SWISS
- Open roles
- 0
- Founded
- 2002
- Employees
- 11-50
- Offices
- 1
About SWISS
SWISS is a Stockholm visual effects, CGI animation and post-production studio established in 2002. It works with directors, agencies and production companies on commercials, feature films, episodic television and music videos, combining character animation and photorealistic imagery with compositing, colour grading and finishing.
The studio provides visual effects supervision both on set and in-house, alongside 3D modelling, texturing, rigging, creature and character animation. Its production capabilities extend to complex digital environments, lighting, effects simulation, motion graphics, pre-visualization and concept art. Colour grading and online finishing are available through in-house and remote workflows, supporting projects from early visual development through final mastering.
Commercial and screen work
An early breakthrough came with the visual effects and CGI character animation for Moby’s 2002 music video In This World. The project helped introduce the studio to international commercial production and was followed by campaigns for IKEA in the United States and Sweden.
Automotive advertising became a substantial part of its portfolio, particularly through its work for Volvo. Projects include Volvo Trucks’ The Epic Split, featuring Jean-Claude Van Damme, and Volvo Cars campaigns such as A new beginning, EM90 – Room for life and S60 – For the road ahead. The studio has also produced work for Nothing Technology, ATG, Klarna, Carlsberg and Oriflame. Beyond advertising, its work includes Eurovision Song Contest broadcast graphics and country postcard sequences, as well as visual effects for Netflix’s Troll and other feature films.
Continuing under new ownership
Following the bankruptcy of its original standalone legal entity in August 2026, Haymaker VFX acquired the studio’s business operations, brand, production assets and creative team in October 2026. The acquisition preserved the SWISS name and its Stockholm production base, continuing the studio’s work within Haymaker’s wider production network.
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Studio leadership
As of November 2026, the Stockholm team’s management includes Erik Holmedal, Studio Manager and Executive Producer; Emma Rosas Hott, Head of Production; and Alexander Darrell, VFX Producer.
Production infrastructure
The studio’s documented technical infrastructure included a dual CPU/GPU render farm using Supermicro nodes and NVIDIA RTX graphics cards, alongside petabyte-tier Pixstor and Dell EMC network storage. Its software pipeline included Foundry NukeX, SideFX Houdini, Autodesk Maya and Redshift. The acquisition included the render farm and software licences, supporting continuity of the production infrastructure.
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Where SWISS is based
- Hammarbybacken 27, 120 30 Stockholm, SwedenStockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden
Stockholm office
SWISS’s primary production facility, preserved following the acquisition by Haymaker VFX AB.
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