More than 36 percent of the population or 80 percent of households are cellular phone subscribers. About 60 percent of Swedes aged 16 to 64 regularly work with computers.
Information technology plays a crucial role in the development of the current economy.
The use of IT to atomate production is greatest within the process industry, which is one of the largest in Sweden. Household Telecommuting is a growing trend in Sweden. This is driven by geography and climate. In 1995 approximately 800,000 people worked regularly worked from their homes by agreement with their employer. By far the most common use for computer users in the home are writing, managing private finances, club activities and interest groups.