Private company

Filmstaden AB

Logo: Filmstaden, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

Swedish cinema chain

Filmstaden AB (formerly SF Bio AB) is Sweden's largest cinema chain, and was founded in 1998 after Svensk Filmindustri was split into SF and SF Bio. The company is owned by the European group Odeon Cinemas Group, which has been owned by the world's largest cinema group, the American AMC Theatres since 2017.2 It is part of Nordic Cinema Group.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

1998Founded1
  • Industryfilm industry1
  • HeadquartersSolna Municipality1
  • Websitefilmstaden.se
  • Legal formaktiebolag1

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Filmstaden AB (formerly SF Bio AB) is Sweden's largest cinema chain, and was founded in 1998 after Svensk Filmindustri was split into SF and SF Bio. The company is owned by the European group Odeon Cinemas Group, which has been owned by the world's largest cinema group, the American AMC Theatres since 2017.2

Corporate structure

Filmstaden AB is part of a group headed by Odeon Cinemas Group. 9 entities, 4 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); 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

Parent company

Owners

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 1998Founded Founded1

Sources

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