The Stockholm region is committed to fostering a dynamic innovation ecosystem and promoting strategic collaborations to sustain its international competitiveness. A key focus is on strengthening strategic research corridors and innovation hubs, such as Hagastaden-Kista-Uppsala and Flemingsberg-Södertälje-Strängnäs. These areas serve as vital environments for driving world-leading innovation through close collaboration between academia, business and the public sector, laying the foundations for sustainable economic growth and technological leadership in the global marketplace.
The Stockholm Region EU Office has been located in Brussels for 30 years and is continuously advocating for a sustainable, smart, and competitive transition at an EU level from a local and regional perspective. At the same time, promoting a just and inclusive transition, taking perspectives such as gender equality and skills into account. In line with these efforts, the Stockholm Region EU Office advocates on the basis of three key areas; sustainable growth, competitiveness and innovation.
During the following mandate period of 2025-2030 the office focuses on initiatives such as the next long-term budget (MFF) and the next research and innovation programme (the FP10 Framework Programme). For example, the EU multiannual financial framework should take into account the needs of both stronger and weaker regions and clarify the capacity of public actors to address common EU challenges.
Positions
The Stockholm Region Association for European Affairs – Position paper on A Joint European helath Data Space
The Stockholm Region Association for European Affairs – Position paper on the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF)
