Airbnb Occupancy Rate in Stockholm City, Sweden, Data & Trends 2026

Over the June 2025 to May 2026 analysis period, Stockholm City posted 68% average occupancy with an ADR of 145 EUR and average monthly revenue near 2,640 EUR, on roughly 245 booked nights a year. Year-on-year revenue grew 10%, a healthy gain that reflects firm demand rather than a discount-driven occupancy push. Stockholm is the only Swedish market in our dataset, so these figures effectively set the national benchmark rather than sitting above or below a peer average.

The 65% seasonality reading confirms a market with real swings: revenue concentrates in the May and August peaks and thins through the January-February trough. At 68% occupancy with a 145 EUR ADR, the smart play is pricing aggressively into the short summer window and the Nobel and film-festival spikes, then accepting lower rates to hold occupancy through the dark winter months.

Stockholm draws a steady mix of leisure and business travellers across its fourteen islands. Culture is the headline draw: the Vasa Museum is the most-visited museum in Scandinavia, the Royal Palace and Storkyrkan cathedral anchor Gamla Stan, and the metro's hand-painted stations function as a free art gallery. Baltic cruise ships call at the port through the warm months, and the annual Nobel Prize ceremonies in December add a prestige business-travel layer.

For short-term rental operators this means demand is diversified rather than reliant on a single segment. Summer tourists chasing the long Nordic daylight, conference and corporate guests through autumn and spring, and archipelago-bound travellers passing through the capital all keep listings occupied. With 196 active listings tracked in the city centre and a wider Stockholm market of over 30,000 properties, the central core is competitive but absorbs consistent year-round demand.

Gamla Stan, the medieval Old Town, is the most tourist-facing district: pedestrian lanes beside the Royal Palace command premium nightly rates but the building stock is old and condo associations there are among the strictest on subletting. Norrmalm, around Sergels torg and Central Station, is the transit and shopping hub, well suited to business and short-stay guests who value transport links over charm.

Sodermalm is the trendy island south of the old town, popular with younger leisure travellers for its cafes, nightlife and creative scene, and it carries strong Airbnb demand. Ostermalm is the upscale district around Stureplan, with grand apartments, embassies and high-end retail that suit premium, longer-stay guests. Across all four central districts, co-op boards have tightened short-let policies, so verifying that a specific building permits rentals matters as much as the postcode.