Sandviken is the home town of the major high-technology Swedish engineering concern Sandvik and the main office of the company was located in Sandviken until January 2012 when it was moved to Stockholm.
Sandviken é o lugar de orixe da gran empresa de enxeñería sueca Sandvik e a súa sede estivo na cidade ata xaneiro de 2012, cando se trasladou a Estocolmo.