List of largest Nordic companies
Rank Company Headquarters Industry Employees Reference date
1 ISS Copenhagen , Denmark Facility Management 534,500 2011
2 Securitas Stockholm , Sweden Security Services 335,945 2016
3 Nokia Espoo , Finland Technology 130,050 2011
4 A.P . Møller-Maersk Copenhagen , Denmark Transportation 117,080 2011
5 Ericsson Stockholm , Sweden Telecommunication 104,525 2011
6 Volvo Gothenburg , Sweden Automotive 98,162 2011
7 H & M Stockholm , Sweden Retailing 64,874 2011
8 Electrolux Stockholm , Sweden Manufacturing 52,916 2011
9 Skanska Stockholm , Sweden Construction 52,557 2011
10 Sandvik Sandviken , Sweden Capital goods 50,030 2011
Largest employers
This is a list of the largest employers in the Nordic nations , based on the most recent annual reports . Both private and public companies are represented on the list , though public employers are not . IKEA would rank 4 on this list with its 123,000 employees , had its official headquarters been in Sweden instead of in the Netherlands . [ 20 ]
This is a list of the largest companies from the Nordic countries, as determined by different factors. There are several ways of ranking companies, be it by revenue, income, market value or number of employees. Arguably, the most complete list, is the annual Forbes Global 2000 list, a ranking based on four metrics. Of note, IKEA Group, with $37.6 billion in annual revenue and $4.8 billion in annual profit, is not included on the Forbes Global 2000 list.