Business support

Start a business – in an ecosystem that drives ideas forward

By starting a business in Stockholm, you enter one of Europe’s most dynamic ecosystems. Here, you will find advisory services, networks, and support to help you develop your idea, get started correctly, and find paths forward – from the first step to your first customers.

Two people sitting on a quay by the water with a notebook, phone, and laptop, talking in the sunlight.

Photo: Fond & Fond

Stockholm supports its entrepreneurs

Stockholm is a city where thoughts can be realised – whether you have just formulated your first business idea or have already registered your company. Here is one of Europe’s most dynamic environments for new companies, with advisors, networks, innovation environments, and public actors working together to make it easier to get started.

As a new entrepreneur, you should be able to quickly orient yourself, find the right contact paths, and receive support in making confident decisions. Therefore, we gather the most important things you need to take the next step – in a city where entrepreneurship is seen as a driving force for both growth and societal development.

Photo: Ola Ericson, Stocksholmsfoto

Help at the start

Stockholm's ecosystem consists of actors offering advisory services, financing opportunities, and meeting places for those in the startup phase.

Explore actors for startup

Find the right advice and support

Three people talking and smiling in a modern indoor environment with design furniture and lighting.

Photo: Anna Hugosson

Get personal guidance when starting a business

Get free support if you have a green business idea or an international background – from idea to implementation.

Three people stand close together by the water, laughing and sharing a relaxed, warm moment. Two of them have their arms around each other while the third stands nearby smiling. The image conveys friendship and joy in an urban waterfront setting at dusk.

Photo: Anna Hugosson

Test your idea while still in school

Ung Företagsamhet helps young people develop entrepreneurship and start UF companies.

Photo: Ulf Leide

Gather everything you need for the startup

The website verksamt.se provides government information and practical tools for starting a business.

Photo: Fond & Fond

Premises and environments for your operations

In Stockholm, there are various places for your company's needs – from coworking spaces to premises for different purposes such as warehouses, offices, and shops.

Get support with establishment