Data centers in Sweden
Datacenter Atlas tracks 75 facilities in Sweden, 58 data centers and 14 network points of presence: 0.9% of the global inventory and #22 worldwide by facility count.
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MW: megawatts of power for the computers. PUE: all the electricity a site draws divided by what reaches its computers (1.0 = nothing lost). Networks present: telecom networks recorded at each site, added up. Record quality (A to D) rates the record, not the site. Glossary →
Map
Largest hubs
A hub is a town with at least 5 facilities, with its close neighbours. Facilities in smaller towns are not listed here, so the hubs do not add up to the country total.
Top operators
All 75 facilities
Sorted by disclosed IT load, then networks present. A row opens the full, source-linked record on the map. No IT load is disclosed for any of these sites, so the column is hidden.
⚡ Electricity context
- Electricity demand
- 136.7 TWh (2025)
- Grid carbon intensity
- 35 gCO₂/kWh
- Renewables share
- 71.4 %
- Low-carbon share
- 98.8 %
Source: Ember yearly electricity data (CC BY 4.0). Method
Water & climate exposure
- Data centers at high water stress (index ≥ 60)
- 8 of the 56 scored · 2 located at town level only are not scored
- Median baseline water stress (WRI Aqueduct, 0–5)
- 0.56
- Median riverine flood risk (0–5)
- 3.09
- Free-cooling hours ≤ 18 °C (median)
- 7,724 h/yr (88 %)
- Median cooling degree days
- 61
Derived indicators: WRI Aqueduct 4.0, GHSL, climate normals. See methodology. Method
Social friction index
Main driver: Neighbourhood (83/100)
How close people live: residents within 1 km and distance to the nearest homes. High = many close neighbours.
- Water
- Energy & grid
- Neighbourhood
- Concentration
- Policy context
- Observed conflict
Composite of water, grid, neighbourhood, concentration, policy and observed-conflict pressure. A derived indicator: not a measurement of public opinion. Method
Regulation
10 measures recorded
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Documented local conflicts & agreements
- Östersund and Ecodatacenter scrap data center plan near Spikbodarna forest · 2025-09-10 · project withdrawn · withdrawn
Announced large projects
- Brookfield Strängnäs AI data center · Brookfield Asset Management · announced · 750 MW announced
- EcoDataCenter Borlänge campus (incl. Mistral AI) · EcoDataCenter · under construction · 360 MW announced
- EcoDataCenter Smedjebacken campus · EcoDataCenter · permitting · 150 MW announced
Questions
How many data centers are there in Sweden?
Datacenter Atlas (release 26.08-c2) records 75 facilities in Sweden: 58 data centers, 14 network points of presence and 3 unclassified sites. The count covers facilities documented in OpenStreetMap, PeeringDB, Wikidata and operator disclosures.
Which companies operate data centers in Sweden?
The operators with the most tracked facilities in Sweden are Microsoft, Bahnhof, GlobalConnect Group, AB Stokab, Meta.
Where are data centers concentrated in Sweden?
The largest hubs by facility count are Stockholm (30), Gävle (9), Malmö (8), Falun (4), Gothenburg (4).
Cite this page: Datacenter Atlas (2026). Sweden, release 26.08-c2. https://www.datacenter-atlas.com/country/sweden · ODbL / CC BY 4.0