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List of Swedish entrepreneurs
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May 31, 2025
This is a list of Swedish entrepreneurs and business people.
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Ola Ahlvarsson
(born 1970), founder of Result
David Axmark
, co-founder of
MySQL
Percy Barnevik
(born 1941), industry leader (
ABB
)
Per-Ingvar Brånemark
(1929–2014), osseointegration, titanium dental prostheses
Gustaf Dalén
(1869–1937), founder of
AGA
and
Nobel Prize
laureate
Nils Ericson
(1802–1860), railroad pioneer (
SJ
)
John Ericsson
(1803–1889), inventor and engineer (
USS
Monitor
)
Lars Magnus Ericsson
(1846–1926), founder of
Ericsson
Joakim Fohlman
, founder of Safer Uppsala County and the Foundation for Safer Sweden
Assar Gabrielsson
(1891–1962), industrialist, co-founder of
Volvo
Ellen Hodakova Larsson
(fl. 2020s), founder of the clothing label Hodakova
Bertil Hult
(born 1941), businessman, founder of
EF Education First
Jonas af Jochnick
(1937–2019), founder of
Oriflame
Kerstin af Jochnick
(born 1958), banker
Robert af Jochnick
(born 1940), founder of
Oriflame
Johan Petter Johansson
(1853–1943), inventor
Ingvar Kamprad
(1926–2018), founder of
IKEA
Bert Karlsson
(born 1945), owner and manager of
Mariann Grammofon AB
Mathilda Hamilton
(1864–1935), missionary and entrepreneur
Ivar Kreuger
(1880–1932), industrialist and financier
Håkan Lans
(born 1947), inventor
Per E. Larsson
, CEO and businessperson
Gustav de Laval
(1845–1913), founder of
Alfa Laval
Beatrice Lesslie
(1890–1967), ran the Gothenburg clothing firm Konfektions AB Lesslie
Birger Ljungström
(1872–1948), engineer
Fredrik Ljungström
(1875–1964), industrialist
Adolf H. Lundin
(1932–2006), oil and mining entrepreneur
Alfred Nobel
(1833–1896), industrialist, instituted the
Nobel Prizes
Birger Nordholm
(1897–1989), entrepreneur
Erling Persson
(1917–2002), founder of
Hennes & Mauritz
Markus Persson
(born 1979), founder of
Mojang AB
, creator of
Minecraft
Johanna Petersson
(1807–1899), pioneering businesswoman from Ödeshög
Ruben Rausing
(1895–1983), founder of
Tetra Pak
Carl Fredrik Sammeli
(born 1971), entrepreneur, business developer
Pär Olof Sandå
(born 1965), entrepreneur, developer and stockbroker
Lars Olsson Smith
(1836–1913), spirits manufacturer
Jessie Sommarström
(born 1979), chef
Johan Stael von Holstein
, founder of
Icon MediaLab
Helena Stjernholm
(born 1970), CEO of the financial firm Industrivärden
Frans Suell
(1744–1818), founder of
Malmö
harbour
Johan Ullman
(born 1953), working in ergonomy, occupational orthopedics
Torsten Ullman
Olof Wallenius
(1902–1970)
Axel Wenner-Gren
, founder of
Electrolux
Jonas Wenström
, industrialist
Sven Wingquist
(1876–1953), engineer, inventor, industrialist, co-founder of
SKF
Niklas Zennström
, founder of
KaZaA
and
Skype
See also
Confederation of Swedish Enterprise
List of Swedish companies
Stockholm Stock Exchange
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