About Safespring: our history

We provide cloud infrastructure from Sweden and Norway for organisations that need control over where data is stored and processed

Our platform uses OpenStack for compute services and S3-compatible object storage. Our services are based on open source software, open standards and local production in the Nordics.

We work with research and education, public-sector organisations, regulated industries and companies that need cloud services under Swedish and European law.

Fredric Wallsten at Safespring. — Fredric Wallsten, Founder

The service history and the company record start at different points

Our roots go back to 2014, when the work started within IPnett after a procurement for infrastructure as a service to the academic sector in Scandinavia.

Safespring AB was registered in Sweden on 5 September 2016. In 2017, customers, contracts, staff and sites were transferred from IPnett to Safespring. On this page, 2014 refers to the start of the work inside IPnett, 2016 refers to the registered Swedish company and 2017 refers to the operating transfer.

From academic infrastructure work to European cloud services

2014
IPnett Cloud starts
Our service roots start with IPnett Cloud and the first generation of infrastructure and backup services.
2016
NORDUnet procurement and company registration
IPnett won NORDUnet's IaaS/BaaS public procurement after 5,000 design hours. Safespring AB was registered in Sweden on 5 September 2016.
2017
Safespring becomes the operating company
Customers, contracts, staff and sites were transferred from IPnett to Safespring.
2018
Swedish IaaS revenue passes 1M MRR
Safespring passed 1 million in monthly recurring revenue for Swedish infrastructure services.
2020
A stronger position in research and education
Safespring secured the GÉANT IaaS+ procurement contract for EU countries, strengthening our role in the research and education sector.
2022
A broader IaaS company
Our customer base became more diverse, and we prepared for further European expansion through the GÉANT framework.
2023
European Open Science Cloud
Safespring delivered infrastructure for the European Open Science Cloud to the European Commission.
2026
Our first platform-as-a-service offer
Safespring Kubernetes Engine launched as our first platform-as-a-service offer. The same year, Johan Harrysson became CEO and founder Fredric Wallsten moved into the CCO role.

Our cloud sites are in Sweden and Norway

Our services are produced in Nordic data centers powered by renewable energy. In Stockholm, excess heat is recovered into district heating, and Stockholm South is designed for PUE below 1.2. In Oslo, hydropower is part of the energy profile and the site is stated at PUE 1.1.

We use selected co-location partners for high availability, performance and data residency. These facilities provide physical security controls, redundant power and cooling, and robust connectivity. Each partner is reviewed through our vendor risk management process.

STO1

Stockholm

Tier III facility with ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 27001 and ISO 45001 certification.

SUNET and SJUNET connectivity.

STO2

Stockholm

Tier III facility with ISO 27001 and ISO 20000 certification.

SUNET and SJUNET connectivity.

OSL2

Oslo

Tier III facility with ISO 14001, ISO 27001 and Eco-Lighthouse certification.

Four service facts

Open source and open standards

Our services are based on open source software and open standards where possible.

Nordic data centers

Our services are produced from data centers in Sweden and Norway. Our data center pages state that these sites use renewable energy.

Research and education

We list Sunet, Sikt, DeiC and GÉANT OCRE as procurement and access routes for research and education.

European jurisdiction

Our services operate under Swedish and EU law, with data stored in the selected Swedish or Norwegian data center.

Safespring

We provide cloud infrastructure from Sweden and Norway for organisations that need control over where data is stored and processed

The service history and the company record start at different points

From academic infrastructure work to European cloud services

IPnett Cloud starts

NORDUnet procurement and company registration

Safespring becomes the operating company

Swedish IaaS revenue passes 1M MRR

A stronger position in research and education

A broader IaaS company

European Open Science Cloud

Our first platform-as-a-service offer

Our cloud sites are in Sweden and Norway

Stockholm

Stockholm

Oslo

Four service facts

Open source and open standards

Nordic data centers

Research and education

European jurisdiction