To get employees back to the office, give them something there they cannot get at home: time with their colleagues. In a Compass Group survey with 2,000 respondents in Sweden, one in three hybrid workers said they would come to the office more often if there were better opportunities to be social there. This guide covers what the numbers say, how to plan the office day, and team activities that bring a hybrid team together, including Quest to Go at your own office.
What makes hybrid employees want to come to the office more often?
Hybrid employees come to the office more often when it offers social contact they cannot get at home. In Compass Group's survey The Power of Socialisation, 33% of Swedish hybrid workers said better opportunities to be social would make them come in more often, and 66% said they look forward to meeting colleagues there.
The survey ran in 2024 in 21 countries with 30,075 respondents, 2,000 of them in Sweden. Compass Group published the Swedish results on 12 February 2025.
| Finding for Sweden | Share |
|---|---|
| Hybrid workers who would come in more often with better social opportunities | 33% |
| Hybrid workers who look forward to meeting colleagues at the office | 66% |
| Hybrid workers who understand the organisation's strategy and goals | 77%, against 72% of office-based staff |
| Employees who enjoy their work, among those who find the workplace a pleasant environment | 75%, against 22% of those who do not |
| Employees with food and drink at work who eat a social lunch with colleagues at least once a week | 78%, against 48% without |
| Employees who would add a lunch or dining room if they were in charge of wellbeing at work | 57% |
The numbers point in one direction. The office competes with the kitchen table at home, and what it can offer that home cannot is other people. A desk and a screen exist in both places.
Hybrid work in Sweden: what the shared days are for
For a hybrid team in Sweden, much of the focused work already happens at home, so the shared office days need a different job: they have to offer what a video call cannot. That is the question the rest of this guide answers: what makes a shared day worth the commute.
For a manager, that changes the task. Hybrid colleagues already know how to work from home. The office day has to give them something extra: a conversation that does not fit in a video call, a lunch with people from other teams, or an activity the whole team does together.
How to get employees back to the office: give the day a purpose
A rule about which days to come in fills desks, but it does not make the day worth it. A shared purpose does. Three simple steps help:
- Pick one common day for the team. If half the team comes on Tuesday and half on Thursday, both groups sit next to empty desks. One shared day makes the commute pay off.
- Put the social part in the calendar. A shared lunch, a fika or a team activity with a start time gets more people in than a general invitation to "come by".
- Use the day for what needs people in one room: planning, onboarding of new colleagues, and decisions that are hard to make on a call.
The Compass Group figures support the lunch idea in particular. Among Swedish employees who have food and drink at work, 78% eat a social lunch with colleagues at least once a week, against 48% of those without.
Hybrid team building activities that bring people in
A team activity works as a reason to come in when everyone takes part at the same time and nobody can join from a screen. It also gives colleagues who rarely meet a shared story to talk about afterwards. These formats suit hybrid teams:
| Format | Group size | Where | Time | Price per person |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quest to Go | 19 to 500 | Your office, a venue or a park | 60 to 90 minutes plus intro and awards | 389 SEK up to 50, larger groups on request |
| Team package, escape rooms and VR | 8 to 44 | Kocksgatan 21A, Södermalm | 1.5 to 2.5 hours | 389 SEK |
| Weekday team package | 8 to 44 | Kocksgatan 21A, Södermalm | 1.5 to 2.5 hours | 349 SEK on weekdays 12:00 to 15:00 |
The event price calculator gives an estimate for your exact group before you ask for an offer.
Bring the activity to the office with Quest to Go
Quest to Go turns your own office into the game area, so the activity happens where you want people to come. Questrooms brings iPads and spy kits, sets everything up and runs Operation Mindfall, an AR spy thriller, for teams of 5 to 7 that all play at the same time.
You need one room for the intro and the awards, and the rest of the office stays as it is. The game takes 60 to 90 minutes and ends with a debrief, a leaderboard and an award ceremony with prizes and photos. It runs in English or Swedish, which suits international teams. For 1,950 SEK the game can include 2 to 3 custom puzzles with company trivia, which works well on a day built around the team. The article on team building at the office shows more of the format.
Or take the team out for an afternoon
If the team is 8 to 44 people, a session at Questrooms on Södermalm is a short trip from Medborgarplatsen. The team building packages split the group into 2 to 6 teams that play escape rooms and VR games in parallel. On weekdays with a start between 12:00 and 15:00 the price is 349 SEK per person instead of 389 SEK (ask us which package it applies to), so an office day can end with a game in the early afternoon.
A simple way to see if it works
You do not need a new survey to see the effect. Compare attendance on the day of an activity or a shared lunch with an ordinary office day. Ask the team after a month which office days they found worth the trip, and keep the formats they name.
FAQ
How many Swedish hybrid workers would come to the office more often?
One in three. In Compass Group's survey The Power of Socialisation, 33% of Swedish hybrid workers said they would come to the office more often if there were better opportunities to be social there. The survey ran in 2024 with 2,000 respondents in Sweden, and Compass Group published the results in February 2025.
What team activity works at the office for a hybrid team?
Quest to Go works at the office for 19 to 500 people. Questrooms brings iPads and an AR spy mission, the teams of 5 to 7 play at the same time for 60 to 90 minutes, and the game ends with awards. You need one room for the intro and the award ceremony.
What does a team activity for a hybrid team cost?
A team package at Questrooms on Södermalm costs 389 SEK per person, or 349 SEK on weekdays with a start from 12:00 to 15:00 (ask us which package). Quest to Go at your office has an indicative rate of 389 SEK per person up to 50 people. For larger groups the price is given on request.
Can Quest to Go come to an office outside Stockholm?
Yes. Questrooms travels across Stockholm and to other cities for large events. A location outside Stockholm adds about 2,000 SEK for transport, and the exact price comes in a custom quote. Send the group size, the date and the address, and you get a tailored offer within 24 hours.
Plan the next office day
Send the date, the number of people and the office address through the Quest to Go page, and you get a tailored offer within 24 hours. For a team of 8 to 44 that can come to Södermalm, the team building page has the packages.