched 1:1 meetings — analogous to Yrkesdörren's Samtalsguide and Door Opener meetings.
• Belong: Swedish integration organization that became Yrkesdörren's parent in autumn 2025. Directly comparable mission and Swedish operational footprint, and is the platform that now houses Yrkesdörren's data controller function.

Direct peers

• Upwardly Global: US-based non-profit that helps skilled immigrants and refugees rebuild professional careers in their fields through mentorship, job-readiness training, and employer engagement. Directly comparable to Yrkesdörren in mission (labor market integration of foreign-born professionals) and model (mentorship-driven, non-transactional).
• Worky (Sweden) / Jobbsprånget: Swedish non-profit internship/mentorship program operated by the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences (IVA), placing newly arrived academics and professionals in host companies. Closely comparable Swedish-context program addressing the same network gap for foreign-born professionals that Yrkesdörren targets.

Broad incumbents

• International Rescue Committee (IRC): Large global humanitarian organization providing resettlement and employment services including mentoring, job-readiness training, and employer partnerships. Overlaps with Yrkesdörren's labor-market integration focus for newcomers, but as part of a much broader humanitarian portfolio.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCzjcZ-RKKjsbOw6q_SM9rVw?
• Facebookfacebook.com/yrkesdorren
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/yrkesd%C3%B6rren
• Instagraminstagram.com/yrkesdorren

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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