Restaurant industry in Sweden - statistics & facts
Sweden is well-known for a wide variety of dishes, such as meatballs, pickled herring, toast skagen, and princess cake. The total revenue of the Swedish food service industry surpassed 177 billion Swedish kronor, with lunch and evening restaurants generating nearly 85 billion Swedish kronor in 2024. Notably, the Stockholm region represented the largest share of it, accumulating approximately 61 billion Swedish kronor. The regional variation reflects the concentration of dining options and inhabitants of the urban areas, as the least-populated northern region generated the lowest revenue at 15.5 billion Swedish kronor.
