Stockholm lauded as startup metropolis

Unicorn factory, tech superstar and startup capital of Europe. In recent years, Stockholm has been lauded by international press as well as researchers and investors.

The most common profession in Stockholm is programmer

The most common profession in Stockholm is not teacher, nor sales clerk or nurse, but systems developer and software programmer. In 2014 there are 22.000 people in Stockholm with this profession.

Anne-Marie Eklund Löwinder is inducted into the Internet Hall of Fame

Anne-Marie Eklund Löwinder, internet pioneer is in August 2013 the first (and so far only) Swede in the Internet Hall of Fame.

Mobile bank-id and Swish makes for a cash-free society

A user-friendly way to identify yourself online is developed not by the government, but by Swedish banks.

Unique model makes Sweden one of the most fiber connected nations

Continuous expansion of the fiber network in Sweden connects more and more of the sparsley populated country, and Sweden is to be one of the top countries in the world in fiber connectivity.

The hashtag #prataomdet (talkaboutit) breaks the silence

On December 14 2010 the journalist Johanna Koljonen starts a discussion on Twitter about how to talk about the gray areas surrounding sexual harassment.

Pewdiepie starts streaming on Youtube

Felix Kjellberg begins studying industrial economy at Chalmers University of Technology, but drops out to focus on his Youtube channel. That turns out to be a smart move.

Minecraft lets us create worlds together

Markus "Notch" Persson creates Minecraft in 2009. It's a block building adventure that takes over the world.

Peter Löthberg builds the world's fastest internet in his mom's house

In 2007 Peter Löthberg builds the world's fastest internet in his mother's house. 40 Gbps, thousands of times faster than an average modem.

Wikileaks founded – chooses a Swedish ISP

A group of human rights activists, journalists and techs start a new organization to distribute classified material leaked from governments and corporations. Sweden is about to play an important part – in more than one way.

Spotify changes the music industry

Spotify is founded in April 2006 by Swedes Daniel Ek and Martin Lorentzon. It's a brand new streaming service for music, available in a free version with commercials, or as a paid, commercial-free version.

The Pirate party starts in Sweden – reaches EU-parliament in three years

Rickard Falkvinge, Pirate party founder and first leader, writes a chat message in a Direct Connect hub on New Year's Day in 2006, announcing the launch of the Pirate party and his new web site. What happened next came as a surprise to him, and everybody else.

The Pirate Bay

In a basement at his job in Mexico City, Gottfrid Svartholm Warg creates file sharing site The Pirate Bay in 2003. The servers are later moved to Gothenburg, Sweden, and soon Fredrik Neij and Peter Sunde are spokespeople for the file sharing site which will be hunted by both authorities and the entertainment industry.

Skype makes phone calls free

In 2003 Niklas Zennström starts Skype, a service that lets people call people over the internet instead of regular phones.

Candy Crush comes to Facebook

In April 2012 you start getting messages from Facebook friends about the game "Candy Crush", which has been added to the social network.