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Anders Sjöman

German business archivists hold annual meeting in Stockholm

What do Sweden and Germany have in common? Lots of course – and not the least business history. On 6 and 7 May, the Centre for Business Hisotry host the annual conference for German corporate archivists and business historians – in Stockholm.

16 Apr. 2019

Anders Sjöman

“Made in Sweden”- New book about Swedish successes

What does Abba, the book case Billy and the zig-zag rule have in common? They all have their roots in Sweden and have taken the world by storm. In "Made in Sweden", a new book from Business History Publishing, we meet them and many other global hits, th...

26 Mar. 2019

Alexander Husebye

Tomas Söderberg 1936-2019

Tomas Söderberg, chairman of the Torsten Söderberg Foundation and friend of our Centre, has passed away.

21 Mar. 2019

Anders Sjöman

Bigger, new design – New Företagshistoria is here

The first issue of our quarterly magazine is here - bigger than ever and with a brand new design.

6 Mar. 2019

Bengt Jangfeldt

Does a “shameful” disease explain the enigma Alfred Nobel?

Through-out his life Alfred Nobel cultivated an image of himself as a life-weary melancholic, plagued by a longed-for but never-experienced love and bereft of normal human fellowship. Was it in reality a stigmatizing disease that drove him to this? Aut...

2 Mar. 2019

Anders Sjöman

Old letter shines new light on Alfred Nobel

The older he became, the more melancholic and life weary Alfred Nobel seems to have become, far from his happy youth. Why was Alfred Nobel so sad? Author Bengt Jangfeldt, while researching a coming book on the Nobel Family, found a letter that explains...

24 Feb. 2019

How ICA made strategic use of its 100-year anniversary

In 2017, Swedish food retailer ICA turned 100 years. In a special anniversary magazine, ICA now summarizes how it worked - and the strategic benefits of a well-executed anniversary campaign.

15 Feb. 2019

We created the content for Electrolux’ historical website

In August 2019, it will be 100 years since Electrolux was founded by the mythical Axel Wenner-Gren. For the company's centennial, we have helped the company publish a book, build a historical exhibition - and now also contributed material to a historica...

29 Jan. 2019

Per TH Dahl

New book: The Russian revolution up close and personal!

In the new anthology "Revolution! Swedish experiences in Russia" (, 2019) we meet the Swedish men and women who lived and worked in Russia at the dawn of the revolution over a century ago .

24 Jan. 2019

Margarita Feldman

Electrolux celebrates 100 with anniversary book

In August 2019 it will be 100 years since Swedish white-goods giant Electrolux was founded by mythical business mogul Axel Wenner-Gren. The company celebrates this with an anniversary book called "Shape living for the better: The first 100 years of Elec...

22 Jan. 2019

Anders Sjöman

We wrote for Groth & Co’s digital museum

Bodil Hasselgren, editor at the Center for Business History, contributed texts to Groth & Co's 150th anniversary digital museum.

16 Jan. 2019

Margarita Feldman

New editor-in-chief for Företagshistoria

Sweden's only magazine about business history gets a new editor and an updated form.

27 Dec. 2018

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News and events

German business archivists hold annual meeting in Stockholm

“Made in Sweden”- New book about Swedish successes

Tomas Söderberg 1936-2019

Bigger, new design – New Företagshistoria is here

Does a “shameful” disease explain the enigma Alfred Nobel?

Old letter shines new light on Alfred Nobel

How ICA made strategic use of its 100-year anniversary

We created the content for Electrolux’ historical website

New book: The Russian revolution up close and personal!

Electrolux celebrates 100 with anniversary book

We wrote for Groth & Co’s digital museum

New editor-in-chief for Företagshistoria

Nyhetsbrev

Näringslivets historia i din inkorg

Knowledge Base

We are the archivists who can tell a good story

Bookstore

Shop our books and Corporate History

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