It is thanks to new immigrants and babies that Stockholm is still a growing city – otherwise, SvD writes, there are more people moving out of the city than in. For the last few years, suburban areas that have gained in population thanks to people in Stockholm who decide they want more space / a garden / open windows and, if you’re Swedish-born, kids. The price of apartments in Stockholm, as well as the new mortgage requirements are additional reasons for moving out.
Does this mean an end to Stockholm city? Hardly. There just isn’t much room to grow, one researcher says: there is a limit to how tight you can build buildings, and Stockholm’s islands can’t get bigger. Manhattan builds upwards though, so maybe that will be the next step here too.