Private company
Cedergren
Telecommunications company
Cedergren was a Swedish telecommunications company running the telephone network in Warsaw between 1900 and the interbellum. Named after its founder, Henrik Tore Cedergren, it was notable as the first official phone operator in that city and the company to finance the Cedergren building, the first skyscraper in the then Imperial Russia. Its assets in Poland were taken by its successor, the PAST company, when the license expired in 1922.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
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Cedergren was a Swedish telecommunications company running the telephone network in Warsaw between 1900 and the interbellum. Named after its founder, Henrik Tore Cedergren, it was notable as the first official phone operator in that city and the company to finance the Cedergren building, the first skyscraper in the then Imperial Russia. Its assets in Poland were taken by its successor, the PAST company, when the license expired in 1922. The Swedish branch of the firm was bought by Allmänna Telefon AB LM Ericsson, the predecessor of modern Ericsson company.2
Subsidiaries and ownership
Owners
- Henrik Tore Cedergren
- Knut Emil Engwall
From Wikidata.1
Timeline
- 1900Founded Founded1
Links
Sources
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- 1WikidataCedergren on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaCedergren on Wikipedia