Kista Science City is a established-tier Class A submarket of Stockholm with average asking rent around SEK 4,500/sqm/yr · ≈ $39.3 PSF/yr USD.
Telecom and tech corridor. · Tier: established · Avg rent: SEK 4,500/sqm/yr · ≈ $39.3 PSF/yr USD
Kista is the principal telecom and tech R&D corridor — Ericsson HQ, IBM Sweden, and a deep base of telecom and ICT R&D tenancy.
Telecom (Ericsson), tech R&D, ICT, software development.
15–40,000 sqft floor plates available across newer Class A stock; 9'+ slab-to-slab and modern MEP common.
Kista (T-bana Blue Line), Pendeltåg.
Multi-modal transit captures the metro's principal professional catchment.
Kista Galleria, Kista Science Tower.
Kista Science City is one of 5 Class A submarkets we cover in Stockholm, classified as established tier with an average asking rent around SEK 4,500/sqm/yr · ≈ $39.3 PSF/yr USD. Compared with the broader Stockholm Class A stock, Kista Science City typically attracts Telecom (Ericsson), tech R&D, ICT, software development and competes most directly with the city's other established submarkets on building specification, transit access, and amenitisation.
Adjacent submarkets to study alongside Kista Science City: Norrmalm (CBD), Östermalm, Hagastaden, Solna (Arenastaden & Frösunda). The full Stockholm submarket atlas is at /cities/stockholm.
For an institutional Class A occupier evaluating Kista Science City, the highest-leverage analyses to commission next are the rent benchmark, the concession-package comparable, and the ESG performance baseline. Class A Atlas covers each as a dedicated topic page for this submarket:
Terminology specific to Stockholm Class A leasing and to the established tier: Class A, Trophy asset, Effective rent, Concession package, TI allowance, Submarket tier.
Reviewed by Samuel Okafor — EMEA contributing editor. Last updated 2026-04-15. See our methodology and editorial standards.