Kunskapsverket

What Kunskapsverket does

Kunskapsverket is an independent, non-partisan Swedish foundation (insamlingsstiftelsen Kunskapsverket) founded in 2022 and headquartered at Kungsgatan 33 in Stockholm. Its stated mission is to produce fact-based analyses of important Swedish societal issues using publicly available statistics and relevant research, without driving opinions or delivering policy recommendations. The organization explicitly refuses funding from government, municipalities, political parties, trade unions, and employer organizations, relying instead entirely on donations from private individuals to preserve its political and ideological independence.

The foundation's product surface consists of standalone analytical reports — each focused on a specific societal theme — distributed free of charge via its website (kunskapsverket.org) as downloadable PDFs accompanied by Excel data files. Published themes span greenhouse gas emissions and net-zero, integration, democracy and party membership, healthcare capacity, public finances (approximately 2,300 billion SEK in expenditures across 300+ items over 20+ years, and approximately 2,100 billion SEK in annual tax revenues), income inequality, unionization trends, crime trends, and electricity market volatility. Quality assurance is provided by an external Expert Council (Expertråd) comprising named academics from Uppsala University and Stockholm University, a former Parliamentary Ombudsman, and senior business leaders.

Operationally, Kunskapsverket runs on a minimal staff footprint of approximately two named secretariat members (CEO Johanna Jeansson and Analyst Camilla Hillerborg), supported by a three-person board consisting of founders Claes Ekström (Chair), Bengt Baron, and Johanna Jeansson. The go-to-market is direct-to-public via website, email newsletter, and social channels (X/Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn). The foundation earns no commercial revenue; all content is free, and the operating model depends on individual donor contributions. No technology platform, AI/ML capability, or proprietary software product is developed or sold.

Name

Kunskapsverket

Legal name

Insamlingsstiftelsen Kunskapsverket

Website

https://www.kunskapsverket.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Kunskapsverket is a non-partisan Swedish donation-funded foundation that publishes free, fact-based analytical reports on societal issues including climate, integration, democracy, healthcare, taxes, and crime, serving the Swedish general public, media, researchers, and policymakers.

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, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: Kunskapsverket is an insamlingsstiftelse (donation-collecting foundation) that relies entirely on contributions from private individuals. The foundation does not accept donations from government, municipalities, political parties, or interest groups such as trade unions and employer organizations. This funding model ensures political and ideological independence.

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Core offering

Kunskapsverket is a politically and ideologically independent Swedish foundation (insamlingsstiftelse) that produces fact-based analyses of important societal issues, including democracy, environment and energy, public finances, integration, healthcare, and law and order. The foundation uses publicly available statistics and relevant research to produce reports that are made freely available as downloadable PDFs and supporting Excel data files on its website.

Product overview

Kunskapsverket is a non-partisan foundation that produces independent, fact-based analyses of important societal issues in Sweden. The organization publishes analytical reports across several thematic areas: Environment and Energy (examining greenhouse gas emissions, electricity markets), Public Finances (tax revenues and expenditures), Integration, Healthcare, Jobs and Income, Law and Order (crime statistics), and Democracy Development. The portfolio consists of standalone analytical reports—each covering a specific societal topic—that are made freely available on the organization's website as downloadable PDFs with supporting data in Excel format. Reports are developed by the organization's secretariat and reviewed by an external Expert Council to ensure objectivity.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Hur stora är Sveriges nettoutsläpp? (Report) An updated report examining Sweden's net emissions of greenhouse gases, finding that Sweden has again achieved a net uptake of greenhouse gases, with uptake in 2024 being 7 million tonnes larger than emissions. For the general public, media, researchers, and policymakers interested in Swedish climate data.
• Hur stora är våra utsläpp? (Report) A report analyzing Sweden's greenhouse gas emissions and uptake from 1990 to 2023, examining trends in emissions by sector and the decline in carbon uptake in forests and land. For citizens, media, researchers, and policymakers.
• Hur går integrationen? (Report) A comprehensive report on integration in Sweden, examining who has come to Sweden over the past 20 years and how different groups perform in the labor market and society.
• Hur mår vården? (Report) A report on the state of Swedish healthcare, showing that Sweden spends more resources on healthcare than before, while the number of care contacts barely increases and queues have grown.
• Mer till alla, mest till några (Report) A report on income development in Sweden over thirty years, showing that income inequality has increased to align with Western Europe, with capital gains driving top income growth.
• För vem finns facken? (Report) A report examining labor union membership trends in Sweden, showing that white-collar workers now have higher union membership rates than blue-collar workers.
• Vad går skattepengarna till? (Report) A comprehensive analysis of how approximately 2,300 billion SEK in public expenditures are allocated across over 300 expenditure items over twenty years.
• Var kommer skattepengarna ifrån? (Report) A report explaining the Swedish tax system, showing that approximately 2,100 billion SEK is paid in taxes and fees annually, with nine out of ten kronor coming from households.
• Färre, men värre (Report) A report on crime in Sweden, showing that while total reported crimes have not increased, crimes often linked to criminal networks have become more common, with network crimes increasing by 36% since 2010.
• Från stabilt till volatilt (Report) A report on Swedish electricity supply, analyzing how electricity prices have become more volatile and higher, particularly in southern Sweden, due to changes in production structure and transmission capacity.
• Fler väljare - färre politiker (Report) A report on political party membership and democracy in Sweden, showing that party membership has declined by 60% over thirty years despite an increase in eligible voters.
• Färre medlemmar, färre politiker, färre röster (Report) A follow-up report on the 2022 election, examining effects of declining party membership on candidates, empty lists, and voter turnout.

Quantifiable outcome

• Published multiple comprehensive reports on key societal topics including climate (emissions/net-zero), integration, democracy development, healthcare, public finances (tax revenue and expenditure), and law and order.

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Technology focussed No

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Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• Frivilligorganisationernas Insamlingsråd (Giva Sverige): Swedish umbrella organization for donation-collecting foundations. Not a direct content peer, but the natural reference point for an insamlingsstiftelse on governance, fundraising standards, and donor-base comparability.

Direct peers

• Our World in Data: Non-profit that publishes research and data on global societal issues including climate, energy, and healthcare, with fully downloadable underlying data. High methodological and distributional overlap with Kunskapsverket.
• FactCheck.org: Non-partisan U.S. nonprofit that publishes fact-based analyses to inform public discourse. Comparable in mission (clarifying complex societal issues with publicly available data) and freemium distribution.
• Pew Research Center: Non-partisan U.S. fact tank that publishes data-driven public-interest research with full methodology transparency. Closest international analogue in mission, non-partisan stance, and rigorous methodology disclosure.
• SNS (Studieförbundet Näringsliv och Samhälle): Swedish cross-disciplinary analytical forum that produces research and reports on societal issues including economics, public finances, and integration. Most comparable Swedish peer to Kunskapsverket in mission and report-led model, though historically more business-funded.

Broad incumbents

• RAND Corporation: Global non-profit research institution producing policy analysis on social, economic, and security topics. Comparable in producing rigorous, data-driven reports on societal issues, but at vastly greater scale and institutional depth.
• Timbro: Larger and longer-established Swedish free-market think tank that publishes reports and analyses on economic and societal topics. Comparable in report-led output and policy discourse, but openly ideological rather than non-partisan.
• Arena Idé: Swedish progressive think tank producing reports on democracy, welfare, and integration. Comparable in subject matter and report format, but ideologically aligned rather than independent.
• The Brookings Institution: Large U.S. public-policy research organization producing reports on economics, foreign policy, and governance. Overlaps in producing accessible research on societal issues, but operates at materially larger scale and with broader funding sources.

Regional players

• IFAU (Institute for Evaluation of Labour Market and Education Policy): Swedish government-affiliated research institute that evaluates labor-market and integration policy with publicly available data. Comparable in methodology and several overlapping topics (integration, public finances), though its funding model is institutional rather than donor-driven.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/Kunskapsverket
• Facebookfacebook.com/Kunskapsverket
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/kunskapsverket
• Instagraminstagram.com/kunskapsverket

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Profiles4 records

Funding overview

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Investors

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Investments

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