It was printed in four editions: Stockholm, Gothenburg, Skåne and National, which were distributed in 67 towns and cities throughout the country.

Its owner and founding company is Modern Times Group (MTG), a subsidiary of the Swedish conglomerate Kinnevik.

[7] Both the long-featured comic strip Elvis, by Tony Cronstam,[8] and the earlier Rocky, by Martin Kellerman, were first published in Metro Stockholm.

The main plot of the strip is according to Cronstam based on day-to-day annoyances encountered in real life.

Tony's wife Maria Cronstam became a main part in the development of the comic, as the strip more and more got based on their life together with their daughter.