Artificial intelligence is moving beyond clever applications and into the systems that run our societies. As it becomes embedded in healthcare, finance and education, a central question emerges: where does the technology run, and who controls the data behind it? 

For Europe, and for Sweden, the answer is increasingly about AI sovereignty. The EU’s new AI Act is raising the bar for security and accountability, while organisations also want reassurance that sensitive data stays within national borders. Together, these demands are accelerating the push for secure, local solutions. In Kista, that shift is visible with new facilities and projects underway. 

 

Secure AI in Kista 

This summer, 6G AI Sweden launched a sovereign AI cloud at atNorth’s data centre in Kista. Built on NVIDIA’s reference architecture and powered by H200 GPUs, the facility gives Swedish organisations access to advanced AI capacity within national borders. The operation complies fully with GDPR and the AI Act, and runs entirely on renewable energy, with surplus heat recycled into Stockholm’s district heating grid. With a multi-billion-SEK hardware investment, the project demonstrates long-term commitment and offers a local alternative to foreign-controlled infrastructure. 

In parallel, Berget AI has opened Sweden’s first fully Swedish-owned AI infrastructure and inference service. The facility, also located in Kista, is designed to ensure that no data leaves the country — giving organisations a way to avoid exposure to foreign legislation such as the US Cloud Act. Within months of launch, Berget AI was trusted by Riksbanken with sensitive workloads, underlining that even Sweden’s most security-conscious institutions see value in a local provider. 

Together, these projects underline that Sweden’s sovereign AI capacity is no longer a vision but a resource being built in practice. 

  

From ambition to adoption

Europe’s reliance on non-European infrastructure has long been viewed as a vulnerability, limiting control over both security and data. The AI Act is designed to change that, setting clearer standards for trustworthy and accountable systems. For Sweden to meet these standards, the challenge is not a lack of knowledge or ambition, but the step from pilots to large-scale use. That is why the current wave of investments is so important. 

By expanding sovereign infrastructure and anchoring capacity locally, Sweden can move from isolated projects to large-scale implementation in ways that ensure both trust and competitiveness. The capacity now being built in Kista is one example of how this future is being grounded in practice — giving Sweden the chance to shape AI on its own terms.