HSB (Swedish: Hyresgästernas sparkasse - och byggnadsförening; "the Savings and Construction Association of the Tenants") is a cooperative association for housing in Sweden. They are the largest housing cooperative in Sweden.[1] HSB reports that approximately 10% of all Swedes live in HSB properties.[2]
Members of the association are HSB's customers, i.e. individuals or groups that have bought properties from HSB. Any entity that buys any property from HSB will automatically become a member.
Many HSB buildings are architecturally significant. HSB built the Turning Torso, Scandinavia's tallest building from 2005 to 2022, and they manage the 148 apartments in the building.[3][4] The HSB building Studio 1 won the Kasper Salin Prize in 2016 from Architects Sweden, as the Swedish building of the year.[5]
References
- "What happens if a Swedish housing cooperative gets into financial trouble?". The Local Sweden. 27 July 2023. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
- "HSBs historia under tio decennier" [HSB's history over ten decades]. HSB (in Swedish). Retrieved 23 June 2025.
Var tionde svensk bor idag under HSBs tak.
- Peter Vinthagen Simpson (17 March 2012). "Malmö's Turning Torso landmark put up for sale". The Local Sweden. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
- Nikel, David. "The Turning Torso Of Malmö, Sweden" (28 October 2021). Forbes. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
- "Architects Sweden Awards: Building of the Year to Johannes Norlander". ARQA. 12 December 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
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