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      • Electrolux Group shapes living for the better by reinventing taste, care and wellbeing experiences, making life more enjoyable and sustainable for millions of people.

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      • Electrolux Group in brief
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    Sustainability
      • For the Better
      • Better Company
        • Drive more resource-efficient operations
        • Act responsibly with respect for people and ethics
        • Drive a more sustainable supply chain
      • Better Solutions
        • Enhance product efficiency and functionality
        • Create solutions that always get better
        • Accelerate the use of recycled, safe and trusted materials
      • Better Living
        • Enable better Taste, Care and Wellbeing experiences
        • Inspire healthier and more sustainable habits
        • Contribute to positive change in society
      • Climate Goals
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  • Investor Relations
    Investor Relations

      • Electrolux Group Investor Relations offer a wide range of information for the financial community, including extensive current statistics as well as archived reports. Visit our section for key highlights.

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  • Corporate Governance
    Corporate Governance

      • Electrolux Group aims at implementing strict norms and efficient processes to ensure that all operations create long-term value for shareholders and other stakeholders. This involves the maintenance of an efficient organizational structure, systems for internal control and risk management and transparent internal and external reporting.

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      • Board of directors
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  • Career

      • Visit our career site to search for jobs and learn more about life at Electrolux Group

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    Newsroom

      • Electrolux Group is committed to providing a quick response to all inquiries from the media.

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  • History
    History

      • Founded in Sweden in 1919 by entrepreneur Axel Wenner-Gren, Electrolux has shaped living for the better for over 100 years by reinventing what great taste, care and wellbeing experiences mean for our consumers. This is our story.

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      • Taste experiences
        • Eva Göthberg: The unsung heroine of Electrolux
        • Convenient and compact, the dishwasher comes of age
        • The microwave oven: from accident to household essential.
        • What's cooking? Kitchens then and now
      • Wellbeing in the home
        • Gathering dust: The history of the vacuum bag
        • Electrolux goes global with first mobile vacuum cleaner
        • The rise and fall of the housewives’ favorite
      • Fabric care
        • A uniquely Swedish way of washing your clothes
        • The greatest invention of the industrial revolution?
        • First home washing machine gets the ‘influencer marketing’ treatment
      • Design, sales and marketing
        • A century of cutting-edge design
        • Design timeline
        • Reinventing the door-to-door salesman
        • Creative marketing around the world
      • Company stories
        • Lamp producer Lux launches - forerunner to Electrolux
        • Axel Wenner-Gren founds Electrolux
        • One of the first global companies
        • Harder competition and category expansion
        • Becoming the global leader through acquisitions
        • Refocusing, stronger brands and new markets
        • Globalization, innovation and operational excellence
        • Lions, tigers and ... refrigerators?
      • Brand stories
        • Always an idea ahead – AEG’s 135 year journey
        • Love ice cream? You can thank Frigidaire for inventing the freezer!
        • History of Zanussi: A reflection of the Italian wonder
        • Super cool! Food preservation innovation from 1956 to today
      • History timeline
      • Historical images
      • Historical videos
      • 100 years book
  • Contact
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Electrolux Group is a leading global appliance company that has shaped living for the better for more than 100 years. We reinvent taste, care and wellbeing experiences for millions of people, always striving to be at the forefront of sustainability in society through our solutions and operations. Under our group of leading appliance brands, including Electrolux, AEG and Frigidaire, we sell household products in around 120 markets. In 2025 Electrolux Group had sales of SEK 131 billion and employed 39,000 people around the world.

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