Datacenter Forum Stockholm 2026
About the Event
Datacenter Forum Stockholm 2026 is the 12th annual edition of the Nordic data center community's flagship forum, organized by Datacenter Forum. It runs December 3, 2026 at Stockholmsmässan in Älvsjö, Stockholm, and brings together more than 700 professionals from Sweden's data center and IT infrastructure sector. Registration is free for qualifying end-users, operators, and enterprise decision-makers.
The event runs as a full-day expo from 08:00 to 18:00, anchored by expert keynotes, panel sessions, and a live talk show format called Datacenter Changemakers Sweden hosted by futurist Liselotte Lyngsø. A networking drinks reception closes the day.
Programming Focus
- AI infrastructure investment: separating capital commitments from real demand signals
- ESG and regulatory compliance — the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and Energy Efficiency Directive (EED) in practice
- Sweden's power landscape: data centers as both a grid burden and a balancing asset
- Waste heat reuse and district heating integration
- Nordic subsea cable development, Arctic connectivity, and geopolitical implications
- Data center architecture and community acceptance
- Nordic market benchmarking: Sweden vs. Denmark and the wider region
Featured Speakers
- Richard May, Country Manager UKI & Nordics, Sunbird Software
- Charlie Enright, Senior Analyst, DC Byte — Nordic data center market insights
- Dr. Tomas Rahkonen, Research Director Sustainability, Uptime Institute — five data center predictions for 2026
- Thomas Volder, Project Manager, Net Zero Innovation Hub for Data Centers — decarbonization strategies
- Dennis Wolbrink, Business Unit Manager Europe, EPI — Nordic data centers in a global context
- Liselotte Lyngsø, futurist — hosts the Datacenter Changemakers Sweden live talk show
Sponsors
Confirmed: Schneider Electric, Vertiv, Cisco, Dell
Who Should Attend
- CEOs, CFOs, CTOs, and sustainability officers at enterprise and public-sector organizations
- Data center operators and colocation providers
- IT and telecom infrastructure managers
- Investment firms, consultants, academics, and press
Logistics
Venue: Stockholmsmässan, Parkeringsvägen 10, 125 30 Älvsjö, Stockholm, Sweden. Free visitor passes available for qualifying end-users; sponsor packages available for vendors. Single-day format, December 3, 2026.