• Work in Sweden · Permits

  Do you need a work permit?

  Who needs a work permit in Sweden, how employee permits, the EU Blue Card and researcher permits differ, and where to check current salary rules.Read the guide
• Work in Sweden · Equal treatment

  Equal treatment at work, and what to do

  How Swedish law protects job applicants and employees from discrimination and harassment, what employers must do, and how to report it to DO.Read the guide
• Work in Sweden · Labour law

  Your rights and duties as an employee

  Employee rights in Sweden explained: written terms, working hours, holiday, sick pay, parental leave, and what your employer can expect from you.Read the guide
• Work in Sweden · Pay

  Salary, benefits and negotiating pay

  How pay is set in Sweden, where to find realistic salary data, how to negotiate an offer, which benefits to ask for and the tax relief for foreign experts.Read the guide
• Work in Sweden · Contracts

  Types of employment in Sweden

  Permanent, probationary and fixed-term contracts in Sweden, when temporary jobs turn permanent, doctoral and postdoc posts, and working hours.Read the guide
• Work in Sweden · Social security

  Sweden's social security for newcomers

  How Swedish social insurance works for people who move here to work: sick pay, parental benefit, care of a sick child, unemployment insurance and pension.Read the guide
• Work in Sweden · Newly granted

  Your permit is granted. What comes next

  Granted protection in Sweden? First steps: personal identity number, the introduction programme, degree recognition and routes back into skilled work.Read the guide
• Work in Sweden · Language

  Learning Swedish alongside your career

  How to learn Swedish as a newcomer professional: free SFI, the new three-year limit, occupational Swedish, courses for university staff and the Tisus test.Read the guide
• Work in Sweden · Asylum

  Working while you wait for a decision

  Can you work while your asylum case is open in Sweden? The six-month rule from 1 October 2026, the application card, pay and tax, and degree assessment.Read the guide
• Work in Sweden · Job loss

  Facing redundancy in Sweden

  Facing redundancy in Sweden? Varsel, notice periods, selection order, transition support, a-kassa and work permits, with notes for university staff.Read the guide