Invest Stockholm — international tech-talent attraction

Invest Stockholm is the City of Stockholm's investment-promotion agency (a subsidiary of Stockholm Business Region), which markets the region as a destination for business and international talent.

What it does: it promotes Stockholm to global tech professionals and has produced a strategy describing what the city can do to attract and retain highly-skilled individuals, with recommendations escalated to the national level.

Context: the greater Stockholm region accounts for ~45% of Sweden's GDP and a dynamic tech-talent pool (14% open to new roles, above the European average), though Sweden faces strong competition for international talent and a recognised skills shortage that pushes firms toward cross-border recruitment.

Why it's a good practice (with caveats): a clear example of a city using a dedicated agency and strategy for talent attraction — included here as an emerging practice whose published, quantified outcomes are still limited.

Read the full analysis: https://www.investstockholm.com/