Best UX Design Agencies in Stockholm (2026)

Introduction

Stockholm has one of Europe’s strongest benches for product and service design, and the 10 agencies below cover most of what a buyer is likely to need: research-led service design, accessibility, mobile and web products, and design that runs into hardware.

The city’s digital economy shapes the work. Spotify, Klarna, King and a long line of fintech, healthtech and AI start-ups set a high bar for product quality, and banks, retailers and public bodies hire the same studios to match it. The market has also consolidated. Bontouch now works as part of Framna, Doberman sits inside EY Studio+, and Fröjd is joining Eidra, the group that also owns Above and Umain. The European Accessibility Act has applied since June 2025, so accessibility now comes up in most Swedish digital briefs.

Every agency here has a working Stockholm studio or office in 2026. They were chosen for recent work, client rosters and 2025 to 2026 recognition, and the list is unranked: the right fit depends on the problem, the budget and how closely you want to work with the team.

The best UX design agencies in Stockholm

1. EY Doberman

Part of EY Studio+ · Stockholm · doberman.co

Doberman has worked in digital design for about 25 years and now operates as EY Doberman, part of EY Studio+, with studios in Stockholm and Oslo and around 100 people. It says it has been named Sweden’s best digital design agency more often than any other firm, and its work has been recognised by Fast Company’s World Changing Ideas, Red Dot and D&AD.

Recent case studies include Scandic, Olink, ICA, MoMA and the payments company Kassa, and its client list also takes in AstraZeneca, Bambuser, Einride and Electrolux. The EY connection suits buyers who want design tied to wider business transformation.

2. Framna

Framna group (formerly Bontouch) · Norrmalm · framna.com

Framna is a digital product agency that grew out of Bontouch, the Stockholm app studio, together with Move Agency and Shape. It has more than 500 people across 11 studios, including Stockholm, Gothenburg, Copenhagen, Amsterdam and New York, and has since acquired Bright Inventions to expand in Europe. It was named among the top winning agencies at the 2025 Lovie Awards.

Recent and current work includes a full-service digital bank for SEB, an AR tool for IKEA, a restaurant operating system for Just Eat and the Post-it app. The agency also publishes an annual Mobile App Trends Report, the 2026 edition based on 13,750 users.

3. Antrop

Independent · Södermalm · antrop.se

Antrop is a UX and service design agency led by CEO Zandra Rauchwerger, working from Rosenlundsgatan on Södermalm. Its work runs from research and opportunity finding to detailed experience design and building design capability inside client organisations. It won gold for service and product design at Årets Byrå 2025, an award based on client surveys rather than a jury.

Case studies include a design system for SJ, integrated physical and digital care for Doktor.se, a circular concept for Ingka, delivery tracking for CityMail and pension savings onboarding for NoWo. It suits public and regulated sectors where research has to stand up to scrutiny.

4. Most Studios

Independent · Gamla stan · moststudios.com

Most Studios was founded in 2014 and works from Skeppsbron with B2B and technology companies, mostly in SaaS, fintech, healthtech and AI. Its work combines brand strategy, websites and UI/UX for apps and software, and it was nominated at Guldägget 2026.

Clients include Legora, Tandem Health, Einride, Juni, Klarna and IKEA. It is a good fit for scale-ups that want product interface and brand handled by one team.

5. Above

Part of Eidra · Östermalm · above.se

Above is a Scandinavian innovation agency that combines hardware and software, covering strategy, design and technology from first sketch to production. It is part of Eidra (formerly ARC) and has offices in Stockholm, Malmö, Gothenburg, London and Shenzhen.

Its client list includes Sonos, Google, IKEA, Polestar, Scania, Electrolux, Fjällräven and Bang & Olufsen. It is the clearest choice on this list when the user experience spans a physical product and its app.

6. Umain

Part of Eidra · Stockholm · umain.com

Umain is a digital product consultancy with more than 130 designers, engineers and product thinkers across Stockholm, Oslo, London and Chicago. It describes its work as shaping, shipping and scaling digital products through design and technology, and its examples run from room booking and online retail to XR.

It is ISO 27001:2022 certified, which helps with procurement in finance and other regulated sectors. Clients are not named on its site, so ask for case studies relevant to your category.

7. Fröjd

Joining Eidra · Östermalm · frojd.se

Fröjd is a Stockholm digital agency of about 50 specialists that designs and builds websites and digital services, with UX and visual design alongside development, analytics and content. It has announced that it is joining Eidra.

Recent wins include a new web platform for Agria Djurförsäkring and continued development of Visit Värmland’s website after a 2025 procurement. Other work includes Stockholm Business Region, Jämtkraft and Transportsnack, an AI-generated podcast for members of Transportföretagen.

8. Varvet

Independent · Norrmalm · varvet.com

Varvet is a digital product studio that has designed and built applications since 2008, with an office at Blekholmsterrassen near Central Station and another near Gothenburg. Its focus is applications built around the people who use them, with design and engineering in the same studio.

Work shown on its site includes Volvo On Demand, the car-sharing service, and A-Z Inner Voice, alongside a testimonial from the US insurer Bestow. Its site lists few recent cases, so ask to see current work in your sector.

9. Axess Lab

Independent · Norrmalm · axesslab.com

Axess Lab is a digital accessibility consultancy on Vasagatan that also offers UX research, concept work and front-end development. Its usability tests involve people with a range of disabilities, in person or remotely, and it runs WCAG audits, training and accessibility statements.

It publishes widely on the subject, including recent work on the European Accessibility Act for online banking and on whether AI-built sites hold up with a screen reader. It is a useful partner alongside a larger design agency, or on its own for audits.

10. Happiness

Independent · Norrmalm · happiness.se

Happiness is a Stockholm web agency on Wallingatan that plans, designs, builds and manages websites, with UI and UX design alongside Drupal and systems development. It works in agile teams and steers projects by agreed outcomes (effektstyrning).

Its clients are weighted towards research, culture and education, including Karolinska Institutet, RISE, Nordiska museet, Svenska Akademien, the Wallenberg foundations and Grand Hôtel Stockholm.

What to look for in a Stockholm UX design agency

Start with the shape of the problem. Service design specialists such as Antrop begin with research and organisational change, product studios such as Framna and Umain are built to ship and maintain apps, and Above works where hardware and software meet. Many Stockholm briefs need more than one of these, and several agencies here now sit in larger groups that can add strategy or engineering.

Ask how research is done and who takes part. A good agency will show how it recruits users, how often it tests, and how findings turn into design decisions. For public services, banking and healthcare, ask specifically about testing with disabled users, since the European Accessibility Act now applies to many consumer services in Sweden.

Check the handover. Design systems, component libraries and documentation should outlive the engagement, and it is reasonable to agree in writing who owns them and in what format they are delivered.

Finally, look at how the agency runs review. UX projects produce a lot of material: research recordings, interview notes, prototypes, design files and test reports. Agencies that keep this in one place, and give stakeholders a simple way to comment on screens and recordings, tend to get faster and clearer decisions.

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Research recordings are easier to work with once they are searchable. Audio and video transcription turns uploaded interviews and usability sessions into text with clickable timestamps, and search works by meaning across documents, images, PDFs and those transcripts, jumping straight to the right moment. AI meeting notes record workshops and stakeholder calls without a bot joining.

Feedback runs through sharing. Share a file or folder with the client as a commenter and they can leave timestamped comments on a usability recording, draw on a video frame or a screen design and attach a comment, or highlight text in a research report, all without creating an account. The team marks each comment completed as it is resolved, so a review round works like a checklist. Annotations and collaboration cover the details, and the design feedback tool comparison sets Fabric against the alternatives.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best UX design agency in Stockholm?

It depends on the project. On 2025 to 2026 recognition, Antrop won gold for service and product design at Årets Byrå 2025, Framna was among the top winning agencies at the 2025 Lovie Awards, and Most Studios was nominated at Guldägget 2026.

What happened to Bontouch?

Bontouch is now part of Framna, a digital product agency formed from Bontouch, Move Agency and Shape. Framna keeps a Stockholm studio on Kungsgatan.

Is Doberman still independent?

No. Doberman now works as EY Doberman, part of EY Studio+, with studios in Stockholm and Oslo.

Which Stockholm agencies specialise in accessibility?

Axess Lab focuses on accessibility, with WCAG audits and usability testing with disabled participants. Antrop and EY Doberman also handle accessibility within wider service and product design work.

What is the difference between a UX agency and a design agency?

UX agencies concentrate on how products and services work for the people using them, through research, interaction design and testing. Multidisciplinary studios cover identity, print and spaces as well; see the best design agencies in Stockholm for that side of the market.

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