Former, Merged and Acquired Companies
- Astra (merged into AstraZeneca)
- ASEA (merged into Asea Brown Boveri)
- AGA (acquired by Linde AG)
- Biacore (acquired by GE Healthcare)
- Bofors (acquired by Saab)
- Datasaab (former part of Saab)
- Digital Illustions Creative Entertainment (DICE) (acquired by Electronic Arts)
- Flexlink (acquired by ABN Amro)
- Föreningsbanken (merged into Swedbank)
- Göinge Mekaniska AB (merged into Skanska)
- IKEA (now seated in The Netherlands)
- Jens of Sweden (now bankrupt)
- Linjeflyg (acquired by SAS)
- Luxor (acquired by Nokia)
- MySQL AB (acquired by Sun microsystems)
- Nobel Industries (merged into Akzo Nobel)
- NOHAB (bankrupt 1979, spin-offs: Volvo Aero )
- Nordbanken (merged into Nordea)
- Pharmacia (merged into Amersham Pharmacia Biotech and Pharmacia & Upjohn)
- Amersham Pharmacia Biotech (merged into Amersham Biosciences)
- Amersham Biosciences (acquired by GE Healthcare)
- Pharmacia & Upjohn (merged into Pharmacia Inc.)
- Pharmacia Inc. (acquired by Pfizer)
- Saab Automobile (acquired by General Motors, later Spyker Cars, later bankrupt)
- Skandinaviska Banken (merged into SEB)
- Stockholms Enskilda Bank (merged into SEB)
- Stockholm Stock Exchange (acquired by OM AB)
- Telia (merged into Telia Sonera)
- Vabis (acquired by Scania)
- Volvo Cars (acquired by Geely Automobile)
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