Brands and exports – Page 2 – MrsSwede – A Blog About Sweden and The Swedes

Ikea

IKEA is a Swedish multinational company that designs and sells ready-to-assemble furniture, kitchen appliances, home accessories and other useful goods. The company was founded in 1943 by Ingvar Kamprad, who at the time was only 17 years old. The company name, IKEA, is an acronym of Kamprad’s initial (I K) with those of Elmtaryd (theContinueContinue reading “Ikea”

Abba, Zlatan and Björn Borg

Photo: Bohuslänningen I am quite sure you’ve heard of Zlatan Ibrahimovic. If not, he’s one of the world’s most successful and well known soccer players of all times. And he’s from Sweden. Maybe you’ve heard of Abba, Greta Thunberg, Alexander Skarsgård, Icona Pop and Robyn too? Did you know they’re all from Sweden? Abba wasContinueContinue reading “Abba, Zlatan and Björn Borg”