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Editorial review 2026-11-11 · The editorial team · Jurisdiction: Sweden and the Nordics

Compare locations

Six comparison guides, grouped by the choice they support: which Swedish electricity area, or which Nordic country. Each guide keeps grid queues, prices and project records on separate rows and names the source for every figure.

Utility transformers and a web of overhead power lines against a clear sky.
Utility transformers and a web of overhead power lines against a clear sky. Photo Alivia Alva on Unsplash

General orientation. Assess the specific project separately. Applies to: Readers shortlisting a region or country for a data center.

Between Swedish electricity areas

Sweden has four electricity areas. They differ in wholesale price, in the transmission queue and in which projects are already documented there.

SE1 versus SE2The Luleå area against the Sundsvall area.SE2 versus SE3The Sundsvall area against the Stockholm area.SE3 versus SE4The Stockholm area against the Malmö area.Electricity areas explainedWhat SE1–SE4 are and what they do not tell you about a plot.

Sweden against its neighbours

Each country has its own grid operator, connection process and rules for surplus heat. These guides set the Swedish process beside the neighbour’s.

Sweden versus FinlandFingrid’s totals and Finnish campuses beside the Swedish register.Sweden versus NorwayStatnett’s connection process and the Norwegian surplus-heat duty.Sweden versus DenmarkEnerginet’s 2026 pause and what it means for a Swedish shortlist.

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