Companies in Stockholm

Sandvik's founding moment is a chapter in industrial history: in 1862, Swedish businessman Göran Fredrik Göransson became the first person to make steel successfully using the Bessemer process — blowing air through molten iron to remove carbon — at his mill in Sandviken. That breakthrough made high-quality steel affordable and gave the company its name, its fortune, and an obsession with materials science that continues today. The modern Sandvik is built on two pillars: manufacturing and machining (metal cutting tools, tooling systems, and the cemented carbide that gives them their edge) and mining & rock solutions (drilling rigs, crushers, and underground loaders that extract the world's minerals). Its Sandvik Coromant brand is the global benchmark for turning, milling, and drilling tools, and its mining equipment operates in the deepest mines on earth. With about 41,000 employees and annual revenue near SEK 130 billion, Sandvik has divested its steel and tools businesses to focus on its two strongest franchises. For manufacturers, Sandvik tools are the default spec on many CNC machines; for mining companies, Sandvik's autonomous drilling and haulage systems are leading the industry's push into automated, safer underground operations.

Ericsson was founded in 1876 — the same year Alexander Graham Bell filed his telephone patent — by Lars Magnus Ericsson, who started with a telegraph repair shop in Stockholm and soon began building his own telephones. A century and a half later, the company is one of only three suppliers (with Huawei and Nokia) capable of building a national 5G network end to end. The Swedish group's technology stack covers radio access, transport, and core networks, plus the software that runs them: its base stations are deployed by roughly 300 operators worldwide, and its cloud-native 5G core handles signaling for more than a billion subscribers. Ericsson also owns one of telecom's deepest patent portfolios, licensing essential 5G patents to most smartphone makers. Headquartered in Stockholm with about 100,000 employees and annual sales near US$25 billion, Ericsson is currently reinventing itself again: the 2022 acquisition of Vonage gives it a platform for network APIs — letting app developers tap directly into operator networks — as it chases growth beyond hardware into software and services.

Electrolux Group is a Swedish home appliance manufacturer and one of the world's largest, selling more than 60 million products annually in around 120 markets. Founded in 1919, the company has grown through decades of acquisitions into a portfolio of brands including Electrolux, Frigidaire, AEG and Zanussi, covering cooking, laundry, refrigeration, dishwashing and floor care. The company operates manufacturing and assembly plants across Europe, the Americas and Asia, with a strong focus on sustainability and energy efficiency. Electrolux has committed to climate-neutral operations and sells products designed for circularity, with a growing share of recycled materials in its appliances. For B2B buyers, Electrolux supplies professional kitchen and laundry equipment to the hospitality, healthcare and food service industries through its Electrolux Professional division. Its consumer appliance brands are also key partners for retailers, property developers and OEM component suppliers worldwide.

SSAB is a Nordic and US-based steel company headquartered in Stockholm, producing high-strength and wear-resistant steels, standard strip, plate and tube products, and is a world leader in high-strength steel grades. Formed in 1978 through the merger of three Swedish steelmakers, SSAB has operations in Sweden, Finland and the United States, supplying customers in more than 50 countries. The company is renowned for its Hardox wear plate and Strenx high-strength structural steel brands, used in heavy machinery, mining equipment, cranes, dump trucks and energy installations. SSAB is pioneering fossil-free steel production through its HYBRIT initiative with LKAB and Vattenfall, aiming to deliver the world's first fossil-free steel to the market using hydrogen-based direct reduction. For B2B buyers, SSAB supplies advanced high-strength steels that allow lighter, stronger and more sustainable products, along with processing services including cutting, bending and surface treatment. Its innovation in fossil-free steel and consistent quality make it a strategic partner for manufacturers in construction, mining, energy and transportation.