Sweden in recent years has seen an enormous amount of growth in terms of interest in furniture and home design. People are beginning to recognize that your individual furnishing or home style is just as personal and individualistic as the style of clothes you wear. Stockholm is at the front of the new wave of interior design (heminredning) trends, and it holds something for everybody. It doesn't matter what your tastes or budget are.

Furniturebox.se is a web-based company, which sells expensive furniture pieces at lower prices. In central Stockholm they have a 500 sq meter store that offers high quality furniture and a real shopping experience. Bolia, with their New Scandinavian Design concept and handmade furniture is a must-see for anyone interested in design and handicraft. Bolia have a renowned design team and give young designers the chance to join them through the Bolia Design Award.

Ekero Möbler, Stalands Furniture, and DUX beds are big players in the Stockholm furniture business. Some furniture companies, such as POM (Piece of Mind) ask why certain products that should exist do not, and then answer that question by creating those products.

Lanna Furniture have handpicked a new range after coming away from the recent furniture fair with their customers' opinions and wishlists. With Bromma Furniture you get good strong furniture from around the world and Carlssons Furniture offer great quality furniture from a family which has been in the furniture business for three generations. The company G.A.D. which originates from the island of Gotland also has a strong presence in Stockholm and offers custom furniture.

With a uniquely wide variety of secondhand shops, coupled vast number of galleries selling sample pieces, furniture constructed in light of Feng Shui principles and concepts, with timeless pieces from the decades of the 50's and the 60's which are high in demand right now, combined with furniture giants the likes of IKEA, Mio and EM, the SoFo region is one exciting place in Stockholm that any furniture lover would not dare to miss.

Whenever we talk about Stockholm furniture, we must also mention the biggest gathering for Scandinavian furniture lovers - the Stockholm Furniture Fair. The Greenhouse section is especially interesting, since this is where new designers and international design schools introduce their work. The Northern Light Fair, Scandinavia's lighting exhibition runs at about the same time as the Stockholm Furniture Fair.