What Stockholmshem does

Stockholmshem (legal name AB Stockholmshem) is a municipal housing company wholly owned by the City of Stockholm, founded in 1937 and one of Sweden's largest residential property operators. It owns, builds, and leases approximately 22,000 residential apartments and 800 student apartments across Stockholm neighborhoods including Skärholmen, Skarpnäck, Bagarmossen, Hässelby, Bromma, Håkarängen, and Solberga. The portfolio also includes commercial premises, parking spaces, and storage units. Approximately 400 employees work across technology, urban development, property management, facilities services, communication, IT, and sustainability functions. The company operates under the allmännyttigt (public utility) model with a social housing mandate.

Name

Stockholmshem

Legal name

AB Stockholmshem

Website

https://stockholmshem.se

Company type

Private

Founded year

1937

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Stockholmshem is a municipal housing company owned by the City of Stockholm, operating approximately 22,000 residential apartments and 800 student apartments across Stockholm. It provides rental housing, commercial premises, parking, storage, home improvement services, and digital tenant services under a public utility mandate.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Residential Housing

NAICS

Rental and Leasing Services (532), Rooming and Boarding Houses, Dormitories, and Workers' Camps (72131)

SIC

Operators Of Apartment Buildings (6513)

akta.pro primary industry

Affordable & Subsidized Housing Property Management (LIHTC, Section 8) (BPAJAFAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Student Residence Halls & Dormitory Management (On-/Near-Campus) (EDAIALAB), Housing Facilities Management (Repairs, Custodial & Grounds Liaison) (EDALACAE)

Keywords

• Rental housing
• Property management
• Municipal housing
• Student accommodation
• Sustainable real estate

Headquarters

HQ city

Stockholm

HQ country

Sweden

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Residential Rental Income: Primary revenue stream from renting approximately 22,000 residential apartments across Stockholm. Rents are set through collective rental negotiations. Average rent increase of 3.5% for 2026. Revenue is recurring and subscription-like in nature, paid monthly by tenants.
2. Commercial and Local Premises Rental: Revenue from renting commercial spaces (lokaler) and premises to businesses and organizations. Commercial tenants are solicited through interest registration forms and direct outreach.
3. Parking and Storage Rental: Revenue from renting parking spaces (from 625 SEK/month) and storage units (from 200 SEK/month). Available to both tenants and non-tenants. Located in Hässelby and Bromma areas.
4. Fint Hemma (Home Improvement Services): Stockholmshem offers a 'Fint Hemma' program for tenants to order home improvements including painting, wallpapering, flooring, kitchen upgrades, bathroom renovations, and appliances (stoves, fridges/freezers) at subsidized or cost-recovery pricing. Revenue is transactional per service.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Stockholmshem is a municipal housing company that owns, builds, and manages approximately 22,000 residential rental apartments across Stockholm, including about 800 student apartments and youth housing. Beyond residential rentals, it rents commercial premises, parking spaces (from 625 SEK/month) and storage units (from 200 SEK/month) in Hässelby and Bromma, and offers the "Fint Hemma" home improvement service (painting, flooring, kitchen and bathroom renovations). Tenants manage their housing through the "Mina sidor" digital self-service portal and direct customer-service channels.

Product overview

Stockholmshem is one of Sweden's largest municipal housing companies, operating as a single integrated platform for residential property management combined with multiple service modules. The core offering centers on rental apartments (including standard, student (~800 units), youth, and senior housing) along with commercial premises, parking, and storage rental. Tenant-facing digital services are consolidated through the 'Mina sidor' (My Pages) self-service portal which provides access to laundry booking, fault reporting, rent payment, and account management. Value-added services include 'Fint Hemma' home improvement renovations, broadband/TV/telephony packages, car pools, EV charging, and bike sharing. The company also operates sustainability-focused housing projects like Plusenergihus (Stockholm's first plus-energy apartment buildings) and Gröna Solberga. Physical services span laundry rooms, waste recycling, bicycle storage, and apartment maintenance support. Student housing and commercial property leasing are specialized sub-product lines.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Residential rental apartments Rental of approximately 22,000 apartments across Stockholm to families, seniors, and other long-term tenants, with rents set through annual collective negotiations.
• Student apartments (Studentlägenheter) Approximately 800 student apartments located in central Stockholm areas including Gröndal, Södermalm (Rosenlundsparken, Sociala & hållbara huset), Stadshagen, Årstadal, and Älvsjö, with a simplified student application process.
• Youth apartments (Ungdomslägenheter) Dedicated youth housing apartments for young tenants applying via the separate ungdomslägenheter queue.
• Commercial premises (Lokaler) Rental of commercial spaces (offices, retail locations, warehouses, premises) to businesses and organisations in Stockholm.
• Parking spaces (Parkeringsplatser) Parking spaces available for rent from 625 SEK per month in Hässelby and Bromma, open to both Stockholmshem tenants and non-tenants.
• Storage units (Förråd) Storage units available for rent from 200 SEK per month in Hässelby and Bromma, open to both Stockholmshem tenants and non-tenants.
• Fint Hemma home improvement services Tenant-facing program offering home improvements including painting, wallpaper, flooring, kitchen upgrades, bathroom renovations, and replacement of stoves, refrigerators and freezers at subsidized or cost-recovery pricing.
• Plus-energy housing at Backåkra Two plus-energy rental buildings with 43 apartments at Backåkra in Norra Djurgårdsstaden generating more energy annually than they consume, using solar, geothermal, biogas, and high-efficiency ventilation.

Quantifiable outcome

• Smart building technologies can reduce energy consumption by 15–30% (International Energy Agency)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Röda Korsets FolkhögskolaminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Stockholmshem and Röda Korsets Folkhögskola (Red Cross Folk High School) initiated a vocational higher education program for property technicians with a social orientation (yrkeshögskoleutbildning). This addresses social sustainability in housing areas.
• SimulairminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Stockholmshem entered a collaboration with startup Simulair to test a new machine that can combat bedbugs effectively and without toxins. The machine, called Simulair, uses technology to treat infestations.
• SkanskacoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 2019Skanska served as the main contractor for the construction of Stockholm's first plus-energy houses (Backåkra, Labradorgatan, Norra Djurgårdsstaden) — two houses with 43 rental apartments completed with inflyttning in June 2019.
• GrowSmarter ConsortiumcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2014European smart cities project involving Stockholm, Gothenburg, and Barcelona. Stockholmshem participates as one of the flagship projects, testing integrated smart building solutions in the Bagarmossen area including energy-efficient renovations, ICT infrastructure, and sustainable mobility. The project was won in 2014 in the City of Stockholm's competition for environmentally sound building and living in Norra Djurgårdsstaden.
• Nowa Kommunikation ABminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorNowa Kommunikation AB is the contracted advertising mediation service provider under a framework agreement (2024-06-03 to 2026-06-02) covering planning and booking of advertising media, channel selection, negotiation of discounts, and media purchasing for Stockholmshem's advertising needs.
• VakansaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStockholmshem piloted a neighborhood office (hub) concept in Gröna Solberga together with Vakansa during the COVID-19 pandemic. The hub offered ergonomic workspaces in the residential area. The pilot ran from autumn 2021 to 2022.
• KretsloppsbolagetminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerKretsloppsbolaget (Circular Economy Company) demonstrated aquaponic fish and plant cultivation in a basement space in Solberga as part of the Gröna Solberga project. They practice hydroponic growing (plant cultivation in water) combined with fish farming in a circular system.
• REFOminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerREFO (Remake and Reuse) involved residents in designed reuse as part of Gröna Solberga. They organized workshops for residents on themes of reuse, including Christmas craft workshops and repair evenings, combining social benefit with entrepreneurship.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Svenska Bostäder: Another municipal public utility housing company (allmännyttigt) owned by the City of Stockholm, operating a comparable portfolio of rental apartments in the same city under the same regulatory framework.
• Familjebostäder: Stockholm municipal housing company under the same allmännyttig ownership structure, offering rental apartments to the same resident base and frequently mentioned alongside Stockholmshem in joint programs.
• Stadsholmen: City of Stockholm-owned housing company focused on cultural-historic properties; part of the same municipal housing ecosystem and overlapping in tenant base and city-level coordination.

Regional players

• MKB Fastighets AB: Municipal housing company in Malmö, comparable in mission (allmännyttigt) and operating model but serving a different Swedish geography.

Broad incumbents

• Stena Fastigheter: Large private Swedish residential landlord with multi-thousand-unit portfolios; comparable in scale and rental housing focus but private and operating in multiple cities.
• Wallenstam: Publicly traded Swedish property company with a substantial residential portfolio, including holdings in Stockholm; comparable in operating multifamily rentals at scale.
• Heimstaden: One of Europe's largest residential property owners with significant Swedish rental housing exposure, including Stockholm; a relevant scaled incumbent comparable in residential operating model.
• Akelius: International residential property company with a significant Swedish multifamily portfolio; comparable in operating rental housing at scale across urban Swedish markets.
• Willhem: Swedish residential property company owning and managing rental apartments across multiple Swedish cities, including Stockholm; a direct operating-model peer in the residential rental segment.
• Riksbyggen: Swedish housing cooperative developer and manager with a large residential portfolio; comparable in resident-focused housing operations though organized under a cooperative rather than municipal structure.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/stockholmshem
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/stockholmshem
• Xx.com/Stockholmshem

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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