Is Stockholm a deep talent market for tech/finance?

Stockholm indexes 87/100 on the Class A Atlas talent index, with deepest tech and gaming talent pool in the nordics.

Talent index: 87/100 (NYC = 100 baseline).
Corporate tax: 20.6%.
Talent depth and rent curve are correlated — top talent markets carry top rent.

Stockholm office talent and salary benchmarks

Stockholm indexes 87/100 on the Class A Atlas talent index, with deepest tech and gaming talent pool in the nordics.

TL;DR

Talent index: 87/100 (NYC = 100 baseline).
Corporate tax: 20.6%.
Talent depth and rent curve are correlated — top talent markets carry top rent.

Talent depth

Deepest tech and gaming talent pool in the Nordics. Strong feed from KTH, Stockholm University, and the Stockholm School of Economics. English-fluent professional base supports international corporate HQs.

Cost-to-locate

Total cost of locating in Stockholm is the sum of rent, fit-out">fit-out, and salary delta vs. comparable markets. Use the City Comparator tool to benchmark Stockholm against peer cities on a single normalised view.

Key facts

city	Stockholm
country	Sweden
region	EMEA
classARentLocal	8200 SEK/sqft/yr
classARentUsd	$770/sqft/yr
vacancy	10.6%
typicalLeaseYears	5
typicalRentFreeMonths	4
submarkets	5
primeYieldPct	4.5%

Frequently asked questions

Is Stockholm a deep talent market for tech/finance?: Deepest tech and gaming talent pool in the Nordics. Strong feed from KTH, Stockholm University, and the Stockholm School of Economics. English-fluent professional base supports international corporate HQs.

Editorial provenance

Reviewed by Samuel Okafor — EMEA contributing editor. Last updated 2026-04-15. See our methodology and editorial standards.

Primary sources for this page

CBRE Marketview reports — CBRE
JLL Office Insight — JLL
Cushman & Wakefield Marketbeat — Cushman & Wakefield
Savills World Research — Savills
Colliers Global Office Outlook — Colliers

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