Vittra
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Vittra Utbildning AB is a Swedish
Sweden
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 education company which operates schools. The company runs 27 schools in Sweden
Sweden
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 and other schools in Norway
Norway
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, Denmark
Denmark
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, Latvia
Latvia
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, and Estonia
Estonia
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. In Stockholm
Stockholm
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, the company owns the largest independent school in Sweden. The children have individual curriculums designed for their needs and skills.

The company was established after the Swedish educational reforms in 1992. It is owned by Bure Equity
Bure Equity
Bure Equity is an investment company involved in communications, textiles, training, and education. It is largest private school operator in Sweden. This role gained it international attention in connection to the rise of independent schools in Sweden...

. The founder and first CEO
Chief executive officer
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was Stig Johansson. The current CEO is Fredrik Mattsson.

Vittra bought the Swedish company Proteam, who operated three high schools, in May 2007. By 2009, nearly 9000 students were being educated in Vittra's schools.

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