Data Centers in Sweden

Sweden – Sustainable Power & Nordic Connectivity

Sweden offers a premier Northern European hub for digital infrastructure, combining massive low-carbon power availability with a highly stable, low-risk operating environment. For businesses prioritizing sustainability, uptime, and efficient access to Nordic and European markets, Sweden delivers a powerful competitive advantage. Its robust fiber network ensures high-speed connectivity for latency-sensitive applications.

Sweden: At A Glance

Network & Connectivity Ecosystem

Sweden's network is modern, resilient, and highly interconnected. With 80 data centers and over 37 network service providers as of September 2025, the market provides extensive choice.

Carrier Density & Carrier Neutrality The country features a dense and competitive network environment with approximately 35-40 carriers present in major colocation facilities. This carrier-neutral access ensures competitive pricing and diverse routing options, preventing vendor lock-in and improving network resilience.

Direct Cloud On-Ramps With two dedicated cloud on-ramps and access to 17 cloud regions, Sweden provides excellent hybrid cloud infrastructure. Direct, low-latency connections are available to major cloud providers, including:

• AWS
• Oracle Cloud

Internet Exchange Points (IXPs) The primary internet exchange, Netnod, has presence in Stockholm, Gothenburg, Malmö, and other cities. These IXPs are critical for keeping local traffic within Sweden, reducing latency for end-users and enabling efficient, low-cost traffic exchange between networks.

Bare Metal Bare metal server options are widely available for workloads requiring dedicated physical hardware. Providers such as Hivelocity and phoenixNAP offer deployment options, giving businesses full control over performance and security.

Power Analysis

Sweden's power infrastructure is a key strategic advantage, characterized by low costs, high reliability, and an exceptional commitment to sustainability.

Average Cost Of Power Industrial electricity costs are approximately €0.07/kWh, as of July 2025. This rate is among the lowest in Europe and directly reduces operational expenditures for high-density deployments. The grid mix is approximately 95% low-carbon, dominated by hydro and nuclear power.

Power Grid Reliability The national power grid is well-engineered and highly stable, particularly in the primary data center clusters around Stockholm. Facilities benefit from redundant power feeds and support from multiple substations, ensuring high levels of uptime for mission-critical operations.

Market Access, Business & Tax Climate

Sweden provides a stable, pro-business environment with excellent access to regional markets.

Proximity To Key Business Districts Data centers are concentrated near Stockholm, the country's economic and technological hub. This proximity provides low-latency connectivity to the financial services, technology, and media industries clustered in the capital region.

Regional Market Reach From Sweden, businesses can effectively serve the entire Nordic region, including Finland, Norway, and Denmark, as well as the Baltic states and Northern Europe. The country's central location in the region makes it an ideal digital gateway.

Tax Advantage For Data Centers The primary tax incentive relates to reduced or exempt customs duties for importers of IT hardware. This simplifies the logistics of deploying equipment from abroad and can significantly lower the initial capital investment required to establish a presence.

Natural Disaster Risk

Sweden is an exceptionally low-risk location for data center operations, with an overall INFORM Risk score of 2.1 out of 10, as of September 2025. This score places it in the "Very Low" risk category globally. Natural hazards are minimal and pose no significant threat to well-built infrastructure.

Key risk factors are limited to:

• River Flood: The highest individual risk, though modern data centers are sited outside of flood-prone areas.
• Coastal Flood: A secondary concern, relevant only to facilities located directly on the coastline.
• Drought: A minor risk with minimal operational impact.
• Epidemic: A generalized risk factor managed through standard operational health and safety protocols.

Risks from earthquakes, tsunamis, and tropical cyclones are negligible.