Husqvarna () is a Swedish company founded in 1689 to produce
muskets
A musket is a muzzle-loaded long gun that appeared as a smoothbore weapon in the early 16th century, at first as a heavier variant of the arquebus, capable of penetrating plate armour. By the mid-16th century, this type of musket gradually d ...
. The company has grown since, was partitioned, and is now a brand of multiple companies.
Husqvarna may refer to:
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Husqvarna Vapenfabriks
Husqvarna Vapenfabriks Aktiebolag or simply ''HVA''; ) was a Swedish firearms manufacturing company established in 1689 in the town of Huskvarna by lake Vättern.
History
The tradition of weapon forging in Huskvarna can be traced all the way bac ...
, the original branch, a defunct firearms manufacturing company
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Husqvarna Group
The Husqvarna Group () is a Swedish manufacturer of outdoor power products including robotic lawn mowers, chainsaws, trimmers, brushcutters, cultivators, and garden tractors. Founded as a firearms manufacturer in 1689, it is one of the old ...
, a manufacturer of outdoor power products
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Husqvarna FF
Husqvarna FF is a football club in Huskvarna, Sweden. The team is sponsored by the Husqvarna AB.
History
Husqvarna FF was founded on 3 February 1987 following the merger of the men's association football sections of Husqvarna IF and Huskvarna S ...
, a football club sponsored by the Husqvarna Group
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Husqvarna Motorcycles
Husqvarna Motorcycles GmbH (; marketed as Husqvarna) is an Austrian motorcycle company with Swedish origins. It is co-owned by Indian Motorcycle manufacturer Bajaj Group and Pierer Industrie AG, Pierer Mobility AG.
The company began producing m ...
, a motocross, enduro and supermoto motorcycle manufacturer
* Husqvarna Sewing Machines, now
VSM Group
VSM Group AB (Viking Sewing Machines), previously named Husqvarna Sewing Machines is a company based in Huskvarna, Sweden.
Founded in 1872, the company is best known for "smart" (computerized) sewing machines and sergers under the brands ''Husqv ...
* Husqvarna, the brand name for home appliances manufactured by
Electrolux
Electrolux AB () is a Swedish Multinational corporation, multinational home appliance manufacturer, headquartered in Stockholm. It is consistently ranked the world's second largest appliance maker by units sold, after Whirlpool Corporation, Whi ...
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Huskvarna
Huskvarna (; formerly spelled ''Husqvarna'') constitutes the eastern part of Jönköping, a city in the Swedish province of Småland, and has a population of about 24,000. The distance to central Jönköping is about 5 km. The name Huskv ...
, a city, the original location of the company
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