During the year, the Stockholm economy (gross regional product) is expected to increase by 4.1 percent.

The reason is a strong development of, among other things, the communications industry, the financial sector and qualified business services.

Also in the coming years, the economy is expected to increase and have stronger development than for Sweden as a whole.

But there are risk factors that can erode expectations.

- A risk factor is whether the war in Ukraine would escalate with more sanctions and against additional countries.

Furthermore, there are clouds of concern that household consumption would decrease more than expected due to increased costs of higher energy and food prices, says Stefan Westerberg, chief economist at the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce.

What can the invasion of Ukraine mean for the economy and business in the Stockholm area - hear more in the clip

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Hear Andreas Hatzigeorgiou, CEO of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce, what the invasion of Ukraine could mean for the economy and business in the Stockholm area.

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