TYPICAL SWEDISH

Ikea is a multinational interior design company and was founden in 1943 by Ingvar Kamprad in Sweden. It is now owned by the Stichting INGKA Foundation from the Netherlands.

SKF is a Sewedish ball bearing factory which was founded by Sven Gustaf Wingqvist in 1917. The headquarter in Germany is located in Schweinfurt.

ABBA was a Swedish pop group which was formed in Stockholm by Agnetha Fältskog, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson and Anni-Frid Lyngstad. They sold around 40 million phonograms, that makes them to one of the most successful bands in the music history.

Astrid Anna Emilia Lindgren was a Swedish author. She was born in Sweden in 1907 and died in 2002. Astrid is one of the most famous children´s books authors in the world.