About Orebro
Capital of the county of the same name in Sweden, Orebro hustles and bustles around its heart that is a huge romantic castle with an apron of water and dancing colourful water lilies. Culturally rich with meandering cobblestoned alleys to explore, Orebro is a university town with hordes of students invading its cafes and parks or riding bikes around the city streets to get to a coworking venue where they can mingle and collaborate with their peers. Sitting close to Stockholm, the city is fast outgrowing its borders, as it’s an attractive home for many young families. Dating back to the 13th Century when the castle was built, Orebro was a commercial hub during the Middle Ages. It remained a rather small city until the second half of the 19th Century when it rapidly grew as a national shoe-manufacturing centre.
With a laid-back vibe of knocking back beers on outdoor terraces or swanning around eclectic shops, its 117,543 residents make it the 7th largest city in Sweden.
Sweden is one of the most innovative countries in the world with a tech powerhouse producing world-beating companies. Stockholm has grabbed global attention in what is being referred to as the "Bjorn Borg Effect" when one company shows what can be achieved and overnight Sweden becomes a tech innovation hub. This is the land of the Nobel Prize, Volvo and Ikea where you will find top-notch infrastructure, simple regulations and a smart tax legislation. Sweden has a low corporate tax rate that won't eat up company profits and financial resources that give extensive welfare packages to groundbreaking, but maybe risky businesses. Swedish startups that have reached the one billion evaluations include the likes of Spotify, Klarna, Skype and King to name a few. No wonder coworking venues have opened up in Orebro to cater to its inventive souls when they aren't frolicking in "Gustavsvik" the largest water park amongst the Nordic countries.