> - there are long waiting times for first-hand contracts, Lol... yes. Given that Stockholm has 15 year waitlists I think that you could say that the "waitin

> - there are long waiting times for first-hand contracts, Lol... yes. Given that Stockholm has 15 year waitlists I think that you could say that the "waiting times" can now be measured in literal lifetimes. If you wanted to spend your 20's in Stockholm... best we can do is get you there in your late 30s, when you settle down. From: https://qz.com/264418/why-its-nearly-impossible-to-rent-an-apartment-in-stockholm https://qz.com/264418/why-its-nearly-impossible-to-rent-an-a... >There are two main factors underlying this phenomenon. First, the city wait list for a new apartment is now 15 years on average, or 7.7 years in the Greater Stockholm region. Second, Stockholmers live alone. Very alone. In fact, Sweden has the lowest number of persons per household in the OECD, with just 1.99 persons per household, compared to the OECD average of 2.63. And in Stockholm, that numbers is 2.1, almost the lowest for any capital in the world, while the average household size comes in at 41 sq m, on par with other countries.