Swedwood was originally formed as a result of the political and economic upheaval that changed the face of Eastern Europe forever and began with the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989.

With these developments, IKEA could not be sure it would be able to continue getting its important share of furniture from the affected region. To safeguard itself against the loss of vital suppliers, IKEA formed Swedwood as a subsidiary on April 1, 1991. The initial task of the new company was to participate, when necessary, in the privatisation of IKEA suppliers.

Today Swedwood has evolved into an IKEA supplier with advanced production facilities of its own, mainly in Eastern Europe. The road from 1991 to the present day is marked primarily by the building, acquisition and running of various plants in the region. An ongoing challenge for Swedwood is to reduce costs, increase efficiency and gather production know-how to benefit IKEA’s customers.

1991
(April 1) IKEA sets up the Swedwood group by acquiring five furniture factories, primarily in Western Europe.

1992
Gardelegen built in the former East Germany (DDR).
Three factories in Poland (Lubawa, Zbaszyn, Babimost) specializing in sandwich construction purchased.
Spartan factory in Slovakia bought.

1993
Nine different sawmills with component production acquired in the area of Szczecin, Poland.
A glue board factory built in Resdrew.

1994
A new plant, Jasna, built in Slovakia.

1995
Swedwood buys Tibro Kontorsmöbler.
Sopron of Hungary taken over from IKEA.
A new unit established in Lubawa, Poland.

1996
Swedwood takes over two units in Ukraine.
A new plant for the manufacture of solid wood furniture is built in Goleniow, Poland.
The factory in Stepnica built for production of the Ivar line.

1997
Swedwood builds up a sawmill and component manufacturing business in Incukalns, Latvia.
Konstantynow in Poland purchased and reconstructed.
Golblat built in Goleniow, Poland.

1998
Extensive reconstruction work to increase capacity.

1999
A plant built in Siret, Romania.
Swedspan of Hultsfred, Sweden, integrated into Swedwood.

2000
Zbaszynek in Poland built.

2001
In Malacky, Slovakia, a particle board factory and a factory for kitchen cabinet manufacturing opens.

2002
Sawmill and component production facility built in Tikhvin, Russia.

2003
Sawmill and component production project started in Kostomuksha, Russian Karelia.

2004
Project for two new furniture factories started in Tikhvin and Esipovo, Russia.

2005
New beech sawmill bought in Karpaty, Ukraine.
New factory for foiled furniture in Zbaszynek, Poland.

2006
Kostomuksha sawmill, Russia.
Tikhvin Furniture, Russia.
Esipovo Furniture, Russia.
Wielbark sawmill, Poland.
Majcichov, Slovakia.
Projects in North America and Southern Europe.