Other export promoters

EKN is not alone with its mandate to promote Swedish exports. There are several other public authorities and organisations with a mandate to promote Swedish exports. We have described them below and provided links to their websites.

Swedish Trade Council

The Swedish Trade Council offers services to Swedish firms that wish to engage in international business. Its support includes everything from initial enquiries to a concrete business plan and practical aid with setting up/moving into a foreign market. On the domestic level, the Trade Council offers a range of business development programmes that include training and guidance for small and medium-sized enterprises. With 48 offices in 40 countries, the Swedish Trade Council is well placed to help with everything from feasibility studies and market surveys to managing the entry process and product marketing. The Swedish Trade Council’s principals are the Swedish state and the business community.
www.swedishtrade.se

Svensk Exportkredit, SEK

Svensk Exportkredit is an impartial and independent player whose activities include the provision of export credits, lending, structured finance, project finance, leasing facilities, capital market products and financial advisory services. Svensk Exportkredit is owned by the Swedish state.
www.sek.se

ALMI

ALMI Företagspartner has offices in each county, from which it offers financing and business development services for inventors, new enterprises and established companies wishing to expand. ALMI can support companies from their seed phase or original idea until they have become profitable enterprises. ALMI’s goal is to foster the growth and modernisation of Swedish business.
ALMI is a group of 21 regional subsidiaries of which ALMI Företagspartner is the parent company. The state is sole owner of the parent company, which in its turn has a majority holding in each of the subsidiaries, with the remaining share capital being owned by the relevant county council or the equivalent.
www.almi.se

Swedfund

Swedfund offers risk capital, equity, loans and expertise for investments in Africa, Asia and Latin America, as well as the non-EU countries of Eastern Europe. We cooperate with strategic partners, primarily Swedish enterprises that are looking to start up or expand businesses in a new market.

www.swedfund.se

Chambers of Commerce

There are twelve chambers of commerce in Sweden, which cover the country. Each chamber is a regional body and the individual businessperson would normally contact his/her local chamber.
The main role of the chambers of commerce is to foster a pro-business environment in its own region and promote cross-border trade. The chambers also offer companies an extensive range of services, courses, and advisory facilities. Most countries have chambers of commerce, and their members can draw on this network for developing their international business activities. Chambers of Commerce are membership-based organisations acting in the interests of the business community.
www.cci.se

Published: Oct 13, 2010
Last updated: Mar 11, 2011