A very informative site about the history of matchs manufacture in Sweden, Norway, Belgium and United Kingdom,

Sweden : http://users.telenet.be/cr28236/sweden.htm

Norway: http://users.telenet.be/cr28236/norway.htm

Belgium: http://users.telenet.be/cr28236/belgium.htm

United Kingdom: http://users.telenet.be/cr28236/uk.htm

Read and enjoy!

Many thanks to Marangoz Güven from BELGIUM. 
More information can be found on his site: http://users.telenet.be/cr28236/