Skövde
You are invited! Why Skövde, you may ask? With all the convenience of a large city yet the cozy atmosphere of a small town, Skövde is a ’lagom’ city that is centrally located in Sweden and full of opportunities waiting for you.
Innovation arena for smart industry and game development
The University of Skövde has a unique educational program. We are the innovation arena for smart industry and game development and are one of the top-ranked incubators for game developers and many creative startups.
Skövde is the main hub of the Region of Skaraborg, which is Sweden’s fourth largest labour market and is growing rapidly. You will find many interesting projects underway in and around the city. Our focus is expanding areas focused on developing innovation and research. We also want to develop new, modern, sustainable, twenty-four/seven, live-work neighbourhoods.
With all the convenience of a large city yet the cosy atmosphere of a small town, Skövde is a city full of opportunities waiting for you. Welcome to play Skövde!
Location & connectivity
From Skövde, you can conveniently reach Gothenburg Central Station in just over an hour, and Stockholm is only two hours away by train.
Business & industry
You don’t have to live in a big city to pursue a career or run successful businesses in game development, tech, or future industries. Skövde has proven that.
Skövde is located right at the very heart of Skaraborg and has taken an international leading role in game development, IT and production technology.
3 Fast facts:
- Skövde is Sweden’s third largest gaming city.
- In Skövde, you will find two Volvo manufacturing plants: Volvo Group Truck Operations and Aurobay.
- A new district is being built - Skövde Science City. The district will become a hub for technology, research, and innovation, with meeting places, event spaces, and offices.
Education & research
We are the innovation arena for Smart Industry and game development and are one of the top-ranked incubators for game developers and many creative startups.
The University of Skövde, located next to Science Park Skövde, is one of Sweden’s most specialized universities that work closely with Skaraborg Hospital, Volvo and other industrial companies. Research efforts are carried out in tight collaboration with our community within five areas: Virtual Engineering, Systems Biology, Informatics, Organizing for Sustainable Development and Digital Health Research.
3 Fast facts:
- In Skövde, you find preschools, elementary schools, high schools, a vocational college and the University of Skövde.
- The test arena ASSAR for industrial development has attracted over 200 million Swedish kronor for research.
- The University of Skövde has the largest and most diverse range of game development programs in Northern Europe, with 650 students studying game development in Skövde.
Leisure & culture
In Skövde, you don’t have to go very far to be able to enjoy an outdoor lifestyle, sports activities, culture and events.
3 Fast facts:
- There are over 70 nature reserves and natural areas within the Skövde municipality.
- Billingen attracts over 300,000 visitors per year. Here, you can enjoy mountain bike trails in the forest or challenge yourself on one of our pump tracks. You can also experience elite cross-country skiing trails, try an obstacle course in the treetops or high ropes course, ice skating and hiking.
- Sweden's first cultural center was completed in 1964 and is located in Skövde. The cultural center has a theater, artmuseum, library and an event hall.
Websites to visit
Find out more
Interested in learning more about Skövde and moving here? Contact Welcome House Skövde.
Photo Credits:
Next Skövde/Tobias Andersson
Next Skövde/Vårt Skövde
Next Skövde/Sweden Game Conference 2023, SGC
Roger Borgelid/Westsweden.com
Alexander Arnholm/westsweden.com