Nordic Cinema Group

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Nordic Cinema Group AB
Type Subsidiary
Industry Cinema
Founded2013;10 years ago (2013)
Area served
Nordic and Baltics
Owner AMC Theatres
Parent Odeon Cinemas Group
Subsidiaries

Nordic Cinema Group is a Swedish company which owns 103 cinemas and 590 cinema saloons in six countries (Sweden, Norway, Finland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania). It was founded in 2013 through a merger of Filmstaden in Sweden, Odeon Kino in Norway, Finnkino in Finland and Forum Cinemas in the Baltics. Between 2013 and 2017, it was owned by both Bridgepoint and Bonnier Group. [1]

In 2017, it was bought by AMC Theatres and merged into Odeon Cinemas Group. [2] [3] [4] [5] It still exists as the parent holding company for the local companies. [6]

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