Hjeltes Strategi & Kommunikation

What Hjeltes Strategi & Kommunikation does

Hjeltes Strategi & Kommunikation is a privately held Swedish brand and film agency founded in 2014 and headquartered at Göta Källare, Slussplatsen 1, Gothenburg. The firm operates with 1-10 employees under the brand name "Hjeltes" and is structured as a boutique creative agency that explicitly states it is not seeking to become a large corporate agency. Its service offering is integrated across three pillars: "Wise Strategy Services" (brand positioning, messaging strategy, and organizational transformation), "Well Crafted Designs" (brand guides, visual identity systems, and graphic design), and "Kick-Ass Films" (manuscript writing and cinematic corporate and social media film production). These services are sold as end-to-end brand development engagements rather than discrete products, with strategy informing design systems that in turn shape visual language across film output.

The agency serves a horizontal segment of ambitious entrepreneurs, businesses, and organizations, ranging from world-leading enterprise brands to small innovators. Disclosed enterprise clients include Swedbank (financial services, social media films with damlandslaget), ASSA ABLOY Entrance Systems (manufacturing/security marketing content), Baltic Lifejackets (sustainable safety equipment communication strategy), Regin Group (house-of-brands design for Regin, DEOS, and Industrietechnik), and Vrålet! Festival (inaugural 2025 festival film). The go-to-market model is selective, relationship-led, and currently at capacity: the firm publicly states it is "sold out," does not accept new clients, and maintains a waiting list. Revenue is generated through project-based professional services engagements with quote-based, undisclosed pricing. Marketing is driven by the hjeltes.com case study portfolio, Instagram presence, email inquiries, and word-of-mouth referrals from families, friends, and loyal customers. The firm has no disclosed funding, parent company, subsidiaries, M&A activity, or operating geographies beyond Sweden.

Name

Hjeltes Strategi & Kommunikation

Legal name

Hjeltes Strategi & Kommunikation

Website

https://hjeltes.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Hjeltes Strategi & Kommunikation is a Gothenburg-based Swedish boutique brand and film agency offering integrated strategy, graphic design, and film production services to enterprise clients and small innovators on a selective, capacity-constrained basis.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Advertising and Brand Creative Services

NAICS

Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services (5418), Graphic Design Services (541430)

SIC

Services-Advertising (7310), Services-Advertising Agencies (7311), Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production (7812)

akta.pro primary industry

Creative & Brand Campaign Development (BPAFAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Creative Concepting & Campaign Development (BPAFAEAD), Commercial Production Companies (Live-Action) (MPAAAMAA), Live-Action Short-Form Production (Short Films, Web Series) (MPADABAE), Content Strategy & Planning (BPAFAIAG)

Keywords

• Brand strategy services
• Corporate film production
• Visual identity design
• Brand transformation consulting
• Creative agency services

Headquarters

HQ city

Goeteborg

HQ country

Sweden

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Professional Services - Branding and Strategy: Project-based branding and strategy engagements including brand transformation, brand guides, and strategic consultancy services.
2. Creative Services - Design: Graphic design services delivered as part of brand projects, including brand guides and visual identity design.
3. Creative Services - Film Production: Film production services including manuscripts, cinematic corporate films, and social media content creation.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Hjeltes Strategi & Kommunikation is a Swedish brand and film agency that delivers integrated creative services through three interconnected pillars: Wise Strategy Services (branding and transformation), Well Crafted Designs (brand guides and graphic design), and Kick-Ass Films (manuscripts and cinematic corporate content). The agency combines strategic positioning, visual identity design, and film production into end-to-end brand communication solutions for clients ranging from world-leading brands to small innovators.

Product overview

Hjeltes is a Swedish brand and film agency offering integrated creative services as a single unified offering rather than discrete products. The agency combines three interconnected service pillars: Wise Strategy Services (branding and transformation), Well Crafted Designs (brand guides and graphic design), and Kick-Ass Films (manuscripts and cinematic corporate content). These services work together to deliver complete brand communication solutions—strategy informs the design system, which in turn shapes the visual language applied across film productions. Clients engage Hjeltes for end-to-end brand development from conceptual strategy through visual identity to film production.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Named customers5 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

One partnership is on record.

• Damlandslaget (Swedish Women's National Football Team)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Hjeltes collaborated with Swedbank and damlandslaget to create authentic social media films exploring financial confidence among Sweden's top athletes. The partnership combined Hjeltes' film production expertise with Swedbank's financial services and the football team's public profile.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Stendahls: Stendahls is a Gothenburg-based creative agency offering branding, communication, and content production services to Nordic enterprise clients. As a fellow West Sweden creative shop with overlapping capabilities, it competes directly for the same regional brand budgets as Hjeltes.
• Volontaire: Volontaire is a Swedish purpose-driven brand and creative agency that combines strategy, identity design, and content production for ambitious brands. It shares Hjeltes' integrated service model and brand-builder positioning, though it is based in Stockholm and serves a broader geographic footprint.
• Forsman & Bodenfors: Forsman & Bodenfors is a major creative and brand agency headquartered in Gothenburg, Sweden, making it the most direct geographic and capability peer to Hjeltes. It offers integrated brand strategy, design, and content production for premium Nordic and global brands, mirroring Hjeltes' service mix at a much larger scale.
• Garbergs: Garbergs is a Stockholm-based Swedish advertising and brand agency providing creative concepting, campaign development, and brand strategy. It is comparable to Hjeltes on the brand strategy and creative development side, though it operates at a larger scale and from a different city.
• Animal (Swedish agency): Animal is a Stockholm-based Swedish creative agency offering brand strategy, design, and content production. Its integrated boutique creative model and focus on ambitious brands make it a closely comparable peer to Hjeltes' positioning.
• Milk Films: Milk Films is a Nordic production company specializing in branded films, commercials, and documentary-style content. It is a close capability peer on the 'kick-ass films' pillar of Hjeltes' offering, serving overlapping enterprise and brand storytelling use cases across Scandinavia.
• Great Works: Great Works is a Stockholm-based independent creative agency delivering brand strategy, campaign development, and content production. Its integrated creative model and Swedish boutique positioning make it a relevant comparable to Hjeltes on service scope.

Broad incumbents

• Nord DDB: Nord DDB is a Stockholm-based Swedish creative agency within the DDB network providing full-service advertising, brand strategy, and campaign production. It competes for similar Nordic enterprise clients as Hjeltes but at a network-backed scale and broader media scope.
• Hallvarsson & Halvarsson: Hallvarsson & Halvarsson is an established Swedish communications firm offering brand, PR, and creative services to corporate clients. It competes for the same enterprise brand-building budgets as Hjeltes but operates as a broader communications consultancy rather than a focused creative studio.
• Acne (now Acne Studios / Acne Creative): Acne is a well-known Swedish creative house spanning fashion, film, and brand consulting. While its creative agency arm overlaps with Hjeltes' brand strategy and film offerings, Acne operates at significantly larger scale and as part of a much broader portfolio of businesses.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hjeltes

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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