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Regions of Sweden (NUTS 2) by local units in professional, scientific and technical activities

Stockholm had the highest local units in professional, scientific and technical activities of 8 regions in 2023, at 80,935. Mellersta Norrland had the lowest, at 5,737. The median was 18,365 and the figure for Sweden was 208,429. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest80,935Stockholm
Lowest5,737Mellersta Norrland
Median18,3658 regions
Sweden208,429History

All regions, 2023

Stockholm: 80,935 countStockholm80,935Västsverige: 38,395 countVästsverige38,395Sydsverige: 28,368 countSydsverige28,368Östra Mellansverige: 25,299 countÖstra Mellansverige25,299Norra Mellansverige: 11,431 countNorra Mellansverige11,431Småland med öarna: 11,017 countSmåland med öarna11,017Övre Norrland: 7,247 countÖvre Norrland7,247Mellersta Norrland: 5,737 countMellersta Norrland5,737Stockholm: 80,935 countStockholm80,935Västsverige: 38,395 countVästsverige38,395Sydsverige: 28,368 countSydsverige28,368Östra Mellansverige: 25,299 countÖstra Mellansverige25,299Norra Mellansverige: 11,431 countNorra Mellansverige11,431Småland med öarna: 11,017 countSmåland med öarna11,017Övre Norrland: 7,247 countÖvre Norrland7,247Mellersta Norrland: 5,737 countMellersta Norrland5,737
count. Source: Eurostat, Local units by NUTS 2 region, Professional, scientific and technical activities (NACE Rev. 2 section M) (sbs_r_nuts2021). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankRegions2023
count		Change on 2022
1Stockholm80,935+5.6%
2Västsverige38,395+5.9%
3Sydsverige28,368+5.7%
4Östra Mellansverige25,299+5.2%
5Norra Mellansverige11,431+6.8%
6Småland med öarna11,017+5.3%
7Övre Norrland7,247+5.4%
8Mellersta Norrland5,737+5.9%

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About this ranking

Number of local units of enterprises in professional, scientific and technical activities (NACE Rev. 2 section M). A local unit is an enterprise, or part of one, at a geographically identified place, such as a factory, shop, office or warehouse. Eurostat structural business statistics by region.

Eurostat structural business statistics by region (sbs_r_nuts2021), from 2021. Counted where each unit is located, so an enterprise with shops in several regions counts once in each. Countries and NUTS 2 regions. Eurostat publishes 2021 on NUTS 2021 codes and later years on NUTS 2024 codes, so regions created in 2024 (in Portugal and the Netherlands) start in 2022. Some countries publish estimates, flagged as such.

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Eurostat. Local units by NUTS 2 region, Professional, scientific and technical activities (NACE Rev. 2 section M) (sbs_r_nuts2021). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_r_nuts2021/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Local units by NUTS 2 region, Professional, scientific and technical activities (NACE Rev. 2 section M) (sbs_r_nuts2021) (Regions of Sweden (NUTS 2) by local units in professional, scientific and technical activities, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_r_nuts2021/default/table

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Local units by NUTS 2 region, Professional, scientific and technical activities (NACE Rev. 2 section M) (sbs_r_nuts2021), Regions of Sweden (NUTS 2) by local units in professional, scientific and technical activities, 2023. Eurostat, European Commission, 30 Sept. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_r_nuts2021/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/local-units-professional-scientific/sweden-regions?period=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Local units by NUTS 2 region, Professional, scientific and technical activities (NACE Rev. 2 section M) (sbs_r_nuts2021). Regions of Sweden (NUTS 2) by local units in professional, scientific and technical activities, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_r_nuts2021/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/local-units-professional-scientific/sweden-regions?period=2023.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Local units by NUTS 2 region, Professional, scientific and technical activities (NACE Rev. 2 section M) (sbs_r_nuts2021), Regions of Sweden (NUTS 2) by local units in professional, scientific and technical activities, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_r_nuts2021/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/local-units-professional-scientific/sweden-regions?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which region has the highest local units in professional, scientific and technical activities?

Stockholm, with 80,935 in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest local units in professional, scientific and technical activities?

Mellersta Norrland, with 5,737 in 2023.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Local units by NUTS 2 region, Professional, scientific and technical activities (NACE Rev. 2 section M) (sbs_r_nuts2021). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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