eHealth Arena

What eHealth Arena does

eHealth Arena is a non-profit regional initiative established in 2019 and managed by Region Kalmar County, headquartered in House Vita on Linnaeus University's campus in Kalmar, Sweden. It operates as a publicly funded physical and digital demonstration hub for e-health and welfare technology, offering a showroom with home, hospital, and office/clinic environments, a WebGL-based 3D digital showroom, and an accessibility-adapted text version. The initiative showcases more than 30 e-health solutions, including remote monitoring, Hospital@Home, digital rehabilitation, health wearables, and AI-based automatic medical record documentation, supported by structured guided care pathways covering heart attack, stroke, home care, and nursing journeys. Complementary services include e-health testbeds, an Investment Readiness Process (IRP) for SMEs, the eHealth Business Network, and study visits for healthcare professionals, government officials, and organizations.

The organization is governed by Region Kalmar County in partnership with Linnaeus University, Kalmar Science Park, local municipalities, and businesses, and is one of 16 parties driving Health Data Sweden (HDS), a European Digital Innovation Hub co-funded by the European Union and Vinnova. All showroom visits are free; there is no commercial product sales motion. Revenue consists of public grants from Region Kalmar County, the European Union, and Vinnova. Target stakeholder segments are healthcare and care providers, e-health businesses, and the general public, with marketing primarily through LinkedIn, Facebook, a newsletter, an accessible website, and earned media generated by high-profile political visits.

As of June 2026, leadership transitioned from Verksamhetschef Johan Hallenborg to Maria Eifrém, who previously served as Verksamhetskoordinator. Headcount remains in the 1–10 range, consistent with a lean publicly funded initiative rather than a scaling commercial entity. The first HDS phase ran January 2023 to December 2025, and an extension covering 2026 to 2028 has been approved, securing continued institutional support.

Name

eHealth Arena

Legal name

Region Kalmar län

Website

https://ehealtharena.se

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

eHealth Arena is a publicly funded, non-profit initiative in Kalmar, Sweden that runs a physical and digital showroom, testbeds, business development services, and study visits to accelerate adoption of e-health solutions by healthcare providers, businesses, and the public.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Digital Health Innovation Services

akta.pro primary industry

Hospital-at-Home & Acute Virtual Care Platforms (HLALABAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Virtual Visit & Video Conferencing APIs/SDKs (HIPAA-compliant) (HLALAKAA), Home Health Remote Patient Monitoring & Virtual Nursing Providers (HLAFAEAN)

Keywords

• Digital health innovation
• E-health showroom
• Healthcare testbeds
• Welfare technology
• Business development services

Headquarters

HQ city

Kalmar

HQ country

Sweden

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Public Funding: eHealth Arena is a publicly funded initiative managed by Region Kalmar County with co-funding from EU and Vinnova through the Health Data Sweden project.
2. Project-based EU Funding: The first phase (2019-2022) was co-financed by the European Union. The HDS project received extension funding from EU and Vinnova for 2026-2028.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

eHealth Arena operates a physical and digital showroom in Kalmar, Sweden, that demonstrates more than 30 e-health and welfare technology solutions in realistic home, hospital, and office environments. It supports healthcare providers, e-health companies, academia, and the public through testbeds, business development services (including an Investment Readiness Process), networking events, and educational study visits. The initiative is publicly funded and all showroom visits and services are provided free of charge.

Product overview

eHealth Arena is a collaborative initiative managed by Region Kalmar County to promote digital health in Kalmar County, Sweden. The core offering is not a unified software platform but rather a physical and digital demonstration environment comprising a physical showroom, a WebGL-based digital showroom, and an accessibility-adapted text version. These showcase environments demonstrate over 30 e-health solutions including remote monitoring, Hospital@Home, digital rehabilitation, health wearables, and AI-based automatic medical record documentation. The initiative provides complementary services including business development support, access to testbeds, networking opportunities for e-health companies, and guided educational visits for healthcare professionals and organizations. eHealth Arena is part of Health Data Sweden (HDS), a European Digital Innovation Hub supporting innovation in health data.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Physical E-health Showroom (Showroom för e-hälsa) Physical showroom in House Vita at Linnaeus University campus in Kalmar featuring authentic home, hospital, and office environments where visitors can experience and test digital health and welfare technology solutions in practice.
• Digital E-health Showroom (Digitalt Showroom) WebGL-based 3D digital representation of the physical showroom, enabling visitors worldwide to explore the latest e-health technology from any location.
• Accessible Text-based Version of Digital Showroom (Tillgänglighetsanpassad version) Accessibility-adapted text-based version of the digital showroom containing information about all solutions displayed in the digital room, designed for visitors unable to use the WebGL experience.
• Guided Care Pathways (Guidade vård/omsorgsförlopp) Four fictional patient journeys (heart attack, stroke, home care, and healthcare perspective) demonstrating how e-health solutions transform healthcare across the full care chain.
• Business Development and Financing Services (Affärsutveckling och finansiering) Services for e-health companies focused on business development and financing, including the Investment Readiness Process (IRP) which supports companies in developing their business, understanding the investment process, and preparing for investor meetings from strategy to pitch.
• E-health Testbeds (Testbäddar inom e-hälsa) Testing environments where companies can test and develop e-health products and services in collaboration with healthcare providers, academia, and end users.
• E-health Business Network (eHealth Business Nätverk) Networking opportunities for e-health companies to connect with other businesses, healthcare providers, academia, and users to develop and test e-health products and services.
• Study Visits and Education (Studiebesök och utbildning) Guided tours and educational sessions at the showroom for groups including government officials, healthcare professionals, organizations, and associations to increase knowledge about e-health and welfare technology.

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability5 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Cambio GroupminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2026One of the Nordic leading suppliers within e-health participated in a study visit. Sara Meunier, Chief Architect at Cambio Group, visited as a member of Linnaeus University board.
• Health Data Sweden (HDS)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023eHealth Arena is one of 16 parties driving the European Digital Innovation Hub Health Data Sweden (HDS). HDS supports SMEs and public organizations in handling digital challenges and strengthening competitiveness. Services include data accessibility, skills development, capital acquisition, testbeds, and networking. The first phase ran January 2023 to December 2025, funded by EU and Vinnova. Extended funding approved for 2026-2028.
• Region Kalmar CountycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019eHealth Arena is managed by Region Kalmar County in close collaboration with other partners. Region Kalmar Län serves as the primary managing organization behind the initiative.
• Linnaeus UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Linnéuniversitetet (Linnaeus University) is a key collaboration partner in eHealth Arena, hosting the arena facilities on its campus in Kalmar. The university provides academic expertise and research collaboration.
• Kalmar Science ParkcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Kalmar Science Park was the project owner during the first phase (2019-2022) and remains a key collaboration partner supporting business development and innovation in e-health.
• Kalmar County MunicipalitiescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Local municipalities in Kalmar County collaborate with eHealth Arena as part of the broader ecosystem supporting e-health adoption in the region.
• Local BusinessesminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Local businesses in Kalmar County collaborate with eHealth Arena to develop and test e-health products and services.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Others

• AI Sweden: Sweden's national AI innovation hub offering testbeds, competence development, and SME acceleration — comparable as a publicly-funded innovation platform, though AI- rather than health-specific.

Direct peers

• Medicon Village: Lund-based life science innovation village that combines research, company incubation, and demonstration spaces for health and life science companies.
• Health Data Sweden (HDS): The parent European Digital Innovation Hub network of which eHealth Arena is one of 16 parties; directly comparable EDIH coordinating health-data innovation, testbeds, and SME support across Sweden.
• Sahlgrenska Science Park: Swedish life science and health innovation hub offering testbeds, business development, and SME acceleration — a directly comparable regional health innovation platform.
• GoCo Health Innovation City: Mölndal-based health innovation cluster that hosts companies, testbeds, and demonstration environments for digital health — closely mirrors the eHealth Arena showroom/testbed model.

Regional players

• Kalmar Science Park: Regional innovation park in Kalmar and former project owner of eHealth Arena; provides adjacent business development and incubation services for SMEs in the same region.

Emerging players

• Visiba: Swedish telehealth platform vendor enabling virtual care for healthcare providers — a comparable Swedish-built digital health solution of the type eHealth Arena showcases.

Broad incumbents

• Cambio Group: Leading Nordic e-health software vendor (EHR, patient systems) that has engaged with eHealth Arena for study visits; a major Swedish digital health player in the same ecosystem.
• RISE - Research Institutes of Sweden: Sweden's national research institute operating testbeds and applied research across health, digitalization, and AI — provides broader, well-funded testbed infrastructure that overlaps with eHealth Arena's demonstration activities.
• Tietoevry: Nordic IT services and software company with a healthcare division delivering EHR and health-data platforms across the Nordics — a broader incumbent in the same digital health market.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/ehealtharena
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ehealth-arena

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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