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Sofia Zweygberg (company)
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Oy Sofia Zweygberg Ab was a Finnish textile retailer and wholesaler that operated from 1868 until the 1970s.
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Company type | osakeyhtiö (1913→) |
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Industry | textile wholesaler |
Founded | 1868 in Viipuri, Grand Duchy of Finland |
Founder | Sofia Zweygberg[1] |
Defunct | 1970s |
Headquarters | Viipuri, Lappeenranta; Grand Duchy of Finland (→1917); Finland (1917→) |
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The company was founded by Sofia Zweygberg in Viipuri, Grand Duchy of Finland. By time it grew the largest of its kind in the country. In the 1920s the company fell into financial problems but overcame the difficulties after effective restructuring.
After the Second World War the head office was moved to Lappeenranta.