Advania is “The tech company with people at heart”, operating across Sweden, Norway, UK, Iceland, Finland and Denmark. With over 5,000 talents, we offer Managed services, Hardware and Software, and Professional Services to clients in both private and public sectors. Our primary goal isn't just about technology; it's about empowering people to create sustainable value.
Our role in society and for customers is to empower people to create sustainable value with the clever use of technology. This stems from our belief that sustainable social development depends on this, and so does continued success for our customers.
“Advania's goal is to be the most preferred Northern European IT service provider, where our decentralised business model, our focus on the customer and our willingness to always prioritise long-term relationships may continue to evolve.”
Advania's roots go back to 1939, when an Icelandic entrepreneur founded an office equipment workshop in Reykjavik. Over the following decades, three separate branches were developed in three Nordic countries: Iceland, Sweden and Norway.
Advania Sweden's journey starts when DataPoint Svenska AB is formed in Iceland with our current organisation number.
Novada System is integrated into the company with its 30 employees. Shortly thereafter, DataPoint acquires the company Nordic Edge with its 15 employees.
DataPoint and competitor Virtus merge to form Kerfi AB.
In 2011 the decision is made to go Nordic and on April 4th 2012 Advania AB is launched when Iceland, Norway and Sweden are merged. The name Advania comes from the English Advantage - we create advantages for our customers.
Advania becomes fully Swedish owned when Swedish investors, Nordic Mezzanine, and the management buy Advania.
Knowledge Factory is acquired with 30 employees with operations in both Sweden and Norway.
The group structure is changed and Advania AB becomes Advania Sverige AB - the name we have today. In the same year Caperio with its 150 employees is acquired, with the aim of strengthening the client and data centre business.
Via Equity acquires 30% of the shares in Advania, pro rata from the current owners.
Advania establishes itself in Finland through the acquisition of Vintor and broadens its offering in Norway through the acquisition of Itello.
Accountor ICT in Finland and Kompetera A/S in Denmark are acquired. Advania is now a complete Nordic player with local presence in each country.
Advania acquires Hi5 and its 65 employees, thereby strengthening its presence in northern Sweden with offices in Luleå and Umeå. Advania acquires Visolit and becomes one of the largest and fastest growing IT services companies in the Nordic region, with a total turnover of over SEK 9 billion and 2500 employees. Shortly thereafter, the UK cloud specialist Content+Cloud is acquired, marking the first strategic expansion outside the Nordic region.
Advania expanded its reach across Northern Europe with several key acquisitions. Starting with Valttis in Finland, a leading full-service IT provider, Advania strengthened its foothold in the Finnish market. In the UK, the acquisition of Azzure IT enhanced our Microsoft Dynamics capabilities. The growth continued in Denmark with eXspend and CLOUDIO, broadening Advania’s local offerings and reinforcing our commitment to comprehensive IT solutions across the Nordic and UK regions.
Advania continued to lead in sustainable growth and innovation. The acquisition of RTS in Sweden strengthened our expertise and offerings within the Swedish market. Alongside this expansion, Advania launched plans for a cutting-edge IT equipment recycling centre, reinforcing our commitment to sustainability and circular IT solutions for the future.
Advania marked a year of strategic expansion with the full acquisition of Solv AS in Norway, enhancing our footprint in the Nordic region. In the UK, we accelerated growth by acquiring Servium and CCS Media, two leading IT solution specialists, further strengthening Advania’s position in the British market and expanding our service capabilities.
Our employees, customers and partners are located throughout Northern Europe. The possibilities are endless!
Our people are the most important thing we have and our leaders' mission is to unleash the power of the organisation every day, every week, every month and year after year.