A broad and growing business sector
Stockholm has a strong and diversified business sector that stands up well in international competition. On this page, you get an overview of Stockholm's business community as well as the opportunity to explore statistics at the district level.
Photo: Julia Donka, FLB EuropaSweden's primary growth engine
Stockholm is Sweden's largest and most dynamic business sector and serves as the country's primary growth engine. The region accounts for nearly a third of Sweden's GDP and hosts about a quarter of all the country's workplaces, reflecting both the scope and density of the business community. There are approximately 750,000 jobs in the City of Stockholm and a significant net commuting inflow, demonstrating the city's strong appeal as a labour market.
The business sector is dominated by knowledge-intensive services, with law, economics, science, and technology constituting the largest sector in terms of employees. Information and communication services, as well as health and social care, are also large and growing industries. Overall, Stockholm's business sector is characterised by high productivity, innovation capacity, and long-term growth.
A business sector built by entrepreneurs
Stockholm's business climate rests on a broad and diversified base of small and medium-sized enterprises. Of the city's 184,600 active companies, 98.4 per cent are small businesses with fewer than 50 employees, together accounting for approximately 340,000 jobs, corresponding to 38 per cent of all jobs in the city. The local business community is characterised by entrepreneurship, specialisation, and rapid adaptation to new markets and technologies. Start-up rates are high, with over 21,000 new companies in 2024, contributing to renewal, competition, and local growth.
Stockholm's eleven districts have different business profiles, from dense service and office environments in the city centre to areas where trade, education, care, production, and logistics play a larger role. Reports with business facts at the district level are available at the bottom of the page.
The health of the business sector in your district
Statistics about Järva
Statistics about Hässelby Vällingby
Statistics about Bromma
Statistics about Kungsholmen
Statistics about Norra innerstaden
Statistics about Södermalm
Statistics about Enskede-Årsta-Vantör
Statistics about Skarpnäck
Statistics about Farsta
Statistics about Hägersten-Älvsjö
Statistics about Skärholmen
Global reach, local roots
Stockholm is one of Europe's most competitive business and innovation environments. The region is Europe's strongest city for venture capital per capita and ranks high even in absolute investment volumes. Stockholm is one of Europe's leading listing hubs, where over 500 companies have gone public in the last decade, and the Stockholm Stock Exchange's market value accounts for almost half of the entire Nordic and Baltic regions. Nearly three-quarters of Sweden's unicorn companies have emerged in the Stockholm region, reflecting the city's ability to scale companies from local ideas to global players.
Along with strong clusters in tech, life science, fintech, and sustainability, strong international expertise, and major investments in infrastructure and research, Stockholm offers a long-term attractive location for international companies and investors.
