Cloud Regions in Sweden: AWS, Google Cloud and Azure
Regions, time zones and data protection law for cloud teams in Sweden.
Sweden has in-country regions from all three providers: AWS eu-north-1 and Google Cloud europe-north2 in Stockholm, and Azure swedencentral in Gavle.
Cloud regions in Sweden
| Provider | Region | Location |
|---|---|---|
| AWS | eu-north-1 | Stockholm |
| Google Cloud | europe-north2 | Stockholm |
| Azure | swedencentral | Gavle |
Google Cloud’s Stockholm region is europe-north2.
Scheduling on local time
Europe/Stockholm keeps Central European time, so Swedish teams share a clock with Berlin and Paris. The IANA database links Stockholm to Berlin internally; the Stockholm zone name remains valid.
Time zones: Europe/Stockholm. Currency: SEK.
Data protection law
Sweden applies the GDPR with a supplementary national act, Lag (2018:218).
Source: GDPR + Lag (2018:218) med kompletterande bestammelser till EU:s dataskyddsforordning.
Nearby countries
Germany, Netherlands. For every country, see cloud regions by country.
Questions we get a lot.
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Which Azure region is in Sweden?
swedencentral, in Gavle.
Is there a Google Cloud region in Stockholm?
Yes, europe-north2.