Stockholm DOOH Guide · 2026

DOOH Advertising in Stockholm

Run DOOH campaigns in Stockholm on AdQuick across 2,400+ digital screens -- Sergels Torg, Stureplan, NK, ARN airport, and the Tunnelbana. CPMs from SEK 50 programmatic to SEK 260+ on Sergels Torg and Stureplan LEDs; activate from SEK 15,000 through Stockholm Tech Fest, Midsommar, and Nobel Week takeovers.

Formats, CPM benchmarks, vendor landscape, programmatic paths, IRM Sverige / Kantar Sifo measurement, RO / Spelinspektionen / Konsumentverket compliance, creative specs, and budget tiers — all in one place. Data current as of 2026.

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13,000+ digital screens
Programmatic from SEK 20,000
USD, EUR & SEK settlement
IRM Sverige / Kantar Sifo planning
13,000+
Digital OOH screens in Stockholm
SEK 60–800+
CPM range across venues
~25M
Annual passengers at Arlanda (ARN)
SEK 20,000
Lowest programmatic test budget
Access all DOOH formats
Digital Billboards
Transit & Airport
Place-Based
Programmatic
01What Is DOOH in Stockholm 02Stockholm DOOH Cost & Pricing 03Venues, Stadsdelar & Corridors 04Programmatic DOOH 05Measurement: IRM & Kantar Sifo 06Creative Specs & Best Practices 07Vendor Landscape 08Regulatory & Privacy 09Budget Examples 10Swedish Programmatic Maturation 11How to Buy DOOH 12FAQ

Digital Out-of-Home Advertising in Stockholm: Inventory, Costs & Programmatic

Stockholm covers an estimated 13,000+ digital screens across SL Stockholm Tunnelbana Metro, Pendeltåg commuter rail, Roslagsbanan, trams and buses, Stockholm Arlanda Airport (ARN), Stockholm Centralstation, landmark LEDs at Sergels Torg, Drottninggatan, Kungsgatan and Stureplan, the Westfield Mall of Scandinavia, Avicii Arena, Friends Arena, and Stockholm's *fika*-culture place-based networks. Typical CPMs range from SEK 60–140 (USD $6–$13) for elevator digital to SEK 350–800+ (USD $33–$76) for premium ARN airport and landmark spectaculars.

Overview

What Is Digital Out of Home (DOOH) Advertising in Stockholm?

Digital out of home (DOOH) — called digital utomhusreklam in Swedish — is outdoor advertising delivered on digital screens rather than printed static posters. In Stockholm, DOOH spans the SL Stockholm public-transport network (T-banan Metro, Pendeltåg, Roslagsbanan, Tvärbanan + Spårväg City trams, and the SL bus network — ~900,000 average weekday boardings), Stockholm Arlanda Airport (ARN) — Sweden's busiest airport with ~25 million annual passengers, Stockholm Bromma Airport (BMA), Stockholm Centralstation, landmark LED clusters at Sergels Torg, Kungsgatan / Hamngatan / Drottninggatan, Stureplan, the UNESCO-adjacent Gamla Stan, Slussen (in final stages of a €1.2B redevelopment), Kista Science City, Hammarby Sjöstad and Liljeholmen, premium shopping centres (Westfield Mall of Scandinavia — the Nordics' largest, NK, Gallerian, Sturegallerian, Täby Centrum), Avicii Arena (formerly Ericsson Globe — the world's largest spherical building), Friends Arena, Tele2 Arena, Stockholmsmässan, and fika-culture place-based networks.
Inventory Layers

Stockholm DOOH Inventory at a Glance

Stockholm is Sweden's capital and the Nordic region's largest city (~1M city, ~2.4M Storstockholm metro), and a globally significant tech-startup hub — home to Spotify, Klarna, King, Mojang, iZettle, Tobii, Truecaller, Northvolt, Ericsson, Telia, H&M, IKEA. Digital now accounts for roughly 50–55% of total Stockholm OOH spend.

Iconic Takeover

Sergels Torg, Drottninggatan, Kungsgatan / Hamngatan, and Stureplan landmark LEDs sold on share-of-voice vecka packages — the apex of Stockholm's brand-building inventory.

Transit

SL Tunnelbana T-Centralen, Slussen, Östermalmstorg and Kungsträdgården dominations, Pendeltåg, Roslagsbanan, trams, buses, plus Stockholm Centralstation (Jernhusen) and Arlanda + Bromma airports (Swedavia).

Street-Level

JCDecaux Sverige street furniture and vitriner, Clear Channel Sverige bulletins, and roadside digital across Norrmalm, Östermalm, Södermalm, Vasastan, Kungsholmen, Solna and Kista.

Place-Based

Westfield Mall of Scandinavia, NK, Gallerian, Sturegallerian, Täby Centrum, Avicii Arena, Friends Arena, Tele2 Arena, Stockholmsmässan, cinema (SF Bio, Filmstaden), and fika-culture cafés, bars and gyms.

Stockholm DOOH Snapshot 2026
A top-tier European programmatic DOOH market alongside London, Paris, Berlin, Madrid and Amsterdam.
13,000+
Digital OOH screens citywide
~900K
Daily SL Stockholm boardings
50–55%
Of Stockholm OOH spend now digital
25%
Swedish moms (VAT) on domestic invoicing
Pricing Data

Stockholm DOOH Advertising Cost

Stockholm DOOH pricing depends on venue type, format, daypart, campaign duration, and buying model. Four pricing models are in active use: CPM, Share of Voice (SOV) / weekly (vecka) package, monthly rate, and Programmatic Guaranteed (PG). Swedish OOH traditionally plans on veckor (week cycles), with 1-week, 2-week, and 4-week packages common.

Indicative Stockholm DOOH rates by format (2026)

Format Typical CPM (SEK) Approx USD Typical Minimum Buy Buying Model
Apartment / office elevator LCD SEK 60–140 $6–$13 SEK 25,000/month Loop share / programmatic
SL Tunnelbana (Metro) platform digital (D6 equivalent) SEK 80–180 $8–$17 SEK 40,000/vecka SOV / programmatic
SL station digital dominations (T-Centralen, Slussen, Stadion, Östermalmstorg, Fridhemsplan, Medborgarplatsen, Kungsträdgården) SEK 260–550 blended $25–$52 SEK 220,000/vecka Direct / PG
SL Pendeltåg commuter rail + Roslagsbanan SEK 90–180 $9–$17 SEK 35,000/vecka SOV / programmatic
SL tram (Tvärbanan + Spårväg City) in-vehicle digital SEK 70–160 $7–$15 SEK 30,000/vecka SOV / programmatic
Stockholm Centralstation (Jernhusen) SEK 150–380 $14–$36 SEK 90,000/vecka Direct / PG
Stockholm Arlanda Airport (ARN) digital SEK 350–800 $33–$76 SEK 150,000/week Direct / PG
Stockholm Bromma Airport (BMA) digital SEK 200–440 $19–$42 SEK 75,000/week Direct / PG
JCDecaux Sverige street furniture / vitrin SEK 90–210 $9–$20 SEK 40,000/vecka SOV / programmatic
Clear Channel Sverige bulletin + digital SEK 90–210 $9–$20 SEK 40,000/vecka SOV / programmatic
Bauer Media Outdoor (programmatic) SEK 90–220 $9–$21 SEK 40,000/vecka SOV / programmatic
Premium mall digital (Westfield Mall of Scandinavia, NK, Gallerian, Sturegallerian, Fältöversten, Farsta Centrum, Kista Galleria, Täby Centrum) SEK 180–420 $17–$40 SEK 65,000/vecka SOV / programmatic
Sergels Torg / Drottninggatan landmark LEDs Quoted by slot share — SEK 220,000–650,000/vecka SOV packages
Kungsgatan / Hamngatan retail corridor Quoted by slot share — SEK 180,000–500,000/vecka SOV packages
Stureplan / Östermalm luxury corridor Quoted by slot share — SEK 180,000–550,000/vecka SOV packages
Slussen (post-redevelopment) Quoted by slot share — SEK 150,000–420,000/vecka SOV / PG
Södermalm / Götgatan creative corridor SEK 160–360 $15–$34 SEK 55,000/vecka SOV / programmatic
Kista Science City corporate SEK 140–320 $13–$30 SEK 50,000/vecka SOV / programmatic
Stockholmsmässan event-window Event pricing — SEK 180,000–600,000/event Direct / PG
Avicii Arena / Friends Arena / Tele2 Arena event-day Event pricing — SEK 120,000–500,000/event Direct / event
Cinema digital (SF Bio, Filmstaden) SEK 220–450 $21–$43 SEK 50,000/week SOV / direct
Taxi / rideshare digital SEK 70–160 $7–$15 SEK 25,000/month Programmatic / direct
Programmatic open exchange (blended) SEK 70–260 $7–$25 ~SEK 5,000 test Auction

Ranges reflect typical Stockholm in-charge rates for commercial campaigns; agency-negotiated rates and programmatic auction clearing prices can run below these floors. Cross-border advertisers can settle in USD or EUR with automatic SEK conversion. For live quotes tied to actual availability, pull pricing through the AdQuick marketplace.

Pricing Models in Use

CPM

Cost per mille — increasingly dominant for programmatic DOOH (pDOOH). Range: SEK 60–800+ (USD $6–$76) depending on venue.

SOV / Vecka

Share of Voice / weekly package — dominant for premium Sergels Torg, Stureplan, Kungsgatan, and Arlanda landmark LED spectaculars. 1-week, 2-week and 4-week cycles common.

Monthly Rate

Used on many direct-buy concessions, including SL Tunnelbana station dominations and landmark building LEDs.

Programmatic Guaranteed

Fixed impression count at a negotiated CPM, delivered via DSP against a reserved deal ID.

Venues & Corridors

Stockholm DOOH Venues, Stadsdelar & Signature Sites

DOOH inventory in Stockholm is defined by venue environment, not creative format. Below, the stadsdelar (city districts), kommuner (municipalities) and signature sites that anchor the city's digital outdoor map.

Norrmalm — Civic, Retail & Tourism Core

Civic, retail, tourism, ages 25–55. Anchored by Sergels Torg, Hötorget, Kungsgatan, Hamngatan and Drottninggatan. Includes T-Centralen — the single busiest SL Tunnelbana station where all three Metro lines (Röd, Grön, Blå) intersect.

Sergels Torg: Stockholm's civic square in the heart of Norrmalm; anchored by the Kulturhuset cultural centre and the iconic "Kristall" glass obelisk. Landmark LED clusters.
Drottninggatan: Stockholm's main pedestrian shopping street, running ~1.7 km from Gamla Stan through Sergels Torg to Odenplan.
Kungsgatan + Hamngatan: Stockholm's major retail corridors connecting Hötorget to NK (Nordiska Kompaniet) — Sweden's most iconic luxury department store (1902, Hamngatan flagship).
T-Centralen: the single busiest SL Tunnelbana station, where all three Metro lines intersect.
Stockholm Centralstation: Sweden's busiest rail station; operated by Jernhusen; connected to Arlanda via Arlanda Express (20 minutes).

Östermalm — Luxury, Finance & Nightlife

Luxury, finance, nightlife, ages 30–55 affluent. Stureplan landmarks, Sturegallerian, Östermalmstorg T-bana, Karlaplan, Fältöversten.

Stureplan: Östermalm's luxury-shopping and nightlife square anchored by the distinctive "Svampen" (the mushroom-shaped rain shelter) and surrounded by Sturegallerian, luxury-brand flagships, and premier restaurants.

Södermalm — Creative & Hospitality

Creative, hospitality, ages 20–40. Götgatan corridor, Medborgarplatsen T-bana, SoFo, Hornstull LED. Södermalm is Stockholm's creative / hospitality island.

Vasastan

Middle-upper residential, family, creative. Odenplan T-bana, Sankt Eriksplan.

Kungsholmen

Middle-upper residential, government (Stadshuset). Fridhemsplan T-bana, Stadshuset adjacency.

Gamla Stan (Old Town)

Tourism, UNESCO heritage. Stockholm's 13th-century historic core on the island of Stadsholmen — UNESCO-adjacent heritage with the Royal Palace, Stortorget, and Storkyrkan. Limited heritage concessions, high-footfall approved placements only.

Djurgården

Tourism (museums), culture, royal. Djurgårdsbron, museum adjacency, limited heritage.

Slussen (post-redevelopment)

Major transport interchange at the south end of Gamla Stan; in the final stages of a multi-year €1.2B redevelopment into a fully modern transit and commercial hub. Transport interchange + redevelopment audience.

Solna — Friends Arena, Mall of Scandinavia & Karolinska

Sports, retail, healthcare, corporate.

Friends Arena: Sweden's national football stadium, 50,000 seats, home of the Sweden men's national team.
Westfield Mall of Scandinavia: the Nordics' largest shopping centre with ~100,000+ daily visitors.

Sundbyberg / Bromma

Residential + Bromma Airport. Bromma Airport, Bromma Blocks mall.

Kista (Kista Science City)

Tech, B2B, universities (KTH), ages 25–45. Europe's leading ICT cluster northwest of Stockholm, home to Ericsson's global HQ and hundreds of technology firms — sometimes called "Wireless Valley." Kista Galleria, Kista Science Tower, Kista T-bana.

Täby (Täby Centrum)

Northern suburbs, premium residential. Täby Centrum mall, Roslagsbanan.

Nacka / Saltsjöbaden

Eastern premium residential, Nacka Forum mall.

Huddinge / Flemingsberg

Southern residential + Karolinska Flemingsberg. Flemingsberg station, Huddinge Centrum.

Hammarby Sjöstad & Liljeholmen

Modern redevelopment, young-professional, sustainable. The 2000s–2010s redevelopment districts representing modern Stockholm sustainable-urbanism design. Liljeholmstorget mall, Hammarby quays.

Stockholm Arlanda Airport (ARN) — Swedavia

International + domestic premium travellers. Sweden's and Scandinavia's busiest airport (~25 million annual passengers); operated by Swedavia, the state-owned airport operator. Terminal 2 (international), Terminals 4 and 5 (domestic + international), Arlanda Express train-station digital, and the SkyCity retail/hotel complex.

Bromma Airport (BMA)

Domestic + regional business travellers. The city-centre regional airport.

Stockholmsmässan (Älvsjö)

Stockholm Tech Week, trade fair attendees. Stockholm's main trade-fair complex; host of Stockholm Tech Week (May/June) and numerous international trade fairs. Event-window digital.

Avicii Arena (Globen)

Concerts, events. Formerly Ericsson Globe Arena; the world's largest spherical building; renamed 2021 in honour of Swedish DJ Avicii. Arena-adjacent, Globen T-bana. Friends Arena (Solna) and Tele2 Arena complete the Stockholm event-venue landscape.

Programmatic

Programmatic DOOH (pDOOH) in Stockholm: How to Activate

A defining characteristic of Stockholm DOOH is Sweden's rapid programmatic-DOOH maturation since 2023. A DSP sends bids into an SSP representing one or more media owners. When a play opportunity opens on a screen, the SSP runs an auction (or fulfils a reserved deal) and returns the winning creative to the ad server.

Major DSPs actively buying Stockholm DOOH inventory

AdQuick

DSP and marketplace — transacts programmatically across every major SSP (Vistar, Hivestack SSP, Place Exchange, Broadsign Reach, VIOOH SSP) and aggregates direct media-owner inventory from JCDecaux Sverige, Clear Channel Sverige, Bauer Media Outdoor, Swedavia, Jernhusen, SL concessionaires, Stockholmsmässan, Avicii Arena / Friends Arena / Tele2 Arena into a single unified plan.

Vistar Media

Largest pDOOH DSP globally; strong European coverage including Stockholm.

Broadsign Ads

Integrated with Broadsign Reach SSP; deep access to Swedish operators on Broadsign CMS.

VIOOH

JCDecaux-backed; primary path into JCDecaux Sverige SL Tunnelbana, street furniture and premium mall inventory following the 2025 partnership.

StackAdapt DOOH

Omnichannel DSP with DOOH module; Stockholm supply via SSP integrations.

The Trade Desk (OpenPath DOOH)

DOOH as a channel within TTD's omnichannel buying; growing Sweden access.

Yahoo DSP

DOOH channel access across multiple SSPs.

Adomni

Self-serve pDOOH platform with Nordic expansion.

Bauer Media Outdoor

Swedish programmatic-native operator; direct programmatic vendor relationship complementing SSP paths.

Moving Walls

Measurement + DSP platform with Stockholm supply paths.

Major SSPs & networks with Stockholm inventory

VIOOH SSP

JCDecaux's SSP — primary path to JCDecaux Sverige SL Tunnelbana, street furniture and premium mall inventory after the 2025 JCDecaux Sverige partnership.

Hivestack SSP

Strong Nordic footprint; Sweden marketplace launched 2023, bringing Hivestack SSP access to Swedish buyers and unlocking Hivestack DSP demand for Swedish media owners.

Broadsign Reach

Deep access to Swedish operators on the Broadsign CMS; integrated with Broadsign Ads.

Place Exchange

Integrated into omnichannel DSPs for DOOH line items in EMEA.

Vistar SSP

Vistar's supply-side platform; strong European coverage including Stockholm.

Major SSPs & media owner programmatic paths in Stockholm

JCDecaux Sverige — accessible via AdQuick, VIOOH (primary — 2025 partnership), Vistar, and direct for SL Tunnelbana, street furniture, premium mall, and select Arlanda inventory.
Clear Channel Sverige — accessible via AdQuick, Broadsign Reach, Vistar, and direct for street furniture and roadside digital.
Bauer Media Outdoor — accessible via AdQuick, Bauer's native programmatic offer, and Vistar.
Swedavia (Arlanda) — accessible via AdQuick and direct; select programmatic paths.
Stockholmsmässan / Avicii Arena / Friends Arena — direct primarily; AdQuick for event-window aggregation.

Programmatic Deal Types in Stockholm

Deal Type Use Case Mechanics
Open exchange Lowest CPM, broadest reach, growing share since 2023 Auction-based
Private marketplace (PMP) Brand campaigns with preferred floor and premium inventory Invite-only deal; most common programmatic path
Programmatic Guaranteed (PG) Reserved inventory at negotiated terms Fixed impression count, fixed CPM, reserved supply

Targeting capabilities for Stockholm pDOOH

Venue targeting — buy only SL Tunnelbana, Pendeltåg, trams, Arlanda airport, street furniture, mall, landmark, Stureplan, Kista, elevator, or place-based using IAB OOH venue taxonomy.
Geofence / stadsdel / kommun / postnummer — fence to Norrmalm, Östermalm, Södermalm, Vasastan, Kungsholmen, Gamla Stan, Djurgården, Solna, Sundbyberg, Kista, Täby, Hammarby Sjöstad, Liljeholmen, Farsta, Skärholmen, or a radius around a POI.
Daypart — commute windows, lunch peaks, fika afternoon window (14:00–16:00 — the Swedish coffee-and-pastry social break), after-work AW (17:00–20:00), evening, Friday (fredag), weekend, event-based.
Mobile audience extension — Kantar Sifo panels, Swedish telco segments (Telia, Tele2, Telenor Sweden, Tre — subject to GDPR + Swedish implementation), Klarna / H&M / IKEA first-party segments.
Dynamic creative optimisation (DCO) — creative variations served by location, weather (winter darkness and summer light triggers are distinctively Swedish), temperature, time, or audience segment. Bilingual Swedish/English creative is common for tourism, Arlanda airport, Kista tech, Stockholmsmässan trade fairs, and international brand campaigns.

Contextual and Moment-Based Activation

Stockholm pDOOH supports a distinctive set of Swedish contextual triggers reflecting the country's seasonal extremes, sports culture, and tentpole events.

Weather & temperature — Stockholm has extreme seasonal contrasts (dark, cold winter vs bright summer with near-constant daylight in June). Winter can reach −20°C; summer rarely above +25°C.
AIK + Djurgården + Hammarby Allsvenskan football derbies — the distinctive three-club Stockholm football rivalry. SHL ice hockey (Djurgården IF + AIK + Hammarby hockey).
Stockholm Marathon (June) — Central Stockholm + Djurgården + Södermalm + Östermalm with race-route DCO.
Midsommar (Midsummer — third Friday of June) — Sweden's defining national celebration; one of Sweden's quietest urban commercial days as Stockholmers leave for the countryside.
Nobel Prize ceremonies (December 10) — Nobel Day at the Stockholm Concert Hall + Stockholm City Hall Nobel Banquet.
Lucia (December 13) — Sweden's distinctive candle-crowned saint's day celebration.
Stockholm Tech Week (May/June) — Stockholmsmässan + Kista Science City + Sergels Torg + Arlanda + Centralstation + T-bana dominations.
Stockholm Pride (late July–early August) — Mariatorget + Pride Park + Södermalm + Norrmalm + Östermalm with rainbow Swedish/English creative.
Christmas markets (Julmarknad — November–December) and Mellandagsrea (December 26 onwards) — Swedish post-Christmas sales triggering retail-cycle DCO.
Retail & brand cycles — Klarna / H&M / IKEA / ICA retail cycles; Eurovision (when hosted); Arlanda flight status.
Measurement

Measuring DOOH in Stockholm: IRM, Kantar Sifo & Attribution

Swedish DOOH measurement relies on a combination of IRM Sverige media-investment industry reporting, Kantar Sifo audience panel research, GfK Sverige and Nielsen Sweden brand-research panels, operator-reported impressions, and the Resumé industry trade publication.

1. Swedish measurement layers

Multiple complementary sources combine to model Stockholm DOOH delivery.

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IRM Sverige (Institutet för Reklam- och Mediestatistik) — Swedish media investment tracking institute
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Kantar Sifo — dominant Swedish audience-measurement firm; brand lift, panel-based research
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GfK Sverige / Nielsen Sweden — panel-based consumer and media research
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Operator-reported impressions — SL Stockholm, Swedavia, Jernhusen, Stockholmsmässan, Stockholm arenas
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Resumé — Swedish advertising-industry trade publication
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Moving Walls — third-party attention and attribution platform

2. Verification & attribution partners

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Moving Walls — attention measurement, impression verification, attribution across EMEA
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Adelaide AU — attention measurement; AU scores for creative and placement quality
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Kantar Sifo / Nielsen Sweden / GfK Sverige — brand lift studies (awareness, consideration, intent)
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Telia / Tele2 / Telenor Sweden mobile data — location verification (subject to GDPR + Swedish implementation)
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Klarna / H&M / IKEA / ICA lift studies — e-commerce and retail sales lift (where permitted)
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Branded search lift — correlates DOOH exposure with incremental Google.se branded search volume

3. Honest disclosure on Swedish measurement

Unlike markets with mature JIC-based OOH audience currencies (UK Route, Germany ma DOOH, Spain Geomex, Italy Audioutdoor, Canada COMMB), Sweden does not yet have a single authoritative unified DOOH impression currency. Attribution benchmarks rely on operator-reported data, Kantar panel supplementation, mobile-lift studies, and IRM industry reporting. This is the Swedish market reality — a trust signal worth disclosing rather than inventing.

4. Core Stockholm DOOH KPIs

Impressions (operator-reported + panel-verified), reach, frequency, Share of Voice (SOV), CPM, CPV, store visits, branded search lift on Google.se, Klarna / H&M / IKEA / ICA / NK sales lift, and conversion lift where first-party data is available.

SL DAILY BOARDINGS (~)900,000
ARLANDA ANNUAL PASSENGERS~25M
SWEDISH OOH SHARE NOW DIGITAL50–55%
SWEDISH MOMS (VAT)25%
SL CREATIVE APPROVAL WINDOW7–10 days
ARLANDA CREATIVE APPROVAL10 days
EVENT LEAD-TIME (TENTPOLES)6–8 weeks
Creative Specs

Stockholm DOOH Creative Specs & Best Practices

Three reference points define Stockholm DOOH creative: SL Stockholm (T-banan, Pendeltåg, Roslagsbanan, trams and buses with ~900K daily boardings), Stockholm Arlanda Airport (operated by Swedavia), and JCDecaux Sverige (the dominant street-furniture and SL concessionaire).

Aspect Ratios & Resolutions

SL Tunnelbana D6 / mall portrait / elevator: 1080×1920, 9:16, 10 sec, MP4 / JPG / PNG.
In-train / in-tram / street-furniture landscape: 1920×1080, 16:9, 10 sec.
Arlanda / Bromma / Centralstation large-format: 1920×1080 or custom, 16:9, 10–15 sec.
Sergels Torg / Drottninggatan / Kungsgatan / Stureplan landmark LEDs: custom (building-specific). Avicii Arena / Friends Arena / Tele2 Arena event digital is also custom.

File Formats & Delivery

MP4 (H.264) is the dominant codec; JPG and PNG are universally supported.
File weight: 10–25 MB per asset.
Audio is rarely supported — exceptions include cinema (SF Bio, Filmstaden) and some bar/restaurant networks.

Duration

10 seconds is the Swedish standard for transit and street.
15+ seconds for arena and landmark LED.

Motion & Animation

Motion is widely supported on SL, Arlanda, and mall DOOH.
Roadside digital on E4 / E18 / E20 / Essingeleden is subject to Trafikverket (Swedish Transport Administration) motion limits.

Best Practices

Bilingual Swedish / English creative is standard for Stockholm — Sweden is one of Europe's most English-fluent countries. Bilingual creative is common for tourism (Gamla Stan, Djurgården museums, Arlanda airport), Kista tech, Stockholmsmässan trade fairs (especially Stockholm Tech Week), and international brand campaigns. Swedish-only is standard for domestic; English-only is acceptable for global tech, luxury and tourism.
Text sizing rule of thumb — text height ≥ 1/10 of the shortest screen dimension. Swedish compound words occasionally require wider layouts.
Safe zones — 5–10% margin from each edge; avoid the bottom 15% of SL Tunnelbana portrait posters (sightline obstruction).
Dynamic triggers — widely supported via DCO; popular with weather (winter darkness vs summer light is a distinctively Swedish trigger), temperature extremes, AIK / Djurgården / Hammarby Allsvenskan match schedules, SHL hockey, Stockholm Marathon, Midsommar, Nobel ceremonies, Lucia, Stockholm Pride, and Mellandagsrea retail.
Vendor Landscape

Stockholm DOOH Vendor Landscape

The Stockholm DOOH ecosystem combines JCDecaux Sverige (dominant street-furniture and SL concessionaire), Clear Channel Sverige, Bauer Media Outdoor, Swedavia (Arlanda + Bromma), Jernhusen (Centralstation), arena concessionaires, and a growing programmatic-native operator class.

Media Owners & Network Operators

JCDecaux Sverige

SL Tunnelbana primary concessionaire, street furniture, premium mall, and select Arlanda inventory. The 2025 VIOOH programmatic partnership opened JCDecaux's Stockholm street-furniture, SL Tunnelbana, and premium mall inventory to programmatic buyers via VIOOH's SSP.

Street Furniture · Transit · Mall

Clear Channel Sverige

Street furniture, roadside digital, urban placements across Stockholm.

Street Furniture · Roadside

Bauer Media Outdoor

Programmatic-native Swedish offer; the Swedish-and-Nordic division of the German Bauer Media Group, operating its own programmatic DOOH offering with direct access to its Nordic inventory.

Programmatic · Premium Digital

Swedavia / Arlanda Advertising

Stockholm Arlanda (ARN) — Sweden's busiest airport with ~25M annual passengers — and Stockholm Bromma (BMA) airport estates. Operated through Swedavia concessionaires across all four ARN terminals including T2 (international), T4 / T5 (domestic + international), and the SkyCity retail/hotel complex.

Airport

Jernhusen

Stockholm Centralstation (Sweden's busiest rail hub) and other regional rail-station digital. Connected to Arlanda via the Arlanda Express (20 minutes).

Rail Hub · Stations

SL concessionaires

Tunnelbana, Pendeltåg, tram and bus estate (primarily routed via JCDecaux Sverige). ~900K average weekday boardings across the SL network.

Transit Network

Stockholmsmässan concessionaires

Stockholm Tech Week (May/June) and trade-fair event digital at Stockholm's main exhibition complex in Älvsjö.

Trade Fair · Event

Avicii Arena / Friends Arena / Tele2 Arena concessionaires

Arena event digital across the Avicii Arena (formerly Ericsson Globe — the world's largest spherical building), Friends Arena (Sweden's national football stadium, 50,000 seats), and Tele2 Arena.

Arena · Event

SF Bio, Filmstaden

Stockholm cinema digital — entertainment, younger audiences. One of the few Stockholm DOOH formats where audio is supported.

Cinema

Local landmark concessionaires

Sergels Torg, Drottninggatan, Kungsgatan, Hamngatan, Stureplan, and Slussen (post-redevelopment) building concessionaires running the city's premium SOV-package landmark LEDs.

Landmark LED

DSPs Actively Buying Stockholm Inventory

AdQuick, Bauer Media Outdoor, VIOOH, Vistar Media, Broadsign Ads, The Trade Desk (OpenPath DOOH), StackAdapt DOOH, Moving Walls, Adomni, and Yahoo DSP all transact Stockholm DOOH supply.

AdQuick — The Marketplace Above the Landscape

AdQuick is a DSP and marketplace that transacts programmatically across every major SSP (Vistar, Hivestack SSP, Place Exchange, Broadsign Reach, VIOOH SSP) and aggregates direct media-owner inventory from JCDecaux Sverige, Clear Channel Sverige, Bauer Media Outdoor, Swedavia (Arlanda + Bromma), Jernhusen (Centralstation), SL concessionaires, Stockholmsmässan, Avicii Arena / Friends Arena / Tele2 Arena, and Sergels Torg / Drottninggatan / Kungsgatan / Stureplan landmark operators into a single unified plan — with native IRM Sverige / Kantar Sifo audience planning, creative delivery, bilingual Swedish / English creative approval workflows, RO / Konsumentverket / Spelinspektionen compliance guidance (including Sweden's 2023 gambling-advertising "moderate tone" requirement and historically restrictive alcohol advertising framework), mobile audience extension (Telia / Tele2 / Telenor Sweden), and foot-traffic attribution all native — plus USD, EUR, or SEK settlement.

Compliance

Regulatory & Privacy Considerations for Stockholm DOOH

Stockholm DOOH operates under a layered Swedish regulatory framework — RO (Reklamombudsmannen) self-regulation, Konsumentverket consumer protection, IMY for GDPR, Spelinspektionen for gambling, Läkemedelsverket for pharma, MPRT for broadcast/media, and Stockholms stad / Stockholms stadsbyggnadskontor for municipal signage.

Creative Approval Lead Times

SL Stockholm / JCDecaux Sverige / Clear Channel Sverige: SL creative review via primary concessionaire; 7–10 business days.
Jernhusen: Stockholm Centralstation + other rail station creative review; 7–10 business days.
Swedavia (Arlanda + Bromma): airport creative review; 10 business days.
Stockholmsmässan: trade-fair event digital review; bespoke timelines 10–14 business days.
Avicii Arena / Friends Arena / Tele2 Arena: arena-event creative; 10 business days.
Stockholms stad / Stockholms stadsbyggnadskontor: municipal signage approval for new landmark installations; 4–12 weeks with heritage restrictions in Gamla Stan and along Strandvägen / Djurgården.

Self-Regulation & Consumer Protection

RO (Reklamombudsmannen): Swedish advertising self-regulation; administers the Swedish Code of Advertising Practice (aligned with ICC Code). Complaints reviewed by Opinion Advisory Panel and RO board.
Konsumentverket: Swedish Consumer Agency; enforces misleading advertising and consumer protection.
IMY (Integritetsskyddsmyndigheten): Swedish data protection authority enforcing GDPR; mobile audience extension subject to strict consent.
MPRT (Myndigheten för press, radio och tv): broadcast/media regulator with cross-media influence.

Category Restrictions

Alcohol: permitted with RO restrictions. Sweden has historically restrictive alcohol advertising rules — Systembolaget is the state-owned retail monopoly, and brand-first alcohol creative is more restricted than in neighbouring Denmark or Finland.
Tobacco and vapes: banned across all Swedish OOH under the Tobakslagen.
Gambling / sports betting: permitted with Spelinspektionen licensing. The 2023 Swedish gambling-advertising reforms require "moderate" marketing tone, restrict celebrity endorsements, and have tightened bonus-offer rules — a distinctive Swedish regulatory reality.
Cryptocurrency / Virtual Asset Service Providers: Finansinspektionen guidance; MiCA (EU, from 2024) with mandatory risk disclosures.
Pharmaceutical / OTC: Läkemedelsverket approves; prescription drugs not DTC advertisable.
Food / infant formula / sugary drinks: EU health-claim regulations; Swedish Konsumentverket food-marketing guidelines.
Political content: Valmyndigheten rules during Swedish riksdagsval, kommunval, regionval, and EU parliament elections.
Environmental / sustainability claims: Konsumentverket and RO enforcement; Sweden has been aggressive on greenwashing given strong consumer-activism context.
Cannabis: fully illegal in Sweden; commercial advertising prohibited.

Roadside & Transport Restrictions

Trafikverket (Swedish Transport Administration): roadside digital motion limits on E4, E18, E20, and Essingeleden. Motion is widely supported elsewhere across SL, Arlanda and mall DOOH.

Heritage & Municipal Signage

Stockholms stad / Stockholms stadsbyggnadskontor: municipal signage rules with heritage restrictions in Gamla Stan and UNESCO-adjacency zones; 4–12 weeks for new landmark permits.
Budget Examples

Stockholm DOOH Budget Examples

Three indicative tiers — from a SEK 20,000 programmatic test through a SEK 250,000–900,000 mid-market multi-venue flight to a SEK 2.5M+ flagship Sweden-entry / tentpole campaign.

Tier 1: Test Campaign
SEK 20,000–60,000

USD $1,900–$5,700. Test / Sweden-entry programmatic campaign across SL Tunnelbana D6, JCDecaux Sverige street furniture, and elevator digital with bilingual creative.

Platform: Single DSP (AdQuick, Bauer Media Outdoor, VIOOH self-serve) with SEK or USD billing
Geofence: Norrmalm + Östermalm + Södermalm
Inventory: SL Tunnelbana D6 + JCDecaux Sverige street furniture + residential/office elevator LCD
Flight: 2 veckor (2 weeks), 2 dayparts (AM commute + AW after-work 17:00–20:00)
Reporting: Operator-reported + Kantar Sifo-benchmarked impressions
Attribution: Mobile lift pixel for directional attribution
Creative: Bilingual Swedish / English, RO pre-cleared
Tier 2: Mid-Market Multi-Venue
SEK 250,000–900,000

USD $24,000–$86,000. 30-day multi-venue programmatic flight across SL Tunnelbana, JCDecaux Sverige street furniture, Clear Channel Sverige, Bauer Media Outdoor, premium malls and cinema.

Media: Programmatic PMP across SL Tunnelbana, JCDecaux Sverige street furniture, Clear Channel Sverige + Bauer Media Outdoor, Westfield Mall of Scandinavia + NK + Gallerian mall digital, cinema
Direct deals: Direct PMP with JCDecaux Sverige (via VIOOH) and Bauer Media Outdoor
DCO: Weather (winter darkness vs summer light), temperature, AIK / Djurgården / Hammarby match-triggered (3–4 creative variants)
Audience extension: Mobile (Telia / Tele2 / Telenor Sweden segments with IMY/GDPR consent)
Attribution: Foot-traffic lift study (Moving Walls or Kantar Sifo panel-augmented)
Flight: 30-day
Compliance: RO / Spelinspektionen / Konsumentverket pre-clearance for regulated categories; bilingual Swedish / English creative
Tier 3: Flagship Sweden-Entry
SEK 2,500,000+/quarter

USD $240,000+/quarter. Flagship Sweden-entry / Stockholm Tech Week / Nobel Prize / Midsommar / Stockholm Pride campaign anchored by Sergels Torg + Kungsgatan + Stureplan + Arlanda + arena event activation.

Landmark: Direct SOV on Sergels Torg + Drottninggatan + Kungsgatan + Stureplan + Östermalm landmark LEDs
Airport: Stockholm Arlanda (ARN) airport premium digital takeover via Swedavia
Rail: Stockholm Centralstation Jernhusen premium digital
Transit: SL Tunnelbana T-Centralen + Slussen + Östermalmstorg + Kungsträdgården + Stadion station dominations
Mall: Westfield Mall of Scandinavia + NK + Gallerian + Sturegallerian full-venue digital
Event: Stockholmsmässan event-window activation (Stockholm Tech Week May/June); Avicii Arena / Friends Arena / Tele2 Arena event activation
Programmatic: Rolling PMP across Stockholm, Göteborg, Malmö, Uppsala, Copenhagen, Oslo, Helsinki (Nordic cross-market extension)
Brand lift: Kantar Sifo or Nielsen Sweden study
Creative: Bilingual Swedish / English production + DCO build (winter darkness, summer light, AIK / Djurgården / Hammarby, Stockholm Marathon, Midsommar, Nobel Prize Dec 10, Lucia Dec 13, Stockholm Pride, Mellandagsrea)
Attribution: Dedicated Nordic dashboard
Tentpoles: Stockholm Tech Week (May/June) / Midsommar (third Friday of June) / Stockholm Pride (late July–early August) / Nobel Prize ceremonies (December 10) / Lucia (December 13) / Mellandagsrea (December 26+)
Effectiveness

Swedish Programmatic DOOH: VIOOH, Hivestack & Bauer Media

A defining characteristic of Stockholm DOOH is Sweden's rapid programmatic-DOOH maturation since 2023, driven by three milestones that together completed the Stockholm market.

"Stockholm's DOOH market now complete"

The VIOOH blog post titled "Stockholm's Digital Out-of-Home Market Now Complete" announced JCDecaux Sverige's 2025 programmatic partnership with VIOOH — opening JCDecaux's Stockholm street-furniture, SL Tunnelbana, and premium mall inventory to programmatic buyers via VIOOH's SSP. Positioned as the completing step that made Stockholm a fully-accessible programmatic DOOH market on par with London, Paris, Berlin, and Madrid.

Hivestack Sweden marketplace launch

The DPAA Global news covered Hivestack's 2023 launch of a dedicated Sweden programmatic DOOH marketplace, bringing Hivestack SSP access to Swedish buyers and unlocking Hivestack DSP demand for Swedish media owners. Combined with VIOOH's 2025 JCDecaux partnership, Sweden now has two major international SSP platforms operating domestically.

Bauer Media Outdoor programmatic

Bauer Media Outdoor — the Swedish-and-Nordic division of the German Bauer Media Group — operates its own programmatic DOOH offering with direct access to its Nordic inventory. Bauer Media Outdoor complements the VIOOH + Hivestack SSP paths with a direct programmatic vendor relationship.

Why this matters: Before 2023, Stockholm programmatic DOOH was constrained. After the Hivestack launch, the Bauer Media Outdoor programmatic product, and the 2025 JCDecaux–VIOOH partnership, Stockholm joined the ranks of Europe's top-tier programmatic DOOH markets. For cross-border advertisers activating across Europe, Stockholm inventory is now reliably accessible via DSP — a material change from the pre-2023 landscape.
~50–55% of total Stockholm OOH spend is now digital, growing rapidly.
~900,000 daily SL Stockholm boardings provide the commuter audience base across T-banan, Pendeltåg, Roslagsbanan, trams, and buses.
How to Buy

How to Buy Digital Out-of-Home Advertising in Stockholm

Three viable buying paths, depending on budget, scale, and complexity.

01

Direct with a Stockholm media owner or agency

Contact JCDecaux Sverige, Clear Channel Sverige, Bauer Media Outdoor, Swedavia / Arlanda Advertising, Jernhusen (Centralstation), SL concessionaires, Stockholmsmässan, or Avicii Arena / Friends Arena / Tele2 Arena concessionaires directly. Best for flagship Sergels Torg / Drottninggatan SOV packages, Kungsgatan takeovers, Stureplan luxury corridor, Arlanda airport premium walls, SL T-Centralen / Slussen / Östermalmstorg dominations, Stockholm Tech Week, and Nobel Prize week. Downsides: parallel RFPs in Swedish (and English), SEK invoicing with moms (25% — among Europe's highest), Stockholms stad permits, and slow plan stitching.

02

Programmatic via a DSP

Activate through any of the DSPs buying Stockholm inventory: AdQuick, Bauer Media Outdoor, VIOOH (post-2025 JCDecaux Sverige partnership), Vistar Media, Broadsign Ads, The Trade Desk, StackAdapt, Moving Walls, Adomni, or Yahoo DSP. Best for impression-based, flexible, data-targeted campaigns from SEK 20,000 test budgets upward. Cross-border advertisers can typically settle in USD, EUR, or SEK. Downsides if picking a single non-unified DSP: some DSPs have limited JCDecaux Sverige, Bauer Media Outdoor, or Swedavia access — you won't see every Stockholm SSP's supply from one seat.

03

Through AdQuick: the unified DSP + marketplace approach

AdQuick is a DSP and marketplace that transacts programmatically across every major SSP (Vistar, Hivestack SSP, Place Exchange, Broadsign Reach, VIOOH SSP) and aggregates direct inventory from every major Stockholm media owner — JCDecaux Sverige, Clear Channel Sverige, Bauer Media Outdoor, Swedavia (Arlanda + Bromma), Jernhusen (Centralstation), SL concessionaires, Stockholmsmässan, Avicii Arena / Friends Arena / Tele2 Arena, and Sergels Torg / Kungsgatan / Stureplan / Drottninggatan landmark operators — in a single unified plan. Native IRM Sverige / Kantar Sifo audience data, bilingual Swedish / English creative workflows, RO / Konsumentverket / Spelinspektionen (including 2023 "moderate gambling tone" rules) / Systembolaget-aware alcohol creative guidance, IMY / GDPR-compliant mobile audience extension, USD / EUR / SEK settlement, and foot-traffic attribution.

FAQ

Stockholm DOOH FAQ

Common questions on Stockholm DOOH inventory, costs, programmatic activation, measurement, and tentpole strategy. Pricing in SEK with USD reference; all rates as of 2026.

DOOH advertising in Stockholm (also called digital utomhusreklam in Swedish) is outdoor advertising shown on digital screens across the city — the SL Stockholm Tunnelbana Metro (3 lines, ~100 stations: Röd, Grön, Blå), Pendeltåg commuter rail, Roslagsbanan, Tvärbanan + Spårväg City trams, and SL bus network (~900K daily SL riders), Stockholm Arlanda Airport (ARN — Sweden's busiest airport with ~25M annual passengers) and Stockholm Bromma Airport (BMA), Stockholm Centralstation, landmark LED clusters at Sergels Torg, Drottninggatan, Kungsgatan, Hamngatan, and Stureplan, the UNESCO-adjacent Gamla Stan, Slussen (in final redevelopment stages), Kista Science City, Westfield Mall of Scandinavia, NK Nordiska Kompaniet, Avicii Arena (formerly Ericsson Globe — the world's largest spherical building), Friends Arena, Stockholmsmässan, and place-based screens in Stockholm's fika-culture cafés and bars. Stockholm has an estimated 13,000+ digital OOH screens operated by JCDecaux Sverige (with its 2025 VIOOH programmatic partnership), Clear Channel Sverige, Bauer Media Outdoor, Swedavia (Arlanda), Jernhusen, and Stockholm arena concessionaires. Most premium inventory is bookable programmatically through DSPs including AdQuick, VIOOH, Bauer Media Outdoor, Vistar Media, and Broadsign Ads.
Stockholm DOOH CPMs typically range from SEK 60–140 (USD $6–$13) for apartment/office elevator LCDs and SEK 80–180 (USD $8–$17) for SL Tunnelbana platform D6s, to SEK 350–800 (USD $33–$76) for premium Stockholm Arlanda Airport digital and hundreds of thousands of SEK per vecka (week — the traditional Swedish OOH buying cycle) as share-of-voice packages on Sergels Torg, Drottninggatan, Kungsgatan, and Stureplan landmark spectaculars. Programmatic open-exchange inventory is accessible from around SEK 70–260 (USD $7–$25) CPM. Self-serve test campaigns start around SEK 20,000–60,000 (USD $1,900–$5,700), mid-market multi-venue flights run SEK 250,000–900,000 over 30 days (USD $24,000–$86,000), and flagship Sweden-entry buys start at SEK 2.5M+ per quarter. Pricing varies by venue, daypart, buying model (CPM, SOV, vecka, monthly, or PG), and campaign duration. Swedish OOH carries moms (25% VAT — among Europe's highest) for domestic invoicing; cross-border advertisers typically settle in USD or EUR with automatic SEK conversion.
Stockholm has an estimated 13,000+ digital out of home screens across the SL Stockholm Tunnelbana Metro (3 lines, ~100 stations), Pendeltåg commuter rail, Roslagsbanan, Tvärbanan + Spårväg City trams, SL bus network, Stockholm Arlanda Airport (ARN — Sweden's busiest airport), Stockholm Bromma Airport (BMA), Stockholm Centralstation, Sergels Torg landmark LEDs, Drottninggatan + Kungsgatan + Hamngatan retail corridors, Stureplan luxury district, Kista Science City, Westfield Mall of Scandinavia and other premium malls (NK, Gallerian, Sturegallerian, Fältöversten, Farsta Centrum, Kista Galleria, Täby Centrum, Bromma Blocks), Avicii Arena, Friends Arena, Tele2 Arena, Stockholmsmässan, apartment and office elevator LCDs, and place-based venues. JCDecaux Sverige is the dominant operator (with 2025 VIOOH partnership); Bauer Media Outdoor, Clear Channel Sverige, Swedavia, and Jernhusen complete the major coverage.
Programmatic DOOH in Stockholm is the automated, impression-based buying of digital outdoor advertising through a DSP. Sweden's pDOOH market matured rapidly from 2023 onwards, driven by three milestones: Hivestack's 2023 Sweden marketplace launch, Bauer Media Outdoor's native programmatic offer, and VIOOH's 2025 JCDecaux Sverige partnership (which the VIOOH blog declared "Stockholm's Digital Out-of-Home Market Now Complete"). Every major Stockholm media owner — JCDecaux Sverige, Clear Channel Sverige, Bauer Media Outdoor — has enabled programmatic paths via SSPs including VIOOH SSP (primary for JCDecaux Sverige post-2025), Hivestack SSP (post-2023 launch), Broadsign Reach, and Place Exchange. Buyers can target by venue, stadsdel, kommun, daypart, and contextual triggers (weather — winter darkness vs summer light is distinctively Swedish, AIK/Djurgården/Hammarby Allsvenskan matches, Stockholm Marathon, Midsommar June, Nobel Prize December, Lucia, Stockholm Tech Week, Mellandagsrea, Klarna/H&M/IKEA retail cycles) with minimums as low as SEK 5,000 on open exchange via DSPs like AdQuick, Vistar Media, VIOOH, Bauer Media Outdoor, or Broadsign Ads.
Traditional OOH in Stockholm is printed, paper-and-paste advertising posted on vecka (week) cycles — the traditional Swedish OOH planning unit, though 4-weekly and monthly are also common. DOOH is delivered on digital screens and priced on impressions (CPM), share of voice (SOV), vecka rate, monthly, or programmatic guaranteed (PG), with creative that can change by daypart, weather (the distinctive Swedish winter-darkness vs summer-light contrast is a powerful DCO trigger), AIK / Djurgården / Hammarby match schedules, Stockholm Marathon, Midsommar, Nobel Prize week, Lucia, Stockholm Tech Week, Mellandagsrea retail, or audience segment. DOOH enables dynamic creative, real-time triggers, tighter geofencing, and operator-reported + Kantar Sifo-panel-based impression reporting — all without production delays. In Stockholm specifically, digital now represents roughly 50–55% of total OOH spend, with the 2023–2025 programmatic marketplace maturation completing Stockholm's status as a top-tier European programmatic DOOH market alongside London, Paris, Berlin, Madrid, and Amsterdam.
Swedish DOOH measurement relies on a combination of IRM Sverige (Institutet för Reklam- och Mediestatistik) media-investment industry reporting, Kantar Sifo audience panel research, GfK Sverige and Nielsen Sweden brand-research panels, operator-reported impressions from SL Stockholm, Swedavia (Arlanda), Jernhusen, Stockholmsmässan, and Stockholm arenas, and the Resumé industry trade publication. Unlike markets with mature JIC-based OOH audience currencies (UK Route, Germany ma DOOH, Spain Geomex, Italy Audioutdoor, Canada COMMB), Sweden does not yet have a single authoritative unified DOOH impression currency — an honest Swedish-market reality worth disclosing. Attribution for Stockholm campaigns can combine mobile foot-traffic lift (Telia / Tele2 / Telenor Sweden subject to IMY/GDPR consent), Google.se branded search lift, Klarna / H&M / IKEA / ICA / NK sales lift, and brand lift studies (Kantar Sifo, Nielsen Sweden, GfK Sverige). Moving Walls provides third-party attention and attribution for cross-border programmatic buyers.
Self-serve programmatic DOOH on platforms like AdQuick, Bauer Media Outdoor, VIOOH, Vistar Media, and Broadsign Ads can be activated with test budgets from around SEK 20,000–60,000 (USD $1,900–$5,700) in Stockholm. Managed-service campaigns with a Stockholm agency typically start at SEK 100,000–250,000 (USD $9,500–$24,000). Premium direct buys on Sergels Torg, Drottninggatan, Kungsgatan, Stureplan, or Stockholm Arlanda landmark LEDs start at SEK 180,000+ per vecka as share-of-voice packages, and Stockholm Arlanda Airport (ARN) premium takeovers via Swedavia typically start at SEK 150,000+/week.
There are three buying paths. Path 1: direct with a Stockholm media owner or agency (JCDecaux Sverige, Clear Channel Sverige, Bauer Media Outdoor, Swedavia / Arlanda Advertising, Jernhusen, SL concessionaires, Stockholmsmässan, Avicii Arena / Friends Arena / Tele2 Arena) — best for flagship direct buys, requires Swedish (and English) language capability, SEK invoicing with moms (25% VAT — among Europe's highest), Stockholms stad permit knowledge, and OOH-industry know-how. Path 2: programmatic via a DSP — AdQuick, Bauer Media Outdoor (native offer), VIOOH (post-2025 JCDecaux Sverige partnership), Vistar Media, Broadsign Ads, The Trade Desk, StackAdapt, Moving Walls, Adomni, or Yahoo DSP — best for impression-based, data-targeted campaigns from SEK 20,000. Path 3: through AdQuick, the unified DSP and marketplace approach that transacts across every major SSP and aggregates direct media-owner inventory into a single plan with IRM Sverige / Kantar Sifo planning, bilingual Swedish / English creative workflows, RO / Spelinspektionen / Systembolaget-aware creative guidance, IMY/GDPR-compliant mobile audience extension, USD, EUR or SEK settlement, and attribution built in.
Most Stockholm DOOH uses standard specs: 1080×1920 (9:16 portrait) for SL Tunnelbana platform D6s, apartment/office elevator LCDs, and mall verticals; 1920×1080 (16:9 landscape) for in-train, in-tram, in-bus, street-furniture, Arlanda airport, Stockholm Centralstation, and large-format screens; and custom resolutions for Sergels Torg, Drottninggatan, Kungsgatan, Stureplan, Avicii Arena, Friends Arena, and building-specific landmark LEDs. Typical creative duration is 10 seconds in a 60-second loop (15+ seconds for arena and landmark LED). MP4 (H.264) is the dominant codec; JPG and PNG are universally supported. Audio is rarely permitted except in cinema (SF Bio, Filmstaden). Bilingual Swedish / English creative is standard for Stockholm — Sweden is one of Europe's most English-fluent countries, and bilingual creative is common for tourism, Arlanda airport, Kista tech audiences, Stockholmsmässan trade fairs, and international brand campaigns. Swedish-only creative is standard for domestic; English-only is acceptable for global tech, luxury, and tourism.
Event-anchored Stockholm DOOH strategies pair flagship landmark takeovers with programmatic PMP windows triggered by event context. For Midsommar (Midsummer — third Friday of June, Sweden's defining national celebration — most Stockholmers leave the city for the countryside), Stockholmers-who-remain targeting plus Arlanda airport (international tourism peak) with bilingual summer-themed DCO; recognise that Midsommar is one of Sweden's quietest urban commercial days. For Stockholm Tech Week (May/June at Stockholmsmässan), Stockholmsmässan + Kista Science City + Sergels Torg + Arlanda + Centralstation + T-bana dominations with English-first tech-industry DCO. For Nobel Prize ceremonies (December 10 — Nobel Day at the Stockholm Concert Hall and Stockholm City Hall Nobel Banquet), Norrmalm + Östermalm + Stadshuset-adjacent + Grand Hôtel adjacency + Arlanda with respectful Nobel-themed premium creative. For Stockholm Pride (late July–early August), Mariatorget + Pride Park + Södermalm + Norrmalm + Östermalm with rainbow Swedish/English creative. For AIK Solna + Djurgården IF + Hammarby IF Allsvenskan derbies, Friends Arena (AIK) + Tele2 Arena (Hammarby, Djurgården) + stadsdel-specific targeting with culturally-tuned club-specific creative. For Stockholm Marathon (June), Central Stockholm + Djurgården + Södermalm + Östermalm with race-route DCO. For Lucia (December 13), Stockholm-wide with traditional Lucia-themed creative. For Mellandagsrea (December 26 onwards — Swedish post-Christmas sales), Westfield Mall of Scandinavia + NK + Gallerian + Sturegallerian with retail-cycle DCO. Build in 6–8 weeks of lead time and plan for SL, Swedavia, Stockholms stad, RO / Spelinspektionen / Konsumentverket creative approvals.

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AdQuick is the DOOH out of home advertising platform and marketplace that unifies programmatic buying across every major SSP — Vistar, Hivestack SSP, Place Exchange, Broadsign Reach, VIOOH SSP — with direct media-owner inventory across Stockholm. JCDecaux Sverige's SL Tunnelbana, street furniture and premium mall estate (with the 2025 VIOOH partnership); Clear Channel Sverige; Bauer Media Outdoor; Swedavia's Arlanda (ARN) + Bromma (BMA); Jernhusen's Centralstation; SL concessionaires; Stockholmsmässan (Stockholm Tech Week); Avicii Arena, Friends Arena, Tele2 Arena event digital; and Sergels Torg, Drottninggatan, Kungsgatan, Stureplan and Slussen landmark concessionaires.

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