Private company

ABB Oy

Finnish manufacturer of electromechanical products

Stromberg Oy or Strömberg Ab, was a company founded by Gottfrid Strömberg in 1889 in Helsinki, Finland, and manufactured electromechanical products such as: generators, electric motors and small power plants. The company was founded initially as Gottfrid Strömbergin sähköyhtiö in Finnish, Gottfrid Strömbergs elföretag in Swedish. Strömberg was acquired by Swedish ASEA in 1987, then later in 1988 when ASEA merged with Brown, Boveri & Cie to form ABB, the company became a division of ABB and hence known as ABB Strömberg.² It is part of ABB Group.¹ Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1889Founded¹

HeadquartersHelsinki¹
Legal formosakeyhtiö¹
LEI549300DW3ONSOWFCUY21³
StatusActive³
LEI statusIssued and current³
Registered addressStrombergintie 1, 00380 Helsinki, Finland³
Registered withFinnish Patent and Registration Office, 0763403-0³

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Stromberg Oy or Strömberg Ab, was a company founded by Gottfrid Strömberg in 1889 in Helsinki, Finland, and manufactured electromechanical products such as: generators, electric motors and small power plants. The company was founded initially as Gottfrid Strömbergin sähköyhtiö in Finnish, Gottfrid Strömbergs elföretag in Swedish. Strömberg was acquired by Swedish ASEA in 1987, then later in 1988 when ASEA merged with Brown, Boveri & Cie to form ABB, the company became a division of ABB and hence known as ABB Strömberg. In the later 1990s, the company name was changed from ABB Strömberg Oy into ABB Oy and a more integral part of ABB.²

Corporate structure

ABB Oy is part of a group headed by ABB Group. 168 entities, 35 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

ABB Group Zurich, Switzerland
- ABB (Norway) Oslo, Norway
  - Robotnorge (Norway) Subsidiary · Kleppe, Norway
- ABB Holdings B.V. Zurich, Switzerland
  - B&R Zurich, Switzerland
    - ABB AG Subsidiary · Zurich, Switzerland
    - ABB Robotics Austria GmbH Subsidiary · Zurich, Switzerland
  - Общество с ограниченной ответственностью "АББ" Subsidiary · 100% · Москва, Russia
  - ABB B.V. Subsidiary · Rotterdam, Netherlands
  - ABB BULGARIA EOOD (АББ БЪЛГАРИЯ ЕООД) Subsidiary · София, Bulgaria
  - ABB d.o.o. Subsidiary · Zurich, Switzerland
  - ABB E-mobility B.V. Subsidiary · Zurich, Switzerland
    - ABB E-MOBILITY AS Subsidiary · Oslo, Norway
    - ABB E-MOBILITY INC. Subsidiary · Cary, North Carolina, United States
    - ABB E-Mobility Spolka Z Ograniczona Odpowiedzialnoscia (ABB E-Mobility Spółka Z Ograniczoną Odpowiedzialnością) Subsidiary · Warszawa, Poland
    - THOMAS & BETTS NETHERLANDS B.V. Subsidiary · Zürich, Switzerland
  - ABB Engineering Trading and Servicing Ltd. (ABB Mérnöki Kereskedelmi és Szolgáltató Kft.) Subsidiary · Zurich, Switzerland
  - ABB INVESTMENTS B.V. Subsidiary · Zurich, Switzerland
  - ABB INZENIRING D.O.O. (ABB INŽENIRING D.O.O.) Subsidiary · Zurich, Switzerland
  - ABB S.P.A. Subsidiary · Zurich, Switzerland
    - ABB E-MOBILITY S.P.A. Subsidiary · Milano, Italy
  - ABB SPOLKA Z OGRANICZONA ODPOWIEDZIALNOSCIA (ABB SPÓŁKA Z OGRANICZONĄ ODPOWIEDZIALNOŚCIĄ) Subsidiary · Zurich, Switzerland
    - ABB BUSINESS SERVICES SPOLKA Z OGRANICZONA ODPOWIEDZIALNOSCIA Subsidiary · Zurich, Switzerland
- ABB Norden Holding Zurich, Switzerland
  - ABB Oy Zurich, Switzerland
  - ABB A/S Subsidiary · Zurich, Switzerland
  - ABB Robotics Sweden AB Subsidiary · Zurich, Switzerland
- ABB (Canada) Subsidiary · Montreal, Canada
- ABB (Germany) Subsidiary · Mannheim, Germany
- ABB (Japan) Subsidiary · Tokyo, Japan
- ABB (United Kingdom) Subsidiary · Warrington, United Kingdom
- ABB (United States) Subsidiary · Cary, United States
- ABB Stotz-Kontakt Subsidiary · Zurich, Switzerland
- Adtranz Subsidiary · Berlin
- Carl Maier & Cie Subsidiary · Schaffhausen, Switzerland
- Combustion Engineering Subsidiary · Stamford
- Cylon Controls Ltd. Subsidiary · Dublin, Ireland
- Österreichische Brown, Boveri Werke Subsidiary · Vienna, Austria
- Hitachi Energy Stake · 19.9% · Zurich, Switzerland
  - COET S.R.L. Subsidiary · San Donato Milanese, Italy
  - HITACHI ENERGY AUSTRIA AG Subsidiary · Guntramsdorf, Austria
  - HITACHI ENERGY BELGIUM Subsidiary · Zaventem, Belgium
  - HITACHI ENERGY BULGARIA EOOD (ХИТАЧИ ЕНЕРДЖИ БЪЛГАРИЯ) Subsidiary · Sevlievo, Bulgaria
  - Hitachi Energy Canada Inc. Subsidiary · St. Laurent, Quebec, Canada
  - HITACHI ENERGY CO., LTD (شركة هيتاشي الطاقة المحدوده) Subsidiary · Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
  - HITACHI ENERGY CZECH REPUBLIC S.R.O. Subsidiary · Prague, Czechia
  - Hitachi Energy Denmark A/S Subsidiary · Ballerup, Denmark
  - HITACHI ENERGY DRY TRANSFORMERS SWITZERLAND SA Subsidiary · Tresa, Switzerland
  - HITACHI ENERGY ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGIES CO. (KSCC) (هيتاشي اينرجي للتقنيات الهندسية ش م ك م) Subsidiary · Kuwait City, Kuwait
  - HITACHI ENERGY FINANCE LTD Subsidiary · Zurich, Switzerland
  - Hitachi Energy Finland Oy Subsidiary · Vaasa, Finland
  - HITACHI ENERGY FRANCE Subsidiary · Massy, France
  - HITACHI ENERGY GERMANY AG Subsidiary · Mannheim, Germany
  - Hitachi Energy Hong Kong Limited Subsidiary · Shek Mum, Hong Kong
  - HITACHI ENERGY HUNGARY KFT Subsidiary · Zürich, Switzerland
  - HITACHI ENERGY IRELAND LIMITED Subsidiary · Dublin, Ireland
  - HITACHI ENERGY ITALY S.P.A. Subsidiary · Milano, Italy
  - HITACHI ENERGY LLC (هيتاشي للطاقة) Subsidiary · Hamriya, Oman
  - HITACHI ENERGY MEXICO SA DE CV Subsidiary · Zurich, Switzerland
  - HITACHI ENERGY NEW ZEALAND LIMITED Subsidiary · Auckland, New Zealand
  - HITACHI ENERGY NORWAY AS Subsidiary · Oslo, Norway
  - HITACHI ENERGY POLAND SP. Z O.O. Subsidiary · Zürich, Switzerland
  - HITACHI ENERGY PORTUGAL, S.A. Subsidiary · Zurich, Switzerland
  - HITACHI ENERGY ROMANIA SRL Subsidiary · Zurich, Switzerland
  - and 13 more
- A B B (ايه بي بي) Subsidiary · Zurich, Switzerland
- ABB Subsidiary · Zurich, Switzerland
  - ABB Industrial Solutions (Belgium) Subsidiary · Evergem, Belgium
  - ABB Robotics Solutions Subsidiary · Beersel, Belgium
- ABB (HONG KONG) LIMITED Subsidiary · Zurich, Switzerland
- ABB AB Subsidiary · Vasteras, Sweden
- ABB AG Subsidiary · Zurich, Switzerland
  - ABB Ausbildungszentrum Gemeinnuetzige GmbH (ABB Ausbildungszentrum Gemeinnützige GmbH) Subsidiary · Berlin, Germany
- ABB Aktsiaselts Subsidiary · Zurich, Switzerland
  - UZDAROJI AKCINE BENDROVE ABB (UŽDAROJI AKCINĖ BENDROVĖ ABB) Subsidiary · Avizieniai, Lithuania
- ABB Asea Brown Boveri Subsidiary · Switzerland
- ABB Australia Pty Limited Subsidiary · Zurich, Switzerland
- ABB AUTOMATION (THAILAND) CO., LTD. (บริษัท เอบีบี ออโตเมชั่น (ประเทศไทย) จำกัด) Subsidiary · Zurich, Switzerland
- ABB Bailey Japan Limited (ABBベイリージャパン株式会社) Subsidiary · Zurich, Switzerland
- and 52 more

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

Founded by Gottfrid Strömberg in 1889.¹

Leadership

Who has led ABB Oy, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

FounderGottfrid Strömberg¹

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

ABB Group since 1988

Owners

Parent company (GLEIF)

ABB Norden Holding³

Ultimate parent

ABB Group³

From Wikidata.¹ Ownership links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); each one cites its LEI record.

Timeline

Jun 2, 2017Parent Directly consolidated by ABB Norden Holding³
1988Acquired Acquired by ABB Group¹
1983Renamed Name changed to Kymi-Strömberg Oy¹
1909Renamed Name changed to Ab Gottfr. Strömberg Oy¹
1889Founded Founded¹

Sources

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1
WikidataABB Oy on Wikidata
2
WikipediaABB Oy on Wikipedia
3
GLEIFABB Oy LEI record (549300DW3ONSOWFCUY21)
4
Wikimedia CommonsABB Oy photo by Aarne Pietinen Oy, CC BY 4.0