Bravida will sue Örnsköldsvik Municipality

On 19 May 2025, Örnsköldsvik Municipality announced, without prior notice, that it was cancelling its existing contracts with Bravida and reporting the company to the police. Bravida immediately denied the municipality's allegations and maintains that they are unfounded. Bravida still stands by the following: Suppliers and materials have been selected in consultation with Örnsköldsvik Municipality and the pricing is in line with the relevant agreements. 

On 1 July 2025, after examining the claims made by Örnsköldsvik Municipality, the police announced that there was no reason to believe that a crime had been committed. After Örnsköldsvik Municipality expressed dissatisfaction with the police's assessment, both the Prosecution Authority and the Economic Crime Authority have now concurred with the police’s assessment. 

As previously communicated, Bravida has explored the possibilities of claiming compensation from the municipality as a result of the municipality's cancellation of contracts. Bravida will submit a lawsuit to Härnösand District Court in the near future. Bravida's claim for damages amounts to approximately SEK 50 million. 

Liselotte Stray, Head of Group Communications at Bravida, comments:

“In this process, the municipality has been repeatedly told by judicial bodies that there is no reason to suspect a criminal offence. We are not surprised that the authorities have come to these conclusions and it is good that it is now definitive. As we have previously communicated, we find Örnsköldsvik Municipality's behaviour in this process to be astounding. This is not fitting behaviour in a contractual relationship between professional parties. 

We value our customer relationships and therefore regret that we have to initiate a claim for damages, but Örnsköldsvik Municipality has given us no choice in this regard. I would like to emphasise that we find it completely unacceptable to deliberately, and on false grounds, discredit Bravida as a company. We will always act decisively if necessary to protect the interests of the company and its shareholders.

To conclude, Bravida has 84,000 customers across the Nordic region. These include municipalities, regions and private customers, all of which involve having a good customer dialogue. We care about all our customer relationships and if uncertainties arise we find solutions together.”

Previously communicated information from Bravida regarding the case with Örnsköldsvik Municipality can be found here:
1 July: https://www.bravida.se/en/press/press-releases/2025/update-regarding-ornskoldsvik-municipality--police-are-not-initiating-investigation-proceedings-against-bravida/
20 May: https://www.bravida.se/en/press/press-releases/2025/bravida-disputes-allegations-made-by-ornskoldsvik-municipality/
19 May: https://www.bravida.se/en/press/press-releases/2025/correction-missing-mar-label-in-earlier-press-release--bravida-comments-on-allegations-from-ornskoldsvik-municipality/

For contact: 
Liselotte Stray
Head of Group Communications
liselotte.stray@bravida.se
+46 76 852 38 11