Talking students, photo: Niklas Björling
Talking students, photo: Niklas Björling

Indian students are increasing the most and compared to last year the growth corresponds to 26%, but a full 75% in three years. However, the Chinese, Finnish and German students are still the largest students groups in Stockholm.

Incoming students to Stockholm (Year of Study 2018/2019) (comparison with 2017/2018)
1. China (870, + 5%)
2. Germany (795, +3%)
3. Finland (720, - 10%)
4. France (500, + 3%)
5. India (485, +26%)
6. Italy (380, +5%)
7. Spain (355, + 5%)
8. Greece (295, + 7%)
9. USA (275, 0%)
10. United Kingdom (265, +22%)


The Stockholm Academic Forum is a collaborative organisation for the City of Stockholm and 18 educational institutions in Stockholm. In the report, Staf has analysed the international student mobility in Stockholm during the academic year of 2018/2019.

To read more about the report, click here.