Printed books, brochures and leaflets market in Sweden: size, suppliers and public contracts

Market size and key facts

In 2025, public buyers in Sweden awarded 56 supply contracts for printed books, brochures and leaflets through award notices on TED; the 4 of them that state a value (7.1%) add up to €56.7 million, a floor rather than the full contract value. Sweden imported €142 million of goods in the customs headings matched to printed books, brochures and leaflets in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 4901; all buyers, not only public ones), down 15.7% from 2023.

  • Since November 2023, 42 companies have won 100 public supply contracts for printed books, brochures and leaflets in Sweden, in 33 award notices from 29 public buyers.
  • 85% of these awards went to companies registered in Sweden; the most frequent foreign origin is Denmark.
  • The five companies that win most often hold 39% of all awards.
  • 10.5% of the awards whose notice states the number of tenders received a single bid.

In proportion

All public purchasing in Sweden — general government spending on goods, services and investment, the measure the OECD and the European Commission use for public procurement — came to €106 billion in 2025, 17.6% of GDP (Eurostat). Award notices on TED cover only the contracts above the EU thresholds, so they show who wins, not the whole of that spending.

Source: Eurostat, government finance statistics (gov_10a_main, gov_10a_exp) and GDP (nama_10_gdp), retrieved 9 November 2026.

Updated · counted daily from contract award notices on TED and Eurostat international trade data · figures as JSON · free to quote with attribution (CC BY 4.0)

How to cite: Cresques, "Printed books, brochures and leaflets market in Sweden", https://cresques.com/markets/se/221-printed-books-brochures-and-leaflets, from TED contract award notices (© European Union) and Eurostat Comext, updated 13 November 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0.

Winning companies
42
since November 2023
Award notices
33
on TED
Public buyers
29
hospitals, schools, agencies
Imports 2025
€142M
all buyers, Eurostat

The market in numbers

Public supply contracts in Sweden: award notices published on TED from 2023-11 to 2026-11, by publication year.

Contracts awarded
100
in 33 award notices
Awarded value
€57M
from 5% of awards with a published value
Winning companies
42
with at least one award
Public buyers
29
hospitals, cities, agencies
Contracts awarded by year
Contracts awarded by year2024: 272720242025: 565620252026: 17172026
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Contracts awarded by year
202427
202556
202617
Awarded value by year (EUR)
Awarded value by year (EUR)2024: €318.6K€318.6K20242025: €56.7M€56.7M20252026: €0€02026
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Awarded value by year (EUR)
2024€318.6K
2025€56.7M
2026€0
Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
  1. Cities, regions and central administration: 84
  2. Armed forces and defence agencies: 8
  3. Hospitals and health services: 3
  4. Universities, schools and research: 3
  5. Police, fire services and prisons: 1
  6. Housing and community amenities: 1
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Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
Cities, regions and central administration84
Armed forces and defence agencies8
Hospitals and health services3
Universities, schools and research3
Police, fire services and prisons1
Housing and community amenities1
Where the buyers are (NUTS 2 region)
  1. Stockholm37
    SE11
    Stockholm: 37
  2. Norra Mellansverige22
    SE31
    Norra Mellansverige: 22
  3. Västsverige16
    SE23
    Västsverige: 16
  4. Övre Norrland7
    SE33
    Övre Norrland: 7
  5. Extra-Regio NUTS 26
    SEZZ
    Extra-Regio NUTS 2: 6
  6. Sydsverige4
    SE22
    Sydsverige: 4
  7. Östra Mellansverige4
    SE12
    Östra Mellansverige: 4
  8. Mellersta Norrland2
    SE32
    Mellersta Norrland: 2
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Where the buyers are (NUTS 2 region)
Stockholm37
Norra Mellansverige22
Västsverige16
Övre Norrland7
Extra-Regio NUTS 26
Sydsverige4
Östra Mellansverige4
Mellersta Norrland2
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice: Large companies 20%, Medium-sized 7%, Small 8%, Micro 3%, SME (size not stated) 2%, Size not stated 60%Large companies: 20 (20%)20%Medium-sized: 7 (7%)Small: 8 (8%)Micro: 3 (3%)SME (size not stated): 2 (2%)Size not stated: 60 (60%)60%
  • Large companies
  • Medium-sized
  • Small
  • Micro
  • SME (size not stated)
  • Size not stated
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Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice
Large companies20 · 20%
Medium-sized7 · 7%
Small8 · 8%
Micro3 · 3%
SME (size not stated)2 · 2%
Size not stated60 · 60%
Foreign winners: where they are registered
  1. Denmark8
    Denmark: 8
  2. Germany5
    Germany: 5
  3. Italy1
    Italy: 1
  4. Netherlands1
    Netherlands: 1
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Foreign winners: where they are registered
Denmark8
Germany5
Italy1
Netherlands1
Imports of these goods into Sweden, all buyers (EUR)
Imports of these goods into Sweden, all buyers (EUR)2023: €168.6M€168.6M20232024: €151.4M€151.4M20242025: €142M€142M2025
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Imports of these goods into Sweden, all buyers (EUR)
2023€168.6M
2024€151.4M
2025€142M
Where the buyers are (city)
  1. Stockholm36
    Stockholm: 36
  2. Mora10
    Mora: 10
  3. Ludvika8
    Ludvika: 8
  4. Sockholm7
    Sockholm: 7
  5. SKÖVDE5
    SKÖVDE: 5
  6. STENUNGSUND4
    STENUNGSUND: 4
  7. Gävle3
    Gävle: 3
  8. HALMSTAD3
    HALMSTAD: 3
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Where the buyers are (city)
Stockholm36
Mora10
Ludvika8
Sockholm7
SKÖVDE5
STENUNGSUND4
Gävle3
HALMSTAD3

Imports: Eurostat Comext, customs headings 4901 (only headings whose trade is mainly this category); all buyers, not only public ones.

Awards to companies registered in Sweden

85%

Awards to companies registered in Sweden: 85%

15 awards went to companies registered elsewhere.

Share of the 5 biggest winners

39%

Share of the 5 biggest winners: 39%

Of all awards; a high share means a concentrated market.

Lots with a single bid

10.5%

Lots with a single bid: 10.5%

Among 95 awards whose notice states the number of tenders.

How we count: one award per procedure, lot and winning company, from live contract award notices; a joint procurement counts on every buyer's market. Values are the awarded amounts published in the notice (framework ceilings and estimates are never added), converted to euro at the ECB yearly average. Company size is the SME flag of the notice (eForms BT-165). Read the methodology.

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Among the companies that win most often

  1. Lyreco Sverige AB40 public contracts in total
  2. Erasmus Antiquariaat en Boekhandel BV10 public contracts in total
  3. Leonardo S.p.A.10 public contracts in total

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Questions

Who wins public contracts for printed books, brochures and leaflets in Sweden?
42 companies won 33 contract award notices for these categories from 29 public buyers in Sweden since November 2023. The companies that win most often are Lyreco Sverige AB, Erasmus Antiquariaat en Boekhandel BV, Leonardo S.p.A..
How big is the printed books, brochures and leaflets market in Sweden?
In 2025, public buyers in Sweden awarded 56 supply contracts for printed books, brochures and leaflets through award notices on TED; the 4 of them that state a value (7.1%) add up to €56.7 million, a floor rather than the full contract value. Sweden imported €142 million of goods in the customs headings matched to printed books, brochures and leaflets in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 4901; all buyers, not only public ones), down 15.7% from 2023.
Where do suppliers of printed books, brochures and leaflets meet buyers and distributors in Sweden?
At trade fairs and congresses such as Scanpack, drupa, ICE Europe, Hispack, ALLFORPACK EMBALLAGE PARIS, FACHPACK — each checked on the organiser's official website.
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Sources: contract award notices on TED — Tenders Electronic Daily (ted.europa.eu), © European Union, published since November 2023, processed by Cresques (one award per procedure and lot); imports: Eurostat, international trade in goods (Comext), © European Union — only the customs headings whose trade is mainly this category, chosen by Cresques.