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Top companies in Sweden

Outsized share of unicorns per capita — gaming, fintech, music, climate.

Ranked by current headcount across companies headquartered in Sweden. Refreshed daily.

  1. 1
    Ericsson· Kista, Stockholm County, Sweden
    • Post-IPO equity
    • 107.3k employees
  2. 2
    H&M Group· Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden
    • Post-IPO debt
    • 102k employees
    • Founded 1947
  3. 3
    H&M· Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden
    • Grant
    • 85.6k employees
    • Founded 1947
  4. 4
    Volvo Group· Gothenburg, Västra Götaland County, Sweden
    • Post-IPO equity
    • 79.1k employees
    • Founded 1927
  5. 5
    Atlas Copco Group· Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden
    • 49.2k employees
  6. 6
    Scania Group· Södertälje, Stockholm County, Sweden
    • 36.7k employees
  7. 7
    Atlas Copco· Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden
    • 35.4k employees
  8. 8
    Sandvik· Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden
    • Post-IPO debt
    • 33.7k employees
  9. 9
    Electrolux Group· Stockholm, Skåne County, Sweden
    • 31.2k employees
    • Founded 1919
  10. 10
    Volvo Cars· Gnosjö kommun, Jönköping County, Sweden
    • Post-IPO debt
    • 30.9k employees
    • Founded 1927
  11. 11
    Region Stockholm· Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden
    • 26.4k employees
  12. 12
    • 25k employees
    • Founded 1987
  13. 13
    Skanska· Stockholm, Skåne County, Sweden
    • 23.5k employees
  14. 14
    Stockholms stad· Stockholm, Skåne County, Sweden
    • 23.3k employees
  15. 15
    Particular· Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden
    • 23.2k employees
    • Founded 1997
  16. 16
    Sweco· Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden
    • 22.2k employees
  17. 17
    SEB· Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden
    • 20.9k employees
  18. 18
    Region Skåne· Malmo, Skåne County, Sweden
    • 20.3k employees
    • Founded 2010
  19. 19
    SKF Group· Gothenburg, Västra Götaland County, Sweden
    • Post-IPO debt
    • 20k employees
    • Founded 1907
  20. 20
    Saab· Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden
    • Post-IPO debt
    • 19.9k employees
    • Founded 1937
  21. 21
    Essity· Stockholm, Skåne County, Sweden
    • Post-IPO debt
    • 19.7k employees
    • Founded 2017
  22. 22
    AFRY· Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden
    • 19.7k employees
  23. 23
    Spotify· Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden
    • Pre-seed
    • 18.5k employees
    • Founded 2006
  24. 24
    ICA Gruppen· Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden
    • Debt
    • 18.3k employees
    • Founded 1917
  25. 25
    Autoliv· Greater Stockholm Metropolitan Area
    • Post-IPO debt
    • 18.1k employees
    • Founded 1953

Find engineers and operators at companies in Sweden

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Refolk pulled the largest companies headquartered in Sweden from public LinkedIn and Crunchbase records, ranked them by current employee count, and kept those with at least 25 employees. The list refreshes once a day.

Last refreshed: Thu, 07 May 2026 04:55:04 GMT

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