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Espira Gruppen

Logo: espira.no3

Espira Gruppen is a Norwegian company based in Avaldsnes, founded in 2007.1 It employed 62 people in 2026.1 It is part of AcadeMedia.1

Espira Gruppen AS er en norsk privat barnehageaktør som siden 1992 har bygget nær 150 barnehager i Norge. Gjennom driftsselskapet Espira barnehager AS drifter selskapet 100 av disse i egen regi (pr oktober 2018). Espira Gruppen har over 2500 ansatte og flere enn 9500 barn i Norge går i en Espira-barnehage. Selskapet het tidligere Barnebygg, men skiftet navn til Espira våren 2009. Økt fokus på drift av barnehager var bakgrunnen for navneskiftet.2 From the Norwegian Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Oct 26, 2007Founded1
  • Industrykindergarten, preschool education1
  • HeadquartersAvaldsnes, Norway1
  • Websiteespira.no
  • Legal formaksjeselskap1

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Corporate structure

Espira Gruppen is part of a group headed by AcadeMedia. 8 entities, 2 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • AcadeMedia Stockholm, Sweden
    • Espira Gruppen Avaldsnes, Norway
    • ACM 2001 AB Subsidiary · 100% · Stockholm, Sweden
      • AcadeMedia Förskolor Holding AB Subsidiary · 100% · Stockholm, Sweden
      • AcadeMedia Grundskolor Holding AB Subsidiary · 100% · Stockholm, Sweden
      • AcadeMedia Gymnasieskolor Holding AB Subsidiary · 100% · Stockholm, Sweden
      • AcadeMedia Vuxenutbildning Holding AB Subsidiary · 100% · Stockholm, Sweden
    • Pysslingen Förskolor och Skolor AB Subsidiary · 100% · Stockholm, Sweden

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

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Employees over time

  • 2026621

Timeline

  1. Oct 26, 2007Founded Founded1

Sources

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