City assessment
How smart is Stockholm?
Stockholm scores 70.9% against the ISO 37120-series aligned smart city framework in 2026, ranked #104 of 386 by smart reach and #148 on the evidence alone, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Each criterion counts in full where the evidence shows it present, half where partial and nothing where absent, weighted by its category. 12 of 86 are not yet assessed and count as nothing until a finding is made either way. Last assessed 22 Oct 2026.
Smart reach rank
#104 / 386
Smart score
70.9%
Evidenced rank
#148 / 387
Criteria present
52 / 86
Evidence coverage
79.1%
Stockholm's smart city score by area
8 present · 4 partial · 2 absent · 1 not yet assessed
11 present · 0 partial · 0 absent · 1 not yet assessed
11 present · 1 partial · 1 absent
7 present · 3 partial · 1 absent
6 present · 2 partial · 1 absent · 4 not yet assessed
5 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 1 not yet assessed
4 present · 4 partial · 1 absent · 5 not yet assessed
Where Stockholm is strong
- ▸Public Transport & Real-Time Information
- ▸Smart Traffic & Electric Vehicles
- ▸Energy & Smart Grid
- ▸Climate Action & Emissions
- ▸Housing & Urban Planning
Where the evidence shows gaps
- ▸Digital Government Services · 2 absent
- ▸Climate Adaptation & Heat · 1 absent, 1 partial
- ▸Solid Waste & Circular Economy · 1 absent, 1 partial
- ▸Green Space & Biodiversity · 1 absent
- ▸Urban Data Platform & Digital Twin · 2 partial
Not yet assessed
12 of 86 criteria have no finding yet, either way. They count as nothing in the score until one is made, and they are not gaps.
- Governance & Smart-City Operating Model3 of 4
- Disaster Risk & Resilience2 of 4
- Inclusion & Civic Participation2 of 3
- Public Safety & Emergency2 of 4
- Active & Shared Mobility1 of 4
- Food Security & Urban Agriculture1 of 2
- Urban Data Platform & Digital Twin1 of 3
Evidence highlights
Open Data & Transparency · High-value datasets published
Trafiklab provides official open data for all public transport in Sweden, including GTFS-RT feeds, GTFS Sweden 2, and GTFS Sweden 3, which includes data for rail traffic.
https://www.trafiklab.se/Open Data & Transparency · Programmatic API access
Trafiklab offers API access for public transport data, with an 'API Overview' section to simplify access to APIs from public transport companies.
https://www.trafiklab.se/Digital Government Services · Unified online services portal
Stockholm provides various e-services for contact with the city, accessible through a portal titled 'E-tjänster - Stockholms stad'. An example given is the Edlevo e-service for preschool applications, queue management, and income details.
https://start.stockholm/e-tjanster/Digital Government Services · Digital identity / single sign-on
Most of Stockholm's e-services require users to have a BankID for access and use.
https://start.stockholm/e-tjanster/About this assessment
Stockholm was assessed against the 86 criteria of the ISO 37120-series aligned smart city framework on 22 Oct 2026 by AI agents gathering evidence from official public sources. Each criterion is marked present, partial or absent, or left not yet assessed, and every finding links to where it was found. Cities are re-assessed in runs, not continuously: the latest finished on 24 Oct 2026.