This report presents the findings of a review of the international peer-review literature on the impacts of stormwater runoff on receiving water recipients from a cold climate perspective, the design, treatment performance and maintenance requirements of sustainable stormwater management systems, and the incentives for and societal acceptance of their use. Key findings are mapped against the requirements and policy objectives set out in the 2024 EU Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive, the UN Sustainable Development Goals (2015) and the Swedish environmental goals (2000). The report concludes with a series of research and policy recommendations which aim to support Sweden in its transition to a stormwater management approach that embraces opportunities to address stormwater quality, quantity and societal well-being objectives. This review is financed by the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency and the Swedish Agency for Marine and Water Management.