Vera von Otter visits Scandinavia's largest tech fair

Vera von Otter has visited Strawberry arena in Stockholm to experience the AI optimism at Scandinavia's largest tech fair. Stockholm was recently named by The Economist as Europe's capital of capital. Her visit turned into a wandering among tech people, down vests, and coffee queues.

Stockholm has recently been named by The Economist as Europe's capital of capital. Dagens Nyheter sent Vera von Otter to Strawberry arena to attend Scandinavia's largest tech fair, focusing on AI optimism. There, she encountered an environment filled with tech people in down vests, long coffee queues, and huge name tags. The visit was described as a wandering through the fair's atmosphere, reflecting the ongoing enthusiasm around artificial intelligence in the region. The article was published on February 12, 2026.

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