The consolidation of Tekis and Cartesia with [120] employees is a merge of competence and technology. The new company will be a leading Swedish provider of municipal GIS and technical systems with a strong product portfolio and service offering.

– The goal for the Swedish Government is to be the world leading state of working digitally and we will contribute to this transformation by providing innovative IT solutions that do the job, says Andreas Wikholm, President of Addnode Group's business area, Process Management.

– It is very exciting and inspiring to be involved in building a new business based on products and solutions from two market leading companies. The goal is simple, our customers will be offered the most qualified and innovative systems within IT and comprehensive municipal solutions, says Lars Österberg, CEO of Tekis Cartesia.

TekisCartesia is a part of Addnode Group's business area, Process Management, which is a leading provider of IT systems and services, primarily to the public sector in Sweden and Norway. Customers include government agencies, 270 of the Swedish municipalities, as well as a large number of privately held companies. The business area includes the subsidiaries Abou, Arkiva, Decerno, Ida Infront, Kartena, Mittbygge, Prosilia, TekisCartesia and partly owned Kompanion. Net sales amounted to 440 MSEK in 2015.