Economy of Sweden
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Sweden has a highly developed export-oriented economy, aided by timber, hydropower, and iron ore. These constitute the resource base of an economy oriented toward foreign trade. The main industries in
Tunnelbana & Stockholm Skyline
Historical development of real GDP per capita in Sweden
Mixed arable and woodland areas in Sigtuna Municipality, close to Arlanda Airport.
Scania's truck plant in Södertälje.
Ericsson
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Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, commonly known as Ericsson, is a Swedish multinational networking and telecommunications company headquartered in Stockholm. Ericsson has been a major contributor to t
Economy of Sweden
…Today, industries such as engineering, mining, steel, and pulp have been further developed, and have given rise to multi-national companies such as Ericsson, ASEA/ABB, SKF, Alfa Laval, AGA, and Dyno Nobel. Sweden is a competitive open mixed economy. There is a strong welfare state, with public-sector spending…
Ericsson's headquarters in Kista, Stockholm
Lars Magnus Ericsson
An early, wooden, Ericsson telephone, made by the Ericsson Telephone Co. Ltd., of Nottingham, England, is now in the collection of Thinktank, Birmingham Science Museum.
The LM Ericsson building, the company's former headquarters at Telefonplan in Stockholm