In 2024, Learnesy acquired Confex (including both confex.se and confex.no ), one of the Nordic region’s most established corporate training providers.

For HR managers and L&D teams in Sweden and Norway, the acquisition brings together two training formats that companies often need side by side: flexible online learning and instructor-led training.

Learnesy is built for Nordic business teams that need practical Excel, data analysis, and AI training in Swedish and Norwegian. The platform helps HR manage training across departments through a central dashboard, instead of leaving progress to individual employees.

Confex brings a different strength. Since 1997, it has trained close to 500,000 leaders and employees across the private and public sectors, with courses in leadership, communication, project management, sales, Excel, and more.

This article explains what the acquisition means for your team, your existing setup, and the training options now available through the Learnesy Group.

How Learnesy and Confex Meet Different Business Training Needs

Learnesy is a digital-first platform built for team-wide skills development. Short lessons, self-paced learning, HR visibility through an admin dashboard, and a Customer Success Manager from day one make it practical for companies rolling out Excel, data analysis, and AI training at scale.

Confex meets a different business need. Its instructor-led courses cover leadership, communication, sales, project management, and Excel, delivered in classrooms or via Teams by experienced practitioners. Its clients include major Swedish institutions and companies such as Boliden, Chalmers, ICA, Microsoft, and Försvarsmakten. 

The connection is format. Some teams need flexible online learning that fits around daily work. Others need live discussion, classroom practice, and direct instructor feedback.

That is the logic behind the acquisition. Nordic business teams can now access both formats through one connected group. 

Who Confex Is: 25 Years of Nordic Workforce Training

Confex was founded in 1997 and has spent more than 25 years training leaders and employees across Sweden and Norway. Close to 500,000 people have taken part in its courses.

The company offers instructor-led training in leadership, communication, sales management, project management, and office productivity, including Excel. Confex is ISO certified, works with both private and public sector organizations, and uses practitioners who bring real workplace experience into the course room.

For HR and L&D teams comparing workforce training options in Sweden or Norway, Confex brings long-standing credibility and a strong Nordic track record.

Learn more about Confex.

What the Acquisition Means for Existing Customers

The straightforward answer: Confex continues operating as its own brand, with its own team, its own courses, and its own support structure.

The acquisition changes the ownership structure. It does not change the courses, the instructors, the booking process, or the client relationships Confex has built over 25 years.

For existing Learnesy clients, nothing changes either. Your licence, your admin dashboard, your Customer Success Manager, and your course content remain exactly as agreed.

The only difference is that business teams working with either brand now have easier access to both formats. If your team has been using Learnesy’s online platform for Excel training and wants to add an instructor-led leadership programme, Confex can accommodate that. The two offerings complement rather than overlap.

Teams using Learnesy for online Excel, data analysis, or AI training can now also explore Confex’s instructor-led programmes in leadership, communication, project management, sales, and Excel. Together, the two organizations give users more flexibility while continuing to operate independently.

You can read more about what the acquisition means for Confex clients here.

How to Access Learnesy and Confex

Learnesy and Confex remain separate platforms.

For online Excel, data analysis, and AI training managed through an HR dashboard, visit Learnesy. The platform includes a free Excel course to help teams assess the teaching style before moving to a paid licence. Paid plans also include onboarding support and a dedicated Customer Success Manager.

For instructor-led courses in leadership, communication, sales, project management, and Excel, visit Confex. Courses are delivered in person or via Teams, with open course dates and custom programmes available for business teams.

Summary

Learnesy’s acquisition of Confex brings together two Nordic training companies with proven credibility in different formats.

Learnesy brings digital-first Excel, data analysis, and AI training used by 500+ organizations, with a 4.9 Google rating and HR-managed rollout support built into the platform.

Confex brings more than 25 years of instructor-led training experience and has trained close to 500,000 leaders and employees across Sweden and Norway.

Both organizations continue to operate independently. For HR and L&D teams, this means more choice: online learning when teams need flexibility, and live training when the topic calls for discussion, practice, or direct instructor guidance.