Healthcare
At the core of our mission is a firm conviction that artificial intelligence (AI) plays a pivotal role in enhancing the delivery of outstanding health services to the people of Sweden. Through the Information-driven Healthcare initiative, now concluded, we have supported Swedish healthcare organizations in adopting AI. The aim has been to offer more information-driven, personalized, and scalable healthcare. Furthermore, the collaboration between Unity Health Toronto and AI Sweden promises to bring significant Canadian insights to the Swedish healthcare system.
What are we meeting ahead?
Medical breakthroughs enable a larger proportion of the population to live longer and healthier lives. But this demographic shift also means that the number of patients with chronic diseases is growing and therefore increasing the demand for healthcare. Meanwhile, we see an upcoming shortage of staff. This creates a challenge that needs to be addressed.
+ 50%
The number of people aged 80 or older will increase by almost 50% by 2031
Source: SKR 2022
80%
Out of people >80 years old, 80% are estimated to live with at least 2 chronic diseases
Source: SKR 2022
+85 000
By 2031, the number of healthcare workers needs to increase by 85 000
Source: SKR 2022
2 days
Healthcare professionals spend up to 2 working days a week on administration
Source: EY 2022, Arbetsvärlden 2021
How AI help to improve healthcare in Sweden
There is a lot of exciting research and implementation happening across the country.
Nordic AI Health Map
The survey, the first large-scale mapping of AI initiatives in the Nordic region, shows that AI has firmly established itself in healthcare. Roughly one-third of the documented initiatives are in routine operation. Applications of the technology range from administrative support to disease prevention.
Explore the interactive map and learn more about the project at healthmap.newnordics.ai.
Recording from AI Sweden’s Garden in Almedalen 2026.
Report: From AI strategy to clinical benefit
AI Sweden has coordinated a collaboration between three Swedish regions and Canada's Unity Health Toronto. In a report from April 2026, some of the participants share their insights on AI in healthcare. (Only in Swedish for now, English translation forthcoming.)
December 2024
Whitepaper: Highlighting AI investments and procurement in healthcare
With Sweden's healthcare system under increasing pressure, a new whitepaper by AI Sweden aims to provide healthcare leaders with practical tools and insights to navigate the challenges and opportunities of adopting artificial intelligence.
Whitepaper available for download as a full-length version or as a short version in Swedish.
Current activities and projects
Regional collaboration on the development of AI tools in healthcare
SAFE-CARE
Training packages, Healthcare
Responsible Use of AI in breast cancer screening
Advancing Healthcare with AI: A Swedish-Canadian Collaboration
The AI Network for healthcare
Information-driven healthcare
This strategic initiative, funded by Vinnova and now concluded, has supported Swedish healthcare organizations in developing AI solutions. The goal has been to offer more data-driven, personalized, and scalable healthcare services. The final report from the initiative is available here.
A handbook for information-driven healthcare and AI
Are you working within healthcare and wondering how you can best use AI, and start working more data-driven to initiate the change towards information-driven and personalized healthcare? AI Sweden, together with representatives from Region Halland and Karolinska University Hospital, are the editors of the new edition, which is published by Studentlitteratur. (In Swedish only)
Information-driven healthcare is to conduct and develop care as fact-based and patient-centered as possible by systematically utilizing, with the support of simple and advanced tools, all the data that exists – in one's operations and across organizational and subject boundaries – for increased effect of healthcare efforts both as a system and in the individual patient meeting.
Markus Lingman
Project partner, Region Halland
AI & Healthcare in the AI Sweden Podcast
We've gathered our episodes related to AI in healthcare for you to enjoy. Among other things, you will learn more about our knowledge exchange with Unity Health Toronto, how to work with AI in a systematic way, and what it's like going from pilot to production.
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