# Ahlgrens

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**Ahlgrens** was a Swedish [confectionery](/source/Confectionery) company. It was founded by Fredrik Ahlgren in the town of [Gävle](/source/G%C3%A4vle) in 1885[1] as a store that sold paint and wallpaper, later expanding to the production and sale of various types of chemicals, perfumes and other products. In 1908, Ahlgrens introduced [Läkerol](/source/L%C3%A4kerol), a [mouthwash](/source/Mouthwash). A [pastille](/source/Pastille) of the same name was introduced the next year, and is still sold internationally in several variants.

In 1993, the company was bought by [Huhtamäki](/source/Huhtam%C3%A4ki), and all its products were rebranded to [Leaf](/source/Leaf_Candy_Company), with the exception of Ahlgrens bilar.[2][3]

First introduced in 1953, Ahlgrens bilar ("Ahlgren's Cars") are a marshmallow confection, and the brand's best-known product. The product's tagline is "the world's most sold car", which may technically be correct by number of cars. The popularity of Ahlgrens bilar in Sweden has led to stores catering to Swedish tourists and residents in other countries selling them as well.[4]

The brand has been extended to other car and road-related products, [liquorice](/source/Liquorice) car tyres, [travel trailers](/source/Travel_trailer) and sour road signs, the latter including [elk warning signs](/source/Moose#Vehicle_collisions), which are popular among German tourists.

## References

1. ["Uppslagsverk - NE.se"](https://www.ne.se/uppslagsverk/encyklopedi/l%C3%A5ng/ahlgrens). *www.ne.se*. Retrieved 2025-12-01.

1. ["F. Ahlgrens Tekniska Fabrik AB"](https://www.gd.se/2008-06-02/f-ahlgrens-tekniska-fabrik-ab/) (in Swedish). *Gefle Dagblad*. 2008-06-02. Retrieved 2025-12-01.

1. ["Ahlgrens jubileumsbil i sin form 1993. -Länsmuseet Gävleborg / DigitaltMuseum"](https://digitaltmuseum.se/0210113299541/ahlgrens-jubileumsbil-i-sin-form-1993). *digitaltmuseum.se*. Retrieved 2025-12-01.

1. ["Historien om Ahlgrens bilar"](https://www.cloetta.com/sv/om-cloetta/historia/historien-om-ahlgrens-bilar) (in sv-SE). *Cloetta*. Retrieved 2025-12-01.

## External links

- [Ahlgrens bilar](http://www.ahlgrensbilar.com/) (in Swedish, Danish and Norwegian)

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