Different types of housing

You can search for different types of housing and contract types via the Stockholm Housing Agency. 

Student housing (studentbostäder)

Those who are studying or have an admission certificate to a university, college, post-secondary vocational education and training or higher vocational education in Stockholm county can apply for student apartments. Read the requirements in the advertised apartments.
Student housing available for rent

Youth housing (ungdomsbostäder)

If you are aged between 18 and 25, you can apply for youth housing. The apartments are often between 20 and 40 square meters with a more affordable rent.
Youth housing available for rent

Senior housing (seniorbostäder)

Special housing designed for senior citizens is a possibility if you are aged 55+. Senior apartments are designed with the needs of older adults in mind. These apartments always have good accessibility. This means that the apartment is located on the ground floor or the apartment building has an elevator. Bathrooms and bedrooms are often spacious with low or no thresholds in the apartment.
Senior housing available for rent

Newly developed housing (nyproduktion)

Newly developed housing means that the apartment is newly build and no one has ever lived in the apartment before. 
Newly developed housing available for rent

Short-term lease (korttidskontrakt)

A short-term lease offers temporary accommodation while you remain in the housing queue.
Short-term leases available for rent

Bostad snabbt - housing where you keep your queue time

Occasionally, we advertise apartments where we need to increase the number of applicants. If you get an apartment marked with Bostad snabbt you get to keep your queue time.

Available housing in Bostad snabbt

Collective housing (kollektivboende)

Collective housing is a regular apartment building where you have your own apartment. There are common areas that you share with the other people living in your building. In these areas you can cook food together or socialize.

Atelier housing (Ateljébostäder)

If you are an artist, you can apply for a place in the Atelier housing queue.
Information about the Atelier housing queue (Swedish)

A housing cooperative (kooperativ hyresrätt)

A housing cooperative means that you become a member of a cooperative association from which you then rent the apartment.