I think Husqvarna and Viking always were the same company, but they branded machines in sold in US Viking and Husqvarna for machines sold in Scandinavia (perhaps even Europe). I couldn't find any info on the details, but at some point they started to brand machines with both names. The last Swedish made Husqvarna was some times in the 1980s. I swear by the 19E, 21E and the flat bed version of them. They can need a bit of sorting out though. The older straight stitchers are nice too.