The largest companies in Gothenburg 2026
Gothenburg is a key driver of growth and innovation in Sweden. Some world-leading companies are headquartered in the region, and our business landscape is characterised by an exciting mix of large corporations and innovative startups and SMEs. In this article, we present Gothenburg’s largest companies - by number of employees in the region, turnover and market value.
Companies with the most employees
The majority of the largest companies in the Gothenburg region engage in research and development at a world-leading level. Volvo Cars, with its design, development, production and head office in Gothenburg, is the single largest employer in the private sector in the region.
The Volvo Group is also headquartered in Gothenburg and has several business areas here, including Volvo Technology and Volvo Trucks. In total, it employs 12,700 people in the Gothenburg region.
Other major employers in Gothenburg include Chalmers University of Technology; defense company SAAB; biopharmaceutical company AstraZeneca, which has one of it's globally strategic R&D centres in the city; bearings giant SKF.
LARGEST COMPANIES IN THE GOTHENBURG REGION BY NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES (2025)
| Rank | Company | No. employees |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Volvo Cars | 16,475 |
| 2 | Volvo Technology* | 4,175 |
| 3 | Veteranpoolen | 3,825 |
| 4 | Volvo Trucks* | 3,525 |
| 5 | Chalmers University of Technology | 3,375 |
| 6 | SAAB | 2,925 |
| 7 | AstraZeneca | 2,725 |
| 8 | Samhall | 2,125 |
| 9 | SKF | 1,950 |
| 10 | Lernia Bemanning | 1,725 |
*Part of the Volvo Group, which employs approximately 12,500 people in the Gothenburg region
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Companies with the highest turnover
The list of companies headquartered in Gothenburg reporting the highest turnover is topped by the Volvo Group and Volvo Cars, which are also the two companies with the highest turnover in Sweden. SKF had the third highest turnover in the Gothenburg region, followed by the Stena Sphere, Heden Mobility Group and holdings company Carl Bennet.
LARGEST COMPANIES IN THE GOTHENBURG REGION BY TURNOVER (31-12-2024)
| Rank | Company | Turnover, MSEK |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Volvo Group | 526,816 |
| 2 | Volvo Cars | 400,234 |
| 3 | SKF | 98,722 |
| 4 | Stena Sphere* | 93,215 |
| 5 | Hedin Mobility Group | 92,300 |
| 6 | Carl Bennet** | 86,300 |
| 7 | Willys | 45,782 |
| 8 | Cellmark | 39,254 |
| 9 | Bilia | 39,151 |
| 10 | Latour | 25,886 |
* Reported here as a group including Stena and Stena Metall
** Reported here as a group including Getinge, Arjo, Lifco and Elanders
NB. This list only includes companies with their head office in the Gothenburg region
Companies with the highest market value
Of the companies headquartered in the Gothenburg region, the Volvo Group has the highest market value followed by the investment company Latour, Volvo Cars and SKF. Property companies Balder, Castellum and Wallenstam also made the top 10 list as did life science companies Getinge and Vitrolife, as well as retail company Next Wave Group.
LARGEST LISTED COMPANIES IN THE GOTHENBURG REGION BY MARKET VALUE (01-03-2025)
| Rank | Company | Market value, MSEK |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Volvo Group | 696,979 |
| 2 | Latour | 144,156 |
| 3 | SKF | 115,461 |
| 4 | Balder | 79,325 |
| 5 | Volvo Cars | 70,555 |
| 6 | Castellum | 57,891 |
| 7 | Getinge | 54,256 |
| 8 | Wallenstam | 29,489 |
| 9 | New Wave Group | 13,322 |
| 10 | Vitrolife | 12,576 |
NB. This list only includes companies with their head office in the Gothenburg region
# The tables above plus many more facts and statistics on Gothenburg's business environment can be found in our publication Facts & Figures 2026/27.
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