Sweden’s largest flexible workspace operator Ioffice has partnered with future-of-work research hub The Remote Lab to publish a new series of evidence-based reports on the country’s coworking and serviced office landscape.
The first report in the series delivers the most detailed assessment yet of the country's rapidly expanding flexible workspace market.
“To strengthen the credibility of our industry, we need insight grounded in solid empirical research,” says Homan Tehrani, Founder and CEO of Ioffice. “This report provides a clear, unified understanding of Sweden’s coworking sector and shows how the market is evolving alongside fundamental shifts in working behaviour.”
The study identifies more than 600 flexible workspace providers operating across Sweden, with a presence in every region and in roughly two-thirds of the country’s municipalities.
It also sets Sweden’s progress within a broader European context, benchmarking its maturity and growth dynamics against similar trends across the continent.
“Flexible workspace has moved far beyond its early stereotypes,” a senior researcher involved in the study tells FM Magazine. “The data confirms that coworking is now a permanent and expanding component of the modern work ecosystem.”
Founded in 2007, Ioffice develops and operates flexible workspace environments designed for small and medium-sized businesses.
Its model blends workplace design, hospitality-led service, and community management to create engaging, high-performance settings.
The company strengthened its national footprint in 2025 with the acquisition of United Spaces, becoming Sweden’s largest coworking and serviced office provider, with 19 locations across four cities and approximately 67,500 square metres under management.
Visit remotelab.io and ioffice.se.
Working with academic institutions, research agencies, think tanks, and commercial partners, it produces forward-looking studies that explore how new work practices influence organisations, real estate markets, and regional economies.
The collaboration between Ioffice and The Remote Lab is intended to deepen understanding of how flexible workspace contributes to Sweden’s economic and social development.
Future editions of the series will focus on specific themes such as regional regeneration, workplace behaviour, user preferences, and the sector’s wider societal impact.
“By supporting long-term research, we want to enhance the dialogue around our industry’s role, its drivers, and its enduring potential,” explains Tehrani. “Even from this first report, it is clear that the sector will continue to expand and shape both urban and rural environments in the years ahead.”
Visit remotelab.io and ioffice.se.
