Doing Business with Sweden

Doing Business with Sweden

Sweden is home to one of the world’s most innovative economies. It is a cleantech pioneer a global leader in waste management and circular economy models. That’s why nations and companies often choose to accelerate their green and digital transition by placing their business with us.

The business climate

Sweden is one of the most developed post-industrial societies in the world. Our country has a history of generating some of the world’s most successful industrial companies. Our nation regularly finds itself at the top of lists that rank business climate, sustainability, global competitiveness, language skills, productiveness and innovation – in which we perform well above the EU average.

With 100+ testbeds and a thriving start-up scene, Sweden offers the perfect springboard for taking new ideas to global markets. 

The business culture

A Swedish belief in openness, equality and diversity has created an environment where people dare to face risk and to innovate. A public-private partnership is at the core of “The Swedish Model” and co-creation is encouraged everywhere. This unique focus is widely regarded as key for solving the climatic challenges we all face.

Our approach to innovation and business has allowed us to create a world class tech industry, to become a global leader in digitalization, and to put sustainability at the core in everything that we do.

The people

Swedes have been described as “humble but curious and forward-leaning doers”. We are generally well-travelled and we see ourselves as part of a global world. When doing business, we are all about working in teams and, together, facing challenges to come up with innovative, efficient solutions.

We have a strong belief in cooperation and teamwork. We have little patience for obstructive hierarchies and meaningless bureaucracy.

Sweden – The Climate Matchmaker

We have made it our business to bridge the implementation gap by matching global climate challenges with Swedish solutions – and global solutions with Swedish challenges.