Kontaktdagen Ab

What Kontaktdagen Ab does

Kontaktdagen AB is a privately held Swedish limited company (Aktiebolag) headquartered in Uppsala that organizes Sweden's largest annual career fair for law and real estate surveying students at Uppsala University. Operating since the 1980s and currently owned 75% by Juridiska Föreningen i Uppsala (JF) and 25% by ELSA Uppsala, the organization is run by student volunteers led by a management team (ledningsgruppen), a working group (arbetsgruppen), and day-of volunteers (funktionärer). Its core products are the annual job fair held each November at Uppsala Konsert och Kongress, attended by approximately 1,500 students, plus extended-touch offerings including the Karriärportalen online career portal, Kontaktsamtal pre-scheduled CV-driven interviews, the Kontaktpodden podcast, and a slate of ancillary events (Garden Party, Pre-day seminars, closing Banquet).

The platform is event-driven rather than technology-driven. There is no proprietary software stack, no AI/ML capability, no public API, and no integrations; the Karriärportalen is a conventional job-listing microsite. The 2026 edition is scheduled for November 10. Beyond the core fair, the company has formalized governance through a sustainability policy, a data privacy (integritetspolicy) policy, an anti-harassment (kränkningspolicy) policy, and a whistleblower reporting channel.

Revenue is generated almost exclusively from exhibitor booth and sponsorship fees paid by law firms, government agencies, banks, insurers, and similar employers. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is quoted on a per-inquiry basis on an annual billing cadence. Major flagship sponsors include Mannheimer Swartling, Cederquist, Gernandt & Danielsson, and DLA Piper Sweden, with collaborating partners such as Roschier and CMS Wistrand. Any operating surplus is directed to the non-profit activities of the two owning student organizations rather than retained, which structurally limits commercial scaling incentives.

Name

Kontaktdagen Ab

Legal name

Kontaktdagen AB

Website

https://kontaktdagen.se

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Kontaktdagen AB is a Uppsala-based Swedish company that organizes Sweden's largest annual career fair for law and real estate surveying students at Uppsala University, connecting approximately 1,500 students with 100+ employer exhibitors and is owned by student organizations JF (75%) and ELSA Uppsala (25%).

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

University Career Fair Services

NAICS

Convention and Trade Show Organizers (561920), Business Associations (813910)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Professional & Certification Expos Organizers (THAHABAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Association & Society Conference Management (Nonprofit, Professional Bodies) (THAHACAA), Professional & Association Conferences (MPAGAGAB)

Keywords

• University career fairs
• Law student recruiting
• Student-employer networking
• Exhibitor booth services
• Annual recruitment events

Headquarters

HQ city

Uppsala

HQ country

Sweden

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Exhibitor booth fees: Companies and organizations pay for booth space at the annual job fair. Revenue is used to fund the event with any surplus directed to the non-profit activities of JF and ELSA Uppsala.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Kontaktdagen AB organizes and operates Sweden's largest annual career fair for law and real-estate surveying students at Uppsala University, held each November at Uppsala Konsert och Kongress and connecting approximately 1,500 students with more than 100 employer exhibitors. The organization also runs an online career portal, pre-scheduled contact interviews, a podcast, and supporting events (Garden Party, Pre-day events, closing Banquet) as part of a year-round student-employer engagement program.

Product overview

Kontaktdagen Ab operates as Sweden's largest career fair for law and cadastral students, organized by students for students since the 1980s. The company offers a comprehensive platform consisting of the main career fair event (held annually on November 10th at Uppsala Concert and Congress), the Karriärportalen online job portal, Kontaktsamtal interview sessions, the Kontaktpodden podcast series, and various events including Garden Party, Pre-day activities, and the traditional closing banquet. The fair serves approximately 1,500 students annually from Uppsala University's Law Faculty, connecting them with employers across categories including business law (56 exhibitors), authorities, finance, insurance, human rights law, recruitment, and auditing. The company is owned by Juridiska Föreningen i Uppsala (75%) and ELSA Uppsala (25%).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Kontaktpodden: A podcast aimed at law and real estate surveying students that provides deeper insight into various career paths after graduation.

Products and services

• Kontaktdagen (Annual Career Fair) Sweden's largest annual career fair for law and real-estate surveying students at Uppsala University, held each November at Uppsala Konsert och Kongress and connecting approximately 1,500 students with more than 100 employer exhibitors through on-site booths, networking, and contact interviews.
• Karriärportalen (Online Career Portal) Online portal listing job opportunities — including part-time jobs, summer notary positions, internships, and post-graduation roles — curated for law and surveying students and sourced from exhibiting companies.
• Kontaktsamtal (Contact Conversations)
• Kontaktpodden (Podcast)
• Garden Party (Trädgårdsfest)
• Pre-day Events
• Bankett (Closing Banquet)
• Whistleblower Channel

Named customers8 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• Juridiska föreningen i Uppsala (JF)coreOthersJF is the student union for the Law Faculty at Uppsala University and owns 75% of Kontaktdagen AB. Founded in 1844 with union status since 2016, JF is politically and religiously unaffiliated. Any surplus from Kontaktdagen goes to JF's non-profit activities.
• ELSA UppsalacoreOthersELSA (The European Law Students' Association) Uppsala is a student association focused on international law and human rights. ELSA Uppsala owns 25% of Kontaktdagen AB. The organization offers lectures, seminars, and social events for law students.
• Mannheimer SwartlingflagshipGTM or Marketing PartnerMain sponsor of Kontaktdagen. One of Sweden's leading business law firms with over 460 specialists covering most business law areas, with 650 employees in Stockholm, Gothenburg, Malmö, Brussels, New York, and Singapore.
• CederquistflagshipGTM or Marketing PartnerMain sponsor of Kontaktdagen. A leading Swedish business law firm with 170 employees, known for its collaborative culture and high-quality legal advice.
• Gernandt & DanielssonflagshipGTM or Marketing PartnerMain sponsor of Kontaktdagen. A prestigious Swedish law firm where employees work on complex, large-scale matters with some of Sweden's most respected business lawyers.
• DLA Piper SwedenflagshipGTM or Marketing PartnerMain sponsor of Kontaktdagen. One of the world's largest international law firms with strong local presence, approximately 250 employees in Stockholm and over 6000 globally.
• RoschiercoreGTM or Marketing PartnerCollaborating partner and exhibitor. Nordic's leading business law firm combining experience with entrepreneurial spirit, serving some of the Nordic's most successful companies.
• CMS WistrandcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerCollaborating partner and exhibitor. An international law firm with presence in Sweden offering comprehensive legal services.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Academic Work: Nordic staffing and recruitment agency with a strong presence in student and graduate recruitment, including internship and trainee-program placements for law and business graduates. Comparable as a regional competitor for the same recruiter budgets, though operating through staffing contracts rather than physical fairs.

Broad incumbents

• Universum: Global employer-branding and student-attraction research firm that publishes rankings such as Sweden's Most Attractive Employers and runs student-recruiting campaigns. Comparable as a broader incumbent helping law firms reach the same student-recruiting audience through data-driven channels.
• Symplicity (Graduateland): Global career-services platform used by universities and law schools to host online job boards, career fairs, and employer-student matching — comparable as a broader incumbent competing for the same recruiter budget via digital channels rather than physical fair booths.

Direct peers

• Juridiska Föreningen i Lund: The student-owned law society at Lund University that runs annual recruiting events for law students, with a similar ownership-by-student-union structure and exhibitor-driven revenue model. Comparable because it operates in the same niche (legal career events) for the same buyer personas (law firms recruiting Scandinavian students).
• Lunds Tekniska Högskolas Arbetsmarknadsdag: The annual career fair organized for LTH engineering students at Lund University, following the same student-run, exhibitor-paid booth model as Kontaktdagen but serving a different academic vertical. Operationally similar in scale, structure, and revenue mechanics.
• KTH Armada: Sweden's largest student-run career fair, organized annually by KTH students in Stockholm for engineering and technology talent. Directly comparable in operating model (student-run, annual, exhibitor-booth-driven, single university), although it serves the engineering segment rather than law.
• Stockholms Juristers Kontaktdag: The equivalent annual law student career fair organized at Stockholm University, serving the same target audience (Swedish law students) with a similar exhibitor booth model. It is the most directly comparable peer to Kontaktdagen within the same Swedish legal-recruiting event vertical.

Emerging players

• ELSA Sweden: The Swedish national chapter of the European Law Students' Association — a 25% owner of Kontaktdagen — that itself runs legal career events, moot competitions, and recruitment-oriented programming for law students across Sweden. Comparable because it serves the same student segment with adjacent career-event programming.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/kontaktdagen
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/kontaktdagen
• Instagraminstagram.com/kontaktdagen/?img_index=1

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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