Sweden

Thales has been involved in Swedish projects since 1973, and has grown the company through several important acquisitions. In 2019, Thales acquired Gemalto AB and AB Svenska Pass, increasing to more than 100 employees in the country. In Sweden, Thales provides innovative solutions and advanced technologies in Identity & Biometric Solutions, Cloud Protection & Licensing, Analytics & IoT Solutions, Banking & Payment Services, Defence Mission Systems and Air Traffic Management.

Key figures

Years of presence

120

Employees

Sites

Local presence

Thales’ strategy is to best serve national markets by establishing local partnerships. In Sweden, we already have a significant number of collaborations with local subcontractors and partners and will, as new contracts arrive, continue to reach out to local expertise.

We recognise the high penetration of digital use and development in the Swedish market, and will continue to establish long-term cooperation with customers and partners. The markets we address lie within digital security, aviation safety and defence & Security technology.

Our fields of expertise

Thales provides innovative solutions for the Defence, Civil Aviation and Cyber & Digital domains

Defence

In Sweden, Defence is a growing part of our business. Among other things, Thales designs and produces the Flash-S Dipping Sonar to the Swedish Navy’s specific operational requirements. This specialised detection and classification sonar for helicopters and Unmanned Surface Vehicles provides an unrivaled capability against small, slow moving or stationary underwater targets.

In July 2023 Thales and Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) signed an agreement for the delivery and installation of SMART-L Multi Mission land based long-range radars. Thales is also currently supplying the next generation IP-based tactical communication infrastructure to the Swedish Army under the KomNod programme among many others.

In April 2025, the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) signed an agreement with Thales for the delivery of the Thales Ground Master 200 Multi-Mission Compact radar (GM200 MM/C).

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Civil Aviation

Since 1973, Thales has delivered Air Traffic Management (ATM) systems to Sweden in cooperation with LFV (the Air Navigation Service provider in Sweden). LFV is a state enterprise under the Ministry of Transport & Energy and controls 627,000 square kilometers of airspace.

Thales has over fifty years of experience in designing and implementing radars and ATM systems and provides a complete multisensory surveillance solution. In Sweden, Thales has installed an ATM system (COOPANS – TopSky ATC and radars) that controls Swedish airspace and the airports.

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Biometric payment cards — © Corinne Malet

Cyber & Digital

Swedish ePassports, provided by Thales, are regarded as one of the world’s most secure travel documents, enabling Swedish citizens to enjoy visa-free travel to many countries around the world. In addition, Thales also provides driver licenses, tachograph cards and identity document readers to Swedish authorities.

Today we also provide the Swedish banking sector with a wide range of secure digital banking, credit cards and digital payment solutions. Thales also provides a wide range of market leading IoT solutions perfectly adapted for the Swedish market context such as Smart Metering solutions for utilities and grid managers within the energy market.

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