Uddevalla Kommun
Uddevalla kommun (organisation number 212000-1397) is a Swedish municipality (kommun) in Vastra Gotalands lan (Vastra Gotaland County), located on the Bohuslan coast approximately 80 kilometres north of Goteborg. It is registered with Bolagsverket as a public-sector local-government body and has been active in its current administrative form since 1 January 1974.
The municipality covers approximately 638 square kilometres and had a population of approximately 57,100 inhabitants as of the most recently published municipal figures, making it one of the larger municipalities in Vastra Gotalands lan. Its administrative seat is at Varvsvagen 1, 451 81 Uddevalla.
As a kommun constituted under the Swedish Local Government Act (Kommunallagen), Uddevalla kommun’s principal role is to deliver statutory local-government services to residents, including primary and secondary education, social services and elderly care, spatial and building planning, local infrastructure and public transport oversight, environmental permitting, and cultural and leisure services. It levies municipal income tax on residents and administers an annual budget approved by kommunfullmaktige, the elected municipal council.
Economically, Uddevalla functions as a regional hub for the northern Bohuslan/Fyrbodal area, with activity spanning maritime and port operations, trade, healthcare and manufacturing. The municipality also delivers certain services through a group of wholly owned municipal companies operating in energy, water, housing, public transport and tourism (see Group structure below).
Registration details
Officers
Directors and officers of Uddevalla kommun
Uddevalla kommun is governed through an elected political structure and an appointed administrative leadership rather than a conventional corporate board. Based on the municipality’s official website (uddevalla.se), retrieved 2026-09-18, the following current role-holders are disclosed:
- Christina Nilsson (KD) – ordforande (chairperson) of kommunfullmaktige, the municipal council, for the term 2022-10-15 to 2026-10-14.
- Martin Pettersson (SD) – kommunalrad and ordforande (chairperson) of kommunstyrelsen, the municipal executive board, for the term 2023-01-01 to 2026-12-31.
- Henrik Sundstrom (M) – kommunalrad and vice ordforande of kommunstyrelsen.
- Stefan Skoglund (S) – oppositionsrad and andre vice ordforande (second vice chair) of kommunstyrelsen.
- Mats Eliasson – tf (acting) kommundirektor (municipal director), as currently named on the municipality’s official organisational page.
A municipal news release dated 2026-02-17 announced that Josefine Freij would take over the kommundirektor assignment. However, the municipality’s official organisational page, as retrieved on 2026-09-18, still names Mats Eliasson as tf kommundirektor. This role is therefore reported here as currently held on an acting basis, pending confirmation of any completed handover.
Nationality is not a field disclosed for Swedish elected municipal officials and is not reported here.
Data availability
Current only: role-holders are drawn from the municipality’s live official website. Historical appointment and resignation dates for prior officeholders are not published in a structured register.
Sources
- Kommunfullmaktige – uddevalla.se, retrieved 2026-09-18
- Kommunstyrelsen – uddevalla.se, retrieved 2026-09-18
- Kommunalrad och oppositionsrad – uddevalla.se, retrieved 2026-09-18
- Kommundirektor – uddevalla.se, retrieved 2026-09-18
- "Josefine Freij blir kommundirektor i Uddevalla" – uddevalla.se, published 2026-02-17, retrieved 2026-09-18
Group Structure
Group structure of Uddevalla kommun
Uddevalla kommun is not part of a private corporate group but wholly owns a group of municipal companies (kommunala bolag) through which it delivers certain services in corporate form, consistent with Swedish local-government practice. The principal holding entity is Uddevalla Utvecklings AB, a wholly municipality-owned management/holding company with no employees of its own, which coordinates the group’s corporatised operations. Several further entities are held directly by the municipality or through separate foundations. Information date: 2026-09-18.
Verified corporate relationships
| Entity | Country | Registration number | Relationship | Ownership | Status | Information date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uddevalla Utvecklings AB | SE | 556046-3506 | Direct subsidiary (holding company) | Ownership percentage not disclosed; publicly reported as wholly municipality-owned | Active | 2026-09-18 |
| Uddevalla Energi AB | SE | 556036-6170 | Indirect subsidiary (via Uddevalla Utvecklings AB) | Ownership percentage not disclosed | Active | 2026-09-18 |
| Uddevalla Omnibus AB | SE | 556064-6969 | Indirect subsidiary (via Uddevalla Utvecklings AB) | Ownership percentage not disclosed | Active | 2026-09-18 |
| Uddevalla Hamnterminal AB | SE | 556064-2745 | Indirect subsidiary (via Uddevalla Utvecklings AB) | Ownership percentage not disclosed | Active | 2026-09-18 |
| Visit Uddevalla AB | SE | 559509-8954 | Indirect subsidiary (via Uddevalla Utvecklings AB) | Ownership percentage not disclosed | Active | 2026-09-18 |
| Uddevalla Exploaterings AB | SE | 559505-3264 | Indirect subsidiary (via Uddevalla Utvecklings AB) | Ownership percentage not disclosed | Active | 2026-09-18 |
| Bostadsstiftelsen Uddevallahem | SE | 858500-2366 | Direct subsidiary (municipal housing foundation) | Municipally controlled | Active | 2026-09-18 |
| Uddevalla Vatten AB | SE | 556901-9655 | Direct subsidiary (water and wastewater utility) | Ownership percentage not disclosed | Active | 2026-09-18 |
A separately registered entity named "Uddevalla Kommun" in Norway (registration number 989364456) also appears in linked-entity data associated with this profile. This is treated as a possible relationship only: no official source confirms a corporate link between it and the Swedish municipality, and a shared name across jurisdictions does not by itself establish ownership or control.
Data availability
Partial: the holding-company relationship for Uddevalla Utvecklings AB and its principal subsidiaries is corroborated by the municipality’s own official website and independent public reference sources; individual ownership percentages within each subsidiary are not disclosed in the sources reviewed.
Sources
- "Bolag och stiftelser" – uddevalla.se, retrieved 2026-09-18
- "Uddevalla Utvecklings Aktiebolag" – sv.wikipedia.org, retrieved 2026-09-18
- Internal registry corporate-linkage data
Registry feed — rows exactly as filed with Swedish Companies Registration Office (Bolagsverket), including entries the profile above does not cover.
Uddevalla Kommun
Sweden
Frequently asked questions
What does Uddevalla Kommun do?
Uddevalla kommun is a Swedish municipality (kommun) in Vastra Gotalands lan, with roughly 57,100 residents, delivering statutory local-government services such as education, social care, infrastructure and municipal utilities.
Who owns Uddevalla Kommun?
Public-sector municipal entity with no private shareholders or share capital; governed collectively by residents through elected representatives in kommunfullmaktige.
Who is Uddevalla Kommun's UBO (Ultimate Beneficial Owner)?
Not applicable: Sweden's beneficial-ownership registry regime does not extend to municipal (kommun) entities.
What is Uddevalla Kommun's company registration number?
Uddevalla Kommun's registration number is 2120001397, filed with Swedish Companies Registration Office (Bolagsverket) in Sweden. Its current status on the register is active.
Is Uddevalla Kommun still an active company?
Uddevalla Kommun's status on Swedish Companies Registration Office (Bolagsverket) is listed as active.
What is Uddevalla Kommun's registered address?
The registered address on file for Uddevalla Kommun is Sweden.
Who are the officers/directors of Uddevalla Kommun?
Kommunfullmaktige is chaired by Christina Nilsson (KD); kommunstyrelsen is chaired by kommunalrad Martin Pettersson (SD); Mats Eliasson currently serves as acting (tf) kommundirektor.
Does Uddevalla Kommun have a parent company or subsidiaries?
Wholly owns a group of municipal companies via holding company Uddevalla Utvecklings AB, including Uddevalla Energi AB, Uddevalla Omnibus AB, Uddevalla Hamnterminal AB and Visit Uddevalla AB, plus separately Bostadsstiftelsen Uddevallahem (housing) and Uddevalla Vatten AB (water utility).
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Where does this company information come from, and how current is it?
This record is sourced directly from Swedish Companies Registration Office (Bolagsverket) and was last synced on 18 September 2026.