Table 1.
Local tobacco companies in Nordic countries*
| Company | Early period (1950s through 1980s)
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Later period (1990s through 2010)
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market share in 198114 | Relationship to multinationals | Market share around 20002 | Relationship to multinationals | |
| Denmark | ||||
| Scandinavian Tobacco Company (STC) | 97% | BAT became a minority shareholder in 1974 | 96% | Acquired by BAT in 2008 |
| Finland | ||||
| Amer Tobacco | 51% | Distributed PM brands (license) | 75% | Amer Group divested from tobacco business in 2004 to improve its image as a sporting goods manufacturer |
| Rettig | 26% | Distributed RJR brands (license) | 10% | Acquired by RJR in 1995 |
| Iceland | ||||
| No local companies | ||||
| Norway | ||||
| Tiedemanns | 62% | Distributed BAT brands | 75% | Acquired by STC in 1998, which was acquired by BAT in 2008 |
| Langaard | 26% | Distributed PM and RJR brands | 21% | |
| Stenberg | 4% | Acquired by Imperial in 2006 | ||
| A. Asbjørnsens Tobaksfabrik | Closed in 2005 | |||
| Sweden | ||||
| Swedish Tobacco Monopoly until 1961 | 88% | None | 75% | Cigarette operations acquired by Austria Tabak in 1999. Swedish Match specialised smokeless tobacco and cigars. |
| Svenska Tobaks 1961–1992 | In 2001, Austria Tabak was sold to Gallaher which, in turn, was acquired by Japan Tobacco in 2007 | |||
| Swedish Match | ||||
*
In Sweden, PM operated through its subsidiary PM Sweden with a market share of 25% around 2000. In Finland, BAT operated through its subsidiary BAT Nordic with a market share of 15% around 2000. Altadis had a subsidiary in Finland, Seita Tupakka with a market share of 10% around 2000.
BAT, British American Tobacco; PM, Philip Morris; RJR, R.J. Reynolds; STC, Scandinavian Tobacco Company.