Starting a limited company in Sweden is relatively easy, though you do need something like 20,000 SEK to deposit into your company bank account. I'm just a one-person limited company use case not looking to raise funding or anything, but in terms of more ambitious projects where you raise funding and have employees etc, I see quite a few tech startups of that kind around. I get the sense that taking the risk to branch out and try to build something of your own is a less scary decision to make here than in some other places, because even if you fail you have a bit of a safety net to fall back on. It helps people be more willing to take risks of that kind, and Sweden has quite a few tech success stories.
Going from the broad "tech startup" term to something more specific, Sweden seems especially good for game development (that's actually why I moved here ten years ago). Lots of small indie studios popping up and getting funding, as well as larger ones. Lots of game dev talent around (though seemingly never enough). Large studios help get game developers into the country, which then get siphoned off to smaller studios or go off to try to do their own thing. There are local schools helping bring up new game dev talent as well, whose government funding is dependent on their students' success in the industry. It's generally a very vibrant scene.
I've recently moved to Gothenburg from Stockhom where the car industry is all the rage, with Volvo and various smaller companies around. There are tech co-working spaces both big and small for freelancers and startups, some small and independent, some funded and run by Volvo's parent company. Generally a super active scene for tech startups.
Starting a limited company in Sweden is relatively easy, though you do need something like 20,000 SEK to deposit into your company bank account. I'm just a one-person limited company use case not looking to raise funding or anything, but in terms of more ambitious projects where you raise funding and have employees etc, I see quite a few tech startups of that kind around. I get the sense that taking the risk to branch out and try to build something of your own is a less scary decision to make here than in some other places, because even if you fail you have a bit of a safety net to fall back on. It helps people be more willing to take risks of that kind, and Sweden has quite a few tech success stories.
Going from the broad "tech startup" term to something more specific, Sweden seems especially good for game development (that's actually why I moved here ten years ago). Lots of small indie studios popping up and getting funding, as well as larger ones. Lots of game dev talent around (though seemingly never enough). Large studios help get game developers into the country, which then get siphoned off to smaller studios or go off to try to do their own thing. There are local schools helping bring up new game dev talent as well, whose government funding is dependent on their students' success in the industry. It's generally a very vibrant scene.
I've recently moved to Gothenburg from Stockhom where the car industry is all the rage, with Volvo and various smaller companies around. There are tech co-working spaces both big and small for freelancers and startups, some small and independent, some funded and run by Volvo's parent company. Generally a super active scene for tech startups.