Basta

Founded in 1994, Basta is a social enterprise based in Nykvarn, Sweden working on addiction, employment & skills, mental health.

Basta is a Swedish non-profit association (ideell förening) that is the parent of a group of social enterprises. The group provides work-based addiction rehabilitation, in which participants take part in real business activities such as construction, graffiti removal, hotel and restaurant work, horse and dog services, pallet and packaging production, and park maintenance. Participants are referred mainly through social services and the Swedish Prison and Probation Service. Basta also runs Bryggan, a short-stay recovery service for adults with substance misuse problems. Its facilities are located in Nykvarn and Södertälje (Stockholm County), Norsesund near Alingsås, Fristad and Tollered (Västra Götaland County), and Brunsbo near Skara. Surplus income is reinvested in the group's operations. The organisation was founded in 1994 in Nykvarn.