Svevia is an independent

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which builds and operates roads and infrastructure in Sweden. Svevia is the fourth largest

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company in the country, with approximately 1,900 employees and a turnover of SEK 8.1 billion (in 2020). It is the largest road operation and maintenance company in Sweden. Svevia has its origins in the production division of the former

Swedish Road Administration The Swedish Road Administration ( sv, Vägverket), formerly The Royal Board for Public Road and Water Structures, was a Government agency in Sweden. Its primary responsibility was to organise building and maintenance of the road network in Swede ...

(''Vägverket''). The company headquarters is in Stockholm. The chairman is Olof Ehrlén and the president and CEO is Anders Gustafsson. The name "Svevia" is also the

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for Swabia, a historical region of

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