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A MESSAGE FROM JOHAN & ANDREAS.
A year of outstanding
drive and heroism.
The year 2022 began the same way as 2021 ended.
The COVID-19 pandemic continued to rage, but
despite it all, our operations were in full swing. Growth among them Colombia, Portugal, and the Czech
is back up after a slump during the pandemic.
On 24 February 2022, Russia started a terrible
war of aggression against Ukraine, and we once again
found ourselves in an uncertain world. Thanks to care-
ful preparation and great commitment and heroism,
our Ukrainian business, Sigma Software, managed to
execute its evacuation plan with exceptional success,
evacuating 2,800 people, employees and their families,
especially from Kharkiv in eastern Ukraine. Our
employees in Ukraine are true heroes.
A major focus for Sigma Software was to get their
employees back to working full-time as soon as possible.
The ability to continue to deliver to our customers
was (and is) important for both the business and its
employees. For our employees, the ability to continue
working is important because it allows them to build a
personal financial buffer whilst giving them something
meaningful to do in the midst of all the misery.
Sigma Software has demonstrated an impressive
drive and capacity to adapt and create as safe an exist-
ence as possible for its employees and their families.
Employees from our other operational locations
have also made great efforts to help Ukraine. Within
the group, various fundraising initiatives have been
launched that have raised millions of Swedish kronor
for the Ukrainian cause. Together with Ebba Lindsö
and Valery Krasovsky, Dan Olofsson also took the initi-
ative to develop “Swedes for Ukraine”, a platform that
helps refugees from Ukraine find accommodation in
Sweden by putting them in direct contact with Swedes
who have available rooms or homes.
At the same time, operations within the Danir
Group have continued to develop in a good way.
During the year, we have enjoyed growth of 29% and
have established offices in several new countries,
Republic. We have maintained our strong focus on
digitalisation and technology. The group now has
11,600 employees working at around 130 subsidiaries
in 25 countries.
As a result of strategy work carried out by Poolia in
2022, the group has been renamed PION Group. The
group has also made a number of acquisitions. Sigma
Software acquired Eventyr, which has expertise in the
metaverse and Sigma Civil strengthened its presence
in Stockholm through the acquisition of Scandina-
vian Tunneling. Nexer has continued its expansion
through the acquisitions of Telescope Services AB and
US-based Rangeline Solutions. And PION acquired
Workspace Recruit, which provides a tool that makes
it easier for customers to recruit employees.
During the year, we have also seen our societal
engagements grow. Star for Life has expanded its oper-
ations to Ukraine and East Jerusalem, where it helps
children and young people improve their self-esteem
while instilling them with IT knowledge.
We were also a proud main sponsor when Malmö
hosted the Special Olympics Games, Sweden’s
selection competition for the 2023 World Games in
Berlin. 1,000 participants in 12 sports were on site
and competed in their sports over the course of three
memorable days in Malmö.
You can learn about this and much more in Danir’s
2022 Yearbook. Happy reading!
Johan Glennmo Andreas Olofsson Tarantino