Sweden is among the 16th biggest foreign direct investors in Croatia with €818 million invested between 1993 and Q1 of 2026.
Currently, there are more than 50 Swedish companies active on the Croatian market, such as Assa Abloy, ABB, Electrolux, Ericsson Nikola Tesla, IKEA, Bjelin, Scania, SKF, Securitas, Sobi, Ytong, Tetra Pak, and Volvo Trucks, just to name a few.
Swedish – Croatian trade amounted to a total of € 253 million in the period of January to June 2026, of which Croatian exports to Sweden amounted to € 128 million, and Swedish export to Croatia to € 125 million.
In June 2026, Swedish window producer Inwido bought the Varždin-based company Marlex, a window and glass producer employing 270 people with a turnover of € 33 million. Furthermore, the Swedish producer of medication for rare diseases, Sobi, is completing the construction of a new factory near Zagreb together with Pfizer, valued at €100 million and expected to open at the end of 2026.
There were also close to 250,000 Swedish tourist that visited Croatia in 2025, with their number on the rise for more than a decade now, which contributes further to trade and exchange between the two countries.
Further information about Swedish business activities in Croatia can be obtained from the Embassy in Zagreb.
If you are searching for business contacts in Sweden, services can be offered directly by Business Sweden - the Swedish Trade and Invest Council, the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce, or the Embassy of the Republic of Croatia in Stockholm.
For information about procedures for import, customs, taxes, as well as investment opportunities etc. see links below:
> Business Sweden
> Sweden´s chambers of commerce
> Confederation of Swedish Enterprise
> Statistics Sweden
> Swedish Tax Agency
> Swedish Customs
> National Board of Trade
> Swedish products and services
> Stockholm International Fairs
> General information about Sweden