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Swedish candle manufacturer
Liljeholmens Stearinfabriks AB is a Swedish candle manufacturer and supplier to the Swedish Royal House. The factory is located in Oskarshamn, Sweden.2 It was founded by Lars Johan Hierta.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
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Liljeholmens Stearinfabriks AB is a Swedish candle manufacturer and supplier to the Swedish Royal House. The factory is located in Oskarshamn, Sweden.2
Founded by Lars Johan Hierta in 1839.1
The company was founded in 1839 by Lars Johan Hierta, the same person who founded the Swedish daily newspaper Aftonbladet. Originally the factory was located to Stockholm but in 1970 a new factory and a factory outlet was built in coastal town Oskarshamn, in the south-east of Sweden.
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Today the factory is the world's largest manufacturer specialized in stearin candles. The annual production is about 11 000 tons.
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