ICEHOTEL
ICEHOTEL is the world’s first and largest hotel built entirely from ice and snow, located 200km north of the Arctic Circle in Jukkasjärvi, Swedish Lapland. Founded in concept in 1989 and operated by Icehotel Aktiebolag (incorporated 1983), the property is rebuilt annually by artists from around the world using ice harvested from the nearby Torne […]
Apoteket
Apoteket AB grundades 1971 och var länge ett statligt monopol på apoteksmarknaden i Sverige. Efter avregleringen 2009 är Apoteket fortfarande helägt av svenska staten (via Regeringskansliet) och är idag landets ledande apotekskedja med 370+ apotek, e-handel och en rad hälsotjänster.
Boozt
Boozt (Boozt Fashion AB) is a leading Nordic e-commerce retailer headquartered in Malmö, Sweden. Founded in 2007 and publicly launched in 2011, Boozt is dual-listed on Nasdaq Stockholm and Nasdaq Copenhagen (ticker: BOOZT). The company sells fashion, beauty, sportswear, and home products from over 1,400 brands to customers primarily in Sweden, Denmark, and Norway. Its […]
IKEA Sweden
IKEA Sweden is the Swedish retail operation of the global IKEA Group, founded in 1943 by Ingvar Kamprad. Operating under IKEA of Sweden AB (556074-7551), incorporated in Älmhult in 1960, the brand is the dominant home furnishings retailer in Sweden with an estimated 35–42% share of the mass-market segment. IKEA’s mission is to create a […]
String Furniture
Creator of the iconic String shelving system (Nisse Strinning, 1949). HQ: Limhamn, Malmö, Sweden. Org nr 556637-6629. CEO: Dan Wetterlöf. Revenue: 333M SEK (2024). 44 employees. 85.2% solvency. Part of 21-company group.
Treehotel
Treehotel is a world-renowned design hotel in Harads, Swedish Lapland, where nine architecturally iconic treerooms — each designed by a different internationally acclaimed architect — are suspended among the pine trees. Founded in 2010 by Kent and Britta Lindvall, the hotel combines luxury accommodation with immersive Arctic nature experiences, seasonal activities, and a restaurant showcasing […]
VOM og Hundemat
VOM og Hundemat is a Norwegian family-owned raw pet food producer founded in 1988 and based at Mansrud Gård in Trøgstad, Indre Østfold. The company produces raw dog and cat food under the VOM brand, using 100% Norwegian raw materials from approved slaughterhouses with no preservatives, dyes, or added water. Founded by Magne Østby and […]
Revolution Race
RVRC Holding AB (RevolutionRace) is a fast-growing outdoor brand offering multifunctional products including clothes, shoes, backpacks and accessories to people with an active lifestyle. Listed on Nasdaq Stockholm Mid Cap since June 2021 (ticker: RVRC). Operates in approximately 40 countries. Founded 2013/2014 in Borås, Sweden. Revenue ~SEK 1.91B (FY June 2025). CEO: Elias Paul Fischbein.
SpinChem
SpinChem AB is a Swedish chemistry equipment company founded in 2007 and headquartered in Umeå, Sweden (Org. Nr. 556729-4490). A University of Umeå spinout, the company is the inventor and primary commercial provider of Rotating Bed Reactor (RBR) technology — a proprietary, patented system for solid-liquid chemical processing that fundamentally improves mass transfer efficiency over […]
Björn Borg
Björn Borg is a publicly listed Swedish sports fashion brand (Nasdaq Stockholm: BORG.ST, org. no. 556658-0683) headquartered in Solna, Sweden. Founded in 1984 and named after the legendary Swedish tennis champion, the brand has evolved from its iconic colourful underwear origins into a full sport lifestyle brand spanning training clothing, performance underwear, shoes, bags, and […]
Trunk Clothiers
Trunk Clothiers is a premium independent menswear boutique founded in 2010 by Mats Klingberg in London’s Marylebone district, subsequently expanding to Zurich. The brand operates as a global curator of smart-casual menswear, stocking carefully selected independent labels from Japan, Italy, the United States, and the United Kingdom alongside its own in-house Trunk label and a […]
Tullamore D.E.W.
Tullamore D.E.W. Distillery Experience is a purpose-built, 58-acre whiskey tourism destination located at Clonminch, Tullamore, Co. Offaly, Ireland. Owned by William Grant & Sons (CRO: 484823), the attraction has been operating for over a decade and offers the flagship ‘Ultimate Distillery Experience’ tour — a 105-minute intimate experience (max 8 people, €47) including the Still […]
Old Bushmills Distillery
The Old Bushmills Distillery is the world’s oldest licensed whiskey distillery, holding a royal distillation licence dating to 1608. Located in Bushmills, County Antrim on the Causeway Coast, Northern Ireland, it is owned by Casa Cuervo (Becle SAB de CV, Mexico) and operates as both a working distillery producing Black Bush, Original, and aged single […]
Cervera
Sweden’s leading specialist retailer for kitchen and homeware, founded in 1987. ~70 stores across Sweden, Norway and Finland. Owned by Homeco AS. CEO Hans Redig Bolin. ~600 employees. Revenue ~$124M USD. Org nr 556701-1209.
Equestrian Stockholm
Swedish premium equestrian brand founded in 2015. D2C e-commerce + 130+ wholesale retailers in 27 countries. PE-backed by Priveq since 2022. Products: saddle pads, riding breeches, riding tights, brushing boots, ear bonnets, base layers, accessories. Two tiers: premium flagship and Line Collection.
Drake’s
Founded in 1977 in East London by Michael Drake. Acquired in 2010 by Mark Cho and Michael Hill. Manufactures ties in East London, shirts in Somerset, tailoring in Italy, knitwear in Scotland. Savile Row flagship opened 2022. Majority stake acquired by Heartland (Anders Holch Povlsen) January 2026. Michael Hill remains Creative Director. 200+ global stockists.
Teeling Whiskey Distillery
Teeling Whiskey Company Limited was founded by brothers Jack and Stephen Teeling in 2012 and opened Ireland’s first new Dublin city distillery in 125 years in 2015. Located in The Liberties, Dublin, Teeling produces a range of award-winning Irish whiskeys. Backed by Bacardi Limited. World’s Most Awarded Irish Whiskey (World Whiskeys Awards 2019-2023).
Great Place to Work
Great Place to Work Institute Inc., headquartered in Oakland, CA. Subsidiary of UKG Inc. (Ultimate Kronos Group, ~$4.3B revenue) since September 2021. Founded 1992. CEO: Michael C. Bush (since 2015). Core business: B2B workplace culture certification, employer research, Best Workplaces lists co-published with Fortune and PEOPLE. Also operates Emprising® SaaS platform, For All Summit conference, […]
Sectra
Sectra AB is a Swedish technology company founded in 1978 at Linköping University, specialising in enterprise medical imaging IT and cybersecurity/encrypted communications for defence and government. The company serves over 2,000 healthcare facilities across more than 60 countries, consistently ranked #1 in customer satisfaction through 13 consecutive years of Best in KLAS recognition. Sectra is […]
Vitsoe
Vitsoe (VITSOE LIMITED, Companies House 02014122) is a UK-based premium design furniture brand, established in 1959, holding the exclusive worldwide licence for Dieter Rams furniture designs since 2013. The brand produces three signature products — the 606 Universal Shelving System, 620 Chair Programme, and 621 Table — from its purpose-built manufacturing headquarters in Leamington Spa, […]
Zooplus (European)
Zooplus SE is Europe’s largest online-only pet retailer by revenue (€2.678bn in 2023), founded in Munich in 1999. Operating across 30+ European countries, it offers 9,000+ SKUs across all pet categories with an exclusive own-brand portfolio including Wolf of Wilderness, Purizon, Cosma, and Tigerino. Taken private by Hellman & Friedman and EQT in January 2022 […]
Care of Beds
Care of Beds is a Swedish premium sleep retailer operating both an e-commerce platform and 13+ physical stores across Sweden. Founded within the PEANDA AB group and incorporated in 2019, the brand curates a premium selection of Scandinavian and international sleep brands including Tempur, Hästens, Carpe Diem, and Jensen for beds, and Mille Notti, Lexington, […]
Nudie Jeans
Nudie Jeans was founded in Gothenburg, Sweden in 2001 by Maria Erixon Levin and Joakim Levin. The brand pioneered free repairs forever and a circular take-back programme. All products are made from 100% certified organic cotton and the company holds Fair Wear Foundation Leader status. Operating as a group of 17 companies, Nudie Jeans recorded […]
H&M
H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB is a Swedish multinational fashion retailer founded in 1947, headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, and listed on Nasdaq Stockholm (HMBB). The group operates 4,200+ stores in 75+ markets under 10 brands including H&M, COS, Weekday, Monki, and & Other Stories, generating net sales of SEK 234,478M (~$22.3B) in FY2024.