Private company

Coop Norden

Logo: Coop Norge, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

Scandinavian retail chain

Coop Norden was a Scandinavian retail chain. It was based in Sweden and owned by three major cooperative retail companies: Sweden's KF (42%), Denmark's FDB (38%), and Norway's Coop NKL (20%). During its years of operation, Coop Norden ran around 1,000 stores and had a yearly turnover of approximately SEK 90 billion.2 It ceased to exist in 2007.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

2001Founded1
  • Industryretail1
  • HeadquartersStockholm1
  • Founded inOslo1
  • Websitecoopnorden.com
  • Legal formconsumer cooperative1

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Coop Norden was a Scandinavian retail chain. It was based in Sweden and owned by three major cooperative retail companies: Sweden's KF (42%), Denmark's FDB (38%), and Norway's Coop NKL (20%). During its years of operation, Coop Norden ran around 1,000 stores and had a yearly turnover of approximately SEK 90 billion. In 2007, the parent companies decided to dissolve the arrangement and, in January 2008, operation and ownership of the retail chains were returned to the national cooperatives.2

Corporate structure

Coop Norden sits at the top of its group. 2 entities, 2 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Subsidiaries and ownership

Subsidiaries

From Wikidata.1

Acquisitions

  1. 2006Acquired EXTRA (Coop)1

Timeline

  1. 2007Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 2001Founded Founded in Oslo1

Sources

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