Best Animation Studios in Stockholm (2026)

Introduction

Stockholm has a compact but busy animation scene, and the nine studios below cover 2D, 3D, motion design and character animation for advertising, games, broadcast and education. They were chosen for recent work, the range of their client lists and the craft on show in their reels.

Games shape a large share of the work. Mojang, Paradox, King and Embark are all based in or around the city, and several studios here build much of their year around trailers and cinematics: Brikk made the official Minecraft LIVE trailer in March 2026, Svep made announcement and gameplay trailers for Paradox’s Europa Universalis V, and Goodbye Kansas made in-game cinematics for Destiny 2: The Edge of Fate. Alongside that sits steady commercial work for Nordic brands and a smaller group of studios making explainers, educational films and original series.

Every studio here has an active Stockholm studio in 2026. The list runs in no fixed order of merit, since the right choice depends on your style, schedule and budget.

The best animation studios in Stockholm

1. Brikk

Independent · Södermalm · brikk.se

Brikk is a production company and animation studio near Slussen that has worked with clients since 2011. Its focus is character-driven storytelling in 2D and 3D, and it covers the whole pipeline from script and storyboard through animatics, animation and edit.

Game trailers make up much of the recent reel: the Minecraft LIVE trailer (March 2026), the TwitchCon 2026 trailer and the Minecraft Live 2025 announcement trailer for Mojang, a run of Valheim trailers, and the OWCS World Finals anthem for Overwatch 2. Commercial clients include IKEA, Storytel and Sellpy, plus a 2025 Christmas film for Infinitum.

2. Goodbye Kansas Studios

Part of Goodbye Kansas Group AB (publ) · Hammarby Sjöstad · goodbyekansas.com

Goodbye Kansas is the largest studio on this list, with more than 300 people across Stockholm, London, Belgrade and Mumbai. The Stockholm studio in Hammarby Sjöstad is also the group’s headquarters. It works across film, TV, games and advertising, with digital animation, visual effects, motion capture and scanning under one roof.

Recent game work includes in-game cinematics for Destiny 2: The Edge of Fate, cinematics and gameplay for Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, the announcement trailer for Control Resonant and trailers for World of Warcraft: Midnight. Its in-house motion capture service suits projects that need realistic character performance at volume.

3. Milford

Independent · SoFo, Södermalm · milford.se

Milford has made character animation in Stockholm since 2002. It describes itself as an extension of its clients’ creative teams, and much of its work comes through production companies and agencies abroad.

Commercial credits include a Kinder spot and a Vision Express campaign with Passion Pictures and a V Energy commercial with Psyop. On the games side it has made a cinematic trailer for Supercell’s Hay Day and trailers for June’s Journey and Merge Gardens. It is a good fit for brands with established characters who want them animated with care.

4. Filmic

Independent · Gamla stan · filmic.se

Filmic is a director-led animation studio in Gamla stan that mixes 2D, stop motion, 3D and compositing, often within one film. It handles idea development, storyboards, concept art and styleframes in-house and brings in partners for sound, music and voiceover.

Clients include Clash Royale, Minecraft, Paradox Interactive, Polestar, Lynk & Co, Gröna Lund, Betsson and Tetra Pak. The studio says its projects have been recognised at Cannes Lions, D&AD, the NYX Awards and the MUSE Awards.

5. Svep Studios

Independent · Södermalm · svepstudios.se

Svep is a creative studio for games, working with studios and publishers on trailers, cinematics, key art, title design and visual identities. Its team covers 3D, animation, real-time production and technical art, so it can deliver a launch trailer and the campaign visuals around it.

Recent work includes announcement, pre-purchase and gameplay trailers for Europa Universalis V and cinematic and launch trailers for Minecraft Dungeons. Clients outside games include Netflix, Google, Volvo, Tetra Pak and Stiga.

6. Soja

Independent · Stockholm · soja.se

Soja calls itself a curious animation studio, and its work leans towards explaining, teaching and changing behaviour. It works in 2D, mixed media and motion design, and it also makes original animation for cinema and TV, with an animated feature for adult audiences in development.

For Plan International Sverige it made “Fångad”, an interactive love story about child marriage. With US partner ATK-PLN it made “Unboring Starts With U”, a music video for Claritin that encourages children to spend time outdoors. Its own titles include the feature film Topp 3 and the series Sånger med Superkompisarna, both distributed in Sweden by Folkets Bio.

7. Current Occupation

Independent · Vasastan and Södermalm · currentoccupation.com

Current Occupation is a design and animation studio with spaces on Sankt Eriksgatan and Högbergsgatan. Its work sits close to product and fashion design, with a clean, art-directed look that suits launches and product stories.

Recent projects include “Warmth Is Everything” and the L.I.M Series ZT 2.0 for Haglöfs, an iPhone 17 product story for Nudient, a 2024 to 2025 archive for CHIMI and “Turning the Tide” for SKF and Proteus.

8. Naive

Independent · Södermalm · naive.se

Naive is a creative production company founded in 2007 that makes commercials, animation and fiction from its base on Swedenborgsgatan. It works in live action, animation and hybrids of the two, with 2D, 3D and VFX in its range.

It suits briefs that need animation and live action in the same film, handled by one production team. Its site does not list clients by name, so ask for relevant case studies early.

9. Multiproduktion

Independent · SoFo, Södermalm · multiproduktion.se

Multiproduktion Norden is a production company with more than 20 years behind it, making advertising and information films, livestreams and 2D and 3D animation. Its animation work centres on explainer videos, product presentations and motion graphics.

Organisations that have used its productions include Electrolux, Microsoft, Telia, Vattenfall, KPMG and Försvarsmakten. It combines traditional filmmaking with AI tools and has built its own software, including a review tool called FrameReview.

What to look for in a Stockholm animation studio

Start with style and technique. Some studios here are built around one way of working, such as cinematic 3D for game trailers, while others mix 2D, stop motion and 3D within a single film. Look at whole films on the reel, and ask which ones were made in-house and which with partners.

Check where the studio’s experience lies. Stockholm has a deep pool of game-trailer specialists, and their pipelines are tuned to tight launch dates and publisher review cycles. Explainer and educational work calls for different strengths: clear scripts, careful pacing and the patience to simplify a subject without distorting it.

Ask how the pipeline is staffed. Smaller studios often bring in freelance animators, compositors and sound partners as projects grow, which works well when it is planned. Find out who directs, who animates the key shots, and who handles sound and music before the schedule is agreed.

Finally, agree how review will work. Animation moves through script, storyboard, animatic, styleframes, blocking and final renders, and each stage needs a clear round of feedback. A studio with one place for the latest cut and a tidy way to collect frame-specific notes will save days over a production.

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Animatics and boards come together on Canvas, an infinite whiteboard that embeds Figma, YouTube and Vimeo, which suits moodboards and storyboards. Search works by meaning across documents, images and transcribed recordings, and colour search finds frames and styleframes by shade. Similar search surfaces reference with a matching composition, palette or subject when the team is building a look.

For review, share a cut or a folder of stills with the client as a commenter. Shared links work without sign-up, and with annotations the client can leave timestamped comments on video, draw on a frame to point at a specific pose or prop, and draw on images such as character sheets and styleframes. The team marks each comment completed as it is addressed, so a round of notes works like a checklist. The review and approval page shows the workflow.

A folder can become a Kanban board whose cards are the files themselves, which suits tracking shots from boards to final render. Finished films can be published as a web page for view-only delivery.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best animation studio in Stockholm?

It depends on the brief. For game trailers and cinematics, Brikk, Svep Studios, Milford and Goodbye Kansas all have strong recent credits. Filmic is a good choice for mixed-technique commercials, and Soja for explainer and educational films.

Which Stockholm animation studios make game trailers?

Brikk has made recent trailers for Minecraft, Valheim and Overwatch 2. Svep made trailers for Europa Universalis V and Minecraft Dungeons. Goodbye Kansas made cinematics for Destiny 2: The Edge of Fate and Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, and Milford has made trailers for Hay Day and June’s Journey.

What is the difference between an animation studio and a VFX studio?

Animation studios create the film from scratch, whether in 2D, 3D, stop motion or a mix. VFX studios mostly add to or alter live-action footage, with compositing, simulations and digital environments. Some firms, such as Goodbye Kansas, do both. For effects-led work, see the best VFX studios in Stockholm.

Do Stockholm animation studios work with international clients?

Yes, many do. Milford has made commercials with Passion Pictures and Psyop, Soja worked with US partner ATK-PLN on a Claritin film, and Goodbye Kansas runs studios in London, Belgrade and Mumbai alongside Stockholm.

Which Stockholm studios make explainer and educational animation?

Soja focuses on explaining and teaching, with work for Plan International Sverige among its credits. Multiproduktion makes 2D and 3D explainers and product presentations for clients such as Electrolux, Telia and Vattenfall.

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