Swedish Match

Summary

Swedish Match is a business^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (688 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Swedish Match is in the country of Sweden^[3].
• Swedish Match is in the country of SE^[4].
• Swedish Match's instance of is recorded as business^[5].
• Swedish Match's instance of is recorded as enterprise^[6].
• Swedish Match's founder is recorded as Ivar Kreuger^[7].
• Swedish Match's headquarters location is recorded as Stockholm^[8].
• The location of Swedish Match was Stockholm^[9].
• Swedish Match's child organization or unit is recorded as German Match Factories^[10].
• Swedish Match's child organization or unit is recorded as British Match Corporation^[11].
• Swedish Match's child organization or unit is recorded as Wilkinson Sword^[12].
• Swedish Match's child organization or unit is recorded as Norddeutsche Zündholz^[13].
• Swedish Match's child organization or unit is recorded as Süddeutsche Zündholz^[14].
• Swedish Match's Commons category is recorded as Swedish Match^[15].
• Swedish Match's industry is recorded as tobacco product^[16].
• Swedish Match's industry is recorded as tobacco industry^[17].
• Swedish Match's industry is recorded as food and tobacco industry^[18].
• Swedish Match's industry is recorded as chemical industry^[19].
• 1917 marks the founding of Swedish Match^[20].
• 1917-12-04 marks the founding of Swedish Match^[21].
• Swedish Match's parent organization or unit is recorded as Philip Morris International^[22].
• Swedish Match's official website is recorded as https://www.swedishmatch.com/^[23].
• Swedish Match's official website is recorded as https://www.swedishmatch.com/sv/^[24].
• Swedish Match's product or material produced is recorded as snus^[25].
• Swedish Match's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[26].
• Swedish Match's described by source is recorded as From Swedish Matches to Swedish Match (1997)^[27].

Body

Founding

Swedish Match's founder is recorded as Ivar Kreuger^[7]. Recorded inception include 1917^[20] and 1917-12-04^[21].

Operations

Swedish Match's headquarters location is recorded as Stockholm^[8]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as Philip Morris International^[22]. Subsidiaries include German Match Factories^[10], an organization^[28], in German Reich^[29], founded in 1899^[30], headquartered in Kassel^[31]; British Match Corporation^[11], a business^[32], in United Kingdom^[33], founded in 1927^[34], headquartered in London^[35]; Wilkinson Sword^[12], a manufacturer^[36], in United Kingdom^[37], founded in 1772^[38], headquartered in High Wycombe^[39]; Norddeutsche Zündholz^[13]; and Süddeutsche Zündholz^[14].

Industry

Industries include tobacco product^[16], tobacco industry^[17], food and tobacco industry^[18], and chemical industry^[19].

Ownership

Swedish Match's product or material produced is recorded as snus^[25].

Why It Matters

Swedish Match ranks in the top 3% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (688 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[40] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[41]