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Stockholm layoffs, tracked in full.

Stockholm has seen 20K job cuts across 38 tracked rounds since January 2020 — roughly 2.1% of all layoffs in our global dataset. The last 12 months alone saw 2K layoffs.

Last updated
City snapshot
20K
people laid off since Jan 2020
Companies tracked
20
active + historical
Rounds
38
total events
Top industry
Enterprise SaaS
52% of cuts
Global city rank
#9
by total headcount
Total since 2020
All time
20K
Across 38 roundsRank #9
Last 12 months
Recent
2K
↓ 91% YoY
Companies tracked
Breadth
20
across 8 industriesEnterprise SaaS leads
Global city rank
vs cities
#9
2.1% of global totalof 200 cities
By industry · Stockholm· Since 2020

Which industries cut deepest.

Enterprise SaaS
2 ROUNDS
52% of Stockholm cuts
10,100
PEOPLE
Energy
2 ROUNDS
22%
4,400
PEOPLE
Streaming
11 ROUNDS
13%
2,630
PEOPLE
Fintech
4 ROUNDS
5%
932
PEOPLE
Media & Entertainment
2 ROUNDS
3%
520
PEOPLE
Telehealth
2 ROUNDS
2%
400
PEOPLE
Mobility
6 ROUNDS
2%
385
PEOPLE
Gaming
1 ROUNDS
1%
200
PEOPLE
Top companies · Stockholm

Where the cuts landed.

Top companies
#01
Ericsson
ENTERPRISE SAAS · 2 ROUNDS
10,100
#02
Northvolt
ENERGY · 2 ROUNDS
4,400
#03
Spotify
STREAMING · 8 ROUNDS
2,370
#04
Klarna
FINTECH · 2 ROUNDS
800
#05
Viaplay
MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT · 1 ROUNDS
450
#06
Kry
TELEHEALTH · 2 ROUNDS
400
#07
Voi
MOBILITY · 4 ROUNDS
385
Recent events · Stockholm· Latest

The latest Stockholm layoffs.

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Severity
Event
Location · When
Headcount
Source
Low
S
Spotify
Spotify Layoffs — 2026-03-23
Stockholm ·
15
variety.com ↗
High
E
Ericsson
Ericsson Layoffs — 2026-01-15
Stockholm ·
1,600
reuters.com ↗
Low
K
King.com
King.com Layoffs — 2025-07-14
Stockholm ·
200
mobilegamer.biz ↗
Severe
N
Northvolt
Northvolt Layoffs — 2025-03-31
Stockholm ·
2,800
sifted.eu ↗
High
C
Cint
Cint Layoffs — 2024-12-12
Stockholm ·
—
cint.com ↗
High
N
Northvolt
Northvolt Layoffs — 2024-09-23
Stockholm ·
1,600
cnbc.com ↗
Low
S
Spotify
Spotify Layoffs — 2024-07-15
Stockholm ·
40
adage.com ↗
Low
C
Cint
Cint Layoffs — 2024-07-01
Stockholm ·
—
cint.com ↗
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