Kista Science City

What is Kista Science City?

Kista Science City is a creative melting pot in Stockholm where companies, researchers and students collaborate in order to develop and grow. The foremost sector in Kista is ICT (Information and Communication Technology). Figures show that few places on the planet can demonstrate the same high concentration of expertise, innovation and business opportunities within ICT.

Ericsson, Microsoft and IBM are just some of the major ICT companies to have established a presence in Kista Science City. There are also over a thousand other ICT companies of all sizes here. 6,800 students are currently studying ICT courses at Stockholm University and the Royal Institute of Technology in Kista Science City. More statistics about enterprise and education in Kista Science City.

1970s: The story begins when IBM and Ericsson move to Kista.
1980s: The Electrum building is built where more and more researchers gather.
1990s: Kista grows to become one of the world’s foremost ICT clusters.
2000s: Industry, academia, research and the public sector in Kista together shape The Kista Vision.
Today: Kista has become a thriving Science City and a leader in mobile and ICT development.

65,000 people work in Kista’s 8,500 companies. 23,000 of those are working in 1,075 ICT companies. There are 5,000 students at Campus Kista and 1,000 researchers in the region. 114,263 is the number of people living in Kista Science City. Together they create one of the world’s fastest growing Science Cities.