Vattenfall is a Swedish multinational power company owned by the Government of Sweden. Beyond Sweden, the company generates power in Denmark, Finland, Germany, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom.

The company’s name is Swedish for “waterfall”, and is an abbreviation of its original name, Royal Waterfall Board (Kungliga Vattenfallstyrelsen).

Distribution

Vattenfall dominates the electrical distribution in 60 municipalities in Sweden. Other mayor grid companies include Ellevio (formerly Fortum) and E.ON.