Work

Looking for a job in Sweden as a foreigner? We’ll guide you through the essentials: where to find work, how to navigate your rights, understand Swedish business culture, and make sense of job permits and applications. Everything you need to start building your career here in Sweden!

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Looking for a job?

All the tools you need to optimize your job search in Sweden.

Layoffs

Lost your job?

Complete guide to your next steps if you’ve recently lost your job.

Swedish business and work culture

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Overtime and public holidays

Swedes have more days off in May and June (on a good year) than most Americans have in a whole year. Nice, right? But what do all these bizarre names like Röd dag, Klämdag, Halvdag, and Mellandagar actually mean?

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Red days and squeeze days

Red days and squeeze days – or röda dagar och klämdagar – as they are called in Swedish are terms you most definitely will meet as soon as you start working in Sweden OR if you have kids in daycare or school. 

Latest articles about working in Sweden

Swedish summer vacation

Sara Costa

Summer is upon us and soon enough most of the Swedish working force will be parking their work tools and computers in their desks for 4 or 5 weeks –...

Swedish labour legislation

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Swedish labour law

Swedish labour law is advanced, and offers workers many rights and protections, but it’s important to understand them for a favorable job situation.

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Employment types

There are three types of employment in Sweden: tillsvidareanställning, tidsbegränsad anställning and provanställning. Here we go through which one is which.

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Contract checklist

When you receive your first job offer there are some things to think of before you start working in order to avoid issues further down the line.