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Stockholm is Europe’s new capital of capital

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Unlock unlimited access to all our award-winning journalism, subscriber-only podcasts and newsletters Subscribe to The Economist Unlock unlimited access to all our award-winning journalism, subscriber-only podcasts and newsletters Your browser does not support the element. A sk a european banker how to reinvigorate their continent’s capital markets, and there is a good chance they will start enthusing about Sweden. That might seem surprising, since during the post-Brexit scramble to replace London as Europe’s premier financial centre, Stockholm barely got a look-in. Frankfurt, home to the euro zone’s central bank, seemed the obvious choice; its competition came from Paris’s mighty commercial banks. Honourable mention went to Amsterdam, reprising its 17th-century role as a share-trading hub. Yet for companies that want fresh capital without venturing across the Atlantic, Stockholm is the place to be. Bosses of unlisted businesses might visit the headquarters of eqt, the sole Eur

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