2025.05.06
5.3 million permanent homes by the end of 2024/2025
The number of residential apartments in Sweden at the turn of the year 2024/2025 amounted to 5,260,876. These are divided into 2,136,854 apartments in single-family houses, 2,756,647 apartments in apartment buildings, 289,047 in special housing (e.g. retirement homes, student housing) and 78,328 in other buildings. In addition, there are approximately 612,000 holiday homes.
Housing types in Sweden
Source: Statistics Sweden and Umeå University
Tenancy law dominates in the country's municipalities
In apartment buildings, rental property is the most common form of tenure, with 58 percent (just over 1,604,000 apartments) of the apartment stock in apartment buildings, while 42 percent (just over 1,148,000 apartments) are tenant-owned or owner-occupied apartments. Of the country's 290 municipalities, rental property dominates in 261, and in 10 of these, rental property is the only form of tenure in apartment buildings.
Most tenant-owned apartments in metropolitan municipalities
Only 29 municipalities have more tenant-owned apartments than rental apartments. Over half of these are in Stockholm County. Lomma has the largest proportion of tenant-owned apartments (85 percent), followed by Täby (84 percent) and Vallentuna (80 percent).
Holiday home
In addition to permanent residences in Sweden, there are a large number of holiday homes. Officially, there are approximately 612 000 holiday homes in Sweden. But according to a new study, significantly more properties are used as holiday homes – without being counted in the statistics.
Holiday homes in the form of combined mobile homes and apartments are significantly more common than traditional holiday homes in some areas.
The number of holiday homes in the northern interior of Sweden, for example, is significantly higher than statistics show, reveals a survey from Umeå University. Many caravans with extended single-family homes and apartments are used here as holiday homes.
Appliances in all these homes
Single-family homes have the highest level of appliances – up to 9-10 appliances are not uncommon in a villa (fridge, freezer, hob, oven, dishwasher, extractor fan, microwave, washing machine, tumble dryer). Tenancies are generally equipped with a slightly smaller number of appliances, where, for example, the shared laundry room replaces the private washing machine.
We can also see an ongoing trend that holiday homes are being equipped with more and more advanced appliances to a greater extent than before. This also applies to caravans and motorhomes! Leisure is important to all of us and we do not want to give up the convenience that many of the appliances and household appliances offer in these holiday homes.
