Sweden has an official labour shortage list that highlights the professions most in demand.

Quick guide to What jobs are needed in Sweden in Sweden (updated for 2025).

Right now, the country urgently needs electricians, bus and truck mechanics, machine operators, welders, and cooks.

On the university level, there is a shortage of software developers, engineers in electrical technology, specialist doctors, nurses, dentists, and preschool teachers.

This shortage is expected to last for the next five to ten years, meaning that gaining qualifications in any of these fields can greatly improve your chances of entering the Swedish job market.

Learn more about the labour shortage list in Sweden:

1. Hitta yrkesprognoser
2. Yrke och Framtid
3. Alla Studier

1. Yrkesprognoser

Yrkesprognoser offers comprehensive information about different work fields and their estimated demand in the next 5 to 10 years. Most of the information in Swedish.You search for the job title (in Swedish) and will get a bunch of related jobs and their estimated demand.

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2. Arbetsförmedlingen – Yrken och Framtid

This is a section of the national employment service that has comprehensive information on different professions and what is needed in order to perform them. Information in Swedish.

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3. Alla Studier

Curious to know what you earn within certain professions? Alla Studier offers information on wages and predicted demands.

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Further reading

• Work in Sweden guides
• Learn Swedish

FAQs

University Tuition

• EU/EEA & Swiss citizens: No tuition fees for degree programmes in Sweden.
• Non‑EU/EEA: Application and tuition fees apply; scholarships available.

Official source

• UniversityAdmissions.se – Fees & Scholarships

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