Over 100 Years of history!

Since 1919, SF Studios has been a leading Nordic film studio that has produced and distributed some of cinema’s most iconic films and worked with some of the greatest talents in the business.

Logotype, 1944. (From AB Svensk Filmindustri's archive with the Centre for Business History in Stockholm.)
The gates to our studio lot Filmstaden in Råsunda, outside Stockholm. Early 1920s. (From AB Svensk Filmindustri's archive with the Centre for Business History in Stockholm.)
Notice of the statutory general meeting in December 1919. (From AB Svensk Filmindustri's archive with the Centre for Business History in Stockholm.)
New Year's Card from 1945-1946, (From AB Svensk Filmindustri's archive with the Centre for Business History in Stockholm.)
Formal approval from the Patent and Registration Office on the founding of Aktiebolaget Svensk Filmindustri, February 1920. (From AB Svensk Filmindustri's archive with the Centre for Business History in Stockholm.)
Invitation to 50-year celebration at Berns. (From AB Svensk Filmindustri's archive with the Centre for Business History in Stockholm.)
Jubileumsproduktion på biografen Röda Kvarn. (From AB Svensk Filmindustris archive with the Centre for Business History in Stockholm.)
Tack- och gratulationskort från Astrid Lindgren, till Svensk Filmindustri som firande 50 år. (From AB Svensk Filmindustri's archive with the Centre for Business History in Stockholm.)
Logotype, 1944. (From AB Svensk Filmindustri's archive with the Centre for Business History in Stockholm.)
The gates to our studio lot Filmstaden in Råsunda, outside Stockholm. Early 1920s. (From AB Svensk Filmindustri's archive with the Centre for Business History in Stockholm.)
The gates to our studio lot Filmstaden in Råsunda, outside Stockholm. Early 1920s. (From AB Svensk Filmindustri's archive with the Centre for Business History in Stockholm.)Notice of the statutory general meeting in December 1919. (From AB Svensk Filmindustri's archive with the Centre for Business History in Stockholm.)New Year's Card from 1945-1946, (From AB Svensk Filmindustri's archive with the Centre for Business History in Stockholm.)Formal approval from the Patent and Registration Office on the founding of Aktiebolaget Svensk Filmindustri, February 1920. (From AB Svensk Filmindustri's archive with the Centre for Business History in Stockholm.)Invitation to 50-year celebration at Berns. (From AB Svensk Filmindustri's archive with the Centre for Business History in Stockholm.)Jubileumsproduktion på biografen Röda Kvarn. (From AB Svensk Filmindustris archive with the Centre for Business History in Stockholm.)Tack- och gratulationskort från Astrid Lindgren, till Svensk Filmindustri som firande 50 år. (From AB Svensk Filmindustri's archive with the Centre for Business History in Stockholm.)Logotype, 1944. (From AB Svensk Filmindustri's archive with the Centre for Business History in Stockholm.)

SF Studios was founded on December 27, 1919 through a merger of AB Svenska Biografteatern and Filmindustri AB Skandia. Already in beginning, the company achieved international success and contributed to the “Golden Age” of Swedish cinema with films like The Phantom Carriage, Witchcraft Through the Ages and The Legend of Gösta Berling. Since then, SF Studios has produced award-winning films and box office successes such as The Seventh Seal, The Emigrants, My Life as a Dog and A Man Called Ove. In addition, SF Studios has worked with some of film industry’s most praised directors such as Mauritz Stiller, Victor Sjöström, Ingmar Bergman, Carl Theodor Dreyer, Arne Sucksdorff, Jan Troell, Bo Widerberg, Lasse Hallström and Bille August. Also, some of the most popular film stars have started their careers at SF Studios. Among them are Greta Garbo, Ingrid Bergman, Max von Sydow, Liv Ullmann, Stellan Skarsgård, Rolf Lassgård, Pernilla August, Joel Kinnaman, Alicia Vikander and Sverrir Gudnason.

Today, SF Studios is a leading Nordic film studio with international ambitions. Its businesses include production and distribution of feature films and TV series and the streaming service SF Anytime. SF Studios has its head office in Stockholm, Sweden and subsidiaries in Oslo, Copenhagen, Helsinki and London.