A small team of campers who couldn't find a better way to book. So we built one.
It was July 2021. Our co-founder Jonas had driven four hours from Stockholm to a lakeside campsite in Dalarna he'd found through a recommendation. No online booking. He called three times — no answer. When he arrived, the site was half empty.
The host — a lovely farmer named Bertil — had been out in the fields all day and had no idea someone was coming. Jonas ended up sleeping in his car in a layby six kilometres down the road.
That night he sent a voice note to his friend and co-founder Erik: "There are 400,000 campsites in Scandinavia and none of them have a proper booking system. Why does this not exist?"
For guests, finding and booking a campsite in Scandinavia was stuck in 2005. Phone calls, emails, PDF booking forms, payment by bank transfer. Half the sites had no website at all.
For hosts — the farmers, foresters, and outdoor enthusiasts who open their land to campers — the admin burden was crushing. Answering the same questions by phone fifty times a summer. Chasing payments. Managing a paper diary. Missing bookings because they were out working the land.
KAMPSTA solves both sides at once. Guests get a modern, trusted booking experience. Hosts get professional tools that run in the background — so they can focus on what they love about hosting.