An activities zone can consist of either an area with a concentration of local units (cluster formation), or an area characterised by large scale and industrial land use, which has at least one local unit. An activities zone measures at least 3 hectares. Activities zones are represented as polygons and data is available from reference year 2015 and onwards.

Workplace areas are built-up areas outside localities with at least 50 gainfully employed people. Workplace areas are represented as polygons and can be downloaded with the reference years 2000, 2005 and 2010.

The statistics underwent extensive changes in terms of definition and method when the changeover to activities zones took place. The geographical areas that make up activities zones therefore differ significantly from the corresponding zones included in workplace areas outside localities. The data concerning 2015 for activities zones is not directly comparable with workplace areas. 

Activities zones supplements Statistics Sweden’s retail trade areas. Activities zones and retail trade areas may overlap.

How you may use Statistics Sweden´s open geodata

Geospatial data services

All Statistics Sweden’s open geospatial data are available through WMS and WFS services for direct access in GIS clients. The datasets are available in the following Services:

WMS (Web Map Service)
https://geodata.scb.se/geoserver/stat/wms?service=wms&version=1.3.0&request=GetCapabilities 

WFS (Web Feature Service)
https://geodata.scb.se/geoserver/stat/wfs?service=wfs&version=1.1.0&request=GetCapabilities

A guide on how to connect to the services is available in SCB:s öppna geodata via WMS- och WFS-tjänster (pdf) (in Swedish).

Download geospatial data

If you prefer to download the data in geopackage format, you can use the links below.