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Stockholm's rising housing costs threaten tech start ups

Skype, Spotify, Candy Crush and Minecraft were all founded in the Swedish capital, Stockholm. It's forged a reputation as one of Europe's leading cities for startup technology firms. But there are rumblings of discontent among the Swedish technorati. A lack of affordable housing, and high taxes, has led to threats that they could take their business elsewhere, as Keith Moore has been discovering.

(Picture: Houses in Stockholm. Picture credit: Getty Images.)

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