SSE Business Lab climbs from eighth to seventh place in the Financial Times’ ranking of 180 European startup hubs, remaining the only Nordic hub in the top ten. The move comes as Stockholm draws growing attention as the place to be for tech and AI startups, attracting founders eager to understand what is driving the city’s momentum. 

The House of Innovation welcomes Sara Öhrvall as its new Practitioner in Residence. With long experience in technology-led transformation, she will help strengthen collaboration between researchers, students and entrepreneurs at the Stockholm School of Economics.

Stockholm School of Economics (SSE) is pleased to welcome Fiskars Group as a Retail Club Partner at the Center for Retailing. Fiskars Group expertise in retail will bring valuable insights to both education and research at SSE’s Retail Management-program.

A new clothing collection shows how art can travel beyond traditional settings. A collaboration between clothing label A Day’s March and the Art Initiative at the Stockholm School of Economics brings Jan Håfström’s works from the School’s “The Red Corridor” into everyday garments, linking fashion, art and education in an unexpected way.

When startups scale quickly, founders often make hurried hiring decisions that unintentionally disadvantage women, according to new study from the Stockholm School of Economics in Sweden. The study shows how the pressures of rapid growth increase the likelihood that founders rely on mental shortcuts and make biased decisions.

How are Sweden’s students really doing – and how can their wellbeing be improved? Together with the Public Health Agency of Sweden, the Stockholm School of Economics (SSE) will study students’ mental health and develop new ways to support wellbeing and academic performance. The results will be presented in February 2027.

Young adults in Sweden feel significantly worse than older people in almost all areas of life. While older Swedes rank among the happiest in the world, young adults struggle with loneliness and psychological distress. These are the findings of a new large-scale study on flourishing in Sweden, published in the International Journal of Wellbeing and conducted by researchers at the Stockholm School of Economics, Lund University, Oslo Metropolitan University and Harvard University.

Rising tensions between the US and China are changing how companies design global supply chains in strategic industries such as semiconductors and rare earths. New research shows firms are no longer just reacting to trade rules – they are proactively redesigning supply chains to reduce political risk and secure access to critical technologies.

A subtle change in how climate risk is communicated—mentioning a person’s local area—can significantly increase attention to disaster preparedness messages, according to a new study by researchers at the Stockholm School of Economics and Harvard University, published in Nature Human Behaviour. The findings offer a practical, low-cost strategy for governments, insurers and local authorities seeking to boost climate resilience in vulnerable communities.

A new piece by composer Andrea Tarrodi gives the Stockholm School of Economics its own musical voice – and marks the first movement in a suite inspired by Swedish architect Ivar Tengbom. The initiative is part of a new collaboration with the Stockholm Concert Hall and celebrates the 100th anniversary of the School’s iconic building.